THE time is almost here. The air is crisp and chill, the stores aretrilliant with glittering displays, the streets throng with shoppers. &#8220; &#8216;Tis the season to be jolly,&#8221; the ancient song admonishes. Perhaps. For some of us it is a season fraught with guilt and gloom.

Adopting a ‘Parent’ For Holiday Dinner

Banking sources say Iran has defaulted on $500 million loan from syndicate of international banks; say default could put severe pressure on Iran's financial situation by causing other bank syndicates to declare their loans to Iran to be in default also; Iran is believed to owe banks around the world slightly over $5 billion and American banks $2.6 billion; Chase Manhattan Bank is agent for defaulted loan, and for about $2.1 billion of Iran's foreign debts in all (M)

Iran Said To Default On Loan

US Justice Dept, in series of new actions against Nazi war criminals living in US, files suit to revoke citizenship of Karl Linnas, Greenlawn, NY, resident charged with killing unarmed men, women and children at concentration camp in Estonia during war; has filed similar suits against Wolodimir Osidach of Philadelphia and Bohdan Koziy of Ft Lauderdale for atrocities in Ukraine and Poland (M)

War Crimes Alleged in Suit On Citizenship of L.I. Man

Article on decorating kitchen; Giuliano Bugialli, Maurice Moore-Betty and Sherry Zitron comment; illus (L)

Kitchen Design: Advice from Three Experts

Top UN officials offer Iran 2 forums in which to state its case in return for release of US hostages; under proposal, Sec Gen Kurt Waldheim would appoint group of international legal experts to examine Khomeini's charges that Shah was tyrant who stole from his own people; Security Council would grant Iran meeting to broadcast its charge that Shah was ‘creature’ of US; neither move would take place unless hostages were freed; proposal is given to Ahmad Salamatian, special envoy of Foreign Min Bani-Sadr; was devised by Waldheim, General Assembly Pres Salim A Salim end Security Council Pres Sergio Palacios de Vizzio (M)

U.N. Offers 2 Forums For Iran to State Case In Return for Captives

Gunmen who seized Grand Mosque still hold hostages in shrine, but Saudi Government says its troops have been deployed and are awaiting orders; Interior Min Prince Nayef says Government has delayed storming mosque out of concern for hostages (M)

Gunmen Still Hold Mecca Mosque; Identity and Motives Are Unclear

Koch administration reports that major changes that give city budget officials greater control over spending by Education Board are result of recent agreements that eliminated $55 million budget deficit in school spending and prevented layoff of teachers; Management and Budget Office Dir James R Brigham Jr outlines new controls; por (M)

NEW YORK BROADENS ITS POWER TO BLOCK EDUCATION SPENDING

Gov Ella T Grasso discloses that state is facing budget gap of $148.9 million in its next fiscal year, which will require some combination of spending cuts or new or higher taxes to close; according to tentative budget, spending requests of state agencies already have been trimmed by more than $200 million to produce spending recommendation of $2.69 billion for fiscal year starting July 1, 9.9% increase over current fiscal year (S)

Mrs. Grasso Fights Budget Deficit

Concorde service linking New York City with Paris and London has become financial success in sharp contrast with craft's routes elsewhere; craft's acceptance in NYC following years of opposition recalled; photo of Concorde interior; chart shows Concorde history, vital statistics, trans-Atlantic flight times and fares (M)

SST Making Money and Friends

NYS Criminal Justice Services Division reports that reported crime rose 4.8% in 1st half of '79 over same '78 period; statistics cited; Comr Frank J Rogers comments (M)

Reported Crime in New York State Goes Up 4.8% in First Half of'79

company, believing that next decade will see decline in construction of new housing, plans to focus on maintenance, renovation and remodeling of old houses; chairman and chief executive officer John B Fery, senior vice president of building materials group George E McCown and Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc analyst Thomas Farrell comment; Fery illus; market performance chart; graph shows company's turn to home improvement market from '75 to '79 (L)

Old Homes: New Focus For Building Supplier

Iranian students holding US Embassy and 49 Americans warn that ‘all hostages will be destroyed on the spot’ if US mounts military action to free them; say embassy itself will be blown up and any Americans in Iran will be endangered; millions of Iranians take to streets of Teheran in intertwined religious and political demonstration, called biggest in many months; religiously, demonstration marks 1st day of Muharram; demonstration seen constituting revolution's response to US statement that it would be justified under UN Charter and international convention to use military force; demonstration illustrations (M)

IRANIANS SAY IF AMERICANS ATTACK, ALL HOSTAGES WILL DIE ‘ON THE SPOT’

&#8220;All hostages will be destroyed&#8221; if Washington mounts any military action in Iran, students holding 49 Americans in the United States Embassy in Teheran warned, and they added that the embassy compound would be &#8220;blown up.&#8221; Millions marched through the capital, chanting faith in the Iranian revolution, proclaiming defiance of America and shouting &#8220;Death to Carter!&#8221; [Page Al, Column 6.]

