August 6, 1977

Fed Judge Constance Baker Motley declares unconst sentences of up to life for Martha Carmona and Roberta Fowler, convicted under NYS drug laws; rules that sentences were disproportionately severe for relatively minor offenses and constituted cruel and unusual punishment: both cases involved small amounts of cocaine; effect of ruling on state's drug law discussed (M)

State reptdly will receive well over $400-million in additional funds under Carter welfare reform proposals; formula under which Fed Govt would pay 75% of 1st $500 supplement to basic welfare benefits provided by individual states instead of 50% provided currently; state has allocated nearly $900-million for its share of welfare costs in current fiscal yr (M)

article on improvement of Pres Carter's relations with Cong notes that energy program, which was severely crippled in com, emerged surprisingly intact now that HR as a whole has done its work (S)

Mayor Beame's adm, Fed officials and environmentalists reach 'broad understanding' on parking ban to reduce air pollution from traffic; ct gives them 2 wks to work out details; US Sup Ct Assoc Justice Thurgood Marshall rejects NYC request for stay in enforcement of gen parking-ban order; items believed discussed at conf outlined; controversy revd (M)

PIPELINE OIL ARRIVES: The tanker Arco Juneau, carrying the first shipment of crude oil from the wells of Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's arctic coast, is brought into