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Polaris Program
Hits Opposition In
House Committee
WASHINGTON, Iff) — Navy
plans to step up the Polaris mis
sile-firing submarine program
while cutting back construction of
attack submarines brought criti
cism Thursday from Rep. George
Mahon (D-Texh
Mahon is chairman of the
House Appropriations Defense
Subcommittee, which is consid
ering the defense budget revisions
approved Wednesday by Presi
dent Eisenhower.
“It looks like a compromise
package and I personally believe
it’s a poor package,” Mahon com
mented.
He said he favored expansion of
the Polaris submarine program
but “I wouldn’t give any serious
consideration to eliminating the
attack submarines, which are
major antisubmarine weapons.”
He said he believed most mem
bers of the Defense Appropriations
Subcommittee feel the same way.
Senators of both parties gen
erally applauded the missile pro
grams changes announced Wed
nesday. Here’s what is involved,
The Defense Department asked
j Congress for 39 million dollars to
start building six more Polaris
submarines. This was a policy re
versal on the part of the Penta
gon. And Secretary of Defense
Thomas Gates Jr. told Congress
the Navy is willing to put off
getting funds for two of three
planned nuclear attack subma
rines already included in the new
budget.
Earlier in the day, President
Eisenhower also gave formal ap
proval to increasing the size of six
Atlas intercontinental missile
squadrons and improving the bal
listic warning system.
Two Tax Evasion Charges
I Against N. Y. Congressman
) Dropped In District Court
NEW YORK, UP) — The second
of three income tax evasion
charges against Rep. Adam Clay
ton Powell Jr. (D-NY) was dis
missed yesterday in U. S. District
Court.
The Negro Congressman re
mained on trial on the third
charge. Judge Frederick Van Pelt
Bryan dismissed one count of the
indictment Tuesday and the sec
ond Thursday.
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