September 28, 1981

Under a new review of eligibility, 1,300 New Yorkers - 38 percent of the first group examined - are being notified that they will lose their Federal disability benefits. They are the first of thousands in the state who may lose their benefits, along with tens of thousands nationwide. The notices, which have just started going out, came as a surprise to most recipients, who had not even known that a review of their eligibility was under way. The review is part of a Federal economy drive begun under the Administration of President Jimmy Carter and accelerated by the Reagan Administration in March.

Labor dispute closes The Times of London A2 Tensions grow in Canada over constitutional issue A3 Zimbabwe's whites grow restless as privileg es erode A4 Around the World A5 Reagan ally in Senate urges joint Awacs control A7 Jamaicans get a bare glimpse of a new life A12 Government/Politics Relief official says Cuba would discuss taking refugees back A17 Sectional issue stressed in Jersey Governor race B2 Washington Talk Briefing A16 Calendar A16 Neoconservatives have uncertain alliance with Reagan camp A16 World's bankers gather in Capitol for a money bazaar A16 General Around the Nation A14 Jews mark start of Rosh ha- shanah tonight B2 Thousands attend Atlantic Antic festival in Brooklyn B3 Pennsylvania mental institution faces more legal problems B5 Education/Welfare N.Y.U.'s neighbors enjoy new sports building B3 Features/Notes Notes on People B5 Going Out Guide C15 PARKING REGULATIONS Alternate-side parking regulations will be suspended in New York City tomorrow and Wednesday because of the Jewish New Year. SportsMonday Auto Racing: Laffite wins Cana- dian Grand Prix C5 Baseball: Yankees defeat Ori- oles, 5-2 C3 Tigers defeat Brewers, 2-1, re- gain first place C4 Basketball: The New Jersey Nets look forward to a new era C1 Columns: George Vecsey on the ways of soccer C6 Dave Anderson on Walt Mi- chaels C7 Features: Sports World Specials C2 Football: Giants lose to Cowboys, 18-10 Jets defeat Oilers, 33-17, for first victory C1 Eagles beat Redskins, 36-13, stay undefeated C8 Browns hand Falcons first loss C9 Iowa team continues to surprise C11 Golf: Hatalsky, on 71-215, wins first professional event C6 Outdoors: Previewing the fall season C11 Running: Fifth Avenue Mile a tribute to runners C9 Soccer: Cosmo s face changes after loss in Soccer Bowl C7 Statistics C10 Tennis: Borg defeats Smid, 6-4, 6-3, in Geneva final C4 Arts/Entertainment Garrick Ohlsson plays Brahms C12 Gerard Schwarz opens ''Music Today'' series C13 ''Maggie & Pierre,'' a tale of Mar- garet Trudeau, is staged C14 Arts assembly is pessimistic on Federal financing C14 ''Reinhart's Women'' by Thomas Berger is reviewed C15 Twyla Tharp's new ''Uncle Edgar Dyed His Hair Red'' C15 ''Willie Stark,'' based on ''All the King's Men,'' on PBS C16 Mehta opens Philharmonic's sea- son with ''Jubilee'' C19 Style Relationships B4 Volunteer support for the emo- tionally troubled B4 Getting to be good friends, after divorce B4 Bilingual self-help by phone B4 Obituaries Harold J. Gallagher, former Wen- dell Willkie aide B6 Harold Johnson, helped to found Hampshire College B6 News Analysis Hedrick Smith on Salvadoran leader's visit A2 William E. Schmidt on Adminis- tration's water policy in West A15 Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A18 On the track to Namibia Dumb defense of intelligence The joy of money A sacred cow cartel Letters A18 Anthony Lewis: a foreign policy fiasco A19 Flora Lewis: Mexico's future president A19 Roger Wilkins: black leaders and needs A19 Z. Michael Szaz: Somalia's diffi- culties A19 James C. Rosapepe: combating an oil cutoff A19

International Street battles in Teheran between Mujahedeen guerrillas who oppose Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his revolutionary guards lasted seven hours. It was reportedly the most violent outburst by dissidents since the revolution. Some were armed with machines guns and rocketpropelled grenades. Injuries, but no deaths, were reported. The fighting appeared to be a culmination of the opposition by the Mujahedeen to the presidential election to be held Friday. About 1,000 supporters of the Mujahedeen have been executed by the Khomeini revolutionary Government since June. (Page A1, Column 6.) Iran, in a surprise attack, reportedly lifted the Iraqi siege of Iran's oil-refinery center in Abadan, killing or disabling more than 600 Iraqi troops and capturing 1,500 others, along with hundreds of tanks and troop carriers. The report was broadcast by the Teheran radio. Iraq reported heavy fighting in the Abadan area and said that the Iranians had been driven back with heavy losses. (A1:4-5.)

IT was early in the afternoon in a darkened New Jersey restaurant called The Seven Seas, and Maurice Lucas of the New Jersey Nets was trying to enjoy his meal. But after three straight mornings of workouts last week, about a month before the National Basketball Association season was to begin, the aches and pains made this a difficult task. ''Those first two days guys are crazy,'' Lucas said before gnashing his teeth and emiting a primitive growl. ''But after that third one.'' He moaned. His limbs were sore and the muscles in his back were a bit tight, too. But the salad in front of him had disappeared quickly and his flounder stuffed with crab was soon to follow. Despite the little pains, this was clearly a man at ease.

Whatever political satisfaction Poland's brush with revolution is bringing its people, in the economic sphere the dramatic events of the past year have only meant falling living standards and increased hardship so far. Fourteen months after the industrial strikes that gave birth to Poland's independent Solidarity trade union movement, the Polish economy is tottering on the brink of disaster. Over the past year, the production of industrial goods and food has dropped by about 15 percent, although wages have increased by almost 27 percent. In some key sectors, the fall in output has been much greater. Government statistics disclose a stunning 34 percent drop in meat production, for instance, while coal output is down 21 percent.