| Show I House ouse Maps aps Draft Terra Term Extension R House to Study Six-Month Six Draft Extension V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 4 UP UP- UP Chairman Carl Vinson D. D Ga of the house armed services committee committee committee com com- said Thursday the service period of draftees probably willbe willbe will willbe I be extended from the present 21 I to 27 months Wilson Vilson said the committee will begin hearings Jan 18 on draft law r revision vision Other changes being considered Vinson said include 1 Lowering the draft age to 18 Youths of 18 must register now but may not be inducted until they are 19 Extending Upper Age 2 Extending the upper draft I age possibly to 28 for single men and married men without chi children Only men under 26 now are being inducted 3 Complete restudy of deferments deferments deferments de- de de de- ferments of draft-age draft men for physical reasons or to continue their education Veterans would not be drafted under changes now being considered considered considered consid consid- ered Vinson said Various service period extensions extensions extensions exten exten- have been advocated before Maj taj Gen Lewis B. B Hershey se selective selective se- se service director would like to make it 30 months but Vinson indicated that it will be 27 months month Aids M Man Ian an Power Po Pool PoolA ool oolA of A longer term of service would ha have ve the effect of stretching th the nations nation's man power pool Vinson said The armed services committee will begin hearings next Tuesday Ion on a bill for a ton aircraft carrier similar to but not identical with the projected flush-deck flush su- su United States which was taken off the boards by former former former for for- mer Defense Secretary Louis John John- son The bill was introduced Wednesday After the carrier bill the committee committee committee com com- will consider a measure to reorganize the air force Vinson said Later it will resume an in investigation in- in lion of guided missiles begun begun begun be be- gun in the congress Elsewhere in congress Taxes The Taxes The new congress braced itself to hear President Truman ask for perhaps as much as 10 more in new taxes thi this year Although the legislators may not adopt his program they arc expected expected cx- cx ex ex- to approve higher levies on individuals and corporations and to impose new or higher excise taxes to help pay rearmament costs The president has said repeatedly repeated repeated- ly that further and substantial tax See Page Pago 4 Col Column mn 2 I Bill Lengthens Draftee Duty Duly Continued from Page rage One increases are necessary but so far he has not indicated how much he will ask for or the kind He may give an indication of the amount at least in his annual budget message message message mes mes- sage Jan 15 In signing the corporate corporate corporate cor cor- tax bill Wednesday Mr Truman said only that the rearmament rearmament rearmament ment job ahead will require more and much heavier taxes on top of the boosts of nearly I congress voted last yea year I Security Atomic Atomic energy committee committee com com- members said they wanted assurances of safeguards against leaks to Russia before accepting proposals to pool atomic energy y information with allies Some Republicans He- He publicans said they are dissatisfied with the way England has handled atomic security Lobbying Squabbling Lobbying Squabbling members of the house committee investigating investigating in gating lobbying cant can't agree what to do about pressure groups But Republican members charged committee committee committee com com- Democrats used the whole in esti investigation to blackball anti anti- Fair D Deal l groups lOUPS and whitewash whitewash white white- wa wash h administration supporters Wire tapping ire The house un- un American activities committee as asked Ie cd to let the congress government govern govern- ment juse use evidence obtained by wire-tapping wire and concealed microphones micro microphones micro micro- phones in court cases The country cannot it said afford to be hopelessly hopelessly hopelessly hope lessly enmeshed in outworn legal technicalities which often let internal enemies escape |
