February 12, 1974

silver prices climb sharply in extremely active trading on Feb 11, trading at record $5.26 an ounceon London mkt, up unprecedented 46c an ounce from Feb 8 closing; source of much of demand is said to be in NY, although repts circulate that buying is coming from Middle East; Samuel Montagu & Co says silver's new-found popularity stems partly from nervous conditions in foreign exch mkts and partly from rise in price of gold; graph shows fluctuations of spot silver prices, Nov '73-Feb 11 '74 (M)

Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth reminisces on occasion of her 90th birthday, int: comments on present interior of White House; says she has always liked Pres Nixon; por (L)

NYS Sen James H Donovan, charging local school dists with discrimination, proposes legis to require dists to provide special educ for handicapped children; says many moderately handicapped children are transported long distances so that NYS can pay the bill (S)

Most independent truckers appeared yesterday to have ended their 11‐day shutdown in protest against diesel fuel prices. But some pockets of resistance were reported. Details on Page 21.

MANHASSET, L.I., Feb. 11 —Patricia Roth forgot. Her mind was wandering to such matters as work or family, neglecting the only vital issue in the metropolitan area these days—whether her license plate ended in an odd or even number.