European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes saturday june 25, 1977 White House snubbed As Senate puts of on mass transit measure still cutting it actress Lillian Gish celebrates her 100th motion picture. She is assisted by director Kobert Allman on location in take Bluff iii., where the wedding was being filmed. Gish made her first film 65 years ago. Up photo Washington up _ the Senate thursday passed a five year $5.8 billion mass transit authorization Bill despite White House request to delay action until the administration can develop its own proposals. The Bill sent to the House by voice vote would authorize $5.3 billion in assistance for mass transit construction programs Over the. Next five years and provide an additional $125 million in operating assist Ance Tor local mass transit facilities. Sen. Harrison Williams d-n.j., chair Man of the banking and Urban affairs committee and the Bill s floor manager said the measure was needed to fill the Gap left in president Carter s Energy  Williams said that omission of any Extension of mass transit Aid programs in the president s Energy proposals will prove fatal to any Energy  a committee report said that s3 per Centof the nation s commuters drive to work alone in their automobile 21 per cent Are automobile passengers and Only 8 per cent use Public , transportation Secretary Brock Adams has said that without an new legislation there will be at least $3.3 billion in unused mass transit funds by the beginning of the 1978 fiscal year. Last month Adams said the administration s View continues to be that enact ment of legislation to extend our transit programs is premature that it is not 2 Oil giants reveal find in North sea London up ii Shell and Ess thursday revealed an Oil find of great significance in the North sea which they have been keeping secret for the last 18 months. The Oil giants wanted la keep the lid on the find s