Mayor Koch visits community center in Forest Hills sec of Queens where he spends 2 hrs listening to problems of middle-class residents during 2d of his 'constituent' visits to boros; 1st was in poor sec of Bronx; illus with Boro Pres Donald R Manes (M)

Koch Says the City Will Repave Whole Blocks to. Erase Potholes

Apart from its near&#8208;term economic impact, admittedly considerable in some industries and areas of the country, the lengthy coal strike of 1977&#8208;78 will have some profound and lasting effects noon major national issues.

The Dire Long‐Term Impact of the Coal Strike

LONDON&#8212;Everyone, it seems, wants to buy a house. or apartment in Britain these days, and if possible in London. The real estate market here is now finding it impossible to cope with deniand from overseas buyers, who are now competing with one another rathenthan the British to buy the biggest, best and most expensive property.

Americans Buy in Britain

UNIONDALE, LI., Feb. 25 &#8212;After scoring many of his goals this season with his instantaneous scoop shot, seemed inappropriate for Mike Bossy to set a National Hockey League rookie scoring record off a skate deflection.

Islanders Win

Police and Firemen Press Bias Actions

Displaying the instincts of a politician rather than a bureaucrat, John J.,Gilligan, administrator of the Agency for International Development, last month asked his subordinates to fill out anonymous report bards on his performance after almost a year in office. It was laudable gesture, but the results were not likely to encourage other agency heads to repeat the experiment.

The Realpolitik Of Foreign Aid

BAY SHORE, L.I.&#8212;There was a time, only a few years ago, when sewers were being proclaimed as an absolute neces&#8226; sity for the suburbs, just as it was argued that they were vital for&#8208;urban sanitation. Now the experts aren't so sure.

Experts Ask If Suburbs Really Need Costly Sewers

WALTER JACKSON BATE'S biography of Samuel Johnson appeared on nearly every year&#8208;end list of the best books of 1977. In a poll of the members of the National Book Critics Circle, the national critics and reviewers association, it was by far the most popular book of the year, and it went on to win the N.B.C.C.'s award for general nonfiction. Even People magazine, the national gossip weekly, has featured Bate, complete with pipe, in his book&#8208;lined Harvard study. Is this another instance nostalgia, a neo&#8208;Victorian reaction to the Romantic barbarities of the 1960's? Does it express a longing for a central cultural authority, a dangerous regressive craving for the literary law and order of a bygone Tory age? I don't think so.

THE LITERARY VIEW

Article on backlog of orders in US machine tool indus, which has yet to feel full impact of surge in orders that auto cos are expected to make in order to retool production for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars; Natl Machine Tool Bldrs Assn repts that orders totaled $2.99 billion in '77, up 34% from '76; backlog is linked to shortage of skilled machinists and industry's reluctance to innovate; illus; drawing (L)

Machine Tools: Uproar Over A Bottleneck

Article on Herman Kahn's plan for massive investment in development of shale oil and oil and gas from coal, part of his strategy for controlling world oil prices; illus (M)

Herman Kahn Revisited

25 Years Later, New Baubles and Bangles for &#8216;Kismet&#8217;

25 Years Later, New Baubles and Bangles for ‘Kismet’

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London Casinos: A Clubby World

Article on aluminum siding; notes siding has turned 30 yrs old and covers 10-million Amer homes; controversy over esthetics of siding discussed; decision by United Methodist Ch in Sag Harbor, NY, to re-side 19th Century ch that set off furor among congregation noted; illus (L)

The Facelift: Is It Worth It?; Facelift for the Home: Is It Worth It?

break in relations between Cyprus and Egypt noted (S)

U.S. CAUTIONS SOVIET ITS ACTION IN AFRICA MAY HURT RELATIONS

Article on Westchester County road-building program; illus; map (L)

County En Route to Roadbuilding Again

Director Peter Brook int on new film about Greek-Armenian philosopher George I Gurdjieff; illus (L)

Filming the Saga Of a Sage With Peter Brook

Article on Smithsonian Insts new Natl Air and Space Museum, which celebrates age of space exploration; illus (L)

Celebrating Man's Compulsion to Fly

Comment on possible impact of new Natl Aquaculture Act, which provides loan guarantee of up to $500-million to stimulate aquaculture development; aquaculture is business of mass producing all types of seafood; Reprs Edwin B Forsythe and William J Hughes comment; pors (S)

U.S. Aid May Help State to Farm Sea

A Programmed Look at Cuba: Fascinating and Frustrating

Martin Waldron article on 'new look' in Legis; discusses membership, including new members, and evidence of its independence; Sens Joseph P Merlino, Steven P Perskie, Charles B Yates, Walter N Sheil, and Assembly members Christopher J Jackman and Barbara Faith Kalik illus (L)

The Legislature--A Profile Of Changing Power

Comment on effects of technology on arts; notes choreographer Mimi Garrard's use of computer to compose lighting patterns and TV's effect on dance; camera tech has enabled Lincoln Center to telecast ballet under performance conditions; engineering consultant Mark Schubin envisions camera so small that it can be sewn into dancer's costume (S)

The Coming Impact of Technology on the Arts —Computer Violins and the Electronic Palette

HIALEAH, Fla., Feb. 25 &#8212; Silver Series may not be another Forego, but he didn't need to be half that brilliant today to win the $148,750 Widener Handican at sunny Hialeah Park.

3‐5 Choice Captures Widener

WASHINGTON    &#8220;SOONER or later this place gets the best of you,&#8221; the Congressman was saying. &#8220;You get tired. You get cynical. I think even the best of us get worn down, sidetracked, compromised to death.&#8221;

Toby Moffett: Washington Outsider Settles In

Union leaders begin 10-day campaign to sell contract to miners; elec power curtailments and factory layoffs, which Labor Dept says have made 67,000 noncoal workers jobless so far, are certain to spread; Miller endorses contract, but will not campaign actively for it; illus (M)

MINE UNION LEADERS OPEN DRIVE TO OBTAIN CONTRACT'S APPROVAL

Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a defender.

February 26, 1978

Headlines from February 26, 1978

Koch Says the City Will Repave Whole Blocks to. Erase Potholes

The Dire Long‐Term Impact of the Coal Strike

Americans Buy in Britain

Islanders Win

Police and Firemen Press Bias Actions

Billboard 200

Saturday Night Fever

The Stranger

News Of The World

All 'n' All

Foot Loose + Fancy Free

Notable Births

Historical Context for February 26, 1978