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DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY. MARCH 7. 1970 16 Own Affair' By FRANK MAZZA Fifteen Bronx elected officials vowed court action yesterday to force the Metro politan Transportation Authority to eliminate some or all of the double fare zones in that borough, following a futile meeting with MTA Chairman William Konan. Charging the MTA with "dis to criminatory practices," Bronx Borough President Robert and added he was "very close1 obtaining approval. Position on Surpluses Abrams said the Bronx was the Ronan, however, pointed out only borough without a single free transfer point.

He said that but that "there were no funds available within the 30-cent fare structure to institute free transfers." He said the only way double fares could be eliminated would be through a subsidy. "Universal free transfers would cost the Transit Authority about $85 million," Ronan added. Assemblyman Anthony J. Mer- that the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority anticipated $26 million in surpluses was already pledged" to the subways and could not be used to provide free i 5 aag I transfers in the Bronx or any. where else.

corella (D-Bronx), one of the 15 officials at the meeting with Abrams described the meeting in a 90-minute meeting with Ronan the authority chairman asserted the practice of no free transfers for the Bronx was "historical." "I say it is more hysteri-can than historical," Abrams claimed, "and we will seek action next week in Federal Court to end the discrimination." Ciles Lack of Funds In an interveiw, Ronan countered that he "appreciated" the problem of the Bronx residents, Ronan, asked that he stop de with Ronan as totally inconclu sive," but he said that the group positing MTA receipts in banks that were delaying approval of planned to meet again with Ronan. Following the meeting, As the transfer of Triboro Bridge semblyman Allen Hochberg (D- and Tunnel Authority surpluses to the transit authority. Ronan Bx) called Ronan: "the king of denied the banks were stalling evasion. Alice Ormsby-Gore, 17, and boy friend, Eric Clapton, 25. received approval of their romance yesterday from her father, Lord Harlech.

The former envoy to the United States told reporters in London: "I know she has gone to see him in New York, and if they want to get married, it is entirely their own affair." Clapton is an English rock musician. By THOMAS POSTER Morris B. Abram, ex-president of Brandeis University, yesterday asked the miuwii iviuy iiiciiwHiiwe Democratic State Committee for special permission to run in the senatorial primary on June 23. TonEiin Gultf Proviso make a primary fight for the gubernatorial nomination, was asked to resign as deputy mayor yesterday by William vanden Heuvel. the first Dem to an (Continued from petgo 2) to "use all necessary measures (to) repel any armed attack nounce for governor.

County Leaders Talk against the -forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression." I welcome his decision as a rival but I object to his using The resolution was subsequent ly described by Nicholas Kitzen-bach, then undersecretary of the city (post) as a political springboard when there is so much work to do and so little state, as the functional equivalent" of a declaration of war. There has been persistent talk among Senate doves of seeking money available to resolve our crisis," he said. Comfortable9 ILDJ Gets Up San Antonio, March 6 (UPI) Lyndon B. Johnson was free of pain near his heart today and doctors were so encouraged by the former President's progress, they let him walk around his hospital room. Johnson, who suffered a heart attack 15 years ago 'when was a U.S.

senator, received "sacks anl sacks of mail," a hospital spokesman said. "President Johnson had a' very good night, sleeping comfortably throughout the 11:30 p.m. through 6 a.m., period," said Lt. Col. Robert L.

North, chief heart specialist at Brooke General Hospital. to repeal the resolution. The governor and Senate races AUram refused to concede that his late voter registration bars him from enterin gthe primary, but his appeal to State Chairman John J. Bums was a surprise. Ijist week Abram insisted he was eligible to run and if anyone tried to block him he would initiate a court fight to clear his path.

Survey Party Leaders He said he will formally announce his candidacy later this month. Burns said later that he was making a weekend check of party leaders to determine if Abram could obtain the required 51 of state committee members needed odds appeared against it because most of the committee members are committed to one of the three rurrent candidates, Theodore C. Sorensen, Paul O'Dwyer a ad Westchester Rep. Richard Ot-tinger. Burns said he will report the consensus of the leaders to Abram on Monday.

The Jewish Question Most party chiefs regard Abram's intended entry as important because of the large Jewish vote a ml potential campaign contributors. Ottinger also is Jewish were mulled over yesterday by "Language Too Broad" In an interview shortly after the five Democratic county lead ers over breakfast in the Hotel Commodore. The new Queens Nixon's Laos statement was made public at Key Biscayne, Javits, a member of the Foreign leader, Frank V. Smith, said Queens District Attorney Thomas Mackell is the county's favorite Relations Committee, portrayed the President as being unhappy son for governor. Tammany leader Frank Rossetti said all with the broad language of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution and anxious to make some public gesture statewide candidates will meet to reassure Americans that the with Manhattan state committee members at noon today in the Commodore.

