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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1948)
PACE FOURTEEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON WEDNESDAY, JAN, 14, 1948 Huge Air Force Urged For US As Defense Against Possible Atomic Attack WASHINGTON, Jan. H W) President Truman's air pallor com mission uld today the government should add blllloni of dollar to air power (pending- estimates to create force "capable of dealing with a possible atomic attack on t h t country" by January I. 1955. A report by the fire-man board declared the air force presently planned would be "inadequate" even for the Intervening five years. It would be "hopelessly wanting." the report aald, for the later period when it ahould be assumed that "other nations will have atomic Weapons in quantity and the equip ment to deliver them in sustained attack on the United States main land." The commission said plana should be expanded all along the line to call lor: I. An air force of 70 groups instead of the 55 groups now blue printed. X Doubling of the present total of 3500 first line combat aircraft by the end of 1949. 3. A $1,300,000,000 Increase to bring sir force spending to $4,150, 000,000 for the 1948 calendar year and to $5,450,000,000 for next year, budget 4. An additional 192. 000,000 above budget estimates to modernize the navy's air arm this year and 310,000,000 more for the same purpose In 1949. "We believe," the commission said, "that the United States will be secure In an absolute sense only if the Institution of war itself Is abol ished under a regime of law." Meanwhile its final 145-page study urged a "double-barreled policy" of attempting to achieve world peace through the United Nations while preparing to defend ourselves if war should come. ' To achieve this goal, the commis sion said, there must be "a reversal f our traditional attitudes toward armaments and national sovereign ty." The nation must spend more and more for its military establish ment because "self - preservation comes ahead of economy." The commission urged an immedi ate start on expansion of the sir force with modern equipment, as serting "we hare no breathing space in which we do not need air-power." The ready-to-fight, 70-group air force recommended by the commis sion would have 6869 first line air craft in a total of 12,400 modern planes by December 31, 1949. There also would be 22 special squadrons, 27 national guard air groups and 34 groups ol air reserve. In reserve would be 8100 modem warplanes by the "target date" dubbed "A-Day" of January 1, 1953. The national arm was described as adequate in size, but needing modern aircraft replacements. The commission noted that its proposed groups would mean only 700 very heavy bombers for strategic operations, compared with 14,000 bombers employed by the American and British forces in the European theater. USBR Budget Held To Be Sure Thing WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 IPi Senator Johnson (D-Colo.) predict ed today that although congress may quarrel with the president's overall budget, it will go along with the proposed $340,000,000 reclama tion construction program. "I think congress will go right down the line on these projects," he told a reporter. Last year's budget estimates for reclamation were drastically slashed by congress. Supplemental appro priations totaling about $32,000,000, requested at the recent special ses sion to keep work going on four major projects, were passed without much opposition, however. 06 0GD 6GXDQCD ZEDD Preserve Those Valuable Paper and Documents Let Us Copy Them Up to J4"xll" 60c Underwood's Camera Shop 71 Main Phone 7063 Sec tu fax y&vt complete w&ttex tuKC-ufi k Prompt', Guaranteed Service BALSIGER MOTOR CO. Main at Esplanade Ph. 3121 Bring Your Ford HOME For Service! WE CAN SOLVE YOUR WASHING PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! 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