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Evening star., 1963-05-23
Drive 10 Curb
RightsAgencY
Starts Today
BY J. A. OLEARY
Star Staff Writer

Southern Senator's will begin
their drive against extending
the life Of the Civil Rights
Commission at today's hearing
before the Senate subcommit-
tee on Constitutional Rights.
Senators Stennis, Democrat
of Mississippi. and Sparkman,
Democrat of Alabama. win be
the lead-off witnesses against
two pending bills, one for a
four-year extension, the other
to make the commission perm
anent! ~
Senator Hill. Democrat OF AL
ALBANIA, has said that If these
bills get out of committee he
win fight them on the Senate
floor. ----.-. -..---- ---.- ..------- ------
Another Southerner, Senator
Erwin. Democrat of Mort h
Carolina, is chairman of the
subcommittee and already has
announced his opposition to
retaining the commission be-
yond its expiration date in No
Vember.
Evening star., 1963-05-23

gress, between the House and
Senate. On the feed grain, it
self, which I think has very
successful, it passed by a very
close vote
Evening star., 1963-05-23
Extension Proposal Seen

When the hearings are over,
however, a majority on the SUBJ
committee is expected to rec
ommend some extension to the
full Senate Judiciary Commit
tee.
In past years 1t has been
difficult to get civil rights bills
Evening star., 1963-05-23

will postpone our dinner and
I will come out on some other
occasion"
The 900 seniors we're jubilant
when they learned the presi-
Dental banquet was moving
out for the prom.
Were very happy about it"
said Tom Giuffrida, senior class
president, "everyone's really
hoping he can come. He's been
known to do little things like
this"
Thanked for Kindness
The principal, students and
student-faculty adviser all sent
kilograms to the President
thanking him for his kindness
and inviting him TO the prom.
"WeTe hoping he can spare
10 minutes to drop in" said
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill. student
faculty adviser. WED certainly
be honored to have him"
The Democratic dinner was
moved TO the Starlite and
Escoffier Rooms of the same
hotel after party leaders here
we're contacted by the Presi-
dents staff.
Evening star., 1963-05-23

lout of that committee, bu t
leaders have overcome this OBJ
stacle by offering their civil
rights proposals as floor
amendments to other legisla-
ton. l,.s
Members of the commission
are scheduled to testify this
afternoon in support OF a four
year extension and for the new
powers recommended by the
Kennedy administration to en-
able it to render technical as
siStance to local communities
in solving their racial problems.
Throughout the hearings
Senator Erwin has taken strong
exception to the recent report
of the commission suggesting
that the President and Con-
gress explore the question of
whether Federal funds should
be withheld from States which
do mot ap ply cohstitntional
guarantees equally to all citi-
zelis. %
Sees Misinterprsta.ioh
Senator Keating, Republican
OF New York. contended yester-
day that many newspapers and
other publications have nisin-
terpreted the commissions re-
port as a blanket reconlmenda- =
ton for withholding Federal
funds. ,-.-
Mrs. Wallis Schutt, chairman
of the Mississippi State Advis-
ory Committee to the Civil
Rights Commission, testified
yesterday in support of extend
ing its life. -. .-.....
Speaking of her own agency,
Mrs. Schutt told the Senator's:
Coming from Mississippi as
I do, it is well nigh impossible
to find words strong enough
to convey accurately the i'm
portance to the Negroes of hav-
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ByJean
Dalrymple

Theatical producer Jean DzIymPIe
Is director Of the New York City CeuteI's
Light OPeus and Dramz Companies,
for which she has PsOdDOed over score of
notable REVEALS. She Is also Director and
COasultaut for the Performing Arts for
the New York Works Fair Io6A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

WILLIAM |. NIcHOLs
Editor and Publisher
IN MCCARTHY, Man4giag Eaiior
NELSON cEUPrO, AIT Director
srEwAEr BEACH. Assf. % fhe EditOr
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NaaesaI Sunday
Evening star., 1963-05-03

