Show an 1 ankin kin Enters New House dill Bill 1 or r Modified Wets Vets Pension r ASHINGTON WASHINGTON March 25 UP UP Rep John E. E Rankin liss introduced a modified veterans' veterans pension bill Friday d id it Hit probably will be put before the house in a short time ankin kin whose original pension measure was killed by the Thursday by a vote one-vote margin said his new bill embodies changes the most house members had indicated they wanted I His original bill called for 90 90 monthly pensions for all year 65 old veterans of World Wars Vars I I and n. n The new bill is confined I Ito to veterans of World War Var I includes includes in includes in- in a test of need and carries monthly pensions of 72 2 A WASHINGTON T UP Sen Jenner R. R Ind shouted Inthe Inthe in inthe the senate that If the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed north Atlantic pact commits this count county to ground military action in Euro Europe Europ Weare We Weare e eare are doomed to utter defeat before before be be- fore tore foree we e start Under the new proposal a 65 year-old year veteran of World War Var I could qualify for the 72 monthly pension only if his discharge had been honorable and if his annual income was under 2000 if single or if married or with dependents dependents de de- Rankins Rankin's announcement came asa as asa asa a surprise to house members who heard him say Thursday there would w uld be no more pension legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion at this session of congress The veterans committee chairman chairman chairman chair chair- i man indicated he had changed his i I mind because of pressure from one of the great veterans' veterans organizations organizations I zat ons and from other members I of the veterans committee I ISome Some committee members who I helped kill the Rankin bill were rallying around a new plan to get the same results in another way They wanted to amend existing legislation Marshall Plan Senate Plan Senate Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Leader Scott W W. Lucas predicted predicted predicted pre pre- passage b by midnight of the admin administrations administration's stra ions ion's Marshall plan renewal bill Lucas told newsmen he believes I the coalition of internationalist I Democrats and Republicans will i iSee See Page 4 j Col Column 1 Rankin Enters New Vet Bill Continued from Page One defeat any attempt to curtail foreign foreign foreign for for- eign aid spending during the second second second sec sec- ond year ear of the recover recovery programs program's operation But Sen Robert A. A Taft R. R RM 0 O. said aid that about could be trimmed from the spending authorization au au- I without harming the program Sen Homer Capehart R. R Ind set his sights on a 3 cut cut- Spies The Spies The house un-American un activities committee said that Soviet Soviet Soviet So So- viet officials in the United Nations diplomatic offices and trading commissions commissions commissions com com- missions are directing thousands of agents who arc are s selling us s down the river In a pamphlet called the committee commit commit- Spotlight on Spies tee said the United States is the number one target of Russia's spy effort Based on FBI estimates of Communist party membership it tt said the United States at a time of national crisis would have nearly persons who arc are either spies traitors or saboteurs working against us from within Straus Straus Sen Guy Cordon R. R Ore said paid the senate appropriations appropriations committee should hold open hearings to give Reclamation Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Michael Straus a chance to clear himself of any question of disloyalty The committee recently voted not to return Straus to the pay roll because Attorney General Tom C. C Clark refused to turn over an F FBI B BI I loyalty report on him Democrats Adm Administration i n i s t r a- a tion leaders in congress welcomed President Truman's bid for better better better bet bet- ter relations between the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House and the Democratic con con- gressmen Senate Democratic leader lead lead- er Scott W. W Lucas said closer re relations relations relations re- re lations between the president and congress always make it better for his program and the country as a whole Mr Truman said Thursday he was canceling all town out-of-town engagements in April to allow himself more time tune for conferences with congressmen Rents Senate Rents Senate house conferees faced two major hurdles in their efforts to reach agreement on a compromise rent control extension bill Sen John J. J Sparkman D D. Ala said they were 1 the house provision guaranteeing landlords a fair return on his investment the senate bill instead merely I provides for two 5 boosts and 2 different local option pro pro- visions The house bill would allow states slates counties and municipalities to decontrol at will The senate bill would allow municipalities to I decontrol only with ith the approval of their states state's governor Pact The Pact The Marshall 1 plan debate was Vas held up briefly by bj a side argument argument argument ment on the north Atlantic pact which hasn't been signed yet Jet and I wont won't reach the senate until next month Sen Forrest C C. C Donnell R. R Mo said the pact is a moral commitment for the United States to go to war if an any other signatory is attacked He said this country would be more secure if the senate rejected the treat treaty Air Lines The Lines The civil aeronautics board warned the senate commerce committee that economic chaos might result if a great number of the so-called so irregular air lines were permitted to run regular service without being subject to the same regulations as the certificated certificated certificated air lines Air Power Power Air Air Force Secretary W. W Stuart Symington conferred for 90 minutes with ith Chairman Carl Vinson D D. D Ga of the house armed services committee presumably presumably presumably pre pre- on Vinson's plan to ask the house for an extra for more aircraft Sen Hubert Humphrey Humphrey Humphrey Hum Hum- D D. Minn introduced an bill and challenged the Republicans in the senate to stand up and be counted He wanted to know what they would do if the southern Democrats tried to filibuster against his bill Copper The Copper The house passed a bill suspending import duties on copper copper copper cop cop- per until June 30 1950 The meas- meas sure is designed to help relieve the copper shortage by attracting supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies from abroad White House Repairs Repairs President President Truman recommended that congress congress congress con con- gress authorize a commission to supervise and direct all repairs on the White te House |