Show iI f Ml i F Congress T Today 1 Senate Cuts 1 Billion From From Spending Plan v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON July 7 UP- UP UP UPi i The senate appropriations ns committee commit commit- I t I tee has agreed informally to take tale l' l a tuck in President Truman's spending spending- plans it was reported Friday I The cut would be bo in spending it fl for the fiscal year ear which started a week ago and would apply both l to cash expenditures and contract commitments I Mr Truman so o far has asked t I in requests now before the senate committee The The TheYo Yo committee decided tentatively cly locut to lo cut this by 38 1 i per cent to 31 Republicans want to trim fiscal fiscal 1951 spending by to and are still looking looking look look- ing ing- for ways to do it The cuts so M far made by the committee would affect almost all Items Hems except the defense budget Elsewhere in congress military Aid Aid Sen Henry Cabot Lodge Jr R. R Mass said this country should hould add at least 2000 to its present military aid program and postpone tax reduction reduction tion lion to meet the Communist threat in Europe He said the situation in Europe is potentially a thousand thousand thou thou- sand times more dangerous than that in Korea The Taxes The motion picture in industry industry industry in- in asked congress to repeal excise taxes on show tickets The senate finance committee is considering considering considering con con- the house tax bill which proposes to cut the levy le from 20 to 10 per cent Crime Virgil Crime Virgil Peterson of the Chicago crime commission described described described de de- de- de scribed New Yorks York's Frank Costello as the most influential underworld underworld underworld under under- world leader in America Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son testified before the special senate committee investigating in inI interstate interstate in- in I crime Ho He said Costello is linked to tho the Capone gang of oC I I Chicago and to gambling operations operations operations opera opera- in Florida New Jersey and Louisiana Scoreboard Scoreboard President President Truman has chalked challed up 16 wins on his plans to streamline the federal government go but congress has vetoed six others Four more of the five fl still before beCore congress cons arc are expected to go Into effect The Thc presidents president's plan to give the secretary of oC commerce supervision over O the R F Fe C and its vast ast lending lending lendins lend lend- ing ins powers was killed by the senate senate senate sen sen- ate on a R voice vote ote Thursday A little later however the chamber approved another presidential presidential plan shifting tho the Federal National Mortgage to the housing housing- and home finance agency In each case the senates senate's action wa was considered generally in line with recommendations of or the Hoover Hoo commission on government government govern govern- ment reorganization |