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And avoid cOrOnvieS and ulcers
there's a funny side to almost everything

10 KEEP his equilibrium suburbante needs
IL saving sense of humor more than he ever
needed one before.
"Humor," warns Herman Peters, sage at Ohio
State University, rs todays slim margin of safety,
its tension allowance lubricant of zeStful living"
In other words, laugh, man, laugh-and avoid
coronaries and ulcers!
Fred Allen (bless his soulD often was asked to
define laughter-but admitted he could not He
took refuge behind Webster's Laughter is a move
men of the muscles of the face, especially the lips
with peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating
meriment." To this Allen himself appended, MIR.
Webster must have been thinking of an adult In a
baby that would signify gas"
One way to hang on to sense of humor is to
avoid fights with your wife, In the first place,
what's the use of kidding around with the inev-
table? Lose gracefuly-and at once-and save
needless wear and tear. In the second place. don't
think that the devastating insults you deliver in
moments OF wrath are ever forgotten by the little
woman. She may tell you she's forgiven you after
your abject surrender, but she stores away each
little sally of yours the way squirrel stores nuts
and when you least expect it-wham You get
tiiSH uhO"h IiSiit OdSk dt -piuS lHtcIcSt anu
the bill for new fur coat
We have editor at Random House who
bought house in Connecticut because he actually
LIKES committing. He says it gives him time to
be alone to think, or read the paper-or even
manuscript if the daily delay is serious enough
The rest of his life. he claims is whirng by him
at such dizzying clip that it's positive relief to
humble to and from the city at an 1895 pacc-and
in a coach probably built the same year. He has
named the president of his railroad The Abomin-
lbe-Slow-Man." and can actually make joke out
of every mishap on the line.
As matter of fact. there's at least one relevant
funny story to tighten the pain of EVERY crisis,
and EVERY boring routine in the daily and week
End round. Let me offer you a few classic
examples:
While you're hunting for YOUR commute
ton ticket: When Lowell Thomas commuteS
rom Pawling to New York. he avoids the smok-
RAWLINGS BY lack SootHIsea -dea osas
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-02
BY BENNETT CERT

ing because the smoke irritates his throat and
makes him sound bit less mellifluous over the
air waves later. One day in the nonsmoker, how
ever, gent plopped himself in the other half of
Thomas seat, and lit giant stogie.
Unwilling to create scene, Thomas waited for
the conductor to come by and punch his 10-trip
ticket. AS he handed it over, he tapped the con-
ductors arm, and nodded to the gent with the
stogie. The conductor nodded back pleasantly,
gave Thomas ticket another punch and moved
down the car
When you walk into the wrong room: A
new millionaire in Tucson was showing friend
around his modernistic ''push-button" mansion
This is the best gadget of the lot,' he exuIted
AFTER night out, ! sometimes feel like stepping
into nice hot bath right here without the trouble
of going into the bathroom. simply press this
button. "
He pressed the button and in rolled the bathtub,
full of nice hot water and the millionaire's wife,
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LAUGH

The bachelor thought this was superb idea,
and ne tried it the very next day. The Winnetka
station was nearer than Lake Forest, so he headed
there. Sure enough, he soon spotted beautiful
girl whose husband had not shown up. She dined
with him. and danced with him, and then asked
him back to her house for nightcap
The bachelor was doing just fine when the hus-
band suddenly appeared, and began abusing his
wife. Then his attention wandered to her COM
panion. so it's you you rat, he beloved Il told
you Lake Forest, not Winnetkal"
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While you're stalled the freeway or wait
ing for the even-laier-than-usual 1923: An i'm
patient train commuter peered anxously down the
track and grumbled, This service gets worse
every day. It's an outrage So" suggested the
station agent, why don't you write your congress
MANI" what good would thar do?" countered the
kicker. Dammit, AM my congressman
When your wife tells you once too often
how reckIessIy you drive; Mr. Brdseed an
aviation NUT invested most of his savings in a two
engine. four-Seater airpane. Came bright Sunday
and he invited neighbor to go up in it with his
wife and himself
The great thing about looming around up here
in the wide blue yonder he exulted to the neigh
Dor, lis that don't have to worry about traffic
jams. crazy pedestrians, or traffic lightS-and best
OF all. there's no back-seat driving
Just then his wife, seated in the rear looked out
OF the window and cried Horace! Look out for
nat flock of birds!"
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While wondering if your wife will remem-
Der this is her night to meet yOu at the station:
A knowing husband advised bachelor friend.
Here's sure way of bagging an attractive date
Go to the Lake Forest station any evening and
case the wives waiting to drive their husbands
home. One or two husbands invariably miss the
train. Ask the wife for date and she be so mad
at her husband for failing to appear she'll give you
The time OF your life!'
Evening star., 1960-08-03

