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versial, would continue for one
year the program of Federal
aid to public schools in i'm
pacted areas, extend the Ma
tional Defense Education Act
section making $50 million
available for loans to students,
and provide 1925 million in
Federal funds for construction
of public school classrooms on
the basis of demonstrated need.
That was the bill introduced
by Representative Thompson,
Democrat of New Jersey, to
salvage at least part of the Ad-
miniStration's aid-to-e education
proposals and at the same time
save the impacted-areas pro-
gram.
The other measure would
provide $3.50 million annually
for five years for loans and
grants for college academic
facilities such as clasSrooms
and laboratories. This bill,
sponsored by Representative
Edith Green. Democrat of
Oregon, went through the COM
mittee on a voice vote, but some
members said later they op-
posed it.
House leaders hope it can be
cleared by the Rules Committee
and thus avoid the Calendar
Wednesday operation.
Bill Amended
The committee amended the
Thompson bill today by chang
ing the basis of distribution Of
the 1925 million for public
school construction.
r ALLEGATIONS would be based
on the total population of men,
women and children in States,
rather than on the basis of
I total school populations or the
average daily attendance in
public schools alone. Under his
method the District would get
about $4,000 instead of $780,
900 as it would under the pre-
vious allotment proposal. Mary
land would get about $5,081 900
4 instead of $4,354,281. Virginia
= would get $8.220,000 instead of
! a larger amount, $8,656.540.
Mr.. Powell and Mr.. Thomp-
). son explained this was done
primarily to remove the reli-
gious issue as far as possible
from the legislation.
Representative PucinSki OF
Illinois, one of the three Demo-
Gratis who abStained from vot-
ing on the Thompson bill, op-
! posed the revised formula.
Mr.. Powell told reporters
however. he now was more con-
! fident the bill would be passed
by the House. He limited that
-. his increased optimism resulted
to some extent from talks with
: some of my colleagues from
/; the South" Mr.. Thompson
!, said he thought the bill had al
least a $3.50 chance of House
passage.
Leads Attack
6 Representative FrelinghuySen
! Republican of New Jersey, lec
. the attack on the Thompson
! bill. He drew a laugh when IL
: an obvious slip of the tongue
he asserted that the bill was {
basic retreat from the "cardi
nal" principles of the Kenned.
administration proposals. H
, quickly explained he was no
, raising the religious issue.
He predicted the House woult
= defeat the bill and that mos
', Republicans would vote agains
, it. He said he and other Re
: publicans might also offe
J amendments.
y But I consider the bil
L headed for the graveyard" h
:. said. This committee has seri
y ously threatened the impacted
II areas program by havin
II rammed this bill down ou
l. throats. This is obviously a
e attempt to get some people OF
: the hook.
y In my nine years on thi
le committee I have never see
le such an abuse of the legislatiV
J. process and a misuse of tn
committee process. We Repub
= licans did not have these bill
rs on our desks until this morn
RS ing. Discussion was limited
a. but it nevertheless is a goo
l. sign that strong Democrat
n opposition developed to SON
p of the aspects of the bill. Or
u Democratic mamber called it
ed monStrosity and I agree wit
him"