(HoW's that for a firstD
They made one thing clear
on their visit. While the ven-
ture is in association with
Jonathan Miller, Peter Cook
and other stars Of Beyond
the Fringe" and "The Estab-
lishment," the American talent
will handle the native material.
Miller, incidentally. is also
directing.
Asked If the show might
include personality sketches or
mimicry. Felker said the hope
was to avoid this and focus on
sacred cows"-the balanced
budget. for example.
The shows writing staff
seems to be growing as the
date approaches. Latest to
sign are MacIntyre Dixon, OF
the Second City group, and Pat
Mccormack, who has written
for Jonathan Winters, Jack
Paar, Garry Moore and others.
Evening star., 1963-05-03
FIN Stutions

WeIB-FM-so.i Me- 10 "a Pm. MsnGly
Friday Q an. 10 p.m. Saturday eco
10 mianlght Sunday.
WPRW-Ph-losJ Nc. s,ie s.m % mlanighl
WhFs-FM-1o1.1 Nc. CstsFssl-
II noon 10 midnight.
WAMU-FM-sss Me- %. 10 mlGniEht.
WoL-Fh-ss.1 Me.-s;oo IN. 10 mldnlsht
WFAh-FM-ioo.1 ks.-I an. 10 mlaalght.
WAsh-FM-sI.i Me.-1sm. 20 t1,is an.
WMDc-FM-1oi.I Me.-7l-hsuF epsfatlsn.
WeMs-FM-1o3.s Me.-7thsuf spsFstlsE
except mldniEht 10 . a.m. % MsndSy.
WeTs-FM-si.s Me.-I,1e 70 70 Pm. Msn..
FIJI $40 10 I p.m.i Sunsay, 8 to 10 p.n.
WkRA-FM-los.s Me.-11 sees 10 mlanight
WMAl-FM-iol.1 Me.-1 IN. q lits an.
WPec.FM-ss.s Ms an. 70 . p.h.
WIMD-FM-sA1 Me.-1 s.n. 70 midnight
Evening star., 1963-05-03
SUNDAY TV
GUEST LIST

1880, WTTG (5)-Georgetowr
University Forum. The Rev
Joseph Sebes and Drs. Lev
Dobriansky and Jan Karski
1900, WTOP (9)-City Side
DR.. Dale Cameron, superin-
tendent of st. ElizabethS
, Hospital; DR.. Joel Elks, oi
st. Elizabeths' Institute OF
Mental Health.
1880, WMAL (7)-Issues and
Answers. Undersecretary Of
State w. Averell Hartman
$500, WRC ~ - Meet the
Press. Stanley Schrotel
president Of the Interna-
tional Association Of Chiefs
Of Police.
1900, WTTG (5)-Mark Evans
Show. Michigan's Gov
George Romney and Mrs
Romney.
Evening star., 1963-05-03
TODAY'S, GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

sos, WASH-FM (97.1 Mc.)-
Symphony in Stereo. Ravel's
Daphnis and Chloe: Pou-
lenc's Organ Concerto In G..
$3.50, WHFS-FM (1O2.3 Mc.)-
Stereo Concert Time. Tchai-
kovsky's Capriccio Italien;
Beethoven's Symphony
No. 7.
$3.50, WGMS AM-FM $50 Kc.
and 1885 Mc.D-Edinburgh
International Festival, 1862.
Jacqueline 'du Pre-, cello;
Ernest Lush. piano; Borodin
String Quartet; Lev Oborin.
piano. Works by Brahms,
Shostakovitch and Britten.
Evening star., 1963-05-03