PIANOS-Visit our store for bar
gains in used spinets and consoles.
Hamlin, Chickering, Steinway,
Baldwin Acrosonic, Story a. Clark,
H. NJ Cable. Winter. Estey,
Fischer. WurlitZer, Knabe. Gull
bransen and others. ST. $4,000.
JORDAN'S, corner 18th and @
SITS NV
Evening star., 1960-08-03

PIANO RENTAL PLAN-New. mod :
ern-style pianos as low as S5
per month. Rentals and hauling
charges may be applied to pur-
chase price. CAMPBELL MUSIC
CO., 110S G st. NV, DI. 7-S4f;4
Evening star., 1960-08-03

ORGANS - Before you buy any
organ see the new Wurlitzer Chord
at only S695 and the new Wurlit-
ger spinet at only S995. Also
values in used instruments made
by Hammond. Baldwin and Wurlit-
sts.. W.: 9332 Georgia ave, Sill
yer Spring; $3.50 Lee highway, Ar
lington. Suburban stores open eve
nings. Park in front
Evening star., 1960-08-03

oRGANS-August clearance sale
Rare values in Wurlitzer, Conn,
Lowrey, Hammond, Baldwin, EStey,
Gulbranson, Allen and Minshall
organs. KITS (Wash.'s Largest
Music store), 1880 G st. NV.
Evening star., 1960-08-03

PIANOS-Wide selection OF recon-
ditioned uprights smartly styled
in a new durable finish, especially
suited for recreation rm. Pianos
fully. guaranteed and fine values
for beginning students: S195 UP,
including local delivery. CAMP
BELL MUSIC CO., 11Os G st.
Evening star., 1960-08-03

PIANO, RESULT PLAYER, smartly
styled in a new durable finish,
especially suited for rec. rooms
Excep. value at S595 incl. bench
and local delivery. CAMPBELL
MUSIC Co. 11os G st. NV.
Evening star., 1960-08-03

PIANOS FOR RENT. spinets, con-
soles and grands from 81 monthly
up with option to buy. All popu-
lar type American-made instru-
ments either new or very slightly
gsed sofI Hagllng extra d1no. JosRANs SI5 rs
G sts. NV Iphone ST. 3-s4o0J;
$3.50 Lee highway, Arlington
(phone KE. S-5O6O): 1882 Geor-
gia ave. Silver Spring (phone JU
5-1105): 104 William St, Fred
erickSburg (phone Essex 3-7472)
Full selection at all stores. Silver
Spring and Arlington stores open
Evening star., 1960-08-03

PIAN0S-Your choice beautiful
new mahog., wal, ebony, or blond
oak spinets reduced to S425; S25
down, Sl3 per month. KITS
(Wash.'s Largest Music Storel,
1880 @ ST.. NV. RE. 1872,
pm. 2o2i Mt. Vernon aye.J.
PIAN0-Baldwin, Hamilton: desk;
chairs and tables. 2705 18th st
ne; corner Rhods Island ave
Pa PIsSs; e.. apt; SS7' sn Cai dsn Tues, = Thurs
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PIANOS for rent. So per month
lovely new spinets. choice of I'm
iShes. Payments allowed II YOU
purchase later KITS Wash. S
Largest Music Store), 1880 G st.
NV, RE. 1922. (Alex. branch
open ewes. It'll pm, 1921 Mt.
Vernon aye.)
Evening star., 1960-03-21
EXHIBITION
BASEBALL
By the Associated Press


