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Sugar Rationing

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WASHINGTON, March 27--Amid bitter charges by Senator Tobey (R-NH) that it was opening the way for "a national scandal," the Senate approved and sent back to the House tonight a bill to kill rationing and price control of sugar next October 31.

It stamped final approval on the bill by a 46 to 34 vote after a stormy session in which Tobey shouted that his own party, the Republicans, must shoulder the "blame" for failure to extend controls for a full year.

He said profiteering and gambling in sugar will create the scandal he foresees.

Senator Donnell (R-Mo) remarked that he had "no fear of any great national scandal" and asked Tobey why he made the charge.

Tobey replied that the October 31 deadline would put speculators "on notice when they can make the kill" whereas the longer control period would "make speculators blind."

Senator Taft (R-Ohio) scoffed at the thought that there would be hoarding of sugar before October 31 end of controls

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