Show I ni St e r H I I 1 Budget B Trouble TT U 14 A As AI to tJ the thi th case eer of reducing red per r income taxes the th Republican congress divided Qu nt the he of 01 slashing dashing President Truman 1948 budget request of 75 bullon dollars dollar While GOP members member In the ou led by Representative Representative Taber Rep Bep Rep NY favored a f d billion dollar cut senate ente Republicans led Ie by 7 Senator Taft Rep tp 0 O stood tood out for far 4 billion dollar cIona decrease It was wa ex expected that a compromise figure ur of 01 8 o billion would be reached permit ting dug a 20 per per percent cent Income tax tion don and anet a sizable surplus to be b applied against the national debt Rouse House Republican Republicans charged their senate enate colleagues colleague with having suc ruc to military and and and naval pres pre sure lUte against substantial aub reductions reduction in army and navy navr expenditures expenditure Declaring there wa was room for econ econ- economy I omy and an end to extravagance I in every eve federal agency including the army and navy they asserted arted that the services service could take a IS 15 per percent percent cent stash slash in appropriations without hampering national defenses defense in the slightest Taft replied r any la 1 cut in military appropriations be held to 10 percent per cent to assure national security and fulfillment of of overseas obligations POTATOES Seek to Ave Aye Avert Loss Seeking to j sveri fj- fj the lae loss lOll of at t least leas 20 million bushes bushel pf f surplus potatoes I taken taken one PV by the govern merit ment to support uPp of the IBM 8 crop ero toe the department rl of agriculture of 01 of- of offered them to tc exporters exporter end and proc of tw a hun bun hundred dred Bred pounds pound price was wa 2 20 v j The TJ The i department r latest att Meat offer com corn comI I pared lt I c 33 3 cents e cents nta pro pre pre pre-I set met t for lor t Because t d of the low tow food Value y of potatoes their ty and high handling handlin cot costs costet foreign have pre pro t pret to t purchase rotors more nutritious and less supplies of grain r Jt Inasmuch cl aa cc they can buy wheat flour dour at at five dye to fix bee cents t a pound the th foreign governments eov tI also aJa have beet been be be ant about IS 10 to 20 cent rents enta 11 a tor dehydrating po-i po po- po poe e Sale of the potatoes potatoe to processors processor at 9 8 cents centa per pound pounds win will bring the price of the dehydrated ed potatoes potato flown down d appreciably pro pro viding a for tot export Th rue r bargain export rt j will not nota apply a to U S s insular or r territorial possessions supplied by bJ regular coat com c |