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mws For Daily Home Delivery Call 458-0320 DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1971 39 3 has Edmund Muskie Shirley Chisholm John R. Crews 1 Jeplair Defies The ita ffloiiev Architect's sketch of proposed toll plaza for Queensboro Bridge. View is entering Manhattan at Second Avenue. By SAM ROBERTS Tha TTino-a" Hountv Democrats' annual dinner at the Wairf lncf wppk nroverl the Regulars still know how to make money and that friends of John Lindsay and Edmund Muskie are still wooing the iirooKiyn pois. Meade Esoosito and honoring James V.

$100-a-plate fete grossed over $100,000. None of By RICHARD OLIVER the Presidential contenders maae tne scene uui, as usui, w. lie igrriifl snniA simiif int names. The city's plan to save the 30-cent fare by tolling the four East River bridges wouud directly benefit more than one million Queens and Brooklyn subway riders. City Deputy Mayor Richard Aurelio did some heavy handshaking at the affair.

City Tax Comimssion President Norman Levy, the mayor's Brooklyn political coordinator, was there, of course, as were Transportation Administrator Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff said yesterday. The plan, which has run into 7(ias the Brooklyn, Wil-and Manhattan stiff opposition from the borough presidents of Queens and Brook crossings, liamsburg and mayoral aide Sid Davidoff and Finance Administrator Richard Lewisohn a Manhattan Republican and buddy of Milton Mollen. In addition to local wigs, the guest list included Manhattan district leader Martin Roo-nn nrnmr Assomhlv Sneaker lyn, also involves increasing tolls on facilities of the Triborough Bridee and Tunnel Authority and Joseph sanitmen's union chief John DeLury, builder Fred state appropriation of $110 million $85 million for the subways and $25 million for commuter railroads "Of the 1.445.000 persons who travel either by subway or car from Brooklyn and Queens to Manhattan to work, visit or In another development, Chairman William J. Ronan of th Metropolitan Transportation Authority sent a personal letter every legislator in an appeal for support of the plan now pending in Albany (tolls on the bridges). He said that through fiscal 1971-72, the Transit Authority faces a deficit of $147 million, a figure which does not take into account the new contract with the Transport Workers Union.

Th current one expires Dec. 31. "On this basis," Ronan said, "we will have to establish a 40 to 50 cent fare on subways and buses, unless a satisfactory formula for public support is worked out." Ronan also noted that tolls never have been increased on Triborough bridges and tunnel although the transit fare has increased sixfold since these facilities were opened. bridges. "In Queens, the ratio is almost three subway riders for each motorist crossing the Queensboro Bridge," he said.

"There are approximately 430,000 persons who subway to Manhattan from the borough, while only 161,000 drive." Sidamon-Eristoff said that if a group of city officials, including Controller Abraham Beanie and City Council President San-ford Garelik, have their way, subway and bus riders can expect a fare hike. "To put aside the city's plan, without substituting an alternative program to make up the anticipated $12 million Transit Authority deficit would, no doubt, result in a substantial increase in for entertainment, approximately 1.095.000 or 75, use the city's subway system while 350,000 or 25 use cars," Sidamon-Eristoff said. 3 to 1 Ratio The city transportation chief cited figures showing that about 663,000 Brooklynites ride the subway to Manhattan daily, compared with 190,000 motorists who drive over the borough's three subway and bus fares," he said. DeMatteis, James Farley, state Democratic nairman jonn curns, City Democratic Chairman Jerry Finkelstein, Erie County leader Joseph Orangle, municipal union boss Victor Gotbaum, former Mayor Vincent Impelliteri, and soda sultan and GOPer Morris Kirsch, who made an unsuccessful run for the Brooklyn borough presidency, and Democratic county chairmen from the other boroughs, including Matt Troy of Queens. Union and business representation at tha affair took In the Custodians and Custodian Engineers Local 891, Board of Education, IUOE; Furriers Joint Council of New York, Transport Workers Union, Hotel Association of New York City, state AFL-CIO, Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade and Transit Police Detective Endowment.

