The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-30

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ienfinl commissions today Tackled
lhs 90 a. Waiting Gown big
government
A E-member c1mmissioa 90 In,
sergovernmenfal relations assem-
blsd 20 take the cath II office a
ne white H0aks wh1e The ns4
I1.member Hoover Commission SCI
70 near Capitol I'D.
The larger body Was charged b.
President Eisenhower with study
ing hos % eliminate 'frictions. %.
plleati0n and waste" between shs
federal government. on one hand
and the state snd local govern.
menis 90 TIE other.
Revenae-hungry states and cities
primarily would lac the federal
government 10 move oul u some
tar flelds-iiks gasoline. tobacco
and admissions - 90 they car
move In.
And officials point out that the
government Wouli Ike 20 turn over
10 The local units some Of It's &C,
CURED burden u matters like air
port and road construction.
The Hoover Commission. headed
By Ts.year-old former President
Herbert Hoover. Is moving into 4
broader and more controversies
field than did the bipartisan Ho0v,
er Commission % 1919.
Its seven Republican and five
Democratic members. aided b.
nine task forces a experts n
as many fields, viii take on ques
tons Of policy a. weJ as govern.
meat organization. II can recon
mend not Onsy streamlinlng. bul
also elimination Of federal actiyi
ties as i sees fit.
Hoover gave nJiice. az . news
conference yesterday. that he vii
inquire into government competi
ton with private enterprise CUES
tons Of public power development
and transmission, Is well a. ol
government lending and federal
housing aids. yin be explored.
Hoover seid q maior task now
WI be 10 eliminate b. merger or
otherwise some Of the appalling
cumbersome IS or s0-0f agen.
cieS which report 10 the President
Other task forces. which hoover
Is authorized 10 appoint, will be as.
signed TO civil service. budgetiEg
accounting. water and power re-,
sources. medical services. xubsis.
ienee services lsuch as feeding the
armed foFeeSl. the lending aeen.
eles' and surplus property use and
disposal.
The other presidential commits.
sion. which must break entirely
new ground In is studies. includes
governors. 3 administration off.
eials, 10 legislators and Q public
members"
Clarence r. Manion. former dean
Of the Notre Dame University Law
School. Is chairmSn. Other mem.
bers include
Public members-iohn r. Bur.
ton, New York. vice president al
Cornell University: Mrs Alice X.
Leopold, secretary u state. Con.
neclicui, Lawrence A. Appley
president, American Management,
Assn; william Anderson. professor
Of political science. University Of
Minnesota: Sam "a. Jones. former
governor Of Louisiana; Charles
Henderson. mayor Of Youngstown,
Ohio, and president Of the Ohio
Municipal League: aad Clark Kerr
chancellor, University Of Caliior,
MIA.
Goyernors-Allan Shiyers. Tex
as: Alfred EDriscoll. New Jersey
Dan Thornton. Colorado; John S
Battle. Virginia.
Federal Standardization n. Fol
som, underseeresary of the Treas
ury; Oveia Clup Hobby. secretar,
Of health, education and welfare
and Val Peterson, civil defense I'd
mlnistrator.
Congress members - senator,
Hendrieks0n tR.NJl. SchoeppsI
(R.kan). Gordon (k.Orel. H0ey
tD.NCl. Humphrey (D.Minnl. and
Representatives Mason GRID
DOlliyer (R.lowal. Dingell CD
Michl. Ostertag (R-Nyl and Hay,
n Ash