Show i After Draft Bill Passed House by Vote One Margin 5 54 4 M. M r t V e Y j A I It Ir r t d f d to w 1 i N q t t i L 4 L 1 w. w 4 e E L S 1 f N t tY Y 1 t T r 4 9 fJ 32 V T W wr ai Associated Press Prett RIVAL LEADERS HASH OVER FIGHT W WHICH ADMINISTRATION ALMOST LOST Representative Andrew J. J May D. D Ky left who vho piloted measure shakes finger at Rep- Rep representative Dewcy Dewey Short D. D Mo 10 opposition chief O P M Officials Officials' Firms Get 3 Billions In n Defense Jobs Senators Find WASHINGTON Aug 13 UP P Senate Investigators said Wednesday Wednesday Wednes- Wednes day ay that firms whose former officers officers cers ers or were now in the theoffice theoffice office of production management had received defense contracts totaling totaling to- to aling up to April 30 In response to questions John D. D Biggers 0 O P M production director dIrector di director dI- dI rector told the senate committee investigating the defense program that hat so far as he knew we have had md n no one in a position ion to tot o In influence lu ence busl business ess to his company even even eyen l If f he chose td to do so 0 Biggers was questioned after Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Connally D. D Texas said there here were rumors rumon that after ft r business men came to 0 O P M as year dollar-a-year their former former for for- mer business associates golf partners partners partners part part- ners or poker friends friends' received large arge defense contracts Cites Figures Hugh A. A Fulton committee counsel counsel counsel coun coun- sel said that tha out of of defense contracts on April 30 30 had been awarded to io firms whose former were connected with 0 O P M and that seven of such firms had re received received re re- of of the total He told reporters that these were the Bethlehem Steel company company company com com- pany Chrysler Motors Curtiss- Curtiss Wright company General Electric Electric Electric Elec Elec- corporation General Motors corporation United Aircraft cor corporation cor- cor and United d States St Steel el corporation Biggers said several large firms who had loaned experts to 0 P M received contracts because it it was necessary ry to employ companies with e experience In mass tion Considered No Vice Connally remarked that this was no vice If the Involved d uses no undue influence and If the Industry offers the best contract contract contract con con- tract Biggers told the committee that In such an organization as 0 O P M with drawn from private business it was inevitable ble that the companies U these ese people people people peo peo- were formerly connected with should hould get Some ome business He told the committee that he would investigate any contracts that hat th the committee might believe questionable Walter M. M of Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land Jand Ohio appeared before the COI committee e on behalf of the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican Die Casting institute to urge that the supply of raw material available to the industry not be restricted further |