'And those men,' the chairman suggested, 'formed the com mittee that charged him with racism.'

The chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees suggested last week that the law could still work even if Congress raised the ceiling for 1988.

The commission's chairman, James A. Courter, suggested afterward that some bases may be left open.

The chairman suggested that they stick to practical objectives.

The new chairman, Orin Kramer, has suggested that the state consider using private brokerages.

The bank's new management-conscious chairman, despite all his grammar school virtues, had never suggested the land be used for any other purpose.

The chairman of the company, Silicon Graphics, suggested that it had been "naive" in not knowing more about the customer.

American Airlines' chairman suggested he might dissolve a simplified fare structure, analysts who met with him said.

Meanwhile, the new chairman of the public lands subcommittee has suggested creating a commission to consider the possibility of closing certain national parks.

The chairman of the 9/11 commission, Thomas Kean, has already suggested that the government take away its responsibility for counterterrorism investigations.