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that there will be continued ex-
Iploration and development Of
adequate field supplies of gas
and that producers sales prices
ARE arrived at fairly and COM
lpetitively. In this way. and with
Authority vested in the Federal
Power Commission to regulate
interstate pipelines as to the
price at which gas may be
charged as an item of cost In
fixing their rates, the price tc
the public will be fair. Leeisla-
Ition freeing gas producers from
public utility-type regulation is
essential if the incentives tn fine
and develop new supplies of ga
-iare to be preserved and sales Of
gas to Interstate markets ara
mot TO be discouraged 70 tbs
detriment of both consumers anc
producers. as well as the nationa
interest. j..
1 Chief Justice Report
{ Although it is not within my
province to make any recon-
mendation. / am deeply interested
in the suggestion which has beer
made that the Congress SHOULD
consider inviting the Chief Jus
tice Of the United State to ad.
dress the Congress annually or
the work of the Judiciary and Il
present the recommendations o.
the Judicial Conference.
/ recommend again that thu
Congress enact suitable lsgis.
llation providing for home rule If
the District of Columbia.
Statehood
also recommend the enact
ment Of legislation admitting
Hawaii into the Union as a State
and that. subject to area limita.
Itions and other safeguards fol
the conduct of defense activities
SO vitality necessary to our Ma
tional security. Statehood also b(
conferred upon Alaska.
The platforms OF both major
parties have advocated ar
amendment of the Constitution
to insure equal rights for women
l believe that the Congress Should
make certain that women arr
not denied equal rights with men
Il believe that the Congress shoulc
propose a constitutional amend
ment lowering the voting age II
Federal elections. :.
Seventy-two nations have nov
signed the charter of the In.
ternational Atomic Energy Ag-
ency, which was established un,
der the auspices of the United
Nations. Prompt action by the
Congress is needed to authorize
full participation by the United
States in the work of this agency
Other Items Listed
I The remaining items to which
special attention should be di-
lrected are Cd authorization tC
the President to make awards foi
distinguished civilian achieve
Iment. (2) establishment of a
Federal advisory commission or
the arts. 90 acquisition ano
maintenance of an official resi-
Idence for the Vice President ano
a. amendment of the Govern
Iment Corporation Control Act to
provide for budget and audit
control over Government corpor-
ations which are authorized. di-
rectly or indirectly. TO obtain Of
utilize Federal funds
1t is always difficult to make
plans and forecast expenditure,
a year or more in advance This
is particularly true when historic
events are taking place in East.
ern Europe, when United Nations
forces are deployed in the Mid.
die East. when uncertainties
abound in other parts Of thu
world, and when in our cwr
land economic change is con-
tinuous. This budget has taker
into account present conditions
and developments which toda,
appear most likely at home anc
abroad. II is a carefully
balanced budget--balanced in it
receipts and expenditures, bal
anced in its choice Of programs
7 consider 1t we'll adapted to thu
, needs Of the present and Tn,
,future.