European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 26, 1964 the stars and stripes Page 7 Senate approves controversial food for peace Bill Washington a Senate passage hns sent to inc while House a two year Extension of he food for peace program which authorises disposal of More than s3.3 billion of . Farm surpluses. The House had passed ii a Day earlier. Sens .1. W. Fulbright. D-ark.,and George s. Mrgan Vern d s.d., fought in Nln to Knock outa new ban on sales of american farm surpluses to Poland. Yugo Slavia and Lher communist nations for their of the program for helping needy nations which Are Short of dollars said eliminating the Han would result in the pro Gram being killed. They noted that Dollar sales for credit undertow interest Loans still would be permitted to Poland and certain other communist nations. Fulbright sought to Send the measure to the foreign relations committee which he head so another Effort could be made to remove what he and me govern called object clonal pro visions. This was Defeated 56 to24. Then the Senate approved the measure 54 to 11. Mcgovern a former director of the program told the Senate inc Bill now be fore us is a built he and Fulbright said the ban is slapping the people of Yugo Slavia and Poland in the face and is an invitation to Peoples behind the Iron curtain to Slop their growing relations Ullh the West and their increasing Independence from the Fulbright said president John son who had recommended a five year Extension of the pro Gram opposes the restrictions. Under the program the unite states has in 10 years sent More than 112 billion in surplus farm products to about 100 needy nations. In recent years S.C. food shave been made available to Yugoslavia. Poland and some other communist slates in an Effort to encourage their Independence from Ltd iia. The executive Branch has had consider Able leeway in this. Fulbright said the outright Hanon foreign currency deals for these nations would nullify on of the most important principles of our foreign policy the Prin Ciple that we treat different communist countries sen. Olin d. Johnston d-s.c.,floor manager for the Bill told Fulbright the present version Isth Best you arc going to he noted that some House Mem Bers wanted to ban All communist Trade even those for dollars or on Loans and that the com Promise permits credit sales Foras Long As five years for Poland and 20 years for in the Bill is a ban on farm surplus deals with an nation whose ships or aircraft Trade Ullh Castro also barred arc any nations which the president determines to be aggressive. Job Security plan okd by steelworkers Atlantic City . A the nation s steelworkers in Dot a Long Range plan which they Hope will eventually bring them a guaranteed income de spite illness recession or unemployment through automation. The bold collective bargaining concept also would end employ ment on a weekly or monthly basis once a worker has demonstrated a permanent attachment to the Industry. The Broad policy with a goal of Complete Job Security for the worker was outlined in a Ruso Luton adopted by the 3.500 Dele Gates attending the 12th biennial convention of the United steel workers of America. The Labo Runion claims 1,120.000 members. We must strive for a total realization of the principle that a Steelworker is a person entitle not to just Ihl Protection or thai this Benefit or thai but total Protection of his income his dig nity and yes. His career said the Resolution. Principle of Protection we must strive toward the principle that when a Steelworker has invested his mind anybody in the Industry for a sufficient period of time to establish the fact that he is a per manent part of the Industry heis entitled to be fully protected for so Long us he chooses to re main in steel workers president David j. Mcdonald who announced the proposal in his keynote address monday declined at a news conference to expand on the out line set Forth in the Resolution. He said that the Steelwork Credo not expect to attain their goal overnight. I would be satisfied if these things were done yesterday but i know it takes some time before new ideas become reality. Mcdonald said he had not yet discussed the total Security concept with any steel or Alumina companies. Career worker contract negotiations in the steel Industry do not come up until next year but Mcdonald Ald the Industry s joint human relations committee composed of both management and labor most Likely would discuss the concept this fall. The Resolution said the idea must a ended that n t