GAMES TODAY
Pitsburgh VS.. Chicago (A). at Sara
toga.
Kansas City VS.. New York at st.
Petersburg.
st. Louis VS.. Cincinnati at Tampa.
RESULTS YESTEFDAY
Los ANGELES 002 100 lO3-7 Q 8
WASHINGTON 900 0O2 O3O--5 Z /
Drysdale, Roebuck t5l Klippstein
schick (6) and Korcheck. Naragon tgb
W-Klippstein. L-Woodeshicf
Home runs-LoS Angeles, Roseboro
Washington, Throneberry.
KANSAS CITY 900 or 0oo-e11 9
johnson, Reed IA. Kutyna (7l and
P. Daley. Holdener (6D; Law. Gibbon
t6), Face t9l and Burgess. W-Gib-
bon. L-Kutyna.
MILWAUKEE HII.T go 900 900 OOOO-5 2
Hartman. GigEie t2I, Mckenzie isi,
Diaz tS) and Crandall Semproch,
Bruce C2) Smith t6l and Rodgers
W-Bruee, L-Giggie.
Home run-Detroit. Kaline.
S. Francisco iSS zoo 5SS-200 81 {
Perry. Grant a., BrigEs I5l. CT
cote ca. Tiefenauer tSl and Romano,
A, Jones "a; Sanford. Miller t5l,
5lihsr 5litS Vs. wssSyeTs sSysTlnk p.1pS @ apS Lam
Home runs-san Francisco. Kirk
land ). Mays, cepeda.
pHILApELPHIA 200 olO ooO-s . ?
ST sb%eRs. L1TIs rsrr.i IpV Ic 5oY robinson Sn sI
and Dalrymple: Miller, Keesan t6l,
Gibson tqD and johnson W-Keegan.
cHIGA4oo .D 2 so2 100 100 II44l-1g 81 9
AVN Wynn ud.,, Pierce 80: e.: LSWn a sSnd Snd
R1y IS~ q, rf Archer ner ts1 and Green. % stsni. mi
land t3). oinsberg (D. WYNN.
Home run-chicaro. TOrseson.
CHICAGO m-- Ool ool loo-s 8 9
"a Anderson. ceecaTeiii rel VSY 3SS. Johnson johnson t7T
and Neeman; Bowsfield, sturdivsnt
t5), O'clock (S) and Nixon, H. Sullivan
t6l. W-Ceccarelli. L-Sturdivant.
Home runs-Chieago, Banks, Altman.
NEW YORK sOl O9o s2I-l3 u Q
Bronstad. Grba CsJ and Berra, How
ard C5l: Purkey. Henry t6l, Cue.lar
60 and Dotterer. W-Bronstsd. l.
Home run-Nsw York Bsrrs.
SHE,ETnS5 SHE EReHSco gSi RSi SCS Soa SSS-s SSS
Antonelli, Choste a.. Navarro -
Bell a., Thomas ~. StiEman tS)
and A. Jones. W-Antoneli. l.
Harshman.
Evening star., 1960-03-21
Leftwich Again Tops
K.ofC. TourneyStors

George Leftwich, backcourt
wizard of Carroll High Schools
basketball team and hero Of
yesterdays thrilling victory
over st. GATHERINGS of Racine,
Wis, in the championship A.
mails of the Knights of Colum-
bus tournament, was named
the events most valuable player
for the second straight year.
Named with Leftwich to the
all-tourney team were team
mates John Thompson and
Walt Skinner; Chuck Wood,
Jim Poulsen and Tom Schilke
of st. GATHERINGS; Frank Du-
bofsky, st. Johns: Frank
Richichi, Archbishop Stepinac
Dominic DiJuila, st. James
and Mont Highley, st. Greg
ory's. Leftwich, Thompson and
Wood are repeaters from last
year.
One tournament record wa.
tied, Highley getting So re.
bounds for the three games
Tom Hoover Of Carroll made
50 two years ago.
Wood, 6-foot-3 senior, play.
ing with a bone spur on hi,
left instep that necessitatec
Evening star., 1960-03-21
Bayer Leads
BY4 Shots at
81. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,
Mar. 81 tAP.-George Bayer
was trying not to think about
last year as he teed of today
in the third round of the St
Petersburg Open golf tourna-
ment.
In the same tournament in
1853 the huge ex-football play
er from Gleneagles, M, shot
66-69-135 for his first two
rounds, and was leading the
field at that point. Then he
scared to a II, and although hs
came back with a 70 in his
final round he finished seven
strokes behind Cary Middle
coff. the winner with 275.
In the current tournament
Bayer also has 66-69-l35 for
his first two rounds. and a four
stroke lead, so he might be ex-
pected to start his third round
with some apprehension.
The final two rounds will be
played today. The tournament
originally was scheduled tc
start last Thursday and con-
cluded yesterday. but heavy
rains forced a two-day post
ponement of the start.
In second place today with
139 was Lionel Hebert OF
Lafayette, La. who also had a
66 for his first round but
jumped TO a 73 yesterday as q
strong wind sweeping the
course.
A score of 149 or better was
necessary to qualify for the
final two rounds today, and
some of the better-known
players, including Mike Sou
chak. Art Doering, Mike Fet-
chick. Al Besseling, Tommy
Jacobs and Bill Collins didn't
make it.
L.
Evening star., 1960-03-21
CARROLL