Felker also wants Mccormick
to perform. Hes supposed to
be on the staff for Jimmy
Deans new program on ABC
this fall-but If our show hits,
Jimmy may have to look for
another writer" Felker noted.
To insure freshness, What's
Going on Here? will be taped
in New York next Friday,
edited throughout the night,
and flown here the next morn
ing for showing Saturday night,
at 9 o'clock. on WTTG-5. The
program will also be repeated
the same time the following
Sunday.
The Weekend Wash:
AS luck would have it, Dan
(HOSs) Blocker was on the
Johnny Carson show the same
time that his TV brother, I"
Pernell Roberts, was in Wash
ington and their contrasting
points Of view-on their work
in Bonanza-was interesting
Blocker did point out that
an actor working in a series
has to give up what he values
the most, his artistic freedom.
/. But the security, for his
family, is no incidental value
with him. (Blocker's
drunk" entrance, incidentally,
was a formidable bit.)
Author James Baldwin and
Harry BelafOnte won't be par
ticipating in a panel on The
American Negro for either
David Susskind or his former
channel five boss, Bennett
KOrn, because of the cloudy
climate" created by the back
stage Susskind- -Korn debate. .
Susskind still has five Open
End discussion shows to do for
stations other than those
owned by Metromedia, which
include WNEW, New York, and
WTTG, here.
Bing CrOsby's status on CHS
next season (for four specials)
is still iffy; depends on whether
the one interested sponsor can
find another to share the costs.
=
This must be the year.
Dr. Bauman's Introduction to
the Old Testament series on
WMAL-7 has finally won a
most deserved MANN award
as the top local program of the
year. (MAMM stands for
the Metropolitan Area Mass
Media Of the American Asso-
citation Of University Women)
The second and third
awards went to WTOP, for its
National Gallery concert series,
and WRC. for It's Academic.
More later.
Former President Truman,
who is resuming work on a TV
series dealing with the major
events Of his administration
(for Screen Gems, told news
men there will be mo partisan
implications in any Of the epi-
sodes-with the possible excep-
ton Of the inside stories of
"A and '48 campaigns"
TV Reflections: The CHS
Reports interview with colum-
mist Walter Lippman CWednes-
day. was another splendid
installment in this occasional
series Of interviews in depth.
The detached tone and the
clarity with which Mr.. Lipp-
mann gives his views make for
the most enlightening kind of
public affairs programming.
The Perry Como show that
same night CNBC) performed
a service in the entertainment
area; it showed how attractive
a personality Mickey Rooney
can be when he is properly
presented. Mickey shared
the billing with Allan Sherman,
Evening star., 1963-05-03
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

$3.50. WGAY-FM 1895 Mc.)-
Stagedoor. Selections from
How to Succeed in Busi-
ness without Really Trying
and Jumbo"
1855, WTOP-Baseball Wash
ington Senators VS.. the Chi
cago White Sox.
Tomorrow
2:25, WTOP-Baseball. Wash
ington Senator's VS.. the Chi
cago White Sox.
Evening star., 1963-05-03
EDUCATIONAL N
Channel rs

5:3O-What's New. Children
6:OO-Canadian Travel.
6:15-Friendly Giant. Chill.
dren.
6:3O-SpaniSh.
7:O0-American Economy.
7:3O-Social Studies. Henry
Loomis Of the Voice Of
America.
S:O0-Basic Issues Of Man
Drama about mans respon.
Sibility in the application
Of scientific advances.
8:3O-An Age Of Kings. Shake.
speare's Richard H." Act.
I, II and III.
Evening star., 1963-05-03
WOOK-TV
Channel ID

5:OO-Te eenarama Dance
Party.
6:3O-News.
7:OO-West Coast Wrestling.
S:OO-Mark Sabre. Adventure.
S:SO-Broadway Goes Latin.
9:O0-Movie.
10:30-News.
Evening star., 1963-05-03
ON THE AIR
N Revue Producers
Check Local Scene
BY BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

Clay Felker and Jean vanden Heuve the brave young
copoducers Of the forthcoming Tor fohgong) What's Going
Here? attempt to establish weekly satrcal
view on TV were in town yesterday and we're impressed They
came they said to check out the validity Of the
material submitted for their first a-mporant tryout show
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THUNDERBIRD 81, black with
black and white interior both tops,
stand. trans. with Overdrfve, "a
barrels Z; and b, Perfect n every
SALES, Univ. blvd. and Colesville
I'd, JU. Sls36,
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P O L K
- MOTORS, NC.

