Past returns to haunt candidate Andy Young

WASHINGTON -The issue that finally sank Andrew Young as the Carter administration’s ambassador to the United Nations was his meeting with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization and, more to the point politically, the angry reaction it caused in the Jewish community . Two years later that same reaction seems to be haunting Young in his campaign for mayor of Atlanta. After several months of campaigning Young has been able to raise less than $100,000, while Atlanta’s substantial Jewish community is pouring money into one of his prime rivals, state legislator Sidney Marcus. The Marcus campaign concedes it is likely to have $500,000 to spend, and other sources suggest it may be as much as $700,000. One result is that Marcus advertising is already running on television, and has been for weeks, although the election is not until Oct. 6. Marcus is not Young’s only problem. Some Atlanta political professionals say they believe that Reginald Eaves, a controversial former public safety commissioner, has been making significant progress in winning the support of low-income blacks who credit him with halting police brutality against them. At this point, however, there are no opinion poll figures to support that thesis. * • * The White House, well aware of the unhappiness among leauing conservative and anti-abortion groups over the nomination of Sandra O’Connor to the Supreme Court, has upgraded its stroking of the New Right. James A. Baker , the White House chief of staff