Soviet Promised Shortest Work Week: Khrushchev Hears Debate
MOSCOW. Oct. 28ÛÓVictor Grishin, secretary of the Soviet trade unions, told the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) today that the average wage would go up by 11 per cent next year and that the Soviet Union within another year would boast the world's shortest work week.</br></br>The discussion of Russia's I960 budget today followed the customary pattern, with speaker after speaker rising to approve it, though pointing out minor deficiencies and shortcomings.</br></br>Premier Nikita S. Khrush-I ehev listened to most of the debate on the 744-billion-ruble j budget, which was expected to! get unanimous approval.</br></br>Although spending of this' magnitude would cause weeks of debate in a Western parliament, the 1278 Supreme Soviet members were giving it a day and a half. No one doubted that they will end the discussions with unanimous approval.</br></br>During the debate, Viktor Bakaev, Merchant Marine Minister, complained about restrictions on Soviet merchant seamen in foreign ports, especially in the United States. He said there were no such restrictions on foreign sailors in the Soviet Union.