some Pentagon aides reptdly fear he may set further 'stretch-out' as way to slash costs without cutting defense power; Repr Herter comments recalled; charts CUTTING BUDGET POSES TASK FOR EISENHOWER; Holdover Defense Commitments Make Major Reduction Hard to Achieve

some Pentagon officials see transaction critical to sustenance of USAF's controversial and expensive program for production of radar plane that would serve as airborne command post; say it will be increasingly difficult to keep production lines open or to convince Cong to provide funds for plane without definite expression of interest in plane by Eurs; Eur members of NATO, including GB, have endorsed conceptual need for plane, but have been reluctant to make immediate commitment partly because of costs and because of continuing debate in US over craft's effectiveness in hostile environment; recent HR Armed Services Com rept, in which Defense Dept 'confirmed' some performance 'limitations' of radar planes noted; USAF originally planned purchase of 34 planes, 20 of which were destined for Western Eur, at cost of approximately $4-billion; there is growing Cong sentiment favoring concept that Eur allies should bear cost of planes; high-ranking Defense officials, including Defense Research and Engineering Dir Malcom R Currie, have suggested that US offer to buy advanced version of vertical or short take-off and landing Harrier fighter as means of winning Brit commitment to purchase radar planes; no mil requirement has been established for advanced versions of Harrier, but USMC, which has had unsatisfactory experience with earlier model, has been prevailed upon to establish requirement; planes would be used by USMC, either aboard small carriers or from landing strips, to provide air support for amphibious landings; Defense Dept is expected to confirm USN's decision to purchase Harriers (M) U.S. STUDIES DEAL FOR BRITISH PLANE

Some peo ple come to Nantucket with the idea of building a house of con temporary design; others arrive here with long hair and unconventional clothes — and many of the islanders have a hard time deciding which the greater sin. Most of them shudder at the thought of homes that do not blend with the early 19th‐century archi tecture that is synonymous with Nan tucket, and their blood is apt to chill at a glimpse of a life‐style that is both off island and way out. Article 10 ‐‐ No Title

some people accuse him of disregarding the art of community consensus and of not pursuing more comprehensive solutions; photo (M) Quick Fixes In the Bureau Of Potholes

some people appear really exasperated. Mr. Robinson, a veteran writer and producer of "Sesame Street" and "The Cosby Show," is shrewd and economical in his one-act presentation of Lincoln Perry, the creator of the shiftless black comic character of 1930's films who was at first enormously popular and later, under assault from civil rights advocates, reviled. Mr. Robinson knew Perry in the last 20 years of his life, and he lets Perry tell his own story, bringing out amid a lot of laughter the intelligence, pride and sense of injury that gave the best Stepin Fetchit movie scenes their bite. Review/Theater; The Pride and the Pain Of a Man Burned by Racism

some people are cynical about the news media and reporters, too," said Joe S. Epley in a telephone interview last week from Phoenix as he prepared for his society's 44th national conference, which began yesterday. Public Relations Conference Is Devoted to Ethical Topics