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Foreign Aid Bill Heads to White House for Approval
The Senate passed a 6.431 billion foreign aid bill by 59 to 11 after defeating a bid to bar aid to nations trading behind the iron curtain. President Truman is expected to sign. the measure falls short of his request by about 1.5 billion and under the Eisenhower minimum. Knowland and Nixon of California supported the bill. Congress must still pass separate cash-appropriation legislation. House leaders vow further cuts.
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