July 22, 1974

The threat of a shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road was averted shortly before midnight when an agreement was reached with union representing profession‘al workers, and a contract ‘lasting until June 30, 1976, was signed. Page 56.

Turkish Gen Staff announces sharp battle off coast of western Cyprus between Greek naval unit and Turkish naval and air forces; says Greek vessels were intercepted by Turkish Air Force planes and that landing was halted; repts heavy casualties on Greek ships; Turkish Pres Fahri Koruturk tells newsmen that Turkey has tried without success peaceful means to resolve Cyprus question; says Turkey invaded Cyprus to fulfill ‘60 treaty obligation; calls on UN and ‘able powers’ in Middle East to succeed in taking conflict to negotiating table; efforts by US Under Sec Joseph J Sisco to negotiate cease‐fire noted; Turkish Premier Bulent Ecevit holds continuous series of meetings with Cabinet, Gen Staff and Natl Security Council; speculation that talks centered on UN cease‐fire proposal are reinforced when Govt spokesman Orhan Birgit says that Turkey is near one of its principal goals in Cyprus; map; illus (L)

New licenses that were to. have been issued on July I to 55 Brooklyn refuse cartmen are quietly being held up while the city tries to decide whether! to take over their business,

Sen Permanent Investigations Subcom will publicize at hearings allegations that children have been grossly maltreated in some private psychiatric treatment centers that have recd funds from Defense Dept for care of dependents of active or retired mil personnel in cases where care at mil hosp is not available; funds were granted under dept's Civilian Health and Med Program of Uniformed Services; Sen Charles H Percy says investigation raises questions about reliance program placed on states to monitor child‐care insts that receive Defense Dept funds; Sen Henry M Jackson details allegations (M)

fighting in Cyprus described as heavy before cease‐fire agreement as Turkey and Greece appeared to be moving toward full‐scale mil confrontation over Cyprus; US Under Sec Joseph J Sisco is reptd to have encountered resistance by both sides to cease‐fire proposals but continued efforts; GB continues diplomatic effort to bring Greek and Turkish reprs to London for peace talks, but neither side has accepted invitation; Soviet Communist party leader Leonid I Brezhnev sharply criticizes Greece in statement accusing Athens of having instigated coup in which Nikos Giorgiades Sampson replaced Abp Makarios; US Sec Kissinger meets for 2 hrs with Adm mil and intelligence officials of Special Action Group; more than 4,400 foreign natls, mostly Britons and Amers, are evacuated from Nicosia in Brit convoy and taken to Brit base at Dhekelia illus of bodies being removed from mental hosp bombed by Turkish aircraft; illus of fighting in Nicosia (M)