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extend those controls in much modified form on grounds that he was merely offered a choice be- tween imitation with or without a law. The House upheld the veto, but Congress failed to act imme- diately on his request for temporary extension measures.
 Taft Opposes Strong Controls
 Sen. Robert A. Taft, (R.-D0, pre- dicted that the bill which the President will get the next time, if he gets any. may go further toward decontrol than the one he has vetoed"
 Taft made the forecast when he took to the radio last night tMu- tuaD to make a Republican reply to MT. Truman's O.PA veto mes sage and the Presidents radio ad- dress Saturday.
 Taft complained that Mir Tru- man had made a personal attack on him, and has chosen to plunge the economy of this country into chaos" He accused the President of deliberately misrepresenting the effect of his amendment which would have required OP.A. to all low producers their Oct. Ills, 194l, prices plus extra production costs added since then.
 Promising to support re-enact- ment of a bill like the one vetoed by MT. Truman, Taft added that. T doubt whether any extension now can be put through" ;"
 U. s. Has No Authority
 Expiration of the price and stab- ili2ation laws meant:
 l. For the first time since Jan.
 28, l942, the Government had
 no legal authority to enforce
 price ceilings. Until and unless
 that power is restored business
 men may charge whatever price
 they can get without penalty.
 ?. Landlords may raise rents
 except as they are bound by
 lease agreements or separate
 laws such as are in effect in
 some states and the District of l Columbia.
 3. Employers may raise or
 lower wages without Govern
 ment approval.
 4 Authority for Government
 food subsidy payments appar- ! ently was suspended, but con- | ference was scheduled today to
 clarify their status Stabiliza-
 tion officials said those pay
 ments meant about five cents | pound in the price Of meat, two
 to three cents quart for milk i and l2 to l8 cents for butter
 Restraint Urged
 In his radio address Saturday night, Mir Truman appealed to pro- ducers, businessmen and landlords to comply with price and wage regulations although they were not backed by law.
 Trade associations were counsel ing restraint. The National Auto hobile Dealers Association urged it's members to hold prices at O.P.A. ceilings until Congress had taken final action The American Cot ton Manufacturing Association urged Southern mills to hold price increases in line with the provisions UI UIlc Dlll lcdQS NClOcd
 OPA Administrator Paul A. Porter predicted that most busl- nessmen would voluntarily hold their prices at established ceilings.
 Of course, there will be some in stances of excessive prices on cer- tain commodities which are in short supply" he said. These should be isolated cases. They should be appraised against the back ground of what is happening to prices generally
 He pointed out that meat slaugh- tering controls and sugar rationing, based on authority in the Second War Power Act, were not affected by expiration of the price control law.
 Porter will discuss price control tonight in a 154-minute broadcast beginning at 10:15 P. M. (EDT) over the ABC. network.
 OPA. announced that when it's authority is renewed an order will be issued re-establishing the regula- | lions that wera in effect ,Illne 30