LEAD: Surgery has replaced her charred skin and time is repairing broken bones, but for the 4-year-old girl who alone survived the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 there will be deeper injuries more resistant to healing.

Crash Survivor's Psychic Pain May Be the Hardest to Heal

LEAD: A Federal judge unsealed a transcript yesterday of a wiretapped conversation between Representative Mario Biaggi and Meade H. Esposito that prosecutors contend show the two tried to obstruct justice.

ON A TAPE, BIAGGI AND ESPOSITO TALK ABOUT U.S. INQUIRY

LEAD: A top regulator today proposed ending almost all Federal banking laws that restrict the nation's bank holding companies.

F.D.I.C.'s Chief Proposes Eliminating Of Bank Laws

LEAD: Four young men arrested late Thursday in the murder of the head of the New York City school custodians' union were hired to do the killing by a man who was found shot to death on Staten Island last Saturday, the police said.

A 'Middleman' Hired 4 Suspects To Kill Union Leader, Police Say

LEAD: A United Nations conference on disarmament and economic development will open in New York on Monday without the participation of the United States, which is boycotting the meeting.

U.S. WILL BOYCOTT A U.N CONFERENCE

LEAD: In another sign of slowing inflation, the Labor Department reported today that consumer prices rose a modest two-tenths of 1 percent in July. It was the smallest monthly rise in the Consumer Price Index this year.

Consumer Index Climbed in July By Modest 0.2%

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LEAD: As the final hour approaches, tempers are flaring over whether to admit women to the Century Club, one of Manhattan's oldest and most exclusive all-male clubs.

No Friendly Matter: Male Club Faces Change

LEAD: A Marine Corps court-martial tonight found Sgt. Clayton J. Lonetree, the first marine to be tried for spying, guilty of all 13 charges against him.

MARINE CONVICTED BY COURT-MARTIAL OF EMBASSY SPYING

LEAD: ''Certainly the worst fears of inflation are out the window at this point.'' - Allen Sinai, chief economist at Shearson Lehman Brothers.  [ 38:5. ]

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LEAD:  INTERNATIONAL/2-5  Sgt. Clayton Lonetree was convicted on all 13 counts of espionage by a court-martial jury after a trial that had lasted two weeks. He is the first United States marine to be tried for spying. Page 1  A U.N. meeting will be boycotted by the United States. The conference will discuss how money saved under future disarmament agreements could be used to stimulate economic development.

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LEAD: Nicaraguan rebel leaders pledged today to accept the terms of a new regional peace treaty signed by five Central American countries.

Nicaragua Rebels Pledge to Accept Latin Peace Plan

LEAD: Chadian radio reported today that its troops had repelled four Libyan motorized columns advancing on its northern outpost of Aozou, and had shot down the largest number of Libyan aircraft in any battle since the Chadian-Libyan border war resumed in January.

Chad Says It Repelled A Large Libyan Raid

LEAD: An article in some editions on Thursday about the Board of Estimate's approval of a plan to build 11 shelters for the homeless in New York City misidentified the official who accused Mayor Koch of having ''bought off'' the support of two other board members. It was Howard Golden, the Brooklyn Borough President.

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LEAD: A young wounded war veteran stood near the front of the crowd under immense canopies at Teheran University this morning, beating the bent stumps of his elbows against his breast in rhythm with about 3,000 other men.

When Iranian Religion and Politics Become One

LEAD: An obituary of Dr. Carlton Fredericks on July 31 incorrectly described the seizure of copies of one of Dr. Fredericks's books by the Federal Food and Drug Administration. Copies of the book, ''Eat, Live and Be

LEAD: An article on Wednesday about the United States arrival of the Soviet pianist Vladimir Feltsman imprecisely described the origin of a CBS recording of Chopin preludes played by Mr. Feltsman. A tape was smuggled out of the Soviet Union.

LEAD: The Reagan Administration is engaged in an intensive effort to improve relations with Syria, officials said today, citing that nation's significant influence over events in the Middle East.

BETTER SYRIA TIES ARE SOUGHT BY U.S.

LEAD: Iraq, a longtime ally of the Soviet Union, has attacked Moscow's policy on the Persian Gulf, calling its opposition to United Nations sanctions against Iran ''shortsighted.''

Iraq, Moscow Ally, Criticizes Soviet Gulf Policy

LEAD: Iran is taking advantage of a lull in attacks on Persian Gulf shipping to increase oil exports and bolster its war-pressed economy, Western diplomats say.

Iran Said to Use Lull to Lift Oil Exports

LEAD: An exercise designed to train the police in riot control here turned out to be too realistic. Twenty officers ended up in the hospital with sprains, cuts and bruises.

English Riot Training Sends 20 to Hospital

LEAD: As President Corazon C. Aquino visited the grave of her assassinated husband today, thousands of leftist protesters gathered outside her office to protest an increase in fuel prices, and newspapers raised questions about the pace of her Government.

For Aquino, Memories and Growing Uncertainties

LEAD: As American hopes of restarting a legal emigration process from Vietnam have been rising over the last month, Vietnamese officials here appear to be putting obstacles in the path of agreement.

Vietnam Appears to Hinder an Emigration Accord

LEAD: Japanese leaders sought today to play down the diplomatic significance of expulsion orders handed to two Japanese in Moscow on Thursday.

Japanese Leaders Try to Play Down Expulsions by Moscow

LEAD: A psychologist from Texas tried to commit suicide last night after retracting her defense evidence at the trial of John Demjanjuk, who is accused of being a Nazi war criminal, the Israeli police saido=oday.

Witness for Demjanjuk Is Said to Try Suicide

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August 22, 1987

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Crash Survivor's Psychic Pain May Be the Hardest to Heal

ON A TAPE, BIAGGI AND ESPOSITO TALK ABOUT U.S. INQUIRY

F.D.I.C.'s Chief Proposes Eliminating Of Bank Laws

A 'Middleman' Hired 4 Suspects To Kill Union Leader, Police Say

U.S. WILL BOYCOTT A U.N CONFERENCE

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