News Summary

US Commerce Department reports decline in aircraft orders, October (S)

BUSINESS Digest

Comment on change in housing patterns and preferences resulting from changes in American family; notes issue was discussed by panel during day-long conference sponsored by National Orgn for Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund; housing officials comment (M)

Changing Housing As Families Change

prospects for legislation to aid Chrysler Corp are set back when 2 of corp's major bankers, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co chmn John F McGillicuddy and Citibank chmn Walter Wriston, say they cannot pledge they would commit new credit to Chrysler even if Congress approves loan guarantees, Senate Banking Committee hearing; Wriston warns committee that bailout would establish precedent that would adversely affect nation's long-term efficiency and productivity; committee chmn Sen William Proxmire calls bankers' testimony ‘devastating evidence’ that Congress should not approve loan guarantee; Sen Richard G Lugar says he will oppose Administration's bill to help Chrysler but will propose much stricter alternative; Sen Donald W Riegle Jr, leader of Senate supporters of aid to Chrysler, comments; Lugar views and those of Administration bill contrasted; pors of Wriston and McGillicuddy (L)

Bankers Bar Pledge On Chrysler

correction: John L Hanks is law professor at Yeshiva University

CORRECTIONS

Commerce Department reports new orders for durable goods fell 4.2% in October, in contrast to 5.4% upsurge in September; reports new orders fell $3.2 billion to $74.8 billion; graph on new orders, February '78 to October '79 (S)

Orders for Durable Goods Off

Hundreds of Pakistanis storm and partly burn US Embassy in Islamabad, killing Marine Guard Steven J Crowley and trapping 100 other persons for 5 hours in vault; Pakistani troops rescue group as thousands of Moslem demonstrators mill outside embassy; other Moslem crowds burn American cultural centers in Rawalpindi and Lahore and British center in Rawalpindi; others try to attack US Consulate General in Lahore; incidents sparked by inaccurate radio broadcasts that Americans and Israelis had been involved in seizure of Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Pakistani Pres Mohammed Zia ul-Haq apologizes to Pres Carter for attack and sends personal condolences over Crowley's death; illus; portrait of Crowley; map (L)

Troops Rescue 100 in Islamabad; U.S. Offices Are Burned in 2 Cities

American Broadcasting Companies, in surprise move, abandons efforts to acquire MacMillan Inc just 9 days after members of both boards of directors gave merger approval; announcement marks 2d time MacMillan suitor has bowed out of agreement; unsuccessful bid by Mattel Inc to acquire company noted; analysts cite possible disenchantment by ABC executives as well as state of national economy (M)

ABC Drops Plan to Buy Macmillan

Personal disagreements as well as political ones are seen responsible for Assembly's overwhelming rejection of Gov Carey's vetoes of 2 bills to help needy with their heating bills; rebuff mirrors publicly an extraordinary battle that is going on quietly between Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink and Carey's top aide, Robert J Morgado, and it underscores Legislature's unwillingness to accept financial projections coming from Carey's office (M)

Carey, Fink and the Oil Veto

Oil dealers in New England and North Central States report that their customers are buying sharply reduced amounts of home-heating oil as winter heating season begins with substantially increased prices and fears of shortage; declines do not reflect general mildness of winter, but true reductions; price is seen as principal, but not only, factor in trend (M)

Sharp Decline in Sales Of Home Heating Oil Is Reported by Dealers

Article on smuggling scandal involving executives of Japanese telephone monopoly Kokusai Denshin Denwa; scandal involves smuggling into Japan of $487,000 worth of items, notably jewelry, over 4 year period which allegedly were intended for company's foreign clients but which may also have been given to some Japanese politicians; resignation of company president Manabu Itano and implication of his assistant Yoichi Sato in scandal noted; Itano illus; drawing (M)

Scandal at Japan's Phone Giant; Scandal Embroils Japan's Phone Giant

Return of the Rustics

Carter Administration warns Iran that latest US military moves should be taken seriously; says Iran would be held accountable if 49 hostages are harmed; Administration says there is no direct link between events in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan; disputes Khomeini contention that Americans were involved in takeover of Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia; Sec of State Vance thanks 30 ambassadors and other high officials from Moslem countries for supporting US during Iranian crisis; White House spokesman Jody Powell says condition of hostages is worse than had been known previously, statement following debriefing of 13 released hostages; Vance Illustration (M)

U.S. TELLS IRANIANS TO HEED WARNINGS

Christian Terlizzi is an Italian former professional footballer who last played for Marsala as a defender. He played for clubs on all professional levels of Italian football, including U.S. Città di Palermo, U.C. Sampdoria, and Catania Calcio in the Serie A. He has also been capped for the Italy national football team.

November 22, 1979

Headlines from November 22, 1979

Adopting a ‘Parent’ For Holiday Dinner

Iran Said To Default On Loan

War Crimes Alleged in Suit On Citizenship of L.I. Man

Kitchen Design: Advice from Three Experts

U.N. Offers 2 Forums For Iran to State Case In Return for Captives

Billboard 200

The Long Run

Cornerstone

In Through The Out Door

Tusk

On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

Notable Births

Historical Context for November 22, 1979