Show senate passes bill to aid small towns the senate his week passed it a bill sponsored cosponsored co by senator wallace F r bennett H utah establishing a commission on the problems of small towns and rural counties the purpose of the commis ston ion is to determine what steps can be b taken to assist areas which are experiencing new problems as a result of population shifts and technological changes in its report the committee noted that there li Is no agency in government at the present time responsible for handling problems of small email towns and no cabinet member Is charged with the task of assembling data about rural counties and small towns the legislation has the backing of the american iaun municipal association the national association of county officials and many other groups throughout the country |