February 14, 1979

Sec Schlesinger says oil shortages could become as serious as they were during '73-74 Arab oil embargo if Iranian situation does not change by June, HR subcom hearing on Feb 13; says there is no disagreement on matter between him and Sec Blumenthal; says US cannot count on oil from Mex to cover Iranian shortfall; says that to cut cost of shipping Alaskan crude oil to Gulf and East Coasts, Adm is considering request to Cong to export Alaskan oil to Japan under exch agreement; illus (M)

NYS officials and leaders of volunteer groups rept that residences for retarded have generally won community acceptance after yrs of community opposition; such opposition had been cited as a major cause of NYS's inability to meet ct-ordered timetable to empty Willowbrook State School on Staten Island and Fed schedules for nearly halving population of 20 other such insts; officials hope new state law requiring advanced warning to communities before a residence can be opened will ease some fears and avoid new confrontations; some 280 residences are now open in NYS, 78 of them in NYC; illus (L)

Teamsters pres Frank E Fitzsimmons sends lr to Cong leadership endorsing Carter Adm's plan for real wage ins; support for legis has been eagerly sought by Adm to help get legis through skeptical HR Ways and Means Com (M)

WHEN Roger Chauveron was In his heyday in New York, a dozen years or so ago, his restaurant, Cafe Chauveron, boasted an excellent wine cellar. But even in those relatively inexpensive times — compared with now — some of his bottles, mostly old bordeaux, sold for $250 each. I once asked him who bought these wines.

Sens William Proxmire and Jake Garn call on Treas Dept to deny NYC its next round of Fed loan guarantees this wk unless Mayor Koch agrees to series of deeper budget cutbacks for next yr, lr to Treas Sec W Michael Blumenthal; sharply criticize city's budgetary assumptions as overly reliant on increases in Fed aid; Proxmire is Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Com chmn and Garn is ranking Repub on com, which is responsible for overseeing Fed loan-guarantee program; Promxire por (M)