Evening star., 1951-07-07
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are ready for any "deluge" that
develops.
While the House thus girded for
a historic battle and the Senate
waited to see what would happen
to the controls bill it passed a
week ago. economic controls ad-
ministrators were alert, active and
vocal.
Price Stabilizer Michael v. Di-
Sale declared In a radio talk last
might that Those who try to pres
sure Congress into tearing down
price controls are putting self
Interest before national welfare"
A crippled" price control act
he asserted, can cost the American
people $14 million and generate
pressure for another round OF
price and wage increases" He
denounced what he called "reck-
less demands by greedy pressure
groups for special privilege" and
said they "endanger the living
standards and security of every
man, woman and child in
America" s,.
Wholesale Price Average Drops.
Other developments in the ad-
Fministrative line included:
J.. The Bureau of Labor Stats
tics reported that for the fifth
consecutive week the average OF
wholesale prices declined during
the period ended July 3.
2. The Defense Production Ad-
ministration announced quotas of
steel to military. foreign and
American essential users The
ALLEGATIONS left shorter supplies for
automobiles and other consumer
goods. DPA earmarked 16.1 mil
lion tons of steel for defense sup
porting industries during the July
September quarter out Of q total
estimated national supply of 20.8
million tons. Defense, atomic and
export ALLEGATIONS absorbed all the
rest except 1.9 million tons.
3. The National Production Au-
thority said the ban on spare tires
for new cars will be lifted next
week because of an improvement
in rubber situation and a reduc-
tion in passenger-car production. 4"
The ban has been in effect since
April 2.
Eight Regional Offices Set Up.
4. The Wage Sterilization Board
set up eight regional Offices and
plans to open another six next
week. George E. Strong, a Wash
ington attorney, was named direc-
tor Of the Richmond regional Of
flee.
5. The Office of Price Stabiliza-
tion disclosed it is drafting retail
ceiling price regulations for liquor
and beer. Such prices now are
under the general price freeze of
last January.
In the Senate there was a move,
backed by IA Democrats and 8
Republicans, to set up a special
13-member committee for protec-
ton of consumers interests.
"The battle over economic con-
trolls" Senator Gillette, Democrat,
Of Iowa, sponsor of a resolution to
that effect, said, "has highlighted
once again a major defect in our
Legislative structure. There does
not exist any effective agency in
the Congress through which the
consumers voice can be specifi-
cally heard
The resolution provides that the
proposed committee would give
special attention to prices
charged the consumer for food,
fuel and clothing, and the costs
and methods of producing, proc
essing and distributing these and
other consumer goods"
Other Sponsors Listed.
Besides Senator Gillette. others
sponsoring the resolution were
Democratic Senators Hunt, Wyo-
ming; Lehman, New York: Hum
phrey. Minnesota; Murray, Mon
tana; Kefauver, TIE n essee;
Moody, Michigan; Clements, Ken
lucky; Douglas, Illinois; Magnu-
sen, Washington: Green and Pas
tore, Rhode Island, and Hill and
Sparkman, Alabama, and Republic
can Senators Flanders, Vermont;
and Young. North Dakota; Lodge,
Massachusetts,; Smith and Hen
erickson, New Jersey; Ives, New
York; Duff, Pennsylvania, and
Morse. Oregon.
In the House debate next week
on proposed amendments to the
controls bill reported out by the
Banking and Currency Committee
a crucial test seemed likely by
Tuesday or Wednesday on the
price rollback issue.
The Senate bill contains no roll
back provision. The House, in
continuing the present Defense
Act for another 81
days. last week banned rollbackS
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