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greatest Importance and pride. Mr.
Nkrumah recognized the signifi-
canoe of the great event; he told
the members Of the dissolving Leg
islative Assembly of the Gold Coast,
who were to reconvene on the NOR
row as the Parliament of Ghana,
that the new nation would assist
"all African peoples in their pursuit
Of freedom and social progress"
Symbolically, Britain's Duchess of
Kent. representing the Crown at
the nations natal day. dedicated a
triumphal arch in Accra to the
memory of two Negro demonstra-
tors for independence. who were
shot by colonial police in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

political or nonprofitmaking. And
it feels that information on names
and salaries of Federal employees
should not be held in secret just
because an official believes the
information is not "in the public
interest" or that the purpose for
requesting it is not reasonable"
Many Agencies Acted
Since the committee began it's
work, some information restrictions
have been removed or relaxed by
the General Services Administra-
ton. the Civil Service Commission,
the Post Office Department, the
Treasury Department. the Federal
National Mortgage Association, the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
the Rural Identification Admins
tration, the Coast Guard, the Fed
eral Trade Commission, the Agricul-
ture Department and the Veterans
Administration.
Mr.. Moss has charged that many
departments seeking legal sanction
for withholding sometimes even the
most prosaic information have
turned to 1889 housekeeping"
law authorizing departments to pre-
scribe regulations for "the ham
ding, custody. use and preserva-
ton" of its records.
Under this statute, it has been
assumed that if a department can
file its own records. it can also
lock the file. Mr.. Moss, along with
another member of the subcom-
mitee, Representative Dante Fas-
cell, Florida Democrat, has intro
duced an amendment to this 1877
year-old law reading This Sec
ton does not authorize withholding
information from the public or lin
iting the availability Of records to
the public"
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source that you hold in confidence"
MIR Rutter, incidentally. said
any statement that a $500 harp
was in the budget was IAN out
right lie.")
Arlington's troubles with Mr..
Bow began just as another legisla-
tive gadfly was withdrawing.
Bootwrioht Retires
Last week 75-year -old Delegate
John Boatwright from Buckingham
County. who has contributed his
share of Arlington's troubles. an
nounced he will retire from the
General Assembly.
Immediately after World War II
Mr.. Boatwright pressed for repeal
Of rent controi-despite the pleas
of Arlington citizens who said they
needed protection from profit
hungry landlords. He refused to
exempt Arlington from the repeal
measure
More recently. he was in the
forefront of the attack against the
principle of Federal employees hold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Secrecy Takes Strange Turns

international reputation" whose
story was told to the subcommittee
by Trevor Gardner, former Assist
ant Air Force Secretary. The Scien-
lists security clearance was termi-
mated by lone of the military
departments. The Air Force also
withdrew his clearance, though it
still had great use for his genius.
The man kept coming up with "se-
cret" and top secret" ideas after his
clearance had been withdrawn. The
Air Force happily received these
ideas and promptly classified them,
denying the scientist access to
them.
I'VE can't seem to classify his
head" Mr.. Gardner told the sub
committee last year. 1t was Mr..
Gardner who estimated that at
least half Of the Defense documents
now classified could be classified
without impairing national security.
Sometimes national security" is
used to censor material the publica-
ton Of which could in no con-
ceivable way aid an enemy. For
instance, Navy captain wrote an
article for national magazine on
the sinking of the cruiser Indian
apolis in World War II. The Navy
refused to clear the article as writ
ten although it made no claim
that it contained classified infor-
nation. The reason: The story of
the sinking might discourage en-
liStmentS.
Then there was the case of the
Army officer who wrote a book on
the history of the Intelligence
Corps. He submitted it to the Army
for clearance, recognizing a rule
prohibiting the discussion of cur
rent intelligence methods. He was
turned down, SO he offered to
eliminate the section of the book
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
HE SAYS HE'S READY
Hoffo, Lobor's Simple Philosopher

