Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS' Bomb A-Bomb Output t Hits ms ecord e ord Peak Peart House Approves IS Vet Pension e os ao a Hike Anderson Proposes prop 0 ses f ew ety Farm Plan flan 1 are e expressed In these thue columns they the are tho those oj or of opinions Western EDITORS EDITOR'S NewspAper NOTES When Union analysts and not necessarily of or this newspaper ATOM TOM A BOMB Record Output Maybe the atomic bomb isn't the worlds world's most fearful weapon May May- Maybe Maybe Maybe be the bombs bomb's effectiveness for de destruction de- de destruction destruction has been over sized Maybe it doesn't mean any any- anything anything anything thing at all but all but if potential en en- enemies enemies enemies of the US U.S. could squeeze any comfort from those maybes maybe s they were welcome to it For the United States had an an- announced announced announced that its atom bomb pro pro- production production production had reached an time all-time high in the first six months of this year and production is s now on an line assembly-line basis IN making that announcement the atomic energy commission also announced that enormous tonnages of low grade uranium ores have been located in this country and could be used to produce bombs A-bombs in an emergency if foreign supplies of high-grade high ore were cut off All Al these th se disclosures were con conn contained contained tamed in the commissions commission's sixth semi-annual semi report to congress Pointedly enough the report made no mention of recent to-level to secret conferences relative to shar shar- sharing sharing sharing ing information with Britain and Canada t tIt It did have a lot to say however about the problems behind those de de- dependence dependence de- de dependence conferences conferences United United States' States on high-grade high uranium ores from Canada and the Belgian Congo THE REPORT revealed that re re- reserves reserves re- re reserves serves of semi-processed semi ores are being built up steadily to assure continuity of production Re Re- Research Research Research search is being pressed on new ex ex- extraction extraction ex- ex extraction traction methods to cut the cost of processing the low-grade low ores which abound in this country And actions have been taken to im im- improve improve im- im improve prove and make more certain the supply of ore from abroad This latter statement which was not explained presumably re re- referred referred re- re referred to later negotiations with Britain and Canada for a long- long term agreement on exchange of atomic information and division of uranium ore FARM PLAN Something New Farm plans or substitutes there there- for were still kicking around the halls of congress despite recent legislative action retaining the cur cur- current current current rent program of farm price sub sub- Latest proposal in the field came from Senator Anderson D. D NM but but it was another formula which didn't appeal to everyone's taste Senator Anderson is the same gentleman who was onetime US U.S. secretary of agriculture BRIEFLY his plan called for flexible government supports for some crops rigid control plans for others and authority to try tryout out the Brannan plan for subsidy on some perishables Anderson heads leads a seven seven man man subcommittee casting about bout for an acceptable farm bill Unless the senate and house managed to get together on some program the delayed action n Ait- Ait Aitken Aitken Aitken ken law passed by the Republican congress would take effect January 1 It would permit al although al- al although although though not compel the secretary I of agriculture to maintain supports for major crops on a flexible scale ranging from 60 to 90 per cent of parity The senators try out proposal for the Brannan plan would be limited to perishables including oranges grapefruit ap ap- apples appl apples ples pl s and vegetables ARMED UNITY Up to Truman Final action on the bill strength strength- strengthening strengthening strengthening ening unification of the armed services was up to President Tru Tru- Truman man man but but there was no doubt that he would affix his signature to the measure in hi speedy fashion BY a lopsided vote of to 7 the house gave final congressional approval to the measure in a bi bid for greater efficiency and economy in military operations The bill which wh ch was sent to the President for his signature sprung directly from the recommendations recommendation of the commission headed by for for- former former former mer President Herbert Hoover THE citizens' citizens committee for th the Hoover report headed by Dr Robert L. L Johnson president o of ofTe Temple Te university immediately hailed adoption of the bill as paving paving ing mg the way for savings saving of a aleast at least a billion dollars a year anc and maybe more I New v Justice U. U S. S Attorney General Tom Clark smiling so broadly here hesitated but a short while be be- before beCore before fore Core accepting President Tru Tru- Truman's Truman's Truman's mans man's offer of appointment to the United States supreme court bench Sen J. J Howard McGrath D. D D RI was to succeed suc suc- succeed succeed Clark as attorney general PENSIONS More for Vets Veterans of World Wars I and andI II I and the Spanish American war stood tood to benefit to the tune of an additional million dollars a year if a bill passed by the nation nation- national al house of representatives is ap- ap approved approved proved roved by the senate WITHOUT a single dissenting vote rote the house passed a measure raising aising veterans' veterans pensions and dis dis- disability disability dis- dis disability ability payments by that figure annually There was w a s another er possible hurdle for the measure however even ven if it should pass the senate for or house action on the bill was taken aken despite objections from the White House Whether this means that hat President Truman would have havethe havethe the he political fortitude to veto such sucha a bill if it ever came to him is an interesting conjecture The logical supposition is that he would not particularly if he entertains any ideas deas of seeking a second term in 1952 To indicate the potential weight wei ht of the veterans' veterans vote as interpreted by house members despite the fact act that there was no opposition a roll call was ordered and members got fot on the record record as approving the