February 11, 1978

Cong sources expect Carter's final Govt reorgn proposals to fall short of 'complete' reorgn Carter pledged during his Pres campaign; say Carter's advisers have warned him that Cong can handle only 5 or 6 reorgn plans in '78; note that his reorgn team has found that eliminating all 'overlaps and duplications' can in some cases be illogical; cite examples; expect reorgn plan to include: combining Customs Bur and Immigration and Naturalization Service to improve border mgt; blending several scattered agencies into Equal Employment Opportunity Comm to improve enforcement of civil rights employment laws; creating new Cabinet-level Dept of Educ; dividing Civil Service Comm into personnel mgt office and independent merit system protection bd; Harrison Wellford of reorgn team comments; 5 NY Times/CBS News polls conducted during '77 have shown that number of people who think Carter can streamline Govt has declined, from high of 57% to 35% in latest survey (L)

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 10—The fighting began today with sniper fire in the early‐morning hours, and shortly after noon the city resounded to artillery exchanges.

Vance says USSR has assured US that Ethiopia will not invade Somalia if it succeeds in bringing Western Somali Liberation Front forces out of Ogaden region; warns that if Ethiopians did cross border with Somalia, Carter Adm will reconsider policy of neutrality and its refusal to furnish arms to either side in conflict; map (M)

Bargaining council rejects proposed contract by straw vote of 33 to 3, but formal vote, which would have cleared way for resumption of negotiations, is blocked when several hundred angry miners from Ohio and W Va jam into union's Washington hq, denouncing Miller's agreement to a 'rag contract'; Miller says he was prevented from entering offices, a charge denied by some council members; formal vote may be taken on Feb 11 ; some miners call for Miller's resignation; illus of crowd outside union hq (M)

Omni Internatl, plush downtown office, hotel and entertainment complex in Altanta, says financial backers, chiefly Morgan Guaranty Trust Co of NY, have advertised for foreclosure sale; foreclosure comes almost yr after financial reorgn of similar Colony Sq complex in Atlanta; illus (M)