July 25, 1975

HR, 223-206, on July 24 rejects Ford Adm effort to lift partly 6-mo-old arms embargo against Turkey that developed after Cong accused Turkey of using Amer equipment in invasion of Cyprus in July '74; Pres Ford denounces HR action; Repr Thomas E Morgan, chmn of Internatl Relations Com, which approved bill, says embargo had not brought about solution of Cyprus situation; says lifting embargo would give new impetus to negotiations; Repr John Brademas counters that lifting of embargo would be tantamount to yielding to 'blackmail'; supporters of embargo contend that Turkey violated terms of Foreign Mil Assistance Law in using Amer weapons against Cyprus and should be barred from additional supplies; Repr Paul S Sarbanes accuses US Sec Kissinger of not having taken will of Cong seriously in past and of failing to use arms embargo to press Turkey into making concessions on Cyprus; Repr Donald M Fraser says he is not optimistic that suspension of embargo would lead to negotiated settlement in Cyprus, but that he is certain that failure to do so would not produce accord; illus of Reprs Benjamin S Rosenthal, Sarbanes and Brademas (L)

US Sec Kissinger on July 24 expresses confidence that Israel and Egypt can reach interim agreement on Sinai; tells reporters after meeting with US Sen Foreign Relations Com that 'our judgment is that both sides are seriously attempting to reach settlement' (S)

Apollo astronauts return safely to earth after concluding joint space mission with Soyuz spacecraft and ending era of manned Amer spaceflight that began in '61; land in Pacific 330 mi northwest of Hawaii and are retrieved by USS New Orleans; receive congratulatory telephone call from Pres Ford, who notes mission has marked end of Apollo program; Pres says mission was 'historic' and has opened new era of internatl cooperation; NASA Admr James C Fletcher voices similar sentiments; USSR asks US to retrieve cassettes of film left aboard Apollo by Soviet cosmonauts; final minutes of Apollo flight described; some experiments performed by crew noted; Apollo spacecraft illus in Pacific; astronauts illus aboard New Orleans (L)

The Senate, 77 to 12, passed a hill extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for seven years and broadening it to include Spanish‐speaking citizens. The measure now goes to the House, which passed a 10‐year extension last month. Page 28.

GB's Sec of State for N Ireland Merlyn Rees on July 24 announces Brit Govt plans to end controversial policy of interning suspected terrorists without trial in N Ireland and to release all internees by Christmas, speech, House of Commons; release of 246 remaining internees is risky move for Brit officials that seeks to meet key demand of IRA Provisionals; there is some fear that release of men will lead to resumption of major violence; statement brings immediate protests from Prot leaders in N Ireland; Harry West, leader of Unionist party, accuses Rees of 'reinforcing ranks of IRA'; Thomas Passmore, head of Belfast's Orangemen, and Glen Barr, leader of strike that wrecked attempt at power-sharing between Prots and Roman Caths, denounce move (M)