Hoffa, is study in contrasts. Be-
tween the Transfers building and
the ramshackle houses behind it is
a small parking lot. And in this
parking lot are lined up as many as
half a dozen shiny, new black Cad
illacs.
"Hoffa has no apologies for the
fact that his union buys Cadillacs
for its business representatives.
Mr.. Hoffa's authorized biography
states. 1T is much too late in Amer
lea for anyone to quarrel with the
custom of so-called company cars
when mems jobs carry them onto
the streets every day. AS to Cadil-
laos. Hoffa. who drives his men
hard, believes also that they earn
the right TO the best available
equipment for their work"
Except for the presence of some
stuffed fish (mementoes of trips to
Florida) Mr.. Hoffa's office is simple
and quite functional. He is quite
functional, too. OF less than
average height. he is of more than
average weight-but gives no
evidence of any construction
materials save bone and muscle.
! His speech is full of earthly terms
that leave no room for doubt as
to meaning.
A Simple Philosophy
The Teamster vice president
seems in command of himself at
all times, possibly owing to a simple
philosophy conducive to peace Of
mind. There are no elements of
labor that are corrupt" he told this
interviewer recently in Detroit.
Judgments are clear-cut. Asso-
GATES: Can they deliver the goods?
Other unions: Ethics aside. are they
efficient? Business srelations: Il
don't have to walk around with no
bodyguards. Personal habits:
Drinking is a waste of time. So
is smoking"
1t is popularity reported that
although a lot of people have
accused him of lot of things, Mr..
Hoffa has never been stuck with a
law violation or been inside a Jail.
By his own admission neither is
true. He received a probationary
sentence from Federal court
several years ago on a nolo con-
tendere plea in connection with a
conspiracy charge. OF this. he
says: "A nolo contendere plea is
nothing against a man. Even Gen.
eral Motors has pleaded nolo." And
as far as the inside of jail is
concerned. he tells about one time
on picket line in his early
union days when he was tossed
into the pokey Is times in single
20-hour period.
1t is true. however, that Mr..
Hoffa has never done time for a
serious law violation. despite efforts
aplenty to nail him. Mcclellan
committee sources say they have
some new things to discuss with
Mr. Hoffa, to which the labor lead
err replies:
Let's see what they've got"
Whether because he is worried
or because he has his eye on bigger
things in the future, there is
subtle change coming over the
Transfers ninth vice president. In
stead of a tight-lipped. ham, listed
stereotype of union organizer. he
is beginning to be depicted as
something of a labor statesman.
with a wife and family. modest
but livable home. and with inter-
ests beyond the mere material con-
siderations Of collective bargaining.
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HE'S READY

feurs, Warehousemen and Helpers.
A stocky man, who celebrated his
44th birthday on st. Valentines
Day. Mr.. Hoffa is undoubtedly the
No. 2 man in his union (after Presi-
dent Dave Beck and possibly even
No. /.
AS head of the Central and
Southern Conferences of Teamsters.
Mr.. Hoffa controls the lions share
OF truck operations in % Of the
48 States. 1t is no wonder, there
fore, that the committee currently
inquiring into labor matters should
wish to see him. Mr.. Hoffa, for his
part. says he will be perfectly happy
10 answer a subpoena and talk
things over with the committee.
Whether or not one is armed
with a subpoena. Mr.. Hoffa is not
particularly hard TO see. You go to
Detroit, drive out to a slum section
behind the stadium where the
Tigers play baseball. and enter a
sprawling two-story building which
houses MidweStern TeamSter head
quarters.
No Foncy Offices
The Hoffa layout has no vast and
elaborate outer Office. One is an
nounced to Mr.. Hoffa by presenting
oneself at the Office window Of Lo-
cal 299. which the labor nabob still
heads and from which he draws
$4,000 Of his $21,000 annual union
salary. (The other $4,000 is for be-
ing an international vice president
of the TeamSterS.)
Though Mr.. Hoffa is as busy as,
say. General Motors vice presi-
dent, and has as many callers. he
has no waiting room. Visitors either
stand in the hallway and shoot the
breeze with truck drivers, business
agents and hangers-on. or are in
vited to sit in conference room
nearby and read a paper.
A view from the conference room
window, while waiting for Mr..
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Continued From Page A-29
its place as an independent mem
Der Of the British Commonwealth of
nations when the red. green and
gold flag Of the new republic re-
placed the Union Jack over the
buildings of the Legislative AS
sembly at Accra. capital of the
former British colony Of the Gold
Coast.
While representatives of the
worlds major nations watched at
tentively, Prime Minister Kwame
Nkrumah. young American-edu-
Gated Negro leader once imprisoned
by the British. in a half-hour speech
proclaimed his country's aims,
needs and future intentions. Vice
President and Mrs. Nixon were
President Eisenhower personal
representatives.
The new nation, with a popula-
ton OF over million in an area OF
about 81 1000 square miles. produces
about half the worlds supply OF
cocoa. The per capita income
$l40 a years. higher than that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
De Valera Again

