Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-21 | Page 2 | GOP Demand Atomic Checks

I I GOP Demands Atomic Checks WASHINGTON May 21 INS Republican senators Saturday demanded full F FBI B I loyalty in investigations investigations investigations in- in of atomic scholarship scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship candidates and charged that fellowship awards to Communists emphasize lack of atomic security Sen Wherry herry of Nebraska senate senate senate sen sen- ate G GO GOP 0 P leader declared that congress should order the F FBI B I investigations or cancel the whole government financed scholarship program Sen Bridges R. R N. N H. H former appropriations committee chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man said that congressional disclosures disclosures disclosures dis dis- dis- dis closures of scholarship awards to three Communists are shocking and frightening to say the least Bridges said the awards and re reports reports reports re- re ports of missing uranium from atomic laboratories high highlight highlight highlight light the complete lack of security involving a thing vital to the safety of the United States and the peace of the world The New Hampshire senator said he is confident that the appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap committee can correct correct correct cor cor- the scholarship situation through its control over funds for forthe forthe forthe the educational program Meanwhile a congressional al probe loomed in the routine test at Hanford Wash in which a Security se security security se- se officer secreted some uranium for eight days before its was missed The atomic energy commission conceded that the incident occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc I last summer but A E C emphasized that as a result regulations regulations regulations regu regu- lations were tightened to make scientists strictly accountable for forI all fissionable materials they used Radio News Commentator FulI Fulton Fulton Ful Ful- ton Lewis said in a broadcast Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day night that a security officer placed two pound five-pound slugs of uranium in his coat pocket and walked out of a highly restricted area of the Hanford installation undetected