May 18, 1979

NYC officials start investigation into Gold's death; illus; Building Comr Irving Fruchtman discloses that structure was cited 17 months ago for 4 'minor' violations to which Columbia never responded; Barnard College senior class president Margo Berch to allocate $2,000 in senior-class funds and further $1,000 to be raised, to build dark-room at McIntosh Student Center in memory of Miss Gold (M)

American companies C-T-I Dominion Title Insurance Co and First American Title Insurance Co have introduced title insurance policies in GB and by so doing have challenged traditional sole right of lawyers to transfer property; British lawyers have successfully defended their monopoly in land transfer for over 300 years ago; First American manager of European operations Byron D Coney comments; drawing (L)

Illus of Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski kissing hand of Pope John Paul II on arrival at Vatican; Wyszynski will accompany Pope to 6th-century abbey at Monte Cassino to honor Polish soldiers killed helping to liberate town in World War II

TRIPLE‐DIGIT GASOLINE: Sign at a Second Avenue service station displays what is believed to be the highest price for the fuel in the metropolitan area. Page B6.

Norman Gregory Howard, insurance expert who was hired by FBI as undercover worker to look into organzied crime in construction industry, apparently has taken almost $300,000 in fees from companies and has issued worthless insurance 'performance bonds'; FBI investigation, called Operation Frontload, ended last fall with no indictments; American International Group executive Maurice R Greenberg and New Hampshire Insurance Group executive Carl P Barton say in court papers that they were unaware of Howard's criminal record when they agreed to assist FBI by certifying him as agent of New Hampsnire Group with power to issue bonds (L)