June 14, 1982

Israeli troops with tanks and armored personnel carriers reportedly moved into a village just five miles southeast of central Beirut tonight. If the troops consolidate their position, it could lead to the virtual encirclement of the capital and the Palestinian guerrilla forces there. Earlier, a brief cease-fire between Palestinian guerrillas and Israeli forces was shattered in a day of fierce fighting south of the city between Israeli troops and Palestinian guerrillas as well as repeated Israeli air strikes against West Beirut. The cease-fire was worked out Saturday by the Lebanese and United States Governments. If the Israelis hold their position in the village, Baabda, it would mark a major turning point in their seven-day invasion. It would put Israeli troops astride the strategic Beirut-Damascus highway at the entry of Beirut, choking off the last exit or entry route for the Palestinian guerrilla forces in the capital.

Typically, when a recession ends, businesses are caught with empty shelves and scramble to raise raw material inventories and production. This provides momentum to the entire economy. ''Usually, early in a recovery, demand for inventories suddenly grows rapidly, and purchasing agents can't raise inventories as fast as they wish,'' said Albert T. Sommers, chief economist at the Conference Board, a business research organization. ''In the first six months of the recovery, the economy usually moves from substantial liquidation of inventories to substantial accumulation, and that's a great kick to the business cycle.''

Senate Republicans and the Reagan Administration buckle down this week to solving one of the great riddles of democratic politics: How to raise taxes in an election year without suffering on Election Day. Possibly as early as Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Senate Finance Committee will start drafting a bill to raise revenue, mostly from business but perhaps from some individuals, particularly those in upper-income brackets. Tax bills usually originate in the House Ways and Means Committee, but the House Democrats are waiving their prerogative because they want the Republicans, especially President Reagan, to take the lead - and greater political risk, the Democrats reckon - on raising taxes. Both the Republicans and the Democrats want to show themselves as committed to smaller budget deficits, and to that extent they may find common cause. But each has a partisan purpose as well - the Republicans to show that they are not the party of the rich, the Democrats to force the President to concede, at least tacitly, that last year's three-year tax cut was irresponsibly big -and so their ways may part.

An article in Metropolitan Report on Thursday incorrectly described the role of Albert Shanker, president of the United Federation of Teachers, at a meeting in Washington on racial in- tegration of the teachers in New York City's schools. Mr. Shanker was in- vited to the meeting and participated in the discussion.

Jan Stephenson of Australia became only the third foreign player to win the Ladies Professional Golf Association title in the 28 years of the tournament when she shot a one-under-par 71 today for a 279. Miss Stephenson, who led from start to finish, gained a two-stroke victory over JoAnne Carner. Mrs. Carner also had 71 today. With her victory, Miss Stephenson joined Sally Little, a South African who won the 1980 L.P.G.A. title, and Chako Higuchi of Japan, who won the 1977 crown, as the only foreigners to win this tournament. ''Pressure from outside things,'' Miss Stephenson said, ''have kept me from winning lately when I was playing well enough to win. This means so much to me in bonuses and other things so I can overcome the people trying to hurt my game.''