Ike? He's Not A Politician -Truman
New York, Jan. 12. Former President Harry Truman today said Prosid- ant Eisenhower was not a roof politician, incapable of drowing up a policy or aven of preparing a good budget.
In an interview, Truman said a rent politician "la one who knows where he is going and carries out his programme. iconhower docs not carry out the policies that he proposes".
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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, JANUARY, 13, 1956.
Army Research Chief Before Congress IKE'S NEW BUDGET FLAYED
'Still Inadequate'
Protests
General Gavin
Washington, Jan. 12.
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Retiring Lt.-Gen. James M. Gavin has told Congress that President Eisenhower's new 1959 budget will show significant improvement" over prosent "inadequato" spending for Army research, it was disclosed today.
told him what to do? Was it The Senate Preparedness Sub-Committee made
You"
Truman replied: "The Com- mander-in-Chief."
The newman noted: "You
tho work
Commander-in- Chler."
Truman said: "Yes,"
Referring to fonor Ameri- enn Ambassador to the Bovlet Unlon, Georige Kennan, who recently urged the withdrawal of western and Soviet troopa from central Europe, Truroan
do not Fold: "I
agree with
Kernan,
He is not a policy maker. He made a good am- bassador when he had someone to tell him what to do,
public a transcript of a closed door meeting last week, in which Gen. Gavin, dissatisfied Chief of Army Research and Development, protested against the amount of missile funds in the new budget.
The President will send his budget to Congress tomorrow. It was expected to recommend a record peacetime outlay of almost US$74 billion to cover the operations of the govern- ment in the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Same US$40 billion
would
"I am not being a martyr, but in the Defence Department I am not going to mislead Con-
miaslius gress," be mild. with priority given to
But and other new wrapOTIS.
The same transcript showed Gen. Gavin and name other that Rear Adm. Hyman G. ditary leaders consider the Rickover, the Father of the funds too low.
Navy's Atomic Submarine Pro- grame, testified that the Navy should have "many more" alam- cubs than the 10 now templated.
Gen. Gavin, who will retire on March 31 because of his op- position to Adininistration re- search policies, summed up his feeling about the new budget
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aub American Warns 'Of A 'Claims Race'
But he added "I believe the Navy should continue to build
addition in "The budget is not a signif-carriers
last marince." cunt improvement aver
Rickover said did not know year's budget and last year's budget I very unhappy whether carriers should be of about."
the "super" size and added that he thinks they could be made
was
Better?
smaller. He said he would not eliminate carriers completely unless he was absolutely sure" there would be no more "limited wars in which carriers would
He added that "this '59 budget is not going to be an awful lot betler for research and develop-he useful. ment."
The President has asked Con- ress for an additional US$1,300,- 000,000 for misalle and related programmes, as a supplemental appropriation the current fiscal Democrat leaders have
A Chance
"I think we are
taking 100 much of a national chance to de ft," Rickover said,
year Singapore, Jan. 12. The New Singapore City promised quick action.
Arguing in behalf of an ex- In his testimony last week, ugalist "squeeze" this week, Gen. Gavin said he had asked panded atomic submarine force, Rickover recommended that for US$598,000,000 for research
were capable of in
scal year but was the Russians this allowed only US$372,000,000 by ring missiles of "at least" 200- mile range-'at our coastal cities. the Defence Department.
Nuclear "killer submarines, From that total, he said, he
he
sald,
Icel would to scrape US$13,800,- managed
nced "immediato"
for anti- Intermedie Counell 1000 to keep the City
submarine warfare measures. range Juplar missile programme
The nuclear submarine itself, going.
he sald, "is one of the best things for killing off other sub-| marines."—United Press.
A statement from the Coun- cil said the bureau would re- celve complaints, verbal or in writing, against staff.
The
alatement said: "Th Bureau is expected to achlove the elimination of 'squeeze' in a period of about six months, and
In order
Overt
to
Gen.
do this, we are confident it will not be Gavin said, he "misrepresented ✡ permament part of the the situation to Congress in a councils organisation."
very overt way" in discussing averall Tescorch projecia. He
The statement said the Mayor, told Sub-Committee chairman n Melbourne University gra- Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat- duate, Mr Ong Eng Guan, Texas) that he could not, in "overtly mis- would take a personal interest good conselence. in the burcay-Neuler.
lead" Congress again.
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Washington, Jan. 12.
U.S. territorial claims in Antarctica could prove
a preliminary step to United Nation's control of the whole area, a top U.S. political scientist said today.
Jar Richard van Waggenen, | be favoured U.N.. sovereignty. dean of the graduate school of over the len-covered continent. the American University, said
on a felevision programme that
Sputnik II Is
Still "Alive," Says Scientist
Bui he warned that unless the United Nations ael quickly to assert authority QVCC Antarctica, the continent would fall prey
to different national: He said such a sover- claims.
cignity race could begin on January 1, 1959, when The In- Year ternational Geophysical ends.
A donkey in a bedroom makes a strange sight, but this one, 10-year-old Jack, couldn't keep away from hia pal, David Leonard, 10, who fell recently. David, who shares his sweets with the donkey during school every day, naked for his The animal's friend. owner, hearing of the boy's wish, took Jack to the invalid's home and led him up two flights of stairs to David's bedroom.
Keystone.
The High-Slit
Cheongsam -Vulgar?
Singapore Furor Continues
Von Wangenen said tho United Nations could establish ย special
govern agency to Antarctica. Nations actively participating in the IGY pro- gramme would be members of the agency. This would avoid some of the diflculties inherent A Copenhagen, Jan. 12. in larger international bodies. Danish moteorologist, While temperatures would Molumbak, said today the rise in many nations if the mysterious signals picked United States laid claim to part up in various parts of the of the continent, Dr Van Wag- earth came from the genen contended that the United States had "good, excellent socand Soviet earth satel-
claims, probably better than lite. The signals were heard twice yesterday in Copenhagen at an interval of 97 minutes, which New restrictions have been would correspond to the pass placod on the entry of age of the "Great Sputnik," he Egyptian and Syrian said. nationals Into Iran, Arab
Iran Ban On Syrians And Egyptians
most."
Singapore, Jan. 12. $50 first prize winnor of a quiz contest hero says a Chinese cheongsam with
not highalita in vulgar when it is worn in the proper way,