November 6, 1983

The United States has been conferring with the Lebanese Government about using military force against a rocket battery manned by pro-Iranian Lebanese forces that threaten Marine positions, American officials said today. They said the rapid-fire Soviet-made rocket battery had been moved through East Beirut and was believed to be in position to be used against the marines at Beirut airport. The Marine contingent suffered more than 230 dead from a truck-bomb explosion on Oct. 23 in its headquarters at the airport. American officials assume the attack was planned by Iran with Syrian help.

Reawakening memories of the days when three future pro stars - William Andrews, James Brooks and Joe Cribbs - played in the same backfield, the Auburn Tigers' 1983 backfield of Tommie Agee, Lionel James and Bo Jackson rolled for 439 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns today in a 35-23 victory over Maryland. The best collective performance by Andrews, Brooks and Cribbs when they played at Auburn was 300 yards in a 33-14 victory over Georgia in 1977. But as the last few seconds in this game today ticked away, the sellout crowd of 75,600 was chanting ''A-gee . . . A-gee . . . A-gee'' in appreciation of the 219-yard rushing afternoon turned in by this 5-foot-11-inch, 210- pound freshman fullback from Maplesville, Ala. He got a chance to start this season when the Tigers' No. 1 fullback, Greg Pratt, collapsed and died from heat stroke after a pre-season conditioning drill.

There are but a handful of neighborhoods left within the city where grand old homes still sit on parcels of land for which the term ''grounds'' applies. Among them is the Riverdale section of the Bronx, long known as the borough's Gold Coast.

HAVANA HAVING watched the revolution it had nurtured in Grenada collapse under internal divisions and then get swept aside by the American invasion, the Cuban Government last week turned its attention to containing the damage to its prestige and influence. Havana seemed to be seeking to portray itself as a country whose stake in Grenada, aside from the safety of its citizens there, was limited - that it could afford to be unconcerned about events on the island save as evidence of the ''imperialist Yankee aggression'' it says is threatening the Caribbean and Central America. While the United States was barring reporters from Grenada, Fidel Castro invited the foreign press to Havana en masse. He deluged reporters with daily communiques, news conferences, and copies of usually secret, low-key diplomatic notes exchanged with the Reagan Administration.

TRENTON VOTERS will face an array of eight ballot questions on Tuesday, including three calling for authorization to issue $320 million in bonds to acquire land for recreation and conservation purposes, to protect the shore and to repair and improve bridges. The referendum items also include proposals calling for additional projects and studies to be paid for with the proceeds of the $350 million Water Supply Bond Act of 1981, and to refinance previously approved bond issues where there would be a saving in debt-service charges. Voters also are being asked to: - Authorize the revamping of the state's judicial system by creating a separate Family Court within the Superior Court to handle juvenile and domestic-relations matters. - Change a constututional provision that requires the Governor to act on legislation within 10 days before the end of a two-year legislative session. The measure would give the Governor seven days after the close of the session to deal with legislation approved by both houses.