WORLDS FRIENDLIEST
IMPERIAL-CHRYSLER
PlYMOUTH-VALLANT DEALER
1915 King 81. Alexandra, Va,
New, HI. S-o5e1 Used, kI. s-l2l!
STUDEBAKER 81 7-dr. Champ, I
cyl, auto. trans, heater. Very good
eond. $40 or make offer. 3l7-7l67
TEMPEST-LEMANs "a cow, 7. AMI
~ auto. trans, WV, white with
blue int, ike new. Sl,esS. Call 3S6
II24 or S27-llso
THIRD 80 cow, full power, radio
heater. automatic, s71sS. GRADY
MOTORS, 1eos Wis. Ave, OIL. SOB
RAMBLER SO station wagon, r. and
a., engine just overhauled, S62S. 273
500.
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I-BIRD 80 COUPE white. tara. int,
power gindoNs, seat, very sharp,
special 81, SIS. Open wkdys. = pm.
Capitol Cadillac-Olds Co.
l7eo IND 81. NV. FE. l.zsoc
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VALIANT 81 siEnet sport coupe, like
new. Sac Sl,lss. no money down,
Sss mo. LIFE MOTOR SALES, RE.
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PONTIAC 1870 station wagon, radit
and heater, good tires, SlplsS. 10
800.
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T-BIRD 80 Convertible, beautiful
blue finish, RADIO heater automatic,
power steering, very low mileage,
like new condition throughout.
Priced 70 sell. S1.s9S.
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VALIANT 80 sta WaE., immac- in
and OUT auto, T.. b, Wv. SPEC
MFRS. sis r / sve. We ne. Ss1,sds6
VALIANT 1857 Woo 7dr-. heater
and dsfrosteT, standard erive, ssss
IS down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11

WANTED Someone TO take over
payments o. 80 Chevrolet convert.
or "a Ford convert. Call jim Lea.
sure at sL5-sls3. Dealer.
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Hill & Saunders

THE BEST PLACE TO BUY
ll7So Viers Mi Rd,, wheaton, Nd.
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AUTOMOBILES FoR SALE

Woshi19ton, D. c. r
WsSnssdsy. December ~. 1858
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RAMBLERS IS, 80, used sedans
and sta. wag., from Sle5. SOUTH
EAST RAMBLER, Branch ave. At
Naylor I'd. Sc, 10. e-Te62.
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pvt. owner, make offer. s7l7tSs.
T-BIRD go hardtop, Jet black finish,
radio, heater, automatic, power
steering. A real snaPpy car IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11

EUNNAAC % bUnneNAlle convert
black with white top, auto. trans
power steering and brakes, r. s1C
h., WV. tires, excel cond. through
out. Sl.tsS, $50 down, long time u
pay.
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I-BIRD go 7-dT. hardtop, fun poWer.
Va, auto. ivory finish, T.. and b.
Wv. tires, exceptionzlly clean. 81
So. KIRK MOTOR CO., 400 Ca.
ave. NV. IA. s-leol.
T-BIRD 81 COW. beige. beige trim,
fully powered, unusually clean, spe-
cial S1,lsS. Open wkdys. 2 pm.
Capitol Cadillac-Olds Co.
1880 Ind St. NV. Re. 1850
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ROYAL MOTORS

PLYMOUTH 1881. Savoy. 7-dr. fully
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Oln1Stead

700 Wilson Blvd, ArI. IA. 7-SSoo
PLYMOUTH 81 VS., auto, l-door Sc
dan, GOOD condition, SAYS. or make
offer. e3tSq32
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GEM MOTORS

The BEST PLACE 10 BUY
lI2So Viers Mil Rd., Wheaton, Nd.
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Imperial Chrysler- Plymouth-Simca
400 Ga. Ave. NV. IA. s-29o4
PLYMOUTH IS We, Z Or. straight
stick, good transp., Sl6S, will trade.
Wintarizad 7el-el1l
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CONTINUED

oLDs 80 Super Sss' FieSta wagon,
Provincial white with garnet fnte-
nor, fully equipped, nss9s. POHAN-
"A OLDS., il7s 10Th 81. NV. FE. J.
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ROYAL MOTORS
mperial-C hrysler.P lymouth-Simca
loo Ga. Ave. NV. ia. s-29oA
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PONTIAC g Wssons factory air.
oNuel since rev. 81. FLOOr
PONTIAC. al Germ
PONTIAc q Sfarrhief On. ~
Evening star., 1963-04-05
Alexandra
Homes Tour
ToBeMoy4

