EISENHOWER SEES POLIO'S EARLY END WITH SALK SHOTS; Speculates a 'Great Pressure' May Have Made Experts 'Short-Cut a Little Bit' RECHECK TESTING BEGUN Inoculated Cases Rise to 62 -- Congressional Criticism of Mrs. Hobby Mounts PRESIDENT VISIONS POLIO'S EARLY END
Eisenhower affirms Govt responsibility to take leadership, confident that Salk vaccine will wipe out polio within a measurable time, news conf; says great pressure to make it available quickly caused scientists to take 'short cuts'; says only question about vaccine is the method of mfr; awaits repts; says Scheele's decision to temporarily halt inoculations was med, not pol; holds no child will be deprived of vaccine because of inability to pay; says he has not heard of a '49 'information' against Cutter on Food and Drug Act violation; White House eliminates this from official transcript; Cutter aide silent; 1st Govt recheck on mfr started at Parke-Davis; PHS repts of confirmed cases of polio among vaccinees at 62; 51 had Cutter, 10 Libby, 1 Wyeth vaccine; geog breakdown; Scheele delays appearance before House com, citing pressure of work on rept for Hobby to be submitted to Pres; Repr Multer to ask com to vote on resolution urging Eisenhower order Hobby to appear; Repr Vanik scores Hobby and Scheele; sees cover-up for dereliction; Repr Fogarty urges Cong act; Sen Hill offers bill to give Pres power to establish priorities and buy vaccine if necessary to promote fair distribution; Sen Kefauver offers bill to authorize Surgeon Gen to set up priorities for children, permit establishment of a fair price and allocate supplies to states; Pres photographed with Hobby; glad grandson was inoculated