May 16, 1978

Article on controversy surrounding Suffolk County's SW sewer dist; escalating costs of sewer project, endangering of shellfish indus and taxation for project discussed; comments by County Environmental Comr John M Flynn, Islip Town Councilman James Mackey, Paul Wingler, former admr of county sewer agency, EPA official Richard Caspe, Environmental Defense Fund counsel James B Tripp and county public health engineer Aldo Andreoli noted; map; illus (M)

NJ Casino Control Comm grants Resorts Internatl 6‐mo license to operate casino; co expected to begin operations May 26 (M)

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15—Patricia Hearst returned to Federal prison today to serve the rest of her seven‐year sentence for bank robbery.

Christian Dem Party makes substantial gains in widely‐held local elections; apparently benefits from voter reaction to assassination of party pres Aldo Moro by terrorists; Communists suffer losses, but poll enough votes to remain as 2d largest party; appear to have suffered because of public abhorrence of ultraleftist terrorists; recent terrorist attack against Bologna indus exec Antonio Mazzotti noted; Christian Dem Party captures 42.6% of vote, compared with 26.2% for Communists and 13.1% for Socialists; Ital Soc Movement‐Natl Right and Natl Democracy together poll 5% of vote (M)

May 16: Sen, 54‐44, upholds Pros Carter's arms package; Carter reaffirms commitment to Israel's security; says vote strengthens US ties with moderate Arab nations; vote was on Sen Joseph R Biden Jr proposal to block sale; illus; roll‐call (M)