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Show WaiEcins Against Aid so turopQ bans Full Investigation I ' ' ' n ' 1 ; ' V - N ywcftiirttaf.:., ( - v ; I t ; Vf-OJ I S SEX. ARTHUR V. WATKINS He'll scrutinize and question European aid very carefully in the future. .c s.'uniifi sci'ut unze very eare-y eare-y ; ny proposed financial aid or appropriation to Europe in the itre." Ar.hur V. Watkins, senior LS senator from Utah, dlared this week. "There might be situations arise that would alter my impressions, 1 hut I have just returned from a long visit to and investigation of the situation over there," he declared de-clared in an exclusive interview with The News. Israeli and the Arabs must get together, he. said, before he would personally sanction any further US aid there. He added that the Israeli government gov-ernment must guarantee to the Arabs that there will be no further encroachment on the border and that the Israeli must compensate the Arabs for certain properties already taken. Then the senator added, there may be some justification for US dollars to be expended in that explosive ex-plosive area Sen. Watkins has faced some criticism for his four months tour of Europe and the Holy Land where he examined first hand the situation To answer these critics he said: "It would be a good investment for every congressman to make this trip which would cost a few hundred thousarf dollars. The experience would result in saving the US tax payer billions of dollars dol-lars in curtailed appropriations." Thus the senior senator from Utah let it be known that the handouts to Europe and the far east should be screened and paired down in the future, at least, insofar in-sofar as he is concerned. Without saying as much, Sen. Watkins let it be known, that the "good time Charley" era in Europe is over if he has anything to say about it. And, being a ranking member of the committees most influential in these affairs, Utah citizens may be assured the senator will hold a sharp watch on Uncle Sam's purse strings when the wanting hands reach out over there. ZZZZ I |