At 85, Tito Still Looks to Future And Worries About the Present

Attorneys for Financial General Bankshares Inc. said Bert Lance had confirmed to them that a London&#8208;based bank and its Pakistani&#8208;born president have acquired 20 percent of Washington&#8208;based bank holding company's stock. Mr. Lance's counsel denied the assertion. Page D5.

Lance Said to Confirm Deal

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New Faces: A Guide to Fresh Talent in Town

US comes under widespread criticisms in W Eur for what commentators and businessmen see as its lack of concern about fall of dollar and US inability to provide firm global econ leadership; W Ger Min Lambsdorff says he fears continuing unrest on exch mkts that could lead to econ stagnation and loss of investor confidence; effects of dollar decline on purchasing power of US mil personnel abroad noted (S)

CARTER ATTRIBUTES DOLLAR'S WEAKNESS TO MARKET MYOPIA

article on reaction of both blacks and whites in Queens community to School Dist 26's action; views detailed; implications of bd's action discussed; bd member Dorothea Kuritzkes comments on possible loss of $1.1 million in Fed aid to dist's remedial-reading and kindergarten programs because of bd's decision; illus; map (L)

Dismay and Quiet Anger Over Rebuff of U.S. School Aid

&#8220;Hustle and rhumba until&#8208;you drop&#8221; might be the theme of the 50&#8208;hour Dance Marathon but it's in a good cause. The Student Activities Board of Ade1phi University has put together a weekend&#8208;long party to raise $25,000 for the Leukemia Society of America. There will be 12 bands of all musical persuasions including the Beatles sound&#8208;alike Abbey Rhode. Among the guest entertainers will be comedian David Steinberg, the hypnotist Gil Eagles and a'covey of belly dancers. Twenty&#8208;five couples have paid $200 each to participate in the full marathon, from 6 P.M. tonight through Sunday at 8 P.M. Admission tonight is $4, tomorrow from 10:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. it is $1. for each child and adult; $4 after 7 P.M. Admission for the day on Sunday, from 8 to 8, is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Admission donations are tax deductible. For further information, call (516) .7461368.

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Pres Carter puts before Cong what he calls 'very reasonable and very adequate' rescue plan for NYC; it would provide Fed guarantees up to 15 yrs for as much as $2 billion in long-term bonds; Fed guarantees are centerpiece of ambitious, multi-faceted city plan designed to put end to its repeated trips to brink of bankruptcy; Treas Sec Blumenthal presents plan to HR banking subcom (L)

CARTER ACTS TO BACK $2 BILLION IN BONDS FOR NEW YORK CITY

Hassan Safavi, former Iranian official who once promoted Bell Helicopter interests, says 10 yrs ago he told 3 Bell execs that Air Force Gen Mohammad Khatemi had secret interest in Air Taxi, co that Bell paid $2.9 million when it won lucrative Iranian Govt contract (M)

Ex‐Iranian Official Says 3 at Bell Knew Of Khatemi's Role

Article on success of welfare fraud 'hot lines' in Conn and other areas; notes that under public and pol pressure, govt agencies have redoubled efforts to check fraud; anonymity of hot lines cited as reason for success (M)

Hot Lines Help Catch Welfare Cheats

Fed Judge Thomas P Griesa threatens to imprison FBI officials who defied ct order to disclose names of those who informed on Socialist Workers Party; rejects Govt attempts to forfeit party's $27-million lawsuit rather than disclose names; claims informer records he has seen show that informers provided bur with recital of peaceful, lawful pol activities by party and its members; Atty Gen Bell issues statement affirming Justice Dept policy to obey ct orders; case revd (M)

JUDGE WARNS OF JAIL FOR DEFIANCE BY F.B.I.

