Show Congress Today 1 Free Nations Armament Plan Pan I Set for Debate Thursday WASHINGTON April 20 UP The Thc The administration expects to send end up to Capitol Hill H Thursday its ts plans for arming free nations against Communist aggression Secretary of State Dean Acheson sa said aid d Wednesday he hopes to give Jive the he senate foreign relations committee committee com corn Thursday the final draft of or ofa ora a global military aid program The program will include arms for nations na- na lions ions participating participating- in the tho North Atlantic defense alliance The secretary would not say what the program will add up to ton in n dollars Nor would he say when the he figure will w be made public His meeting with the senate committee committee com corn will be private The administration is planning a according c r to to- 1 r p rS tomake tomake tomake to to- make this country an arsenal for other free ree nations seeking to build buildup buildup buildup up their defenses against sion Other congressional developments developments develop develop- ments Housing housing Sen Harry P. P Cain R R. Rash Wash ash asked the senate to change the public housing bill to jive give local voters the so say-so as to to- whether housing projects shall be constructed in the their r cities Indians Secretary of Interior J. J A. A Krug asked a senate interior subcommittee to approve a proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed expenditure of for putting putting- the Navajo and Hopi Indians back on their feet Capture Chairman Capture Chairman Edwin C. C Johnson of the senate commerce committee charged that the broadcasting broadcasting broadcasting broad broad- casting industry has taken talen over bewildered members of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral communications commission The Colorado Democrat said there is abundant evidence to support h his s charge He accused F FCC C C staff members of playing ball with the thc industry with a view vie to getting jobs outside the commission In the debate on public housing hausing Cain asked the senate to adopt his amendment to require local officials officials daIs to get approval of the voters before undertaking undertaking- a housing project All too often Cain said the view of the people of the is not necessarily reflected I by bj y their local government g officials He said l his s amendment would prevent prevent pre pre- yen vent t overzealous city officials from Tom embarking on such public I housing projects too rapidly 1 The senate is expected to vote I late Wednesday or Thursday on the housing bill It would authorize author author- ize the construction of public housing units over the next six years The measure also calls for a slum clearance program a expenditure expendi expendi- ture for or rural housing and extensive extensive exten exten- sive federal housing research Espionage Espionage Sen Karl E R. R S. S D. D urged the house un- un American activities committee to investigate the United Nations to find out if the U. U N N. is a funnel I for spies and saboteurs who want to get into the United States For Foreign e i n A Aid Aid I d Sen Styles Bridges CR R. R N. N H. H said he will ask the senate Republican policy committee to insist upon full information on the for arms-for- Europe program before the senate considers the Atlantic pact His statement was prompted by the remark of chairman Tom ConnalLy D D. Tex of the senate foreign relations committee that the arms program might not be unveiled until after the pact is ratified Oleo Oleo Oleo-C Oleo Chairman C h a air i r m man a n Walter Valter F F. George D. D Ga of the senate finance committee said the senate would be killing the oleomargarine tax taC if it tacked on a rider cutting other excise levies The excise tax rider was proposed by Sen Edwin C. C Johnson D. D Colo Cob a member of Georges George's committee George said that if both houses agree to Johnsons Johnson's proposal it would probably mean a veto of the whole bill by President Truman C OVA V A Sen Warren G. G Magnuson Magnuson Mag- Mag nuson D. D Wash predicted that the congress eventually will enact backed administration-backed legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation setting up a Columbia valley valley valley val val- ley administration to coordinate federal works in the Columbia river basin He said however that he does not expect an congressional action on thure th thure the th- ure before congress quits quits' summer f. f Social Security The SecurIty The ho howand how and means committee won wor worthe the administrations administration's sociality social ity program heard William Williar A F L president indorse Ul th Green recommended tha security coverage be ext h b tal take e care tare of self farm workers domestics e enof en enof of states and the political visions and persons work II nonprofit and charitable t jk ii I |