| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS US alters defense thinking plans on red A bomi bomb tip truman declares critics of program are behind times does russia really have the atomic bomb president harry truman said they did and tor for once there was no presidential contradiction when columnist drew pearson said they did but whether they have it or not the truman announcement stirred up a nest of jitters everywhere DEFENSE CHIEFS backed up for a new look at the world situation congress reacted as might have been expected the armsto arms to europe program hailed the announcement no as added proof of the correctness of their stand other congressmen blamed laxity over the past few years in our state department part ment and defense setup tor for dussias Rus sias having the bomb now it if she does have it A noted atomic scientist declared that for russia to contend it had the bomb in 1947 was fantastic that the date was one pulled out of a hat but he said the soviets might well have the weapon most tangible result in congress of the presidents statement that there had been an atomic explosion inside soviet russia was agreement by house and senate conferees on the billion dollar appropriation for arms to europe the legislators got together very quickly on the view that to cut the appropriation as had been first planned would be an unwise move IN THE UNITED NATIONS brit ains foreign secretary ernest bevin lashed out with a furious tirade against the Rus russians siahs charging them with stalling efforts to control atomic energy like russia bevin said england wants the atomic bomb banned but the british want effective control first skeptics of the idea that the reds have the bomb were asking why russia wanted to outlaw such a potent weapon if she really had it or did she think the western world suckers enough to outlaw and foreswear fo use of the bomb and thus give the edge to any ethics lacking nation who might have the bomb and would drop it without warning TRUMAN way ahead president harry truman was still battling vigorously for his domestic program in congress with his usual expansive attack on critics he charged present detractors with being years behind the times nevertheless the president was making a strategic approach to the congressional races next year in a drive for women recruits to the democratic party in a white house radio address beamed at the women of the nation mr truman pointed to certain people who denounce his fair deal policies as alien or dangerous NOTHING of the kind declared the president in fact he asserted our program consists of measures which have come up from the grassroots our program is as american as the soil we walk on it is a program unshakably founded on the principle that the power of the government should be used to promote the general welfare dissidents might go along with such items of the program as public housing and expanded social security benefits but on the subjects of farm price supports as advocated by the administration and socialized medicine there would be some arguments about these being of grassroots origin TOSSING A BOUQUET to woman alls s intelligence th e president declared ared an not misled bap S slogans 1 added they look beneath the labels to see the facts only the election results next year would tell whether or not this presidential strategy h had a d worked EDITORS NOTE when opinions are e pressed expressed x in these columns they are those of western newspaper unions news anal analysts analysis and not necessarily of this his newspaper MEN IN GRAY A better break the men and women who tou toil in uncle sams postal service were due for a better break it if the united states senate concurs in a house approved measure the house voted pay increases for some postal employees and at the same time sent to the white house a bill raising military pay scales this meas measure which was ready for mr Tr approval would add million dollars annually to federal payroll expense the postal pay bill was estimated to cost million annually THE BILL to hike postal pay met with opposition both from the post office department and the federal civil service commission the department part ment claimed it would increase the estimated postal deficit and the commission charged the bill discriminated in favor of postal employees in comparison with other government workers heres what the postal pay hike bill would do 1 provide a flat raise of yearly for all employees plus hourly increases for by hour and part time workers 2 set up automatic increases based on length of service and raise from 2500 to 2900 the starting pay of regular postal employees 3 provide automatic increases for substitute mail carrier as well as regulars 4 employees would get 20 days annual leave instead of 15 as at present 5 employees required to wear uniforms would get a year allowance all field service employees including clouding postmasters would also benefit by the terms of the bill TITO get out yugoslavian marshal tito ordered nine hungarian diplomats expelled and accused russia and her Comin torm satellites of rattling their arms along the yugoslav border HE STATED that his enemies were digging trenches in hungary and romania apparently the fiery dictator of yugoslavia was not frightened still ready to wage war with moscow verbally or otherwise we will permit no one to impose their will upon us he thundered despite the dramatic atmosphere surrounding expulsion of the hun carians ga rians titos action was a retaliatory one since it followed within 24 hours a si action against 10 members of the yugoslav legation in budapest |
