United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________

No. 96-1203WA _____________

Sherman L. Gibbs, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Western v. * District of Arkansas. * Shirley S. Chater, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * _____________

Submitted: May 1, 1997

Filed: May 5, 1997 _____________

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. _____________

PER CURIAM.

Sherman L. Gibbs appeals the judgment of the district court affirming the Commissioner’s decision to deny Gibbs’s applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. After careful review of the administrative record and the parties’ briefs, we agree with the conclusions reached by the district court and affirm without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.