measure THE VETERANS' VETERANS administration I tion estimated that the first year cost of the proposal would exceed 1125 million dollars It made no estimate of costs in subsequent years Principal provisions of the bill Increase from to rate of pay for total disability increase monthly payments to widows and dependents of wartime casualties full compensation for World War WarI I veterans with disabilities pre pre- presumed presumed presumed to be service connected in in- instead instead instead stead of the present 75 per cent additional pay for dependents of veterans with service-connected service 50 per cent disabilities At present such payments are made only if the disability is 60 per cent GIVE GIVE GIVE-A WAYS No Sinecure The business of winning winnin radio give-away give prizes is not all beer- beer and A Hollywood insurance insurance insurance ance man is authority for the con con- He spent his vacation as a contestant con con- contestant contestant on such shows and wound up with in one week week much much more than he could have made mad working He attended 20 radio shows averaging four a day say say- saying saying saying ing that he couldn't stand any anymore anymore anymore more than that That's all aU he could stand he said Its much more work than working he h explained The questions are easy but the nervous strain is terrific Its It's too hard on me to do it more than one week each year He made his killing however on one program He was asked to tell a girl how her hus hus- husband husband husband band would feel about her having havinga a baby He replied that things are very convenient for fathers these days For that he received prizes worth How to get picked as a con con- contestant contestant contestant Just sit on the aisle and wisecrack as the announcer goes goesby by EDUCATION TION I Bicker Strife The proposal for federal aid to education was getting fast last Its proponents realizing all aU aUthe the while upon what thin ice they skated had believed the plan had been handled with sufficient tact and skill to win some hope of its final approval But at this stage of the game that appeared to be nothing more than wishful thinking THE explosive issue made doub doub- doubly doubly doubly ly volatile by the injection of the religious issue by-a by by a bill offered by Representative Barden D. D NC and by the public row between Francis Cardinal Spellman and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt threat threat- threatened threatened threatened ened to kill the proposal entirely The Barden bill would exclude Catholic and a n d other public non-public schools from all federal aid Be Be- Because Because Because cause Mrs Roosevelt in some of her syndicated columns had h a d argued for separation of church and state Cardinal Spellman ac ac- accused accused ac- ac accused her of being anti She denied the allegation and pointed to her record as proof WITHOUT any attempt to argue arg e ethe the relative merits of each view view- viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint point capitol observers were gen gen- generally genI generally agreed that these develop develop- developments developments developments I ments had done nothing to help the the plan for federal govern govern- government government ment to assist in school programs by giving financial aid The proposal without the added controversies was stormy enough in itself inasmuch as there had been much hue and cry to the ef ef- effect effe effect fe t that federal aid to schools would mean mean ultimately federal effort to control the choice of what would be taught in the schools It appeared that this obstacle to the proposal might have been hurdled but when the religious issue was injected the fate of the plan was seriously jeopardized ed ADMIRAL BYRD Far For Horizons The lure of the frozen silent spaces were calling again and Adm Richard Evelyn Byrd veteran polar explorer was harkening ACCORDING to reports out of New York some men and eight ships are earmarked for an Antarctic expedition to be headed by Byrd which will have as its its objective the mapping of a vast area of unknown territory in the Antarctic about as big as Europe If present plans were finally ap ap- approved approved ap- ap approved proved the first ships would sail in October The expedition would establish a base in New Zealand and remain in the arctic about four months of the south polar sum summer summer summer mer before returning to the United States about April 1950 IT WAS UNDERSTOOD the ven ven- venture venture venture ture depended upon approval of Secretary of Defense Louis John John- Johnson Johnson Johnson son but planning has been under under- underway underway underway way for some time This certainly Would indicate a high optimism that Johnsons Johnson's approval is assured It was said naval planes would probably participate in extensive I aerial mapping sea air-sea rescue work and the scouting for ice leads The goal of the expedition apparently apparently apparently is to be a great oblong stretch of unexplored ored territory across the South Pole from Little America site of the Byrd base camp in the admirals admiral's expedition of 1929 A LARGE AREA part of which is claimed by Australia and Nor Nor- Norway N Norway or- or way lying south of Africa and stretching across the snowy wastes df of the Antarctic toward Australia and South America is virtually uncharted and it is expected that aerial mapping will reveal many of its secrets The expedition if finally ap ap- approved approved ap- ap approved proved would be the admirals admiral's fifth to the south polar lolar regions gions r Urged Arms Outlay O Pao- Pao r 1 Secretary of State Dean Ach- Ach Acheson Acheson Acheson eson who put in the major licks favoring appropriation of approximately 15 billion dol dol- dollars dollars dol- dol dollars lars for arms to implement the North Atlantic pact declared the aid program would prevent any aggressor from achieving a quick and easy victory in ina ina a future war WHITE HOUSE Tradition Wins Score a victory for history and tradition the White House official I abode of the United States presidents presidents dents will not be razed Instead the historic structure will be given givena a million-dollar million lifting face-lifting job jobA A GROUP of six men settled the issue once and for all between advocates of renovation and those who wanted to tear down the present building and erect a new one |