July 3, 1979

Gov Hugh Carey imposes minimum-sale requirement in NYC and surrounding NY suburban counties to discourage topping off by motorists who already have nearly full tanks; gasoline lines are shorter on July 2 than they were a week ago, an improvement credited to odd-even system of gasoline sales; Carey, Connecticut Gov Ella Grasso and NJ Gov Brendan Byrne say Pres Carter told them that oil companies will be allowed to increase gasoline allocations to states with shortages by diverting up to 5% of their national supply from other states; Carey releases 12.5 million gallons of gasoline for fuel stations in downstate area; preliminary figures that Energy Department has received from oil companies indicate that less gasoline is scheduled to arrive in NY and NJ during July than in June; June deliveries appear to have dropped even more than projected initial forecasts; Carey illus (M)

3d article in series on risks of low-level radiation discusses concern over exposure to radiation at workplace; Government has regulated exposure only since 40's and has been criticized for dispersion of regulation; illus (L)

Grey, Jerry: Enterprise reviewed by John Noble Wilford

Article on life of some 100,000 Nicaraguans, who are in refugee camps in La Cruz and Liberia, Costa Rica; most refugees express joy at escape, despite slum conditions and disease at camps; populations of refugee centers are made up of mostly women and children; most of men are in Nicaragua fighting; refugee Damaso Ponce comments; map; illus (L)

SEC charges co, pres, chmn and controlling stockholder Carl H Lindner, Charles H Keating Jr and 2d former company executive used company funds to benefit themselves and others in violation of Federal securities laws, Federal District Court, company and executives agree to court order barring them from future violations; Lindner agrees to pay company $1.4 million, 1 of largest cash settlements from individual ever obtained by SEC; Lindner and family, who own 45% of outstanding common stock, withdraw offer to buy all stock; firm agrees to shore up internal supervision and not to accept legal work from new clients for SEC-related business for 60 days; company notes loans have been paid in full or are current in payments; Lindner por (M)