October 23, 1975

NYS Gov Carey orders immediate suspension of state's lotteries on Oct 22 after it is learned that programming error had caused hundreds of duplicate tickets to be printed for special $1.4-million jackpot drawing on Oct 31; although lottery officials say that computer check has indicated that there are no programing errors and no duplicate tickets printed for wkly Double-up lottery, but Carey's orders applies; there is no indication how long suspension will last, but Gov's office says that those who have purchased lottery tickets will be protected; Lottery Dir Jerry Bruno comments (M)

Ford Adm officials say that US State Dept will break with precedent and submit for Cong approval mil, pol, econ and cultural agreement with Spain that is close to completion; previous accords with Spain have been regarded by successive adms as 'executive agreements' requiring no Cong action; officials say that decision to seek formal vote in Cong on 5-yr pact, which includes provisions for continued use by US air and naval forces of Spanish bases, had been made before Gen Francisco Franco's latest illness; Amb Robert J McCloskey, who has been in charge of negotiations with Spain, will brief Sen Foreign Relations Com on agreement; agreement noted (M)

US HR, 257-148, rejects proposed Fed Election Comm rule to require Cong members to file campaign financial repts with comm; Repr Wayne L Hays, who led fight against rule, calls vote 'warning' to comm 'not to be capricious and not to rewrite the law'; comm chmn Thomas B Curtis says he is 'disappointed'; holds any alternative rule requiring filing of campaign repts with HR officials should require that copies be promptly sent to comm; Hays got Dem leader Repr Thomas P O'Neill and Repub leaders Reprs John J Rhodes and John B Anderson to speak against rule; Reprs Millicent Fenwick, John Brademas and Bill Frenzel spoke for rule, stressing threat to comm's independence; Repr William L Dickinson opposed rule; Reprs Christopher J Dodd and Thomas J Downey switch votes to put selves on record in favor of proposal after it is clear that rule will be disapproved (M)

Venera 9, unmanned Soviet spacecraft, makes soft landing on Venus and transmits to earth 1st photographs ever taken from surface of another planet; transmits data for 53 mins; records Venusian surface temperature of 905 degrees Fahrenheit, and atmospheric pressure 90 times as great as earth's; also transmits data on cloud cover, atmosphere and soil characteristics; photograph of Venusian surface transmitted by spacecraft (M)

Article on NYC Parks Adm says it is 'microcosm of worst of city government'; present and former officials and employes say dept has archaic work rules, inepitude, shortsightedness and 'baroque bureaucracy'; dept has rotating top management, heavy with pol appointees, which barely has time to implement any plans; many money-saving ideas would cost money to start and city is not now in position to increase spending; dept is officially part of soon-to-be-disbanded Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Adm and has just had to trim $4.5-million from its $56.6-million budget; cuts in number of employes have meant steady deterioration of parks and playgrounds in almost every neighborhood; studies and repts have identified management problems and made recommendations but proposals have never been implemented; list of proposals; City Council's Charter And Govt Operations Com will hold hearing on proposed dismantling of Parks Adm and creation of separate Dept of Parks and Recreation; Wirin supports move; closing 3 Parks Dept zoos would be another potential saving, as would be use of seasonal employment; Adele Auchincloss,former Comr Edwin L Weisl's deputy admr, comments on problems; some people hope to see more volunteer workers and greater citizen participation; Elizabeth Barlow, coordinator of Central Park Task Force, has devised several projects for schoolchildren and says people are constantly volunteering their services; Henry Hope Reed, historian and curator of Central Park, says money could be saved by cutting back on use of parks; says Central Park is overused and that happenings and festivals are 'disastrous' to physical aspects; illus of Weisl (L)