Evening star., 1952-11-22
BroWneII indicates
He Will Re-examine
All Pending Cases
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Herbert
BroWnell. jr., designated by Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower as the next
Attorney General, indicates he will
re-examine all criminal and civil
cases pending in the Justice De-
partment when he assumes Office.
Criminal prosecutions are pend
ing against some key figures in
the Truman administration. ac-
cused of dereliction of duty while
other Investigations may result in
actual charges.
On the civil side, Mr.. BroWnell
presumably will review anti trust
factions involving charges of busi-
ness monopoly.
Asked yesterday whether he
planned a reorganization of the
department. some of whose ac-
tivities were under fire dur
ing the presidential campaign.
Mr.. Brownell said:
Whatever is necessary to make
it efficient and effective will be
done and done quickly"
Officials Under Fire.
Among those administration Of
flcials under fire are:
Joseph D. Nunan, former inter-
nal revenue commissioner, who
has been questioned several times
by Federal grand jury in Brook
lyn which is investigating alleged
tax frauds.
Daniel A. Bolich, former assist
ant commissioner of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, whose trial on
charges of income tax evasion has
been set tentatively for .Decem-
ber /.
James B. Olson, suspended su-
pervisor of the alcohol tax unit in
New York. whose records report
edly are under Federal subpoena.
Charles Oliphant, former chief
counsel of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. who resigned in the
midst of the tax scandal probe but
who has not been made the sub
Iiect of any criminal charges.
Anti Trust Actions.
Among the antitrust actions
which Mr.. Brownell will be able
to review are:
A suit which went to trail in
Chicago last Tuesday. charging
members of the Du Pont family,
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
the General Motors Corp, the
United States Rubber Co. and
three lesser firms with conspiracy
to stifle competition through mon
opoly.
The New York trial, more than
year old, against II major in
vestment banking houses charged
with conspiring to monopolize
that field of business.
A Federal grand jury inquiry
now under way in Washington
based on charges that major oil
companies are participating in a
cartel to monopoliZe sales of Pc
troleum products and rig prices.
An action pending in the United
States District Court at Los An
geles. charging that IL motion
picture producing and distribut-
ing firms and their television sub
sidiarieS were seeking to monop-
olize the distribution of 16-milli-
meter prints of feature films to
TV stations.
Asks Hoover to Stay.
Mr.. Brownell yesterday asked
J. Edgar Hoover to stay on the
job, and said of him:
"The President-elect has fire.
quently expressed his highest es-
TEEN for Mr.. Hoover and the
work of his organization"
OF his own selection Mr..
Brownell said:
IF and when the nomination is
confirmed by the Senate I shall
accept with deep sense of
humility. and to the best of my
ability shall carry out the Presi-
dent-elect's orders to conduct my
Office without partiality to any
group or section, in fairness and
justice to all the people"
Mr.. Brownell, 4S-year-old New
York City lawyer, first came to
national attention as an advisor
to Gov. Dewey in his campaigns
for Governor and President.
After Gov. Dewey was nomi-