Committee Kills Fare Slash for Commuters

Efforts of more than 2,000 students who marched on the State House ended in failure yesterday after the Committee on Transportation reported unfavorably on a bill to cut student commuter fares in half.

The students, representing almost every college in Greater Boston including Harvard, jammed into the State House for a noisy hearing last month. Demonstrators from Boston University, 1,000 strong, and led by a brass band, paraded through downtown streets to the hearing.

The bill now has no chance to pass the House and Senate. It was not accepted, committee members stated, because of its all-inclusive nature. They pointed out that students could travel at half fare anywhere in the state and on any form of transportation if the bill was passed.

Other committee members pointed out it would be too expensive for railroads.