illus of Repr Benjamin S Rosenthal shaking hands with Repr William S Moorhead after HR passes Fed loan legis for NYC

The New York Times/George Tames

OECD rept, made before Bonn econ summit, says Pres Carter should accept sharp reduction in econ growth in US in '79 and possible rise in unemployment as necessary to reduce inflation and strengthen weakened dollar (M)

Economic Rein Urged On the U.S.

HR-Sen conf com agrees on bill to regulate and control offshore oil and gas development; bill mandates that 20-60% of tracts auctioned by Govt be auctioned under new bidding systems, including one that would require oil cos to share at least 30% of profits with Govt and to offer higher shares than that to win leases; does not specifically authorize exploratory drilling by Govt, but makes it clear that it will allow Adm and judicial processes to determine whether '53 law permits such activity; places floor of 2% and ceiling of 37.5% on amount of impact aid that coastal states can receive; other provision noted (S)

ACCORD IS REACHED ON OIL‐SEARCH BILL

Troisgros in America

Article on Minn businessman Dwayne O Andreas notes that in '73, Justice Dept charged Andreas with making illegal $100,000 corp contribution in form of loan to Sen Humphrey's '68 Pres campaign; Andreas, while agreeing that money he lent Humphrey originated in corp he headed, successfully argued that funds were not really a loan from corp to himself; Andreas was acquitted by Minn judge (S)

Andreas a Man in the Spotlight

article on gathering of about 200 chimney sweeps from US and Canada in Westport, Conn; illus (M)

A Gathering of Sweeps

Sperry Rand Corp chmn J P Lyet says Carter's decision to cancel sale of co computer to Tass was based on misinformation about computer's capabilities; says action also raises question of future export applications; illus (M)

Computer‐Sale Bar Irks Sperry

article on growing number of amateur divers searching for sunken treasures in waters off NJ and NY; Eastern Dive Boat Assn pres George Hoffman describes NY Harbor as 'best in the world' for such treasures; John Larson describes his search for rumrunner Lizzie D that sank in '22 midway between NJ and LI; 'treasures' described; Smithsonian Inst diving officer Joseph D Libbey comments; Larson illus (L)

Sunken Treasure Beckons Divers Outside Harbor

THOSE who have glimpsed the Scottish oatcake can never forget it. Flat, coarse, gray&#8208;beige, pitted like the moon's bleak surface, this triumph of Calvinist cuisine tests the Scotsman's grit and separates the men from the laddies.

In Search of the Elusive Oatcake

CORRECTIONS

Sen, 57-42, repeals embargo on Amer mil assistance for Turkey but tries to link any future aid to progress on negotiated settlement of Cyprus problem; amendment, which allocated $175 million in fiscal '79, is proposed by Sen McGovern and is introduced and strongly backed by Sen Byrd; amendment requires Pres to certify that each new request for mil or econ aid will contribute to achievement of Cyprus settlement and to restoration of stable relationship between Turkey and Greece; adds that US should continue to give high priority to carrying out UN resolutions on Cyprus and to UN efforts to 'restore full Cypriot sovereignty through negotiation of just settlement'; Repr Brademas and Sen Sarbanes comment; State Dept lauds action (M)

SENATE ACTS TO LIFT ARMS BAN ON TURKS, BUT ADDS WARNING

Taxes would be waived on capital gains resulting from inflation under a proposal unexpectedly approved by. the House Ways and Means Committee. The vote introduced a new element of confusion into the murky legislative situation surrounding the capital gains issue. [Page A1].

BUSINESS Digest

The arms embargo against Turkey would be repealed under a vote by the Senate, which also sought to link any future American military aid to that country to progress on a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus problem. The vote on the conditional lifting of the embargo was 57 to 42. It came on an amendment to the $2.9 billion international security assistance bill. The amendment was proposed by Senator George McGovern. [Page 1, Column 6.]

News Summary

The Cincinnati Kid was early. He got to Shea Stadium about 4 P.M. yesterday, more than four hours before game time.

The New York Times/D.Gorton

Article on mail-order cos; warns customers against fraudulent products; offers consumer advice; illus (L)

Mail‐Order Products: What Do You Get?