The Alexandra Association
tour Of old homes win be
held May 4 from II am. to
6 pm. including O 4-6
O'Clock tea at Gadsby's Tav-
ern. An exhibition Of Cam
ton owned by the association
win be shown at Gadsby's. It
is said to have been given by
George Washington to a
member of the family Of Or.
Craik, Gen. Washington's
physician.
Tour houses win include
the Dulany House, owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard
Joynt. and the homes of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Robert,
the Charles G. Hartigans, and
the George william Fairfax
House. now the home Of
Mrs. Charles Beatty Moore.
Others among the nine
tour homes viii be the
homes Of Col. and Mrs.
Charles Caffrey. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. Dayton Moore, Mr..
James II. johnson and Mr..
r. Stanley Smith, Mr.. Ed
ward c. Plyler and Mr..
Joseph r. Ciolari. and Mr..
and Mrs. Roland r. Beers.
Proceeds Of the tour win
30 toward furnishing RAM
say House, soldest house in
Alexandra and former home
Of the towns original found
er, william Ramsay. The
house has been restored
from proceeds Of earlier
tours.
Evening star., 1963-04-05
Montgomery Y
Lists Glasses

Spring classes are being
organized at the YwCA OF
Montgomery County. A few
more persons may enroll In
the various classes by con-
tacting the YWCA office.
There are also swimming
hours for women, without
instruction. each Tuesday and
wednesday morning.
Evening star., 1963-04-05
B'noi Birth
President
Installed
BY ISABELLE SHELTON
Star staff Writer

The single greatest stumb-
ling block to universal peace
Is the inability Of people to
understand one another-"the
absolute lack Of genuine hui
man communications" B'nai
Birth Women were told yes
terday.
The speaker was Mr.. Label
A. Katz of New Orleans, pres
ident Of B'nai Birth, who
addressed the concluding
luncheon of B'nai Birth
Women's five-day biennial
convention at the Statler-
Hilton Hotel.
The luncheon also featured
installation Of new officers,
headed by Mrs. Leonard Sims
Of Detroit, president.
Mr.. Katz noted that
despite the Jet speed Of our
era, the world has seriouSpdif-
ficulty communicating with
itself, and the struggle to
maintain freedom and peace
is mired in the confusions
. and misunderstandings peo-
pie create about each other.
Other Fellows Lights
Real communications are
the most difficult task in hu-
man experience" the speaker
declared, because they involve
"the subtle quality Of each
Of us understanding the other
fellow by his lights, not ours"
People have q tendency to
ignore the fact that human
behavior takes different
shape among different peo-
pie, the B'nai Birth presi-
dent said.
''It is O common abuse Of
genuine understanding when
we expect that people Of q
newly independent nation in
Asia or Africa must adopt
free systems Of political, eco
nomic or social behavior pat
termed precisely after our
own"
Such an expectation ''may
be well meaning on our part.
but 1t is really q contradic-
ton Of freedom" he declared.
SIT denies the very essential
Of freedom, which Is the right
Of q man to make his choice
predicated on his tradition,
his environment, his history"
inability to Translate
The tragedy Of today's
civilization, the speaker sug-
gested, "is that people every
where identify themselves
with the same fundamentals
Of the good life-peace, JUS
tice, companionship, o right
full share Of Gods bounty
yet we are unable to translate
this universal sentiment to
one another"
Understanding In its real
sense, Mr.. Katz declared, ''iS
neither sympathy nor senti-
ment. It Is O hard-headed
knowledge, based on the Ca
pacity to see the next fellow
as he sees himself-not as
you would like to see him"
Other officers installed
yesterday with Mrs. Sims
were: Mrs. Arthur Rosen-
bluth Of Hewlett, Long Is
land, NY, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Michael Shapiro
of the District Of Columbia.
second vice president: Mrs.
Nathan Holstein of Pitts
burgh. third vice president:
and MRS. Milton Smith OF
Austin, Tex, treasurer. AL
were elected for two-year
terms.
Evening star., 1963-04-05

