Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-25

in our effort to expand capacity
at crucial bottleneck points in
our system. it is essential that
we have greater flexibility in our
authority to permit us to UNDER
take whatever expansions and
additions to our facilities as are
actually required. The commits
sion urges that these restrictions
on the initiation Of new con-
struction be modified" he de-
clared.
Ask Presidential Report.
Meanwhile, three Democratic
Senators called on President Eli
senhower to give the American
people an early report on the
hydrogen bomb in the wake of
the sensational Pacific tests.
Senator's Mansfield Of Mon.
tana. Monroney Of Oklahoma
and Stennis of Mississippi said
that the President was the log
ical person to tell the country
of the full implications Of the
Superbomb.
II would like to see the Pres
ident go on the air and tell just
as much as could be told within
the limits of security" Senator
Mansfield said in an interview.
Senator Monroney asserted
that such a talk by Gen. Eisen-
hover could bring about "a re-
vival of interest in civil defense.
which has lapsed almost into
Inconsistencies"
Yesterday. the President told a
news conference that it was quite
clear that something unexpected
happened that aStonished the
scientists during the recent test
explosion of a thermo-nuclear
bomb in the Pacific.
Urges More Precautions.
Discussing radiation injuries
to several japanese fishermen
many miles away from the de-
donation point, the President
said that new and additional
precautions would have to be
taken in the future. He indi-
Gated. however. that original re-
ports Of the injuries were exag-
gerated.
Gen. Eisenhower promised that
a further study would be made
to make available all infornla-
ton about nuclear weapon de-
velopments to the people of this
country and the world.
The transcript of the Capitol
Hill hearings disclosed concern
of Tennessee Valley Authority
officials as to an Acc plan to
obtain power load of 500, 900
kilowatts in 1857 from sources
other than IVA.
I'VE hope the decision as to
Aces ability to relieve us of this
100000 kilowatts will be made
promptly" iva Board Chair
man Gordon R. Clapp told the
subcommittee, because If we
are not going to get that relief
and cannot be sure of it for 1857
and I mean being sure within
the next few weeks-then the
deficiencies that We face for
1857. without that relief. win be
Power Supplies Menaced.
Mr.. Clapp explained that by
deficiencies" he meant a large
deficit that would necessitate
interrupting power loads to some
industries in the area. Repre-
sentative Jonas. Republican. Of
North Carolina asked, whether
any cutoff might better be
directed against sale of iva
power for heating homes. Mr..
Clapp, noting that many thou
sands of homes in the area use
electricity for heating, favored.
continuing the such distribution
because lit is a very efficient use
of the energy resources"
Mr.. Strauss, discussing his
agency's requested appropriation
of $1.3 billion. said all except
about 1926 million would be for
operating expenses. Practically
all of a proposed increase of 1888
million over current fiscal year
funds, he said. results from the
need for increasing uranium
procurement and expanding the
production of weapons and
weapon materials.
Other points stressed by Mr..