November 16, 1984

It used to be that the New York dancegoer had to scurry out to the farthest reaches of the city, climb the steepest flights of creaking stairs and ease onto the stiffest of plank seats to witness an evening of experimentalist dance. But then centers sprang up around New York, and avant-garde festivals became a regular part of the dance year. Today, experimentalist dance is institutionalized. And the greatest evidence is a weekend like this, when any number of wide-ranging new dances can be seen in any number of theater spaces. The difficulty this weekend, in fact, is to find somewhat more familiar fare, though several established middle-of-the-road groups are offering it.

The Administration today proposed rules that would permit state and local governments to make sure welfare recipients pay their rent. By imposing restrictions on welfare grants, the Administration said, municipalities could prevent tenants receiving them from being evicted. ''The welfare of dependent children cannot be adequately safeguarded'' when the parents are under constant threat of eviction, which may lead to homelessness or residence in a welfare hotel, the proposed rules said. Plan for Two-Party Checks Ordinarily, welfare recipients can use their monthly cash assistance any way they choose. The new rules would make it easier for cities to earmark a portion of the welfare payment for rent by issuing checks jointly to the landlord and the welfare recipient. Such checks could be cashed only after they were signed by both parties.

Two articles in Metropolitan Report on Nov. 8 about voter turnout in New York State and about the party alignment in the State Legislature - incorrectly reported the result of the Presidential balloting in Tompkins County. Walter F. Mondale outscored President Reagan there.

Baby Fae, the infant who received the heart of a baboon 20 days ago to replace her own defective heart, died today at 9 P.M,, officials of the Loma Linda University Medical Center said. Her death was due to complications caused when her body began last Friday to reject the transplanted heart. Her kidneys began deteriorating this afternoon and doctors tried to treat her with a form of kidney therapy called peritoneal dialysis. Her parents were with her as much as possible during her final hours and were receiving support from the hospital chaplain and physicians, hospital authorities said.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1984 Companies The Government forced two large banks to strengthen their credit policies and bolster their financial underpinnings. Directors of the Bank of America and the First National Bank of Chicago have been required to sign pledges to make specific changes. Analysts saw the move as part of a new strategy to keep banks healthy through preventive measures and market discipline. (Page A1.) The S.E.C. is investigating the possibility of securities law violations in connection with a $278 million charge-off for bad loans by First Chicago. (D4.) Continental Illinois said its nonperforming loans fell to $949 million in the third quarter. (D4.) Morton Thiokol will sell its Texize division to Dow Chemical for about $256 million. Dow will give up its 8.2 percent holding in Morton, ending a takeover threat. (D17.)