U. S. could not become involved iii a ground war in Laos through what amounted to executive Morris B. Abram Asks apodal permission and Sorensen's mother is Jewish On the gubernatorial side, Arthur Goldberg, Howard Samuels and Robert Morgenthau, may prefer a non-Jewish senatorial candidate in order to present a balanced ticket. Morgenthau, who wants to In another development, Board action.

Javits said Nixon's Laos state of Elections President James M. Powers, 86, withdrew his retirement papers yesterday and said subcommittee probed the Laotian situation, declared today that the U.S. ambassador to the country, G. McMurtrie Godley, was acting more as a military chief of staff than as a diplomat. Symington charged that God-ley "was not only directly supervising the extensive military and nonmilitary activities of the various United States intelligence ment strengthened what he said had been a long-standing admin he will stay in his post until July.

istration commitment no to be come overly involved in Laos. He predicted that one result -of the President's action would be 'the Early Draft Exams Aid Students release of hitherto secret testi The Selective Service System, mony on Laos before a Foreign agencies in that country, but was also directing time, place and nature of all other U.S. military activities against north Laos." following a presidential directive, Relations subcommittee, uniy from the draft. If declared 1A, he then would know he could not make plans for graduate school heavily censored portions of the issued formal regulations yesterday to allow registrants to transcript have been made public until after he had served his take early qualifying examina up to now. military duty.

Sangemino re 9 Pulitzer Juries Conclude Voting While Javits generally lavorea vealed that about 20 of drafts deferred students are classified the President's statement, his view was not shared by some of 4F after examinations. his colleagues. Although the new directive Wants Civilians Withdrawn only came down from Washing ton yesterday, the office here has Sen John Sherman Cooper been grantinar early examinations (R-Kv.) called for immediate to students since last month. withdrawal of all U.S. civilians now engaged in eround or air "'We have already scheduled some 2,000 registrants for early exams since Feb.

1," Sangemino combat in support of the royal Nine Pulitzer Prize juries journalism, made up of 43 editors and publishers, concluded the judging of 700 exhibits yesterday at Columbia University. The awards will be announced May 4 after they have been voted on by the university trustees. The two-day judging session in the school's journalism building was devoted to the examination of exhibits entered in support of nominations for the 54th annual Pulitzer Prizes. The prizes also include those for letters, drama She Is Armando Diamande, a 45-year-old bakery worker, is really a girl and he can call herself Lisa, Passaic County Judge William J. Woods ruled yesterday in Paterson, N.J.

Diamande underwent "sex reassignment surgery" in New York on June 18, 1969, the judge reported, and now is a woman "physically and legally." An affidavit from a doctor said that Armando-Lisa "could no longer function as a male or be considered a male but could function as a female." According to the physician, "a neuro endocrine condition existing from was responsible for a "gender role disorientation" and the "psychological orientation is completely that of a woman." Laotian government. Nixon said tions to learn their true draft status. The regulation, aimed primarily at helping student-deferred registrants, will affect some 67,000 here. Until now, college seniors intending to go on to graduate school were hesitant to apply because of their immediate vulnerability to the draft. Others who had applied for graduate school had to drop out shortly afterward because of military Induction.

All college students liecome eligible for induction immediately after receiving bachelor degrees. How It Works Under the new regulation any registrant may request an early physical and mental examination to determine if he is 1A or 4F. there were no U.S. ground troops said. Only One Facility in Laos and he pledged not to introduce any.

But Cooper said these remarks did not apply to Because the office can examine draftables only at its one facility in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, there civilians a 1 Intelligence Agency and private airline pilots who have been participating in is a two to three-month wait in and music. the war. fulfilling early examinition re Senate Democratic Leader Mike quests. "When we reopen our Mansfield who earlier other facility on Whitehall St next month, the wait should be had said the U.S. was involved in Laos "up to our necks." said the China Sees Border Peril Hong Kong, March 6 (Reuters) China charged today that India was intensifying preparations along the border between the two countries by increasing possibility that Laos will become "That way," said Maj.

William reduced to one or two months, Sangemino said. another Vietnam still hanes by a The Whitehall St. station was fragile thread." he is free to enroll in graduate studies." If classified 4F, a registrant would enroll without interference Sangemino, head of the Selectives Service System's manpower division here, "a college student will know immediately whether or not military spending and moving Sen -Stuart Symington (D- destroyed in a bombing attack by people into border areas. whose Foreign Relations radicals early last year..