Show washington snapshots by james jamea preston A week ngo ago it was canned beef from fro iii the argentine that had tile politicos talking this week it la is cancea talk from washing ton that has them beefing the canned talk in this instance Is a new series of radio programs just luan grated by the national Diner gency council it works this way various government officials make speeches speech ca into radio transcription recording machines the records are thou sent to radio san eions for broad broadcasting castAng purpose of the canned speech series according to the official Is 18 to give small stations which do not have chain hookups it a chance tv co broadcast the to the administration dignitaries the series said the announcement would fao be confined to factual discussion of tile operations of each F first arst to take the air wash was jhc thc the 4 president and in hl his 11 canned firer side washington observers 84 say Y the apparent real purpose ot of the program showed through to wit V renewed attack on the press at which the brain crust brust has been pointing an accusing finger of bias for many months fore example lit in that ing broadcast the chief executive declared in some home communities it Is the unhappy fact that only I 1 th through roligh tho the radio la Is it possible ti IF overt 91 w loudly proclaimed a un nil truths or greatly exaggerated exaggerate a half truths so it Is that canned talk Is almost its as sore a subject around the its as entitled canned beef A good many of the congressmen a are re irra irritated by the radio series mid and when ind id it if tile the more important matters of state tire ino ironed out at tile the ca capitol itol there may lie ba soule some fireworks i aver r tills this mutter matter meanwhile it is not likely that tho abo entitled beet beef argument will lie die for a long time cattle Till takers sers and the public in general have made their wrath pretty well known lit in N washington find congress Is lit in no mood to see the issue smoot smoothed bell over with any fanciful ex esplana plana i tlona dolls Loa dons balloon network which I 1 tilt the hope will protect t that city front air raids wits was tile the subject ot 0 coin comers atlon at a no na lional pros pres 4 club luncheon table ito ho other tiny day during debate over t the le effee liveliness Uvin live liess of such h protective screen one correspondent dryly observed well washington Is pretty well protected those these days day too the sky ground hero here Is tilled filled with political trial rial balloons relief Is 14 it bigger brain teaser for the ilwain trust now than appears on oil the surface sinny many in the inner circle are frankly worried over tilt tina prospects for the it new IV wll ala appropriations bill which vii has luen liven sent to congress the bill asks ask 17 billion dollars more for ala the quietly conducted investigation of by the house home appropriations riat rial ions long subcommittee Is causing i tile the most lost annoyance to the planners and tile the apparent general dislike of the program by I 1 tile lie public the pre press and many of tilt the congressmen congress men adds to the problem I 1 belll what to do about it la Is the current rent question being tossed about by the spending pending advocates to date the only fruit of their thinking has been the food stamp plan now being tried in a few cities if it works tile the administration hopes to loan heavily on oil the now plan to take some of the curse oft off meanwhile secretary ickes is sounding out a plan phin of ills own it Is not a new one but one that would sone serve the purpose of keeping the government in the speeding in column and project igns on the country side ills plan Is for a bigger and better if the alphabetical ngen agencies cles confute confuse you yon take comfort in the knowledge that they also confuse even eien the people who work ork for the goat government on oil a recent radio question and answer program six government clerks were asked to identify the following FTC fa and PAA not one of the clerks could give a correct answer although each of the five agencies named allied are important cogs in the administration ina machine elline |