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commission said:
“We cannot afford to lose this
opportunity to put the operation
of the federal government on a
sound and efficient basis. The tre
mendous financial burden of gov
ernment on our people today
makes it imperative that full
value be received for the taxpay
er’s dollar.”
It recommended that no agen
cies be exempted from reorgan
ization and that the President’s |
plans be allowed to go into effect
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unless both Houses of Congress
disapprove them within 60 days. !
A “thorough and searching in
vestigation” of the air force’s pro
gram of buying six-engine B-36
bombers was pledged by chairman
Vinson (D.-Ga.) of the House
armed services committee. The
corresponding Senate committee
has decided not to go into the sit
uation.
Vinson said he would ask his
committee to look into when, why
and how the giant bombers were
purchased, and also any cancella
tions of other plane purchases j
that may have resulted from the
decision to acquire more B-36’s. |
Rep. Van Zandt (R.-Pa.) a mem
ber of the committee, demanded a
special investigation yesterday. He
said that defense secretary Louis
Johnson formerly was a director
of Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft
Corp., which makes the big ma
chines, and that the company
profited at the expense of other
firms whose plane orders were
cancelled.
Friday. May 27. 1949
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The Sen
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ate today debated a bill designed
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to help spies who help America. |
No public hearings were held i
on the legislation when it was;
worked up by committee and
some provisions are highly secret.
This much is known:
The bill would permit annual
entry into the U. S. of 100 for- i
eigners who had performed spe
cial intelligence duties for this
country <A e; seas, and who faced,
torture or death as a result. They J
could bring their families, too.
These aliens would not be subject
to usual immigration quotas or re-1
strictions.
The measure would give broad
new powers to the central intelli-,
gence agency. For example, it
would authorize free spending of j
money for confidential purposes I
“to be accounted for solely by cer
tification of the director.”
The House already has passed
the rather hush-hush bill.
The Senate-House atomic ener-1
gy committee’s investigation of j
the atomic energy commission
<AEC> w’ent behind closed doors
today. The purpose: to map pro
cedures for further investigation.
AEC chairman David E. Lilien
thal has been the target for bitter
criticizm from some lawmakers
following disclosure that an
ounce of uranium-235, most of it
now recovered, disappeared from
a Chicago laboratory, and <2> at
least one communist had been
given an AEC fellowship award to
study science.
President Truman came to Lil
ienthal’s defense yesterday. He
said those who have been de
manding Lilienthal’s resignation
are just making him a pre-election
campaign target. The President
said the AEC was doing a good
job, that “trivial items” have been
exaggerated so much they “threat
en the integrity of the <atomic>
program,” and that he had the
fullest confidence in Lilienthal.
The Senate interstate and for
eign commerce committee con
tinued hearings on the airline in
vestigation.
The House has no specified
business scheduled as it met to
day. Few committee meetings
were listed for that body.
Most of the work on Capitol
Hill centered on things-to-come:
Unification—The Senate yester
1 day approved a bill providing for
more team-work between the
army, navy and air force. It would
give the secretary of defense more
authority. Next step is up to the
House, which as yet hasn’t even
held committee hearings on unifi
cation amendments.
Some of the changes approved
by the Senate yesterday had been
worked up by the late James V.
Forrestal.
Anti-depression— Senator Mur
ray <D.-Mont.> said yesterday that
he and seven other Democratic
Senators soon would introduce a
bill they hoped would cushion a
possible new depression. Pros
pects are the lawmarkers won’t
take any action on it this year un
less conditions become serious.
Briefly, the measure would
blueprint and have ready for
quick use a public works program
to give employment, encourage
private production and investment
in “underdeveloped” and “declin
ing” geographical areas, authorize
the President to assign govern
ment contracts and public works
projects to hard hit areas, permit
the labor department to make
n o n - i nterest-bearing loans to
move families from jobless areas
to productive ones.
Foreign aid—The Hr-use, after
receiving an appeal from the Pres
ident. passed the foreign aid
money bill yesterday. It approved
a total of $5,617,470,000 to be
spent during the next 13 Vi
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Friends are pleased to welcome {
Charles Fagerstrom up and
around again following an acci
dent on the air base when a truck
ran over him, two weeks ago.
Fagerstrom attended the gradu
ation exercises with his wife and
witnessed the presentation of hon
orary mention to two of their
daughters for perfect attendance
for the school year.
Fagerstrom is a member of the
Nome School Board.
months. It was about what the ad- j
ministration wanted, although it;
was a compromise with economy
advocates.
The measure faces stprmy op
position in the Senate, however.
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CONVICT SPOKANE BAKEB
OF INCOME TAX EVASION
TACOMA, </P)—A federal court
jury took but an hour and a hall
yesterday to convict Leslie L.
Francis on six counts of income
tax evasion.
The Spokane baking company
executive and former state athlet
ic commissioner was accused of
evading more than $61,000 in in
come taxes.
Defense attorney B. Gray War
ner said he will move for a new
trial.
Federal judge Charles H. Leavy
will set a date for sentencing later
She: “Funny no one seemed to
realize what a bad egg he was
when he was rich.”
He: “My dear, a bad egg is only
known when it’s broken."
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