December 29, 1981

ON a sunny morning in April 1967, Ron Perla found himself on ski patrol perched atop a block of snow, many hundreds of yards wide, that was itself perched above a long, slick ski run. Suddenly, the snow gave way under his weight, touching off an avalanche. Beneath thick blankets of powder, Mr. Perla was carried half a mile down the Utah mountain at about 100 miles an hour. He fell unconscious. Rescuers later told Mr. Perla they had dug him out of an icy tomb - the fingers of his left hand were all that had shown above the snow piled at the bottom of the slope.

The Japanese Government today approved its most austere national budget in 26 years. The action is intended to reduce the Government's sizable deficit and thus keep its 4 percent inflation rate in check. But the budget is not likely to stimulate domestic consumption, which officials have been hoping would grow enough to reduce trade surpluses and thus ease trade frictions with other nations. The new budget for the 1982 fiscal year, beginning next April 1, was approved by the Cabinet in a special session and sent on to the Diet, the Japanese Parliament, where it is expected to be approved late next month with few changes.

International Sanctions against the Soviet Union for its role in the imposition of martial law in Poland are expected to be announced today by President Reagan, according to senior Administration officials. Mr. Reagan, at his California ranch, made decisions on what were described in Washington as ''measured steps'' against Moscow after receiving the recommendations of his advisers by phone. (Page A1, Col. 6.) Key Polish factories remained closed or were working at far below normal production on the first working day after the Christmas holidays, according to reports from Warsaw. Opposition to martial law was apparently persisting despite attempts by the military authorities to restore a sense of normality. (A1:4-5.)

Major airlines yesterday matched the sharply lower fares announced by Delta Air Lines last week in an effort to increase passenger traffic between Florida and major cities in the North and the Middle West. Eastern Airlines, by far the largest carrier in the huge New Yorkto-Florida market, appparently acted reluctantly. Walter Dane, vice president of sales and services for Eastern's Northeast region, said the lower fares would not generate enough new passenger traffic to offset the loss in revenue. Nevertheless, when the new unrestricted coach fares go into effect on Jan. 6, passengers aboard Eastern, Pan American and Trans World Airlines flights, as well as Delta, will be able to fly one-way between New York and major Florida cities for $114 from Monday through Thursday and $135 Friday through Sunday. Mr. Dane said it was the lowest New York-to-Florida fare in at least two years.

Park T. Adikes, chairman of the Jamaica Savings Bank, is no ordinary banker. His attire - he wears a large silver chain draped over his tie and a wide belt buckle with a color picture of a duck flying over water - as well as his banking ideas have made him a maverick in the industry. But his bank, the 18th largest in New York City, may stand out more than Mr. Adikes. In the third quarter, one of the most difficult in memory for the thrift industry, Jamaica Savings showed a profit of $497,000. That may not be much, and it does reflect a recapture of taxes from past years, but only three other of the city's 38 savings banks were in the black during the period. Jamaica, which was founded in 1866 and now has assets of $1.4 billion, has outperformed the battered savings industry by taking a number of bold steps, not the least of which was its decision to stop investing in long-term bonds about 15 years ago.