| Show Congress Today I I I Hoffman Aids Rapped on ERP Errors WASHINGTON F Feb e b. b 7 INS Congress INS Congress was asked 1 Monday to appropriate 5 for continuation of the European recover recovery recovery- program pros The Tho administration bill was Introduced in the tho house of Rep Bloom D. D N. N Y 1 and In the senate by br Sen Connally D D. D Tex V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Feb 7 UP UP- UP Sen Styles Bridges R. R N. N H H. charged Monday that foreign aid chief Paul Hoffman and his aids have made constant mistakes in administering the European recovery recovery re recovery re- re covery program He demanded a full investigation investigation tion before congress renews the multibillion dollar foreign aid pro pro- gram Bridges former chairman of the watchdog committee on foreign aid claimed administration of ot the program has violated congressional intent many times He said Marshall plan funds have gone to aid a shaky French government Bridges said the aid program was underwriting a French deficit and making tax collections sary But it appeared certain the program program program pro pro- gram would be continued 15 months The administration already already al already al- al ready has announced it would seek seeka a appropriation to finance the second phase of the program Other Action Other congressional developments developments developments develop develop- ments Filibuster Filibuster Democrats Democrats were presenting presenting presenting pre pre- a solid soUd front in their fight to kill a Republican move to force torce proposals out of ot the rules c com committee o m m i t t tee e e Immediately Democratic leaders want southern support to put over the administration administration administration adminis adminis- labor bill So they're backing backing backing back back- ing the thc Dixie opposition to the RepUblican Republican Republican Re Re- publican move Blue book Republication book Republication senators senators senators sena sena- tors are getting a look at a aGO G O 0 P blue book prepared for the presidential campaign but reportedly reportedly reportedly report report- edly suppressed on orders from Gov Thomas E. E Deweys Dewey's aids The page 75 report charges the Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and Truman administrations with duplicity and appeasement in foreign policy Dewey is believed believed be be- to have put the book on onice onice onice ice because of ot his national unity campaign Air force The force The house armed services committee put finishing touches on a bill to authorize a group 70 air force torce But it authorized authorized authorized author author- only a few extra officers to fly the planes At an unofficial week-end week m meeting e cc e tin g m members e m bel s trimmed more than 60 ot off the bills bill's original authorization for extra officers |
