November 23, 1978

REALLY, you know, not everyone is terrified. Just because you curl up in the fetal position at the thought of 12 people for dinner — let alone 20; while the notion of 40 sends you to the floor — believe it or not, there are oeonle who actually like to entertain.

Pres Carter criticizes Adm's intelligence branches for failing to forecast foreign pol developments such as recent turmoil in Iran, memorandum to top advisers on natl security (M)

Estimate Bd puts off until Jan 11 awarding of bus-shelter franchise at request of Investigation Comr Stanley N Lupkin, who is beginning his own inquiry into contract; votes unanimously to require Bustop Shelters Inc to turn over title to existing shelters in city within 30 days or remove them from sts; Lupkin is investigating possibility of conflict of interest in activities of Alexander Mautner, former city Transportation Comr, who now works for Convenience; Mautner, appearing before bd, repeats assertion that he is not involved in NY end of co business (M)

SEC rules 5 highest paid dirs or exec officers of co who receive above $50,000 a yr must disclose their direct and indirect compensations, including salary, perquisites, bonuses, stock options and other fringe benefits; comm, however, under pressure from large corps, rejects staff proposals that would have required top 10 corp officials to disclose their compensation if it exceeded $150,000; says it is possible that some execs at foreign subsidiaries could be included among com's 5 highest-paid execs (M)

Sadat assures Pres Carter that Egypt will continue talks with Israel; assurance comes after Israel rejects Egyptian demand that peace treaty be linked to timetable for solving Palestinian issue (M)