Sen Finance Com, in connection with overall budget recommendations to Cong, backs $35-billion tax cut in '78, or $10-billion more than was proposed by Pres Carter; HR Ways and Means Com backs $25-billion tax cut; comment on confusion in Cong over taxes (M)

Senate and House Tax‐Writing Units Back Some Cuts

CARTER SEEKS CHANGE IN CIVIL SERVICE LAW TOREWARDEFFICIENCY

NM Dist Ct Judge Edwin L Felter awards default judgment to United Nuclear Corp in its antitrust suit against Gen Atomic Co; dismisses countersuit by Gen Atomic; accuses Gen Atomic of trying to conceal facts in suit; Gen Atomic to appeal; will keep open its invitation to Felter and United to meet in Ottawa with Canadian officials to discuss obtaining Canadian documents pertaining to case; United pres Keith A Cunningham says co will not accept invitation, calling it 'window dressing'; United charges that Gulf, parent of Gen Atomic, destroyed damaging evidence or shipped it to Canada, which has impounded all documents in case and forbidden any Canadian citizen to testify about internatl cartel; United contracts to sell 1.06 million lbs of uranium to large foreign utility at avg price of $44.35 a lb (M)

JUDGIVIENT AWARDED TO UNITED NUCLEAR ON URANIUM PRICING

MOSCOW, March 2&#8212;A 29-year-old Czechoslovak military pilot rocketed into orbit with a Soviet colonel tonight and became the first man in. space from country other than the United States or the Soviet Union.

Czech Is Orbited With Russian for Salyut Rendezvous

CAB labels GB's blocking of Braniff as 'fundamental and flagrant breach' of air agreement between both nations; calls for retaliation; asks Pres Carter to halt Brit airline service between London and Houston as long as Braniff's Dallas-London service is blocked; Transportation Sec Brock Adams reptdly is in agreement with Chmn Alfred E Kahn that move against Braniff violated bilateral agreement; Carter says GB probably did not specifically violate agreement; says he will act expeditiously on receipt of agency's recommendations; Kahn illus (M)

C . A.B. Says Britain Broke the Air Accord And It Asks Reprisal

The stock market's modest rally continued yesterday as takeover situations dominated trading interest on Wall Street.

Stocks Keep Modest Rally Alive; Takeovers Help Dow Climb 3.12

Co files for protection under Chap XI; pres Davis says co will continue to operate while seeking to work out agreements with creditors (S)

Commonwealth Oil Seeking Protection Under Chapter XI

AMBAC Industries Inc United Technologies has agreed in principle to acquire co for cash or stock valued at $210 million (S)

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES REACHES AGREEMENT ‘TO PURCHASE AMBAC

Smith and black nationalist leaders announce agreement on details of interim govt; settlement exludes Patriotic Front; interim govt reptdly will consist of 2 tiers--4 member exec council that will organize details and council of mins that will look after day-to-day running of country (M)

Rhodesians Agree on the Details For Forming Transition Regime

Sen Banking Com votes, 14-1, to recommend confirmation; Proxmire votes against Miller; com had earlier given Proxmire unanimous vote of confidence on his 'fairness and impartiality' in conducting hearings; hearings revd (M)

Senate Unit Votes For Miller, 1 4‐1 , To Head Reserve

Body stolen from grave in village of Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland; illus; details (M)

Chaplin Body Stolen From Swiss Grave

White House defends Fed job program benefitting poor only, but stops short of criticizing action of School Bd 26 (M)

White House Defends Aid To Disadvantaged in Queens

Natl Savings Banks Assn pres Saul B Klaman offers plan for Govt-business partnership to insure reconstruction of blighted areas, conv, Washington; proposes broadening of FHA's mortgage-insuring auth; illus (M)

March 3, 1978

Headlines from March 3, 1978

At 85, Tito Still Looks to Future And Worries About the Present

Lance Said to Confirm Deal

News Summary

New Faces: A Guide to Fresh Talent in Town

CARTER ATTRIBUTES DOLLAR'S WEAKNESS TO MARKET MYOPIA

Billboard 200

Saturday Night Fever

The Stranger

Running On Empty

News Of The World

Slowhand

Historical Context for March 3, 1978