June 10, 1977

Sen, 56-38, votes to delay imposition of stricter controls on car fumes until '80, but not to weaken standards permanently in significant way; compromise amendment to Clean Air Act of '70 introduced by Sen minority leader Howard H Baker Jr, seen as victory for Pres Carter, who urged stricter controls; Sen, 61-33, also rejects attempt to weaken rules that protect pure air over natl pks and other Fed lands (S)

Repr Herman Badillo, declaring his mayoral candidacy, says parole should be abolished as 1 real way of keeping criminals off the sts (S)

NY-NJ Port Auth, blocked on Apr 27 by Sup Ct from spending money for new rail transportation, votes to shift $240-million mass-transit commitment to bus projects; auth suggests funds, $120-million to each state, could be spent for commuter buses, garages, park-and-ride facilities, station and terminal improvements and express-bus roadways; chmn Dr Ronan comments (M)

Joseph Papp announces NY Shakespeare Festival will vacate Vivian Beaumont Theater and Mitzi Newhouse Theater at conclusion of return engagement of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Schultze sees Adm reaching its goal of 6.75% unemployment by end of '77 and predicts unemployment will decline to about 6% by end of '78, Joint Econ Com hearing; com's chmn Richard Boiling doubts unemployment will decline to 4.75% by end of '81 as desired by Adm; Schultze por (S)