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Show to Legal IJcer By April Predicted By Senators WASHINGTON, March 15 (U.R)--The senate finance com-niittee com-niittee today amended the house 3.2 per cent beer bill to include wine and fruit juices, and ordered a favorable report re-port to the senate. "I predict legal beer by April 3," said Senator Reed, Repn., Pa., as he emerged smiling from the committee room. Chairman Harrison said no other provisions of the bill had been changed, and that as approved by the committee it permitted unrestricted unre-stricted advertising of the legalized legal-ized beverage as was provided in the house bill. "We may be able to get to the beer bill today after disposing of the economy legislation," Harrison said. May Delay Bill-Later Bill-Later Chairman Harrison somewhat some-what modified the beer-wine program, pro-gram, explaining that it probably would not come before the senate until tomorrow. Senators who sat late last night were anxious to adjourn ad-journ today after disposing of the economy bill? and possibly several i nominations. The legalized beverages may be placed on sale in states which permit per-mit it 15 days after President Roosevelt signs the bill modifying the Volstead act.: -; . Senator McAdoo, Dem., Calif!, offered the amendment to extend the modification to wine and fruit juices. There was no record vote on the amendment, nor on final approval oi the bill. . . ' 1 |