May 2, 1984

New York State and civil rights groups have reached an agreement to set goals for integration at the huge Starrett City project in Brooklyn and other state-subsidized private housing in New York City, sources close to the negotiations said last night. The settlement, which is to be announced today, will eventually apply to all state-sponsored housing projects in the city with tenant populations that are more than 80 percent white. The agreement provides that plans will be drawn up to increase the number of minority tenants to a minimum of 20 percent. Settlement of Suit The pact would settle a lawsuit that was filed more than three years ago on behalf of prospective minority tenants and had split integration advocates who are normally allies. The suit had focused on one of the country's largest government-assisted housing projects, Starrett City, whose 46 brown-beige buildings are 99 percent occupied, with nearly 20,000 residents.

An article Monday about a New York Times/CBS News Poll on the prospects of a woman as Vice President incorrectly tallied political shifts among some population groups in response to such a possibility. Those shifting toward Democrats included unmarried women, by 11 percentage points, and Republican women, by 9 points. Shifts toward Republicans included Democratic men and Middle Western men, each by 14 points.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, rejecting opposition calls for an independent inquiry into the Government's handling of the crisis over the Libyan Embassy, said today that she had ordered an internal review to be carried out by established security agencies. In the House of Commons, Leon Brittan, the Home Secretary, said the search of the embassy had uncovered two handguns, a quantity of ammunition and accessories for a submachine gun. He said detectives had discovered a spent submachine-gun cartridge of the same caliber as that of the weapon that killed a police constable and ''firearms residue'' on the carpet beneath a window from which witnesses saw shots being fired. Decision Disclosed in Letter The shots fired on April 17 killed Yvonne Fletcher, a London police constable who was helping supervise a demonstration by opponents of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, that day at the embassy in St. James's Square. Britain broke diplomatic relations with Libya and, after an 11-day siege, the Libyans left the building to return to Tripoli and the police began their search Monday.

Walter F. Mondale won a decisive victory today in the Tennessee primary, setting back Gary Hart's hope of rebounding as the Democratic Presidential campaign entered a crucial eight-day period. The Rev. Jesse Jackson came in a strong third. The record black vote energized by his candidacy was a notable exception to the apathy that election officials said was responsible for the state's low primary turnout. The Vote Tally With 2,340 of 2,391 precincts reporting, or 98 percent, the Democratic vote was: Mondale130,107 (42%)Hart*92,456 (30%)Jackson*73,458 (24%)Uncommitted**6,358 (*2%) In the day's other primary in the District of Columbia, Mr. Jackson won his first clear-cut victory in the 1984 campaign, handily turning back both his rivals. (Page D26.)

THAT unmistakably bosky odor drifting under the noses of shoppers in some of the city's more elaborate vegetable markets these days comes from morels, curious-looking fungi with spongy, corklike caps and a sweetly nutty flavor that many enthusiasts consider the finest of all eating mushrooms. Morels, which are being shipped to the city from Oregon and the West Coast, are expensive - $18 at Dean & DeLuca and Fairway, $22 for the black variety at Pasta & Cheese and $24.95 for the regular ones at Jefferson Market; Balducci's has been charging $20 when they are in stock and new shipments from the West Coast are expected at all the stores today. The price should go down somewhat as the two-month season, now in its early stages, advances and the usually prolific crop from Wisconsin and Michigan begins to arrive. The mushroom's natural affinity for rich sauces based on cream or Madeira or both means a little can be stretched a long, long way. Half a pound of morels, sauteed in butter, dressed with cream and poured over taglierini noodles provides an ample first course for six.