Continued From Page All
production against II for st
GATHERINGS in the third quar-.
ter kept Carroll ahead and sci
the stage for the last period
thriller.
The Lions had only a shade
the better of it in statistics
over the Angels. Carroll made
81 of IS shots from the floor
as against % Of SO for St
GATHERINGS. Carroll had As re-
bounds, with Leftwich getting
Is and Thompson IL. st,
GATHERINGS grabbed 40, with
Poulsen credited with l3 and
Wood 10.
In a game for third place
st. James Of Chester. Pa, de-
feated st. Johns, 54-4l, and
in the consolation, Archbishop
Stepinac of White Plains,
N. Y, won over st. Gregory'S
of Shawnee, Okla. 64-48.
st. Johns, appearing tired,
was behind. by only 1914 at
halftime but faded in the third
period. ---
Evening star., 1960-03-21
STRIKES and SPARES
Right Side Spares All Require
Left Side Angles
By JOE WILMAN

Right Side Spares All Require
Left Side Angles
Right-side spares, such as
the 8 pin, the 8, the 9 and 10.
seem to give right-handers
more trouble than similar
spares on the left side Of the
lane. They are much easier to
convert, however, if the bowler
will use the left-to-right angle
| in shooting them.
1t isn't necessary to use as
much angle in shooting at the
3 as in shooting at the 6 or 9.
Move a board or two closer to
the center Of the lane when
you're faced with the 8.
But move over nearer the
left corner for the s and 9. And,
in going for the 10, most bowl
ers find it easier to shoot from
the extreme left corner Of the
approach, as I am doing in to-
days illustration.
If the Clio is your target,
make sure the ball hooks back
into both pins. You can pick
up the spare by hitting the G
on the left side, but if you shave
it too closely, you will see the
Evening star., 1960-03-21
CELTICS IN DRIVERS SEAT
EIgin's Great Squirt
Keeps Lokers Alive

| PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 81
(AP) Coach Neil Johnston of
the Philadelphia Warriors may
have made the sports under
statement of the year as he
figured his team'sSchanceS of
salvaging the Eastern cham
/ pionship of the National
Basketball Association.
ITS a long tough road to
win it," Johnston said after
the Warriors were dumped,
ll2-l04. by the Boston Celtics
here yesterday afternoon.
Boston now leads the best-of-
seven game series, 81. The set
resumes in Boston tomorrow
night. cosy.
| Philadelphia, to win Eastern
honors. has to beat one of the
great basketball teams of the
modern era three straight
games. Two Of the three, If the
series goes the full seven games,
are in Boston, where the War
riors have won once in seven
tries this year.
II that isn't enough of a
handicap, Philadelphia's bread
and butter guy. Wilt CThe
Stilt Chamberlain, has a
severely bruised right hand. It
Is questionable whether the
hand will heal in time for
Chamberlain to play the kind
OF ball of which he is capable
MY trouble" Chamberlain
says, "is that I have to do
everything with two hands. !
haven't got the strength in my
right hand to move the ball
with one hand. CBilD Russell
knows it and that makes it
easier for him to defend against
me-"
Cham berlain scored "a
points-l4 under his average
and gathered in "a rebounds in
yesterdays game. Saturday he
collected only IL points and
played little more than half a
game as the Celtics won in Bos-
ton.
Johnston summed up yester-
days defeat by pointing to the
statistics which showed start
erS Guy Rodgers and Woody
Sauldsberry managed only one
field goal between them.
When two of your starters
score only two points. how can
you win" commented the
coach. Johnston said when the
Warriors overcame the Celtics'
early l9-point lead he thought
they would win, but it seemed
nothing would drop for us once
we got in front"
Boston Coach Red Auerbach,
though elated over his teams
important victory on the War
riorS' home floor, refused to
predict the Celtics would wrap
up the Eastern title tomorrow
night.
Evening star., 1960-03-21
District Coqers
Open AAU Play

