July 23, 1976

HR override of Ford's veto of public works bill allocating $700-million to states for water pollution abatement noted (S)

Renoir painting, Still Life With Blue Cup, valued at $50,000 which was stolen from Bklyn Museum 19 mos ago, is returned undamaged in mail on July 21; pkg was addressed to museum dir Michael Botwinick; written on inside of outer brown wrapper of parcel that contained painting is warning of future robberies at museums in US; Detective Robert Volpe comments; illus (S)

Estimate Bd approves proposed $40-million, 146-acre park after 6 hrs of public meetings in which residents' objections were pitted against city adm's need to stir new econ activity; Mayor Beame deputy delares that community will be protected from any negative impact and that jobs and revenues to be generated are paramount; Amusement Corp of Amer pres Stephen A Markelson comments; those opposed include City Council Pres Paul O'Dwyer, Manhattan Boro Pres Percy E Sutton and Richmond Boro Pres Robert T Connor; City Planning Comm chmn Victor Marrero rejects residents' fears; map (M)

soil-collection scoop malfunctions jeopardizing experiments to search for living organisms; similar malfunction of onboard seismometer noted; scientists examine photographs and debate true color of Martian sky; are devising procedures for repairing balky soil-collection scoop (M)

GB to reduce Govt spending in '77 in effort to protect pound (S)