All-out Plea to Congress Urged on Fire and Police Social Security Bill

ALBANY, Aug. 19 — Swift Congressional action is needed if New York State police and firemen are to obtain tlie benefits of Social Security coverage, John F. Powers, president of the Civil Service Eployees Associaticn, warned this week. The U. S. Senate Finance Committee has taken an Important step toward accomplishing such coverage by amending a House Social Security bili extending Social Security to police and firemen. This gives promise of Congres•lonal action on the subject this year but the time left for such action is growing short. Mr. Powers pointed out that faiiure by Congress to act on the measure this term would deny Social Security to the two groups on the much-needed retroactive basis as provided by the New York State Legislature in its last session. The Civil Service Employees Association, together with the Police Conference of Police Organizations in New York State and the New York State Fire Fighters Association, tiave urged the Senators and Congressmen irom the State of New York to extend the Social Security benefits to these uniformed service.-. The Employees Association also has written to Governor Harrlman asking his support in getting the measure through. Other state officials have addressed similar petitions to the Congressional representatives and leaders.