Evening star., 1949-05-27
Decision Put OFF
0nAtomicBoa
Inquiry Scope
HiekenIooper Plons to
Prepore Suggestions
During Week End
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The Joint Caasfsa&sonAl Atanle
Energy Committee today rat s1
until next acx9 Gee ssaa- css hsw
far rvscAtng lIs lnvestaxattun 81
the Atomic EnrFgs CaasnGsslea
should be
Chairman MeMAher announced
after q eaosed nseet4nG thai s~nn-
tor Hlekraieopes Republican. -
Iowa sad he needed the week era
TO prepare hls suggestions or Ire
scope as the LnaaiEs II sAs Sen
siaf HlcNsassopsg ehAgEes of
incredible miSmanakrsnsn, sna
his demand Tot the resignation of
Commission Chairman David K
Lillrnthal thai tesehed 81 the
investigation
falitiees ia ChsrKs, pxnisA
Meanwhile. Republicans denaea
politics caused the current out
burst against the ACC, Their De-
nials StTe prompted by President
Truman reference to pre-
election eampainsS whsn he fai-
lied 10 the defense al Nj. LAlisn-
thai and the commission yesisT-
DAY,
Apart from the current tn-
vestisatson. ons change In the
atomic energy law te require ths
commission 10 consult the Joint
congressional committee before
emharking on substantial neg
projects developed as q possibility.
Chairman McAAhon announced
that tie committee to-day con-
Cured In the report Of q sub
committee holding In effect that
plans OF the commission TO build
gas pipeline into the Oak Rsdss
tTennl plant are not necessary.
The committee put on fos further
discussion a subcommittee recon-
mendation for q change In the
Law under which express authors
xation Of the Joint committee
would be required Ia the future
for all projects above . stated
cost.
The sabcemmitlse ecneiude4
that adequate coal sioekpsling ap-
pears to be feasible 81 Oak Kidss
to insure continuous power plant
operation
rrees win Mari Time.
Senator McAaahon sald THAI
technically the commission stia
could 30 ahead with the p.peiins
but that presumably they would
not
The eonsressionai invcstisaslna
viii mark time until 1880 Tsses.
day morning. whsn another exec~
utiys session xsn be held 20 a..
nounes the scope Of the inquiry.
Asked II he expected senat1
Hiekenlooper 20 set up a bill a
particulars on hls charges Chair.
man Mcmahon replied. i think
that is q fair translation Of II
| Before the committee met to-
DAY. Senator Hieksnlooper told
reporters, There IL no politics
whatsoever In his demand that
Mr. IaiienthAi resign.
The firm stand Mr.. TrurnKn
took In backing Up Mr., Liisenihal
at his news conference LATE yestsF-
day convinced observers that tho
Acc chairman viii weather tho
current storm Of criticism Oh Cap
itni Hill.
Ammanitien Ter 1850.
The hearings now being hsid
undoubtedly viii be carefully
stored away By Mr.. iAlienthAl'a
critics for use nsxt year. when
the ehairmana term expires. a.
simins he wiil be- reappointed as
that time.
! with the President asserting
i fatty that the atomic program is
In good shape~~snd In good
hands. there 10 not much MEM
bers Of Congress can do this year.
except assemble material pene-
TIM the time whsn Mr. LIiienthalm
name comes up for confFmasion
again.
The formal statement Mr. Tru-
1 man lssssed at his press eonfsTsncs
/ follows:
Il personally know the eouss.
tYya position In atouate energy.
We are making good prosrssa.
Our situation has besn vastly I'M
proved in the last tso pears sfa-
der the Atomic Energy conrnis~
sson.
7 depsore th~ fact that Fela~
ttvesy trivial ltems have hAea