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accepted $4,000 in bribes to
speed up visas for Chinese. The
State Department said he was
fired last December /.
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their activities and associations
The action against Croft came
as two Republican members o1
the committee said they woulc
undetake to get the Senate today
to extend the life of the commit
tee and it's far-flung exposure o1
interstate gambling. racketeerine
and crime.
Immediate Action Sought.
Senators Tobey of New Hamp-
shire and Wiley of Wisconsin plar
to bring the matter before the
Senate with a request for imme-
diate action: The committee
under present authority, other
wise will go out of existence Sat-
urday.
Senator Tobey said that he
would undertake to get full agree
ment of the five-man. committee
on an extension. A closed meet
ing was scheduled for 2 pm.
There was some uncertainty
whether the two Senators coulc
obtain action on extending the life
of the committee during the ses.
sion today.
For one thing, the Senate is ir
the midst of a debate on the
troops-for- Europe issue with time
divided among proponents
and opponents of the matter. Fol
another thing. it would require
consent of the Senate
to bring up a resolution extending
the life of the Crime Committee
Under Senate rules a resolution
must lay over for a day, and i'm
mediate action on the Tobey- Wiley
proposal could be blocked by one
objecting vote,
The two Republicans, strong
advocates for continuing the COM
mittee's investigations, yesterday
two resolutions for intro
duction in the Senate.
Would Extend Probe Into 1852.
One would continue the dra-
matte investigation, top tele-
vision and radio hit, until January
Is, 1852.
The other would give the group
until mid-April to file a report
now due Saturday. That is the
date the committees existence
under the present authority comes
to an end.
Efforts to confer with Chairman
Kefauver on the matter yesterday
were unsuccessful as the Tennessee
Senator was closeted with the
committee staff in drafting the
final report and legislative recon-
to be submitted to
Congress.
John Burllng, an associate
counsel of the committee, resigned
today in protest against the hur-
ried effort to finish the report.
1T is impossible for a proper
report to be prepared under the
prevailing conditions of haste and
he said. "An extension
Of time is necessary to prepare a
careful and scholarly report"
Tobey Cites Sentiment.
Senator Kefauver, widely-ac-
claimed for the thorough way in
which he conducted the investi-
cation, has insisted that the in
quiry already has gathered all the
information needed on which to
base legislative recommendations.
He has proposed that commits
sion be established to carry on the
committees work and announced
that if the groups life is extended
he will be unable to continue as
or a member.
Senator Tobey, however, said
"the American people will never
be satisfied if the probe is shut off
now"
Committee members said thou
sands Of letters have been received
urging continuation and extension
of the investigation. Senator
Tobey said he alone has received
about 10000 with 80 per cent OF
more of them calling for the COM
mittee to go on with it's investiga-
tions.
Washington and Maryland have
been mentioned by Senator Tobey
and others as areas which should
be investigated more closely. Nc
hearings dealing specifically with
Washington or Maryland have
been held.
AS the extension issue neared a
showdown, the committee:
Other Committee Actions.
l. Gave out staff report say
ing the Ford Motor Co. helped
Gambler Joe Adonis extend the
territory of his auto transporta-
ton firm in 1916 but more recent
ly has been seeking to encourage
competition for him.
2. Released a transcript OF
testimony by James Brink dis
closing the interlocking deals with
a Cleveland group in three gam
bling spots in Kentucky across the
river from Cincinnati.
The committees staff report
concerning the Ford company Gen.
tered around the Automotive Con-
veying Co. of New Jersey in which
Adonis and his wife hold a 40 per
cent interest.
Officials of the Ford company
were quoted as saying they were
not happy about depending on the
Adonis outfit for moving automo-
biles from its Edgewater IN. J0
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