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The President Picks a Fight

The President addressed the Congress, Mr. Hanson W. Baldwin reported, in “rather astonishing language.” This, in turn, was rather astonishing language for the circumspect Mr. Baldwin; under the circumstances, however, who could say him nay? The President had advised the country, less than six months ago, that Pentagon reorganization would have to be achieved through “a consensus” of the Congress and the services, and that “I would be the last to ask for a detailed organization in which I believe.” Last week, after the House Armed Services Committee unanimously recommended several changes in the Administration’s reorganization plan, Mr. Eisenhower read Congress the kind of lecture the grandchildren might get for hiding the golf balls.

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The President Picks a Fight

The President addressed the Congress, Mr. Hanson W. Baldwin reported, in “rather astonishing language.” This, in turn, was rather astonishing language for the circumspect Mr. Baldwin; under the circumstances, however, who could say him nay? The President had advised the country, less than six months ago, that Pentagon reorganization would have to be achieved through “a consensus” of the Congress and the services, and that “I would be the last to ask for a detailed organization in which I believe.” Last week, after the House Armed Services Committee unanimously recommended several changes in the Administration’s reorganization plan, Mr. Eisenhower read Congress the kind of lecture the grandchildren might get for hiding the golf balls.