Grammy award-winning folk singer James Taylor will perform in Harvard Stadium tonight at 6 p.m. in a University-sponsored concert to benefit Cambridge homeless.

Harvard is co-sponoring the concert with the city of Cambridge and St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church. University officials estimate that between 11 and 12 thousand people will attend the show and that the proceeds will total around $200,000.

"All of us view [the concert] as a very productive collaborative effort," said Director of Community Relations Kevin A. McCluskey '76.

The money will go to four local charities which provide permanent or transition housing for the homeless: St. Paul's AME Church Housing, Shelter Inc., Cambridge Fund for Housing the Homeless and Second Home Inc.

Tickets for floor seating in the stadium are still available through Ticketmaster. They cost $50.

NYNEX Strike Could Delay Phone Hook-ups

Harvard students and administrators may have to wait as long as several weeks for phone installations this fall due to a strike by NYNEX employees, University officials said last week.

The substantial slow down in dorm room and office hook ups is a result of a mammoth strike by 60,000 NYNEX workers--which has retarded New England's communications services since the dispute began on August 6.

"Businesses are not getting any new numbers until the end of October," one Harvard telephone official said last week.

And although University administrators said this summer that they were also expecting back-ups in student phone installations, it is not yet clear what the impact of the strike will be for student installations over the coming weeks.

The main sticking point of the strike by two NYNEX Corporation subsidiaries--New England Telephone and New York Telephone--is the issue of who will pay for health insurance. In the past, the employers paid the full tab, but now employees are being asked to contribute to the coverage.

On Saturday, New England Telephone officials threatened to discontinue benefits to striking workers, and, while a settlement has not been reached, formal talks are scheduled to resume today.

For those students who are able to hook up their phones, they can expect to find their exchange changed from 498 to 493. The 493 numbers will be solely used by Harvard undergraduates, while the old 498 exchange was also shared by some Cambridge residents.

Harvard Decides Not To Sue Cambridge

Harvard will not proceed with litigation against the city of Cambridge over last June's rezoning of the former Gulf station site on Mass. Ave., University officials announced earlier this month.