Show t- t Puts Puis Hew ew Air Plan y before Senate Senale Envisions Program mise sOn n 66 Group Force In nn B B. f WASHINGTON April 22 p- p laid a bargain le y air tir power po power ver compromise be- be fert con congress J Thursday aimed at the y country 11 more fight- fight iti af groups at a cost of r- r of tary cit Defense Forrestal whipped Chipped up the proposal in a fresh to ke keep p the senate from fol- fol wing the lead of ot the house in int t on a a full group 70 air I plan calls caU for a 66 i ip map p program am and a year three-year II tio ai defense de ne outlay of ot 46 l t Chairman Gurney JR R. R S. S D. D of ot au armed services commit commit- e told rep reporter he thinks con- con MI ab uld accept the Forrestal Q er lil I J e Calli J Committee e called his committee into aether door door closed I session Thurs Thurs- toy toy-to t to try to win approval for forM fori M i air force program and then thenn n en rn to the tile equally hot issues of I draft raft and aid universal Il training s dem demonstrated by his offer late Wednesday it t t h han can an IW switch his strategy Pi Previously h he had insisted that i d group 55 air force f uld be enough Then some of Secretary Secretary of Air Airington Symington ington and a group of air ce W ce plunked plunked for the program It was rushed the house as part of a aliner asier liner sier bilLi bill Jf If i only military tary considerations we involved told Guri Gur- Gur ii i i committee Wednesday the them m of this s step cannot be etU ned Would Hike mke Figure 1 f r. r a headed a t the full e U gro 70 O gp i i would wol add dd another hother nine nine bU r to th the original 1 11 b bil- bil iak d' d by t Truman Truma INd of the extra three ee billions j mt tio h has i pro proposed WH the Uie president laid down his 4 policy polley a month ago And Ana It ilso might mean allow altoz allo alto w a z r Rationing price e controls Ii alt t a host of other restrictions cabinet winet om officer er declared to quickly y wanted to know I tn in an increase to to 70 groups ild COt coat while an rc e t 1666 groups would mean ly Illy gr more explained that the new not be exactly what iii tir f force wanted wanted that that is let ly new new but but rather re- re d u units 1 Would Use tse New B 29 Te of oi them would use modern- modern versions ions of the four-engine four bombers which were used ritu gj I success against Japan t ne new group would be beup up o of fighters ey who relayed this Un to reporters after the thedoor thedoor door W-door door with the s sec eec c- c f nr di did not go into further def deut de- de deI I f ut the cost figures e report however t i Forrestal said total defense Waud increase to 1 after alter the lily i f next next year and to WO the e third year said his plan new calls additional men and 7 rI for wr the e r regular gular air force but n y Oo additional nal for the army I. I savy vy and marines would be ged from previous call esti- r K If approved d the author- author 4 t See Page 1 i Column i 4 I i I AIR PROGRAM Continued from Page One zed strength would be ba Air force navy and marines and army Gurney said the expanded air ail force plan would give this country country country coun coun- try striking power now He said the four groups eliminated eliminated from the group 70 plan voted by the house would be two each of troop carrier and light bombers This would be a reduction of only about planes Gurney added In his prepared testimony made public after the committee session For restal said the multibillion dolar dollar dollar dol- dol lar ar defense problems must be considered considered considered con con- in a rational and organized manner manner and and not on a basis ol of emotional reaction He said his top commanders of all three services the services the joint chiefs chiefs chiefs' of staff have staff have backed the new pro pro- gram Forrestal also cleared it with Mr Truman he added Gurney said he expects his committee committee com- com to have an over all defense bill ready for the house some time next week Meanwhile the house armed services committee called spokesmen spokes spokes- men for the national guard and organized reserves to testify on a abilI abill abill bill bilI that would authorize a temporary temporary tem tem- temi return to the draft |