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illus of Pres Carter at White House welcoming members of Chinese dance troupe, which is currently performing at John F Kennedy Center

$15 BilliOn Cut in Federal Budget For 1980 Is Favored by President

PRESIDENT PLANNING NO FURTHER ACTION OVER SOVIET TRIALS

PBA delegate assembly endorses 2-yr pact with city; ex-PBA ores Ken McFeeley voted against agreement; DeMilia, atty Richard Hartman and Comr Robert J McGuire comment; illus of DeMilia (M)

P.B.A.'s Delegate Assembly Votes To Endorse 2- Year Pact With City

Exhibit The Precisionist Painters, 1916-49, at Heckscher Museum, revd by J Russell; was organized by Katherine Lochridge and Susan Fillin Yeh; illus

L.I. Museum Celebrates Yankee Art

Have you seen the constellation Scorpius or the Corona Borealis lately? They're in the summer sky, along with lots of other bright lights that will be pointed out tonight at 8:30 at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale, N.Y. Kenneth Savary, director of the Hudson River Museum's Planetarium, and members of his staff will talk about &#8220;Wonders of the Summer Sky.&#8221; The program will start with a slide show and discussion. Then, everyone will go outside to view the &#8220;wonders&#8221; through reflecting and refracting telescopes. Admission is $1. From New York City, take the Major Deegan Expressway to Exit 5; go north on Central Avenue and turn right on Dromore Road. Information: (914) 723&#8208;3470. Rain date next Friday.

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co replaces Alan J Hirschfield as pres with Francis T Vincent Jr; creates new office of chief exec, to be shared by Vincent, Dan W Lufkin and Matthew B Rosenhaus; pors (M)

Columbia Ousts Its Presiden

int with Chaim Herzog, Israeli Amb to UN who is giving up diplomacy to return to Israel; Herzog recalls how he was sent to UN in '75 to turn back Arab-led drive to expel Israel; illus (M)

Israeli Relives 3 Years at U.N.

NYS Gov Carey signs bill establishing a reinsurance exch in state and creating ‘free trade zone’ to exempt ins contracts with premiums of more than $100,000 a yr from NYS regulations and taxation; names NYS Ins Supt Albert B Lewis head of 13-member com to draw up rules for exch; other members listed (M)

Reinsurance Exchange Established in State

Stuart Eizenstat, Pres's chief econ adviser on domestic policy, attends luncheon at Washington bur of NY Times

Smaller Cut Backed on Gains Tax

comment on co's fight with SEC; illus (M)

Dresser's Jousts With U.S.

US seen making slow progress toward conversion to metric system; obstacles include legis and bureaucratic impediments and lingering public suspicion and hostility; Gallup Poll last Oct found 45% of Amer public opposed to conversion and additional 25% simply unaware of metric system; illus of some signs reflecting changeover (M)

Is Metrics U.S.A. Just a Silly Little Millimeter Away?

July 21: US officials say Vance has decided on another major effort to break negotiating stalemate in Middle East because of concern that time is running out; say recent talks in GB have caused new strains between Israel and US; say Vance believes Begin must be more forthcoming because Sadat has never been more willing to make concessions; say Vance will return to Middle East in Aug for new talks with Egyptian and Israeli officials (M)

U. S. IS SAID TO FEAR TIME IS RUNNING OUT IN MIDEAST EFFORTS

Mayor Koch and City Council Pres Carol Bellamy announce they have asked hosps, univs and other owners of more than 2,300 parcels of tax-exempt real estate to make 'voluntary payments' to NYC in lieu of property taxes they are exempt from paying; says that properties, valued at more than $2 billion, would yield about $180 million a yr in tax revenues if they were fully taxable (S)

Tax‐Exempt Institutions Asked For Voluntary Payments to City

Urging better relations with Moscow, President Carter said he had not embarked on a &#8220;vendetta&#8221; against the Soviet Union and planned no further retaliation on the issue of Soviet dissidents. Speaking at an evening news conference, Mr. Carter, who had barred a computer sale to Moscow over the issue, deplored the recent convictions of dissidents in the Soviet Union, but stressed that he would like to see an improvment in Soviet&#8208;American relations. [Page Al, Column 6.]

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Guide to summer stock theaters in NY, NJ and Conn; illus

Summer Stock Thriving In Metropolitan Area

NYC Collective Bargaining Office rules against Mayor Koch and holds that NYC remains obligated to repay money that city workers gave up 3 yrs ago when wage increase was deferred; does not order city to pay money now-cost is put at $160 to $200 million--but tells city to recognize its obligation to repay it whenever conditions specified in original '75 deferral agreement are met (M)

KOCH IS OVERRULED ON WAGE DEFERRALS

Adm offidal says Pres study group plans to submit to Pros Carter export promotion proposal intended to increase US sales abroad by $10 billion to $15 billion over 5 yrs; proposal reptdly includes recommendations for new export financing for agr and mfd products, removal of internal barriers to trade, tax incentives and less use of exports as weapon in foreign policy; plan is described as effort to reverse decline in growth rate of US exports and to bring them up to competitive levels with W Eur and Japan; officials caution that not much improvement in exports is likely for 18 mos after policy goes into effect and that it will take 5 yrs for sizeable results; Cabinet-level task force was set up in Apr and is led by Sec Juanita M Kreps; Asst Sec Frank A Weil is head of working group; proposals detailed (M)

Export Aid Is Weighed

Dr Bourne resigns; says he fears that 'unrelenting attacks' against him would have negative impact on Pres Carter, lr of resignation to Carter; says there is 'high incidence' of marijuana use among members of White House staff, and some use of cocaine; reasserts his innocence of any wrongdoing, saying he was spurred to resign by memory of 'what Bert (Lance) went through'; Pres Carter accepts resignation, calling Bourne a 'close friend,' news conf; illus of Bourne and Metsky (M)

Carter's Top Drug Adviser Resigns In Conflict Over False Prescription

Negotiators stop clock at midnight July 21, expiration time of old contract, and talks continue; source repts Postal Service, in sudden turnabout, has dropped its demand to cancel no-layoff clause; service reptdly has agreed to include cost-of-living increases in basic wages, which is other major remaining issue in talks; Pres Carter says in July 20 press conf that he deplores disruptive strikes and hopes for settlement before deadline; Adm reptdly is prepared to accept strike to avoid inflationary contract; Carter also mentions legal procedures for extending contract; union wage demands detailed; illus (L)

Postal Negotiators Continue Talks In Effort to Avert Walkouts Today

Fed judge orders recall of 1.5 million bottles of One A Day vitamins because many adults cannot put child-proof caps on properly (S)

1.5 Million Bottles of Vitamins . Are Recalled Under Court Order

USSR accuses US of ‘virtual connivance’ in harassment of Soviet offices in NY, including death threats and bomb blasts; accuses Jewish orgns of harassment (S)

Soviet Charges U.S. Connivance In Violence at New York Offices

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July 21, 1978

Headlines from July 21, 1978

BUSINESS Digest

$15 BilliOn Cut in Federal Budget For 1980 Is Favored by President

PRESIDENT PLANNING NO FURTHER ACTION OVER SOVIET TRIALS

P.B.A.'s Delegate Assembly Votes To Endorse 2- Year Pact With City

L.I. Museum Celebrates Yankee Art

Billboard 200

Some Girls

Grease

City To City

Stranger In Town

Natural High

Notable Births

Historical Context for July 21, 1978