March 25, 1983

At fateful trial, ex-guerrilla against Zimbabwe A2 Soviet enhances Gromyko's role in Government A3 Two-week ban on Cuban airliners A4 Nicaraguan sees a Salvador link in rebel attacks A5 Adelman says he has no plan for a "purge" A8 Weinberger sees possible treaty amendment A9 Democrats accuse Reagan of trying to frighten nation A9 Bulgarian held in plot against Pope loses another appeal A11 Reagan peace plan said to be "very much alive" in Jordan A12 Israelis and Marines agree on ways to avoid confrontations A12 Government/Politics U.S. steel agrees to no contest plea in illegal dumping A16 Two charged with fraud in sales to Army commissaries A16 Aid by Federal troops in nuclear plant emergencies is sought B3 Legislators agree on sales tax in- crease for Nassau County B5 Washington Talk Briefing A18 Secretary of State Shultz: Some questions and answers A18 In honoring the Rebbe, the ca- terer did well too A18 General Around the Nation A14 Court clears seven of 11 blacks in Alabama clash with police A14 Tristate agency criticizes plans to cut sewage treatment B3 Education/Welfare Key Albany legislators agree on $12.5 million to aid homeless B4 Religion Church panel inconclusive on homosexual denomination A14 Weekend Weekender Guide C1 City is a festival of sacred music C1 Calendar of Easter music C29 Theater: Broadway C2 History of musicals at Broad- way museum C3 Screen: At the Movies C8 Coppola's "Outsiders," with Matt Dillon C3 "Dirty Dishes," a French comedy by Joyce Bunuel C12 Dance in bloom all over town C1 Music: New Orleans's Preserva- tion Hall jazz at Avery Fisher C6 Art: A more satisfying Biennial at the Whitney C1 Auctions C27 Art People C27 Alfred Kubin show a lesson in fantasy C25 Books: Publishing houses setting up downtown C24 "Chronicle of a Death Fore- told" is reviewed C32 Restaurants C22 TV Weekend C30 Style Notes on Fashion B6 New elegance in Paris ready-to- wear B6 Obituaries Blanton Collier, coached Browns to football title in 1964 B5 Sports Pages Louisville and Kentucky reach Mideast final A21 North Carolina State routs Utah, 75-56, in N.C.A.A. West A21 Mrs. King routs Andrea Jaeger; Tracy Austin upset at Garden A21 Yankees release Mayberry and put Griffey at first base A21 Scranton rolls out the red carpet for Holmes's challenger A21 Houston dominates opponents with strong inside game A22 Georgia, lacking a star, stresses defense A22 Capitals rally to beat Devils, 5-3 A24 Racing simulcasts could be boon for bettors A24 George Vecsey on Evonne Goola- gong Cawley A25 Features/Notes Sports People A26 New York Day by Day B4 News Analysis Harold M. Schmeck Jr. on Dr. Clark's sacrifice A20 David Margolick on the case of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon B3 H. Erich Heinemann assesses Federal Reserve policy D1 Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A30 The air fare carnival Gray smoke over the Vatican The role of Barney Clark Peter Passell: Utility costs Letters A30 Flora Lewis: Bumbling missile diplomacy A31 Tom Wicker: Asking less, and getting it A31 Jude Wanniski: Supply-side wins A31 David A. Ablin and Marlowe Hood: End Cambodia embargo A31

Legislation to deny criminals ''the fruits of their ill-gotten gains'' will be introduced in Albany next week, Attorney General Robert Abrams said yesterday. An expanded forfeiture law, Mr. Abrams said, would let New York State and local authorities sue to seize a criminal's assets - not just the paraphernalia or profits of the crime but ''fur coats, cooperative apartments'' and other possessions. ''When they arrested Nicky Barnes, they put him in jail,'' Mr. Abrams said, ''but they didn't stop his organization.'' Mr. Barnes was a major drug dealer in New York.

Companies People Express air service from Newark to London won tentative approval from the Civil Aeronautics Board. The carrier said it would try to offer a $149 one-way economy-class fare starting in June. But British approval of the low fares is uncertain. (D1.) Nine A.T.& T. operating subsidiaries retained their top-grade or near-highest credit ratings from Standard & Poor's, while another's low rating was lifted. The agency downgraded ratings for 11 more units, but not as much as Moody's had two weeks earlier. (D1.) Demand was strong for debt offerings by South Central Bell. (D5.)

Mayor Koch went around the Lower East Side Wednesday evening trying to talk homeless and mentally disturbed people into giving up a life on the streets for a hot meal and a warm bed in one of the city's shelters. Bundled up against the near-freezing temperature with an ''I Love New York'' muffler wrapped around his neck, the Mayor, riding in a van with a team of social workers and a psychiatrist to get a personal view of the problem, saw a disheveled man standing on Seventh Street near Avenue A. But the man, a timid street person whom social workers call John Doe Plastic Cap because he wears a plastic bag as a hat, took one look at Mr. Koch and started to walk away on the sidewalk. ''Hey, sir, don't be afraid,'' the Mayor said as he followed behind on the street. ''I won't hurt you. I'm the Mayor and I want to help you.''

People Express Airlines won tentative approval yesterday from the Civil Aeronautics Board to fly between Newark and London, and the C.A.B. endorsed the carrier's plan to charge $149 one-way. That's less than half the lowest fare now available on trans-Atlantic flights. Whether People Express will actually be able to introduce the fare depends on the British Government, which must give its approval. People Express, which has grown rapidly by offering low fares on its routes in the Northeast and Florida, plans to charge the $149 for its unrestricted economy class and $439 one way for a more luxurious service on the 747-200 aircraft that the company plans to lease.