Both national committeemen from New York attended Pep. Shirley Chisholm and John English. English's new post as Muskie's national coordinator made him a prime attraction, VARIED MENUt Two big GOP dinners were held over the weekend the 26th AD regular organization in Queens and the 43th AD anti-John Crews club of Edmund Seergy in Brookyn. The Queens dinner-dance at the Hillside House attracted a bevy of Lindsay Administration appointees. It honored Major Owens of the Community Development Agency and was co-hosted by state committeeman Nat Singleton and state committeewoman Gerakiine W.

Jones. The affair also included a hefty journal. Seergy's bash attracted an estimated 500 people at a $35 a head and managed to produce a 600 page journal filled with roughly $26,000 in Good Government Group Starts Seergy's Citizens Committee for Good Government opens at 146 Pierrepont St. today with Seergy as chairman, Mary K. Fitzgerald as first vice chairman, Thomas P.

Mclnerney as second, Judith Pryce as third, George Clark Jr. as fourth, Monroe Seifer as treasurer, Daniel N. Camoia as secretary, Frank X. Gargiulo as sergeant-at-arms, and Salvatore D'Ambrosio as law committee chairman. 1 Jlwet Culms 'Festival By HARRY DANYLUK A bomb threat that forced the evacuation of 15,000 persons from the Brooklyn Museum of Art was the only dark cloud on a sunny second day of a three-day festival yesterday marking the 88th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Since the Brooklyn Fire De partment's communications unit 10 is near the museum, and some radio equipment is in the mu seum, all communications and dispatching were transferred to Staten Island as a precaution. A The bomb threat, phoned to the Fire Department at 1:40 p.m., proved unfounded and persons i i were allowed back inside after a half-hour search by firemen and till 4'- police. Sunday is always a popular day for museum goers, but the Brooklyn museum was particu v. ji larly crowded yesterday because of the Brooklyn Bridge festival events at and behind the museum. Marching and Praying fl -M Treat for Kids Oblivious to the bomb threat, NEWS photo by Dennis Caruso Firemen glance at pictures exhibited on fence after answering bomb threat call at the Brooklyn Museum.

several thousand people picnicked and lounged behind the museum while dozens of kids climbed all over a fire truck on display from engine company No. 312. Meanwhile, other hundreds of people participated in the "Bike For a Better City," which started rolling shortly after noon from Central Park. The cyclists pedal led down fifth Ave. to City Hall Park and then across the bicycle ton Ave.

The plaza waa filled with schoolchildren singing ani the three blocks were lined booth 3 offering Haitian, Israeli ani other foods. Thousands of balloons were handed out frea ta kids. The festival, sponsored by clvf groups from both boroughs, endj today, the bridge'3 birthday. Mayor Lindsay, accompanied by other public bands and flags will form the grand march, across tha bridge at 12:33 p.ia, to'day. dents displayed about 59 paintings for sale.

Four rock and folk music groups performed on the steps of Borough Hall. They were Horse. Roadshow, Braid and Rush. A fifth group, the "Dorothy Beck-with performers, sang rock-soul in Spanish. Hundreds participated In tree-planting-at-the Botanic Garden.

Behind the garden, a kite contest was underway. Traffic was "closed off from Grand "Army" Plaza to" Washing path of the Brooklyn Bridge to Prospect Park, where they lunched. NEWS photo by Dennis Caruso Besides bicycles, paintings were the order of the day. Thou sands of paintings adorned view The annual Memorial Day parade of the Kings County Council Jewish War Veterans was held in Brooklyn yesterday, the marchers starting from Avenue and Ocean Ave. A pray-in for prisoners of war ia Forth, Metnara nir Bi ightwater Court ana Coney Island Ave.

ppyitfS around the-, borough. On the bridge, Isaiare'tn High School stu-.