Citibank says its outside counsel and auditors are conducting study into possibility it might have violated foreign-exch and tax laws of some of foreign countries in which it does business; Edwards says he was dismissed on Feb 9 by Citibank exec vp Thomas Theobald on ground that he had acted 'in a manner that is detrimental to the best interest of Citibank' (M)

Alleged Breaches Studied at Citibank

Mrs Lesley Brown gives birth to daughter in Lancashire, Eng, 1st authenticated delivery of child conceived in laboratory; child weighs 5 lbs 12 oz and appears normal; success culminates 12 yrs of effort by Steptoe and Edwards; pors; their experiments in ways to help infertile women revd (M)

It 's  a Healthy Girl

Yugoslav Pres Tito warns nonaligned nations against letting their disputes, especially in Africa, develop into East-West power struggles, speech at opening of conf of nonaligned nations, Belgrade (M)

Tito in Warning On Role of Cuba In African Strife

WASHINGTON, July 25 &#8212; John H. Shenefield, the Justice Department's &#8216;antitrust chief, has outlined in a confidential memorandum a strategy for attacking in the courts certain pricing practices of so&#8208;called shared&#8208;monopoly industries.

Questioning U.S. Antitrust Strategy

Sullivan article revs Steptoe-Edwardt work; they suggest that freezing and storing of embryos, already common with animals, could provide infertile women with several children carried through successive pregnancies after single 'egg harvesting'; only 1 egg apparently was removed from Mrs Brown; freezing techniques and application to livestock revd (M)

Embryo Storage Is Studied

repts 2d qr net of $51 million; chmn Verity comments (S)

U.S. Steel Earnings Rebound

Russell G Byers tells com that in late '66 or early '67 he rejected offer of $50,000 to arrange King's death; says a friend-business associate John R Kauffmann invited him to meeting with prominent St Louis patent lawyer John H Sutherland, at which Sutherland told him that group of businessmen would pay $50,000 for King's murder; both men have since died, but their wives say they do not believe story; account has spurred intense inquiry by investigators for com, largely because at time of alleged offer Byers's bro-in-law John Spica was serving murder term in Mo State Penitentiary, where James Earl Ray was also prisoner; illus of King murder scene; Ray por (L)

Report by a Missouri Man Suggests Plotters Sought Murder of Dr. King

NJ Sup Ct, 5-to-1, refuses to speed usually long appellate process and hear appeals now by NY Times Co and M A Farber of their contempt-of-ct convictions; refuses to excuse Farber from going to jail and Times from paying $5,000-a-day fine during course of appeal; ct agrees unanimously to stay until noon on July 28 several of contempt penalties, including Farber's jailing, to give Times and Farber time to take matter to US Sup Ct; Scheiman says he will file papers with Assoc Justice William J Brennan Jr of US Sup Ct; they will ask that all penalties be stayed pending appeals of contempt conviction through NJ ct system (M)

REPORTER IS DENIED AN APPEAL SPEEDUP

HR Ways and Means Com, 24-11, defeats attempt by Repr Richard A Gephardt to give taxpayers credit for 5% of their Soc Security taxes (S)

House Panel Proposes Tax Waiver On Inflation‐Caused Capital Gains

Article on plans to build $20 million mosque cultural center, Upper East Side, Manhattan; Robert W Thabit, legal advisor to center, says donations of $1 million have already been made by Libya, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, while Iraq has pledged another million and several thousand dollars have come from United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Iran, Jordan and Morocco; Thabit adds that special com of several Muslim UN envoys, headed by Abdulla Y Bishara, was formed in early July to accelerate fund-raising effort and have center in place by '82; NY architecture firm of Rogers, Butler and Burgun, in joint venture with Houston-based 3D/Internatl, 1 of largest architectural engineering concerns, have turned in initial design for project to com; illus (M)

July 26, 1978

Headlines from July 26, 1978

The New York Times/George Tames

Economic Rein Urged On the U.S.

ACCORD IS REACHED ON OIL‐SEARCH BILL

Troisgros in America

Andreas a Man in the Spotlight

Billboard 200

Grease

Some Girls

Natural High

Stranger In Town

Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Historical Context for July 26, 1978