To Cherry Blossom Visitors,
Spring has laid her magic
touch in our store, too d.
come see the Eoster fashion
wonders and sample the hos
pitoIfty of JeIIeff's, q truly
Washington store!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03
Woman Convict
FIees Hospital

A red-haired Alaskan woman,
serving a 40-year sentence on
a manslaughter conviction.
vanished from the st. Eliza
beths Hospital grounds yester-
day.
The police missing persons
listed her as Betty Ritter. IL.
She has blue eyes and fair
skin and was reported wearing
a blue shirtwaist dress. gray
coat and black high-heel shoes
when she left the grounds.
The woman, who was serv-
ing her sentence In the Alder
son wv. Va prison for women,
had been sent TO st. Eliza
beths for treatment of mental
illness. but police said she i5
not considered dangerous.
|, Police also are still looking
for Pauline Webb, So. who was
committed TO the hospital
after being found not guilty by
reason Of insanity on a second
degree murder charge In the
Staying OF another woman. The
5-foot-3, 185-pound woman
escaped March %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03
Land|ady Hurt,
Tenant Is Held

A landlady was in critical
condition at District General
Hospital today after being
stabbed several times yesterday
in an Argument with q tenant,
police reported.
Mrs. Caroline Griffith, 80, Of
1921 M street NV, was taken
to the Washington Hospital
Center at about 3 pm. yester-
day with the blade Of a steak
knife in her body and wounds
in the back, neck and thigh,
police said. She was transferred
last night to District General
Hospital.
Pvt. Peter Monaco said that
the tenant, Stanley Hurlburt,
A. Of the same address, told a
school crossing guard on the
corner of Eleventh street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
that he thought he had killed
woman.
When Pvts. Monaco and
George L. Basinait Of the Sec
ond precinct investigated.
Hurlburt told them he had
planned to kill her for three
days, the officers said.
Mrs. Griffith had complained
that Hurlburt was a disorderly
tenant and had told him to
move out. police reported.
They charged Hurlburt. a
laborer, with assault with in
tent to kill and carrying a
dangerous weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

The Senate this morning put
the Cherry Blossom Festival
ahead of vote on President
Kennedy's mass transit pro-
gram.
Converting two hours earlier
than usual, the Senators shortly
after 10 o'clock defeated, Sc to
Al, an amendment strongly
opposed by organized labor.
Then. Majority Leader Mans
field Of Montana said that a
number Of Senators, mostly
proud fathers" had found the
duties appropriate to the sea-
son necessitated their absence.
He had no trouble winning
unanimous consent for a delay
in voting on a stack of other
amendments until 2 pm.
Minority Leader Dirksen of
Illinois, prone to speak on
flowers in spring. contented
himself with simply blocking
any floor vote during the bios
som festivities.
The rejected amendment,
proposed by Senator Tower,
Republican Of Texas, could
have provided that any ar
rangements to preserve col
lective bargaining rights of
transit workers would have to
be consistent with State and
local laws.
Vote Is Significant
The vote was regarded as
significant because, If the
amendment had been adopted,
the AFL-CIO could have been
expected to launch an all out
attack on the whole bill.
The administration bill calls
for $500 million in grants to
cover up to two-thirds of the
cost of transit facilities which
cannot be financed out of the
fare box.
The Senate has accepted five
Tightening amendments since
debate opened Monday on this
first Kennedy spending pro-
poSal to run into a strong
economy block in the Senate.
The amendments would:
Permit the Government to
guarantee $500 million in mu-
nicipal bonds for transit If
cities give up their tax-exempt
status on the bonds.
Close off back door spend
ing" authorization which al
lows the Treasury each year
to advance money to meet con-
tracts made by Federal Ad-
ministrators. Annual appropri-
ationS would be required under
the bill.
Require clearance with the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for Federal grants for
interstate projects regulated by
the ICC.
Allow withdrawal of Federal
funds II local transit officials
reduce fares below what Fed
eral administrators initially de-
cided were economically sound.
Prevent Federal aid until
local governments had given all
feasible aid, such as tax relief,
to develop transit operations.
The bill got a big boost yes
terday from Senator Ribicoff,
Democrat Of Connecticut. He