Aging and almost blind. but APP
parently as full of fight as ever,
canon de Valera trounced his po-
litical rivals in the Irish Republic
in a decisive comeback. "Old Dew"
will once again be Ireland's Prime
Minister. and will have to grapple
with serious economic problems as
we'll as the violent tendencies Of
Sim Fein and its outlawed military
arm, the Irish Republican Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Around
The World

Behind the Iron Curtain last week
there was an unwonted calm.
Soviet artists concluded a seven
day congress in Moscow with q
pledge to devote their creative work
to 1.-The beauty and grandeur of the
ideals of communism"
The Soviet press toned down It's
harsh criticism of Yugoslavia's Mar
shall Tito.
National Communist" Poland. in
negotiations in Washington for
American economic aid. repeatedly
sought $500 million worth of farm
surpluses. farm machinery, and
mining equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
BY WILLIAM HINES
National Editor Of The Star

Aficionados of congressional in
quiries. some of whom are vocally
beginning to weary of the Nc
Clellan committees mixed bag from
the Pacific Northwest, will soon get
a look at different sort of chap.
This is James r. Hoffa, ninth
vice president Tin rank but not in
Importance Of the international
Brotherhood of Transfers, Chauf-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

An Ohio CongresSman's slap at
Arlingtons public schools last week
had familiar ring. 1t was
strangely reminiscent of the diff
culties that county has had for
long time in its own State Legis-
lature.
1t is beginning to look like an
other Frank P. Moncure has APP
peared on the scene at the national
level. Mr. Moncure. member OF the
Virginia House Of Delegates, from
Stafford County. has been taking
pot shots at Arlington's public
school administration for several
years. He also strongly disliked the
idea Of Federal employees, who make
UP more than so per cent of Ar
lington's population. holding public
Office of any kind.
1t was he who sponsored the
State law taking away the right
Of the people of Arlington to elect
their local school board. To many
this looked like meddling by an
outsider in the internal affairs Of
the county
Some are going to look on last
weeks activities of Representative
Frank T. Bow, Republican from
Ohio as meddling also.
Wonts Budget Figures
Mr.. Bow Indignantly told the
House he had read in the news
papers that Arlington's school off,
Gals had refused TO disclose details
of the proposed school budget for
next year.
Since about 81 out of every $40
in the county's school budget comes
from the Federal Government. he
said. he was entitled to try to find
out how the money was to be spent.
He was referring to funds dis
pensed under law providing Fed
eral aid to impacted areas. That
is, localities such as in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area. where
Federal ownership of land takes
property off the local tax rolls, or
where large Federal installations
result In heavier populations with
a consequent demand for more
schools
Arlington got more than Sill
million TO help operate schools
last year. The county was allotted
another Sill MILLION to help with
construction during the last two
years.
Representative Broyhill, also a
Republican, whose district includes
Arlington, was one of those who
said the Ohio Congressman was
meddling. County School Supt.
T. Edward Rutter denied budget
figures had been withheld and
said that items listed by Mr.
Bow merely represented requests Of
department heads which he had
not approved at the time.
Mr.. Broyhill said the issue went
even further.
His tMr BOWS remark" the
Virginian said. has put this House
on notice that TO accept Federal aid
for school construction is to invite
invasion of every school system in
the United States by bureaucratic
dictation from Washington"
No Personal Interest
just what are Mr.. Bows inter-
ests in Arlington?
He says he has no personal in
terest there. The 56-year-old attor-
ney from Canton lives at 430l Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, while Con-
gress is in session. He has no rela-
tives with children in Arlington
schools.
1T was my membership on the
Appropriation Committee that got
me interested" Mr.. Bow says.
Asked who supplied him with
details Of alleged "luxuries" in the
budget--such as $500 for a harp
MIR. Bow replied.
II won't tell you that-any more
than you would disclose n news
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Trouble for Tories

The Conservative Party in Britain
held two Tory seats in by-elections
last week, but by such sharply re-
duced margins that the victories
we're tantamount to defeats. The
voting was seen as reflection of
an increasing unhappiness with the
policies OF the ruling party. Labor
