June 25, 1985

R. Foster Winans, a former WallStreet Journal reporter, was found guilty yesterday of using advance knowledge of Journal articles to make illicit profits in the stock market. Federal District Judge Charles E. Stewart, who heard the case without a jury, also convicted Mr. Winans's two associates: Kenneth P. Felis, a former stockbroker at Kidder, Peabody & Company, and David J. Carpenter, Mr. Winans's longtime roommate and a former news clerk for The Journal. Mr. Winans was found guilty of 59 criminal counts, Mr. Carpenter of 12 counts and Mr. Felis of 41 counts. Mr. Winans and Mr. Felis were convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, among other charges, but Mr. Carpenter was acquitted of that charge. The convictions carry sentences of up to five years in prison for each count as well as fines. Mr. Winans theoretically could be sentenced to as many as 295 years in prison and $266,000 in fines. Mr. Carpenter could receive 60 years in prison and $71,000 in fines, while Mr. Felis could get 205 years and fines of $194,000.

The Shiite Amal militia leader, Nabih Berri, added a new condition for releasing the 40 American hostages today, saying the United States must pull back warships cruising off Lebanon. Mr. Berri, speaking as the hostage crisis entered its 11th day, said that ''the advance of the Sixth Fleet towards our shores forces us to add one more condition - this time for the Amal movement - and that is the withdrawal of the Sixth Fleet from our coast.'' A United States naval flotilla, which includes the aircraft carrier Nimitz, has been sent to the eastern Mediterranean, although the ships are not visible from the coast. Ships About 40 Miles Offshore The fleet normally carries a combat-ready landing force known as a marine amphibious unit. American network television crews who have been flying over the area in chartered planes estimate that the ships are 40 miles offshore.

A list of history's worst airliner disasters yesterday incorrectly described the crash of an Air- India jet on Jan. 1, 1978. There was no explosion before the Boeing 747 went out of control and crashed into the sea off Bombay.

The United States called today for worldwide action against ''the despicable acts of terrorists'' in recent days. ''All nations must unite in decisive action to curb this threat,'' Secretary of State George P. Shultz said in a statement that linked recent actions against air travelers for the first time. The Shultz statement, read by Bernard Kalb, the department spokesman, offered no specific course of action. The statement cited the hijacking of the Trans World Airlines plane to Beirut, Lebanon; a bombing last Wednesday at the airport in Frankfurt; the bomb that exploded Sunday in luggage taken off a Canadian flight to Tokyo, and ''the ghoulish claims'' for the destruction of the Air-India jumbo jet Sunday.

A veteran police officer has been indicted as the hit-and-run driver of an unmarked patrol car that struck an 11-year-old girl as she rode her bicycle on a Queens street in April. A second officer was also indicted in the case. The officer charged with driving the car, John J. Saporita, faces eight counts. The most serious charge is that of tampering with public records to cover up the accident. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.