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Show End of Government Control of the Wires in Sight I WASHINGTON. June 27 The hilj ending government control and operation opera-tion of telegraphs, telephones, cable ' and radio communications was mrde ready In congress tonight for President Wilson's signature. Pinal legislative! action was taken in adoption by the I house today and by the senate tonight I of the conference agreement which is expected to terminate government wlro administration July 31. The legislation ends government Control at midnight on the last day of i the calender month in which Presi- j dent Wilson approves the bill Chairman Chair-man Cummins of the interstate com-1 merce committee told the senate tonight to-night It was assumed the president would sign the bill next month and that the repeal law will be effective July 31. The only other important provision of the measure continues toll and loe.ll I telephone rates for four months after I approval of the bill unless sooner rd-justed rd-justed by state commissions oo |