April 8, 1978

Pres Carter defers production of neutron bomb, White House statement; says US will refrain from production of weapon in immediate future, but that decision could be reversed if USSR fails to show restraint in future weapons deployment; announcement is greeted with criticism on Capitol Hill; is scored by Sens Nunn and Baker, but wins tentative approval from Sen Byrd (M)

Mayor Koch and a notably small group of 11,736 fellow citizens welcomed baseball back to New York yesterday hi Shea Stadium and watched Jerry Koosman pitch the Mets into their new era with a 3‐1 victory over the Montreal Expos.

12,000 WORKERS RETURN TODAY Pact, With 20% Raise Over 3 Years, Comes as State Finds Conditions at Facilities ‘Critically Bad’

Apr 8: Carter Adm officials say Israel broke unpublicized agreement with US when it used cluster bombs in southern Lebanon; agreement permits Israel to use cluster bombs only in full-scale war; Adm seeks to minimize issue because Israel has apologized for using bombs but Repr Paul N McCloskey Jr wants issue publicized (M)

Preliminary unofficial returns show that Pres Marcos's New Soc Movement is headed for overwhelming victory in elections for interim Natl Assembly amid evidence of fraudulent ballot counting and police harassment of opposition; some returns noted; illus (M)