October 6, 1974

James Egan travel article on Benares, India, Holy City of the Hindus; illus (L)

Idaho: Ted Morgan travel article on rubber-raft journey down Salmon River, Idaho; map; illus (L)

The company that made a movie out of Joseph Heller's first novel, “Catch‐22,” had to assemble what became the 11th or 12th largest bomber force on the planet at the time. If somebody wants to make a movie out of his second novel, “Something Happened,” he can get most of his props at Bloomingdale's—a few beds, a few desks, some tables and chairs.

Gov Wilson has curbed authority of NYS Urban Development Corp to undertake new projects and is forming special task force to recommend changes in agency's operations and financing; says reason for changes is agency's extremely high current borrowing costs of 9% and questions concerning agency's future funding; NYS Budget Dir Richard L Dunham says Gov Wilson is not worried about viability of agency but wants to 'improve' it; says task force was set up to study agency at suggestion of banks that had purchased bonds in agency's recent issue; banks had urged that ways be explored to upgrade corp's bond rating; Dunham will be chmn of task force, which will include members of real estate and financial indus; its recommendations will be presented to NYS LEgis for action in '75 session; Edward J Logue, pres and chief exec officer of Urban Development Corp, vigorously disputes suggestion that agency is in financial difficulty or has overextended itself (L)

H Kramer appraisal of inaugural exhibit at Hirshhorn Museum; notes unusual size of collection; lauds agreement made by Joseph Hirshhorn with museum as to its deaccessioning policy which leaves museum's curators free to sell or exch anything in collection with only stipulation being that money from such sales be devoted to acquisition of other art works; illus