DENVER. Mar. 81 (AP)-
Washington, D. c., plays Salt
Lake City at S pm. today in
the opening game of the SD
National AAU basketball tour
nament.
In other first-round games
today, the Army All-Stars play
Seattle, Denver takes on Little
Rock and San Francisco faces
the Wichita Links.
Eight games Tuesday and
Wednesday will cut the field of
% teams for the quarter-f1n
Thursday. Wichita's defending
champions are top-seeded and
Bartlesville, Okla, the Ma
tional Industrial League cham
Ipion, second.
Evening star., 1960-03-21
GLOVES
Continued From Page Ala

Continued From Page A-l2
should establish him not only
as a national, but an inter-
nationally known amateur box
ing figure.
II needed the Bear Noun
training badly" Gary said to-
day as he awaited his meeting
with Clay. I feel my chances
for the Olympics are good and
I mean to pursue them right up
to the end"
lavish will run into the mill
tary contenders next month
when he goes to the National
AAU tournament at Toledo,
which qualities the winners for
the final Olympic trials in
California in June.
For tonight's effort, lavish
must show plenty of speed. 1t
already has been established
that Gary can punch and abb
sorb punishment:
Clay is a fast-moving target
who also can hit sharply with
both hands. His left jab also
is a formidable weapon. Jaw
ish must brush all this aside,
and keen moving ahead If he
lis to win.
The Spanakos-Loucas con-
test may be one of the nights
highlights. Both are slam
bang fighters and neither is
likely to give any ground.
Here is the lineup of the
cha mpionship fights: 112
pounds-Tommy Mathis, New
York, VS.. opponent to be named.
118 pounds-Mike Loucas,
New York, VS.. Pete Spanakos,
Chicago.
1875 pounds-Jackie Kelly,
New York, vs.. Nick Spanakos,
Chicago.
1876 pounds-Vince Shomo,
New York, VS.. Brian O'shea,
Chicago.
lat pounds-Pete Toro, New
Chicago.
160 pounds-Bobby Warthen,
New York, VS.. Leotis Martin,
Chicago.
ITS pounds-Bob Rutherford,
New York, VS.. Jefferson Davis,
Chicago.
Heavyweight-Gary lavish,
New York. VS.. Cassius Clay
Chicago.
Evening star., 1960-03-21

MINNEAPOLIS, Mar. q
(AP) .-Everytime the st. Louis
Hawks get ready to bury the
Minneapolis Lakers, Elgin Bay
lor steals the spade.
They were about to pronounce
the last rites again yesterday
when Baylor intervened with q
spectacular l9-point fourth
period that earned Minneapolis
a l03-l01 victory and tied the
National Basketball Association
Western playoffs at two game,
each.
A Hawk victory would have
meant a week end sweep fol-
st. Louis on the Laker floor
and just about settled the pIay-
offs. But with the series square
again the Lakers get one more
home game, and it may be vital
Play Tomorrow Night
The teams play in St. Loui.
tomorrow night, return here
Thursday night and will be back
in st. Louis Saturday afternoon
if a seventh is necessary.
Minneapolis has looked mis-.
cradle before this season but
rarely as bad as in the first halt
OF yesterdays game at The
Armory. At one point St. Louis
led, 5l-33.
1t was still 59-47 at halftime
and here Baylor took a hand
When he was finished he had
scored SO points.
Getting unexpected support
from ailing Charlie Share, the
former Hawk, Elgin prodded
the Lakers to within one point
in the third period. Minneapolis
suffered a relapse, but Baylor
wouldn't let the flame die.
Firing jump shots, rebounds
oft-angle twisters and spin
shots, the great young prc
doomed Minneapolis into a
97-s7 tie. The Hawks had Bob
Petit guarding him, but it took
something a little more than
human to stop Baylor at that
stage. A couple Of minutes
later, with the score at lO1 all
Baylor hit the winning field
goal with AZ seconds left. /
Hagan Praises Baylor
When he is hitting those
outside Shots" st. Louis Cliff
Hagan said, there's Just MOTH
ing you can do about the guy"
Petit was inconsolable, not
so much because of Baylor's
scoring but because of a missed
rebound shot in the final Sec
onds that could have tied the
score.
Hagan, tooA was angry with
himself. for the same reason,
Petit deliberately missed his
free throw with eight seconds
left to give st. Louis a crack
at the rebound. Petit, Hagan
and Dave Piontek all missed.
1T was there" Hagan said.
IT just blew it," But the
brawny Kentuckian had moth
ing to apologize for. He hit
28 points for the game. Petit
had 20 and Clyde Lovellette 81.
Regarding his game-winning
basket. Baylor credited Petit
with a good defensive effort.
He had his hand right in front
of the ball all the way so I had
to twist to the right and throw
1t up sort of sidearm," Baylor
eoil
Evening star., 1960-03-21
Fort Meade Sending
Runners to Brussels

