June 26, 1976

NYS Assembly Child Care Com chmn Richard N Gottfried, Sen Crime and Corrections Com chmn Ralph J Marino and Assembly Ways and Means Com chmn Burton G Hecht jointly announce bipartisan agreement on bill allowing Family Ct judges to mandate minimum confinement of 2 yrs for juveniles who commit the most serious crimes of violence; bill has Gov Carey's support and quick passage is expected; Carey has promised to veto any bill taking that approach; Assemblyman Alfred A DelliBovi, ranking Repub on Child Care Com, attacks compromise as 'sham' that does not go far enough; provisions of bill detailed (M)

Kissinger addresses Inst of Strategic Studies, London, in what aides say is likely his final major address in Eur as State Sec, holding Western countries, if they continue to cooperate, need not fear competition from Communist world; repeats concern about allowing Communist participation in Western Govts but holds West must eliminate grievances that play into Communist hands; stresses importance of US-W Eur cooperation and calls W Eur unity essential to this (M)

Sen conferees approve compromise $32.5-billion mil budget, including $7.6-billion for Navy Shipbldg program (M)

US Sup Ct, 7-2, on June 25 rules that private nonsectarian schools may not exclude black children because of race, decision stemming from suits against Fairfax-Brewster School and Bobbe School, 2 segregated private acads in Va; uncertainty as to whether scope of decision extends to segregated private religious schools noted; provisions of ruling detailed (L)

Sen Finance Com chmn Russell B Long asks Sen to strike from pending tax bill oil and gas depletion allowance provision affecting trust holdings that could benefit his family, statement; says he was not aware of potential benefit to relatives when provision was presented to com; defends propriety of legis in correcting problem he says Cong never intended to create; holds problem exists all over US; apparently refers to only 1 of 2 provisions that would aid family; provisions detailed; other Sens indicate provisions may not be dropped; Sen Robert Dole, who proposed amendments, urges retaining them; calls NY Times article disclosing benefit to Long family 'cheap shot'; Sen Philip A Hart holds it unfair to exclude Long family from bill's benefits; Sen Floyd K Haskell, tax-reform advocate who has fought Long on many bill provisions, defends Long (M)