January 22, 1947

Testifies, Sen subcom hearings on portal pay issue

Sen Pub Works Com hearing on G R Clapp nomination as chmn; Sen McKellar names 3 top officials and other minor employes as Communists; charges D K Lilienthal would still run TVA if Clapp got chmnship; says TVA officials campaigned against his renomination; asks Clapp if he is a Communist; Clapp denies all; McKellar revs case of H C Hart; Sen G W Malone indicates belief that com would deprive TVA of some of its powers

Talmadge offers to resign with Thompson for re-election in dem white primary, s, Gen Assembly; Thompson refuses; charges Talmadge offer was prompted by fear of ct rulings and by pub anti-Talmadge sentiment; 2,000 coll students march on Capitol; hang Talmadge in effigy; illus; Arnall s at pub rally; sees rally as symbol of dem fight against tyranny; rally urges assembly adjourn pending ct decision; action in assembly described

US weighs new approach to enforcement problem; plan reptd to have Baruch, J F Dulles and other Repub leaders approval; plan would give internatl agency power to declare serious violations and authorize UN members to declare war individually on violator; Security Council would keep power over less serious offenses; USSR objections on veto seen circumvented by plan; 2 chief objections to Baruch plan enforcement provisions noted