January 14, 1981

Urguayans apprehensive as re- buffed military ponders future A2 Soviet head of Warsaw Pact makes surprise visit to Warsaw A3 Around the World A4 Israel arrests six in murder of Bedouin Parliament member A5 Government/Politics New Federal project requires hearing protectors A12 U.S. commissions suggests Social Security funding changes A12 Casey, at confirmation hearing, opposes C.I.A. reorganization A16 General Around the Nation A12 Study links high-absorbency tam- pons to toxic shock syndrome A13 Housing secretary-designee testi- fies on retrenchment A16 Witness indicates Dr. Tarnower had held gun used to kill him B2 DR. KING OBSERVANCE Tomorrow is the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following are holiday schedules: Sanitation - Regular collections in New York City. Federal offices - Open. State offices - Open in New York, closed in Connecticut and New Jersey. Municipal offices - Open in New York, many closed in Connecticut and New Jersey. Post offices - Open; regular schedule. Banks - Open in New York, closed in Connecticut and New Jersey. Stock and commodities exchanges -Open. Transportation - Regular schedules. Libraries - Open. Schools - In Connecticut and New Jersey, most closed tomorrow. In New York, open tomorrow, closed Monday.

The gross revenues of Atlantic City's casinos decreased sharply last month, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission reported yesterday. Industry spokesmen said the figures would translate into the first net losses for any month since casino gambling began in the state in 1978. ''We don't have net figures for December yet,'' said H. Steven Norton, executive vice president of Resorts International, whose casino was the first in New Jersey. ''But they will show a loss for every casino hotel in the city. It will be the first losing month for Resorts and the first for the industry as a whole.''

Because of an editing error, an article in Metropolitan Report yesterday incorrectly described Governor Byrne's message to the New Jersey Legislature. Mr. Byrne will deliver his final State of the State message next January, shortly before he leaves office. Because of an editing error, an article yesterday incorrectly identified the State Department position to be held by Robert C. McFarlane. He has been selected by Secretary of State-designate Alexander M. Haig Jr. for the post of Counselor.

''I cannot bring myself to render a judgment on Richard Nixon, or for that matter, Henry Kissinger.

One of President Carter's legacies to President-elect Ronald Reagan is a 1981 Government budget that is running $47 billion above the spending figure that Mr. Carter proposed a year ago and may climb higher. The budget is also running $55 billion in deficit, compared with an initial estimate a year ago of $16 billion of red ink. The $55 billion figure contrasts with the surplus of $16.5 billion projected by Mr. Carter in his hurried March budget revisions. The story of the downs and ups of the budget for the 1981 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 1980, is a cautionary tale about the unpredictability of events and the myriad forces - natural, economic and political - that interpose themselves between a President and his budget objectives.