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)

WASHINGTON. July 22 —The White House rejected. today Ronald Reagan's cornplaint of “heavy‐handed” campaign tactics by asserting that President Ford had ordered Cabinet officers to spurn any attempts by delegates to the Republican National Convention to trade their votes for Government jobs or favors.

Carter meets with 52 top corp execs and promises he will move cautiously on tax reform, July 22 luncheon, 21 Club, NYC; comes out strongly in favor of multinational corps and free enterprise; meeting co-chmn are Coca-Cola chmn J Paul Austin, Seagram Co Ltd chmn Edgar Bronfman and Ford Motor Co chmn Henry Ford 2d; his position on Amer involvement in foreign countries, composition of White House staff and Cabinet members noted; Carter meets with Mayor Beame and ex-Mayor Robert F Wagner; meets with labor leaders; NYS AFL-CIO pres Raymond R Corbett says he pledged labor support and money to Carter's campaign; say Carter plans to attend his orgn's conv in Aug; Carter illus with Ford, Bronfman and Natl State Bank of NJ chmn Mary G Roebling (L)

The United States men continued their dominance in swimming at the Olympic Games in Montreal yesterday with two more gold‐medal victories, both in world‐record time. They have won all of the nine events thus far.

3 large NYC retail stores, Macy's, Korvette's and Alexander's, plan to open on Sundays in city and NYC met area; decision follows NYS Appeals Ct ruling that set aside state's blue laws (M)

Alameda County officials issue natl all-points bulletin for arrest of Fred Newhall Woods, James L Schoenfeld and his bro Richard A Schoenfeld; Woods is son of Fred N Woods 3d, pres of Calif Rock and Gravel Co, which owns quarry where kidnapped victims were held; Sheriff Tom Houchins says men are to be considered armed and dangerous; other developments noted; por of Woods and James Schoenfeld (M)

program of mass immunization against swine flu announced by Pres Ford has been meeting increasing scientific and med criticism and tech obstacles; controversy discussed (M)

description of major terrorist bands says Baader-Meinhof gang, anarchist orgn that terrorized W Ger in early '70s, has been inactive since '73; some of former and current leaders of gang listed (S)