Show Group Labor Bill Continued from Page One are expected to begin work late Thursday or Friday on a measure that hat will be taken back to the two houses for approval At least another another another an an- other year of federal rent control is assured But local governments were virtually assured of a big say on whether ceilings should be lifted earlier in their areas The senate Wednesday night passed a bill to extend controls for 12 months But the measure would allow state legislature or municipalities with the consent of the state governor to remove ceilings The house already had approved a month 15 extension with state county and municipal government units allowed to decontrol decontrol decontrol de de- de- de control at will Rent controls expire expire ex- ex pire under present law one week from rom Thursday Foreign aid The aId The administration announced a speedup whereby it hopes lopes to finish senate action on the European re recovery recovery recovery re- re covery bill Friday night The billis billis bill bills is s an authorization measure to keep the recovery program going for or another 15 months Actual appropriations w will ll have to be made later Social security The security The administration administration administration adminis adminis- formally presented to congress congress congress con con- gress its new social insurance program to give more people more protection against unemployment disability and the vicissitudes of old age It was handed to the house louse ways and means committee It would increase benefits benefits and and costs costs and and would cover nearly every employed person in the country Graham Graham-Dr Dr Frank P P. P Graham senator designate f fro from r o m North Carolina was a center of controversy controversy controversy contro contro- versy in the senate because of his membership in certain organizations organizations organizations alleged to be Communist fronts Graham president of the University of North Carolina was appointed to succeed the late Sen J. J Melville Broughton Communists Communists Chairman Chairman John S S. S Wood D. D Ga of the house un- un American activities committee has denounced the cultural and scientific scientific scientific conference for world peace as asa asa asa a lace curtain Communist attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to discredit the North Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic security pact He said that of sponsors of the conference conference conference confer confer- ence had associated themselves with Communist front organizations organizations organizations at some time or other The conference opens Friday in New NewYork York Nelson Nelson Members Members of the house un-American un activities committee said their investigators have not been able to locate Steve Nelson the Yugoslav born Communist party leader who vho was scheduled to be the first witness at the committees committee's committees committee's committees committee's com com- investigation next month into the American Slav congress Straus Strau Interior Secy Seey J. J A. A Krug asked the senate appropriations committee to give Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation tion Commissioner Michael Straus an immediate te open hearing on what he called the completely phony issue of Straus Straus' loyalty The committee recently refused to put Straus back on the government government government govern govern- ment pay roll because the administration administration administration admin admin- would not release an F FBI B I report on his loyalty Straus Straus' salary was wac stopped under an appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap bill rider passed by the Republican congress because he is not an engineer Meanwhile Sen Sheridan Downey Downey Downey Dow Dow- ney D D. D Cal asked that three congressional committees investigate investigate investigate gate his charges of waste and corruption against the reclamation bureau with a view to starting impeachment proceedings against all all conspiring officials Downey told the senate his charges for charges for which he said he has undeniable proof would proof would reveal misrepresentation to congress suppression of official reports wasteful expenditures corrupt plans to make unnecessary expenditures expenditures expenditures ex ex- ex- ex amount amounting ng to at least issuance of dishonest dishonest dishonest dis honest propaganda lobbying and operation of subversive in individuals individuals individuals in- in in and out of the government government government gov ov in connection with such activities |