Two Fort Meade athletes are
headed for Europe to run in the
10000 = meter cross country
event at Brussels April 2 against
runners from European, Near
East and African countries.
They are Ronald Olitsky. a
distance runner from Los
Angeles City College, and Bry-
ant Wood, winner Of the IC-4A
mile in 1858 while at Syracuse.
Evening star., 1960-03-21

shots of cortisone, had a horde
of college scouts watching him.
The scouts also took long looks
at Leftwich. Thompson and
Skinner. among others.
A football end and hurdler on
the track team, Wood expects
to have an operation on his
foot and will forego track this
spring.
Incidentally, Wood, who came
into the tourney with a 12.t
average. got only eight points
in the championship final
Coach Bob Dwyer of Carol
pulled the 6-foot-2 Skinner OF
him early in the game ane
switched the 6-foot-11 Thomp-
son to guarding the Racine, star
HANSON.
Evening star., 1960-03-21
AMERICAN LEAGU

Quebec, 5: Buffalo, 3
Cleveland, 5; Hershey. .
Providence, 3; SprinEfield. /.
EASTERN LEAGUE
(PlayoffS
Clinton, 3: Johnstown, o CJohnStovn
leads best-of-nine series. 4-3l.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Louisville o, Fort Wayne, 4.
Milwaukee 5: Omaha. 4
Toledo, IL; Indianapolis, 2.
Evening star., 1960-03-21
HOCKEY
STANDINGS

By the Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Evening star., 1960-03-21
NBA PLAYOFFS
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday
Boston, lI2; Philadelphia 1O4 (Bos
ton leads best-of-seven series, 81
Minneapolis. 1903; St. Louis. 10l (best
of-seven series tied, 2-2).
Games Today
No games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow
Philadelphia at Boston
Minneapolis at st. Louis
Evening star., 1960-03-21

dLOuA40 bA1C Az
Learn the proper angle for
each of these with your normal
delivery. The angle won't vary
much for any of them, but that
little difference in angle can
mean the difference between a
spare and a miss.
To learn the secrets Of this
important segment of the game.
send for my special booklet,
How To Pick Up Spares. I"
Write me, in care Of The Star,
enclosing 10 cents and a
stamped return envelope.
(copyright 1860. John ?. Dille Col
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Area Rapid ronsit Plans
Praised by Senate Group

Plans for a new Washington
rapid-transit system have won
praise from a Senate commit
tee pushing a national pro-
gram to aid masS-transporta-
ton improvement.
The Senate Banking Com
mittee, headed by Senator Rob-
ertson, Democrat of Virginia,
called District-area proposals
of Nationwide significance"
The banking units COM
mentS were in a report urging
congressional approval of a
newly recommended bill to pro-
vide planning grants and 500
million in loans to aid urban
areas in promoting rail transit
and expanded railroad COM
muter service.
The bill. sponsored by SEN
ator Williams, Democrat of
New Jersey, and a dozen other
Senators, now is awaiting Sem
ate floor action and hearings
before the House Banking
Committee. The District would
be eligible for the Federal as
siStance.
The Nation now is in the
throes of an urban transpor-
tation crisis" partly caused by
lack of adequate mass trans