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citation said that the cobalt cur.
tailment and present and pending
curbs on aluminium. copper ano
nickel will cause a sharp drop in
production early in 1851.
A longer-range program will be
set up for December and the first
quarter of 1851. But the radio
television industry fears that the
curtailment may be even greater
than the temporary rule now in
force.
Older Type of Part Can Be Used.
The industry can shift to an
older and more cumbersome type
of magnet, but this would involve
redesigning sets and resultant
temporary shutdownS.
Little cobalt is produced in this
country, practically all cobalt
coming from Africa. Today's
order was directed to the i'm
porter.
Sometime ago NPA announced
1t might have to restrict the metal
entirely to defense production.
L anticipation of today's order
1t froze the distribution of the
current supply four days ago.
Ives Predicts Controls.
Today Senator Ives, Republican
of New York predicted that con.
trolls Of prices and wages will be
needed by next spring.
His statement came on the heels
Of a warning by Chairman Sym.
ington of the National Security
Resources Board that if controls
are imposed with too heavy q
hand they can seriously hurt the
economy"
Senator Ives asserted that at
the rate things are going We are
going to have price and wage con-
trolls by spring anyway.
otherwise prices are going
right through the roof" he added.
Necessary Action Stressed.
MIR. Symington conceded that
1t is easy to do too little in the
way of controls, and said that
everything necessary should be
done to get the country strong
enough to handle the menace Of
Communist aggression.
He was asked about prospects
for a controlled materials plar
which involves detailed alloca.
tions to industry of steel, copper
and aluminium. His reply about
too heavy hand on controls was
made in response to this.
Discussion of a controlled ma.
terials plan has been based or
the prospects of a military bud.
get next year of $50 billion to $6(
billion. Mr.. Symington said hi
does not know what the figure
will be. but he added that if the
military budget rises to $40 bill
lion there will be need for more
controls than at present.
Dispersal Funds to Be Sought.
Mr.. Symington also said thai
Congress would be asked "at tht
next session" for appropriation!
for the dispersal of Government
agencies into Maryland and Vir'
ginia areas surrounding the Cap
ital. He then explained tina
"next session" may mean eithe
when Congress returns next Mon
day or when the new Congress
convenes in January.
He said that decentraliza ton
the moving of some agencies t
distant cities-is being planne'
along with dispersal.
Senator Ives, in discussing wha
he felt is needed for controls. sal
intelligent administration of tn
Defense Production Act would pu
an effective brake on imitation
The act contains powers to in
woke price and wage controls.
Favors Limited Rent Controls.
New controls on the productio
of consumer goods, Senator I've
said, threaten to send prices soar
ing.
He said he would not object t
congressional extension of tn
present local option rent controls
but that he would resist pasSag
of any measure that would inter
fere with New York States ren
control act.
Representative Spence, Demo
crat, of Kentucky. who heads tn
House Banking Committee, quot
ed President Truman as saying h
wants Congress to act before tn
end of the year to extend rer
controls for three months beyon
December 81. Mr.. Spence said h
would offer legislation to carr
out the extension.
Meanwhile, Alan Valentine, Ece
nomic Sterilization administrato
announced the appointment
Francis P. Whitehair of Delan
Fla, as general counsel of tt
ESA. He will succeed Fl. Grahal
Morrison, Assistant Attorney Ger
eral. who has been acting counse