May 22, 1975

75 Sens send lr to Pres Ford saying that they expect Adm to submit foreign aid request to Cong that 'will be responsive to Israel's urgent mil and econ needs'; Israel has asked for $2.5-billion in econ and mil assistance for next fiscal yr; Adm has delayed submitting to Cong its recommendations on request until end of reassessment of US policy toward Middle East; lr was drafted by 19 Sens, with Sen Javits reptdly playing major role, and was supported by Amer Israel Public Affairs Com; main significance of document is direct show of pol strength by pro-Israeli forces on Capitol Hill; list of 19 Sens (M)

Pres Ford may act to decontrol oil prices before departure for Eur on May 28 (S)

NYS Sen votes final approval, 44-14, of Equal Rights Amendment to NYS Const; vote comes after long debate on issues ranging from motherhood to incest; Sen Fred J Eckert rebuffed in his attempt to kill measure by amending it; statements for amendment by Sens Karen S Burstein, Joseph L Galiber, Linda Winikow, John D Perry and Emanuel R Gold cited; opponents Sens Eckert, Frank Padavan and John J Santucci cited; action on amendment since '74 revd; Eckert and Winikow illus (L)

NYC Mayor Beame on May 21 drops proposal for 4-day workweek for munic employes; says that he wants permanent solution to city fiscal problems, not 1-shot gimmick; also drops proposal that city workers forgo scheduled raise; aides deny that proposals were chiefly public relations gestures; Mayor prods NYS Gov Carey and state Repub Sen leaders to make decision by May 23 on his $641-million pkg of aid and taxes; reprs of major banks go to Albany to conf with legislators on deficit problem (M)

NYS Gov Carey to name 'blue ribbon' panel consisting of Simon H Rifkind, Felix G Rohatyn, Donald B Smiley and Richard R Shinn, all nonpoliticians, to weigh how govt and private sources can help NYC to cover 'cash flow' interruption; sets $200-million limit on state participation in temporary effort to bail city out; NYC Mayor Beame, in response to demand from Repub Sens of NYC, sends line-by-line summaries of proposed fiscal '76 budget to Albany on May 21; asks resolution of city problems by May 23 so that final budget can be sent to printer, phone call to Sen majority leader Warren M Anderson; Sen Roy M Goodman says that Treas Sec Simon has reaffirmed willingness to consider $200-million advance of Fed aid if other aspects of financial pkg are put together first; Rifkind, Rohatyn, Smiley and Shinn comment; pors (M)