From Your Congressman A David Without a Sling Facing Goliath
A House Appropriations Subcommittee faced a colossal Defense Department budget request. Seven members stood under pressure to justify 56 million in defense spending amid vast testimony and charts. Critics warn Parliament risks being swayed by executive defense bias in a time of crisis.
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Defense Department
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National Defense
Committee
Congress urged to fund fact finding on Defense Bill waste
Opinion argues for investigators to root out waste and inefficiency in the Defense Appropriation Bill. It estimates 6 to 15 investigators over a month and criticizes House leadership for weak staffing, urging immediate creation of a fact finding arm to save money.
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Congress
George Hl. Mahon
Texas
Defense Subcommittee
John Taber
New York
Appropriations Committee
Robert Lambert
House
War era debt folly and political warnings echo in civic columns
The piece critiques Canol and Inter-American Highway spending as wasteful wartime misuses. It quotes President Truman’s warnings about improper appropriation and the need for expert fiscal oversight. Also brief local notices: Judy Haswell heads to Sharpsville after Interlochen, Alton Wahl moves to Marion road, and several visitors and guests are listed.
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Judy Haswell
Susie Denault
Sharpsville
Penn
Haswell
Alton Wahl
Marion Road
Ellis Pratt
Rudolph Hertler
Gordon Anthony
Donna Mae Wahl
Rosanne Camburn
Melitta Hertler
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Poorlay
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