Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
Airport, Bridge
Hearings Slated
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS


AS Congress completes its or
ganiZation this week, hearings
on two major District problems
an additional airport and Po-
tomac River bridges--have been
scheduled for the Senate end Of
the Capitol
In addition, further develop
ments are expected on a pro-
posed athletic stadium.
The Senate already has set up
all Of its committees and is ready
to go to work as soon as all these
groups. including the District
Committee, are officially organ
lied.
House Democrats have assigned
all their members to committees,
but Republicans still have this
task to finish. probably tomor-
row.
Airport Hearing Wednesday
Need for an additional airport
here will be aired Wednesday
morning by the Senate Appro-
priations' subcommittee headed
by Senator Holland. Democrat of
Florida. A second airheld was
authorized by Congress years ago
but a site at Burke, Va, origi-
nally selected and partly pur-
chased, has been blocked by re-
fusal of Congress to appropriate
funds.
Senator Monroney. Democrat
Of Oklahoma. long strong ad-
vocate of the Burke site as chair
man of a special subcommittee
of the Senate Commerce Com
mittee, said yesterday he hoped
that an estimate for construct
ing the Burke airport would be
submitted TO Congress by the
President in his budget message
Wednesday.
The Oklahoman expressed hope
also that the Senate Appropria-
lions Committee would vote
funds for Burke.
Dispute on Bridges
The problem involving Wash
ington bridges will be put before
the full Senate Public Works
Committee Wednesday morning
in executive session by Senator
Gore. Democrat of Tennessee. a
subcommittee c hartman. He
plans to ask the full committee
to approve survey of naviga-
tional rights upstream of the Po-
tomac bridges with a view no
making all draw spans inoper-
able.
An opponent Of draw spans
because of their hindrance to
motor traffic, Mr. Gore wants
the District commissioners to be
directed to study what could be
done to prevent draw spans from
opening for waterborne COM
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Senator Gore said last night
he has so far received no adj
verse reaction among committee
members to the resolution he will
propose Wednesday.
Action on New Stadium
Senator Stennis. Democrat of
Mississippi, chairman of the
nine-member recently activated
Stadium Commission, said he
hopes to confer with other mem
bers soon to chart a course for
early action.
A Stadium Commission site
subcommittee headed by Senator
Case. Republican Of South Da-
kota, has officially approved a
location Immediately north Of
the District Armory. Two other
subcommittee on planning and
financing are yet TO make their
report to the full commission.
Pending in the House District
Committee already is a bill to
locate the stadium in that area
which is part of more than a 100
acres of land already owned by
the Federal Government.
The Senate District Commit
tee will meet at 1880 am. to-
morrow in executive session to
organize, set up subcomittees
and to assign local bills already
introduced. Presiding will be
Senator Nicely, Democrat of West
Virginia, who is recovering at
Naval Hospital at Bethesda from
an operation.