January 6, 1965

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Democrats fashioned new leverage for passage of Administration bills today by increasing their representation on all legislative committees in the House.

2 landmark mansions in architecturally unified block front, 68th-69th Sts, paved from razing by unidentified buyer who bought them for $2 million, hopes to sell them to insts or consulates; bldgs illus; known as Pyne-Davison Row

travels may include visits to 4 Eur nations and 3 Latin Amer ones

city dismisses 5,398 strikers for violating Condon-Wadlin Act, in 1st enforcement of act's requirement for automatic dismissal; Dumpson does not think they should lose jobs; Saypol refrains from penalizing unions and leaders; SIU members join some picket lines

Issue of Sup Ct '64 ruling ordering legislatures to be reapportioned on population basis; Cong Repubs seen virtually united behind Sen Dirksen's const amendment proposing that 1 house can be apportioned on basis other than population providing such other basis be approved by voters; backing of Sens Kuchel and Javits seen insuring support of liberals, who opposed Dirksen's '64 amendment; new amendment seeks to meet their objections and contains no language infringing on right of ct rev; Repr McCulloch offers like amendment