Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02
Measure Extending
Job Insurance TO
a Million Signed
BY q s,ar ssuff corr..pousens


FRASER. Colo. Sept. a.
President Eisenhower today APP
proved legislation extending Gov
eminent unemployment insur-
ance to 4 million additional
workers, including 2.5 million
Federal civilian employees.
He said this new law, together
with one he signed yesterday ex-
panding coverage and increasing
benefits under the old age and
survivors insurance social secur-
ity program. makes 1854 a year
of unusual progress toward
greater economic security for all
our citizens"
The President planned to re-
turn to his Denver work-and-
play vacation headquarters this
afternoon. Former President
Hoover will go with him and fly
on to New York tonight aboard
the Presidents personal plane.
the Columbine. The plane will
return to Denver to take the
President on o inspection trip of
reclamation projects in Colorado.
Wyoming. Kansas and Nebraska
Saturday.
Among a number of bills
signed by the President late yes
terday was the so-called "Alger
Hiss BILL" denying Government
retirement benefits to any Fed
eral employees convicted Of a fell
ony. It was aimed primarily at
iAlger Hiss. former State Depart
ment official now imprisoned for
perjury.
Another one authorizes con-
struction of some $4,000 sets Of
family-type quarters for military
personnel and their dependents.
The President said he most
earnestly" hopes that this is but
the beginning of continuing
program to meet servicemen's
needs.
See Big Improvement.
On signing the unemployment
compensation bill today, the
President said that not since the
jobless pay program began had
1t been so greatly improved and
extended as it is by the new law.
Besides bringing Federal work.
ers under the program. 1t extends
coverage to about is million
private industry employees who
had not been protected because
their employers did not hire
eight or more workers. The new
law covers those whose employ
ers hire four or more workers.
The President said much re-
mains to be done to improve the
program, however. He said he
hoped State Legislatures will act
next winter to increase benefit
payments to those temporarily
unemployed and extend coverage
to State and local government
employees.
Widows Participation. S
In a statement issued when he
signed the social security expan-
sion bill yesterday, the President
pointed out that it enables some
10 million more Americans to
participate in the old-ages in
surance Program. s s. 3
"It gives them an opportunity
to establish a solid foundation of
economic security for themselves
and their families" he added.
Reviewing other provisions Of
the law increasing monthly
benefit payments and liberaliz-
ing earning restrictions for re-
tired persons, he said they are
part of "our program to build
q better and stronger America. /"
The measure for military per-
sonnet housing construction was
described by the President as a
good beginning" on the "the
larger task of assuring to our
trained men and women in uni
form the advantages and oppor-
tunities and inducements neces-
sary to make them wish to remain
permanently in their country's
service"
He added that he will urge re-
newed attention in the next ses-
sion of Congress to improvement
of medical care and survivorshir
benefits for servicemen's de-
pendents.
Other Bills Signed.
The President also signed legis.
lation to:
/. Increase from $8.5 billion tx
$40 billion the borrowing power
of the Commodity Credit Corp.
2. Extend for three years the
Government program Of aid il
meeting school construction need