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Show Congressman Vm. A. Dawson Says: was also pleased to learn that i the President has recommended that all missiles research appropriations ap-propriations be made to a central cen-tral civilian agency branch or branches of the service ser-vice appears to be making the most substantial progress. I feel that the present method meth-od of appropriating research funds to each individual branch heightens inter-service rivalry, promotes expensive and wasteful waste-ful competition for minds and men, and completely nullifies the Secretary's most potent unifying weapon control of the purse strings. It is also responsible for deplorable instances in-stances in our armed services keeping development secrets from each other rather than sharing them for the nation's common good. Chairman Cannon wrote back that he was "in heartiest accord" ac-cord" with my observations. I Congressmen returning to Washington are most concerned concern-ed with seeing that adequate appropriations are made next year for the nation's defense program. I am happy to report, re-port, however, that my meetings meet-ings with " Congressional leaders lead-ers have convinced me that they are not going to fall victims vic-tims to the annual diseasu some call "Pentagon Panic." Concerned as we are with Russian missile progress, those I have talked to feel that the situation does not require tremendous tre-mendous increases in Defense costs at the expense of our worthwhile domestic programs or our economic stability. development can be financed almost entirely out of savings to be made in other areas of defense spending. Costly Rivalry One fruitful field for harvesting har-vesting savings is inter-service rivalry. Early last month in a letter to Chairman Clarence Cannon of the House Appropriations Approp-riations Committee I suggested suggest-ed a means of cutting down this rivalry in the field of missiles mis-siles research. I urged that any future appropriations for missile mis-sile research be made directly to the Secretary of Defense giving him the authority to allocate al-locate the money to whichever Each year, tremendous pressure pres-sure is brought upon Congress to increase appropriations for all branches of government. Each year to a greater or lesser les-ser degree, Congress resists that pressure. This year spurred spur-red by Sputnik we can expect even greater pressures. I am convinced, however, that the needed additional appropria-' tions for missiles research and |