August 3, 1970

Interdepartmental Pub Utilities Com splits, 3 to 2, in attempts to reconcile pollution threat and critical power shortage; majority, supporting Con Ed's proposed expansion of Astoria plant, recommends that facilities burn only natural gas to reduce pollution, linking approval to other antipollution measures; minority, scoring plan, asserts health hazards cannot be overcome; majority and minority repts detailed; members listed

Jarring arriving, NYC, illus

Series of detailed studies conducted by Dept and published recently in Justice Dept‐financed rept on police training shows that more than 1/2 of specific tasks performed by policemen in 1 busy Manhattan precinct are not directly related to crime but involve problems such as taking care of sick, settling family disputes and freeing passengers from stuck elevators; study's findings outlined; Chief Inspector McManus, study's author, comments

Bruce Crampton of Australia won the $250,000 Westchester Golf Classic yesterday by one stroke at the Westchester Country Club. The 34‐year‐old pro shot a 67 for the final 18 holes for 72‐hole total of 273. Jack Nicklaus and Larry Hinson tied for second. Page 41.

Tax incentive plan for business to expand exports tentatively approved by HR Ways and Means Com as part of trade bill called discriminatory and probably ineffective by nonpartisan staff of Cong Joint Com on Taxation in confidential rept to Ways and Means Com; rept asserts plan would reduce taxes mainly of large corps and would probably amount to partial tax exemption, rather than postponement of taxes as Adm has contended; Treas Dept estimated proposal would cost Govt some $600‐million in revenues; under proposal a co would organize domestic internatl sales corp (DISC) as subsidiary, sell products to it at less than mkt price and have DISC sell them overseas; staff holds that ability of mfr to sell to its DISC subsidiary at lower price means that some of what are really profits from mfg co would go to DISC and be untaxed