Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30
Obsolete Arms
Use Assai|ed
By Senate Unit
BY the Associated Press

LIE SENATE AUTHORIZATIONS
Committee told the Defense De-
partment today to cut out i'm
mediately continuance of OBJ
solete weapons and programs"
The direction was in a sharp
" worded section on waste and
duplication" in the committees
report to the Senate on the
$S4, 534 ,220. 900 military money
bill 1t approved yesterday.
Senate debate on the measure
Is to start tomorrow. The COM
Imittee restored $97l .5O4.000 Of
cuts made by the House.
In its report, the committee
urged the Pentagon Ito redouble
its efforts in ferreting out" waste
and duplication, adding:
1.-THE committee realizes that
with the introduction Of new
weapons. the department lis
undergoing revolutions ny
changes in its planning, procure
ment and organization.
Unwarranted Waste Seen
1T also realizes that older ira
ditional weapons must be re-
tanned until replaced by modern
equipment.
"On the other hand. the COM
mittee is very much Of the opin-
lion that the services are reluc-
tant to phase out (get rid of
lobsolete and outmoded weapons
and programs. such as-notably
lin the field Of anti-aircraft.
"The continuance of obsolete
weapons and programs is an un-
warranted waste Of personnel
and appropriations and should
be eliminated Immediately"
The committee also scolded
the department on grounds it
has not moved fast enough to
shift some Of its air transporta-
ton movements from the Mill
tary Air Transport Service to
commercial airlines. It directed
the Pentagon to report by next
January what progress is being
made.
Senator Potter, Republican Of
Michigan. said he thinks the
amount which Congress provides
for the armed forces in the ~
months starting tomorrow will
be close to the $34.5 billion the
committee recommended.
Young Predicts Cut
On the other hand. Senator
Young. Republican of North
Dakota. said the administration
lis bound to lose" part of the
victory it scored when the Sem
late committee restored nearly
81 billion of House cuts.
THE Defense Department will
be lucky If they don't lose more
than a third Of the raise" Sem
ator Young said. They arel
bound to lose part of it." He is
a member Of the Appropriations
Committee.
Administration forces figure
the big fight will come when
conferees representing the Sem
ate and House meet to try to
work out a compromise.
Senator Young said some
budget-cutting House members
have let out word they will never
accept all Of the increases. He
said he supposed funds for the
Air Force. since it got q lions
share Of the reservations, would
be a major target.
Senator Knowland Of Cali
fornia, Republican Senate leader!
said. meanwhile. that he would
be surprised If the White House
asked the Senate to put back
the full 81 billion Of cash cuts
voted by the House.
Funds Seen Adequate
The House had contended
that even at the $685. billion
level for which it voted, the
budget was adequate to support
a fighting force of 2.8 million
uniformed men. trained and
equipped to meet either atomic
or conventional warfare. That 4
is what the Pentagon wanted, \
but President Eisenhower con-
tended the House cuts had gone 4
too deep.
Senator Symington. Democrat
of Missouri. q former Secretary
Of the Air Force, said he for one
is sorry the full restoration"
asked by Mr.. Eisenhower was not \
voted. He said he feared the
reduction. in the midst of dis
armament talks In London.
might create a wrong impress
sion among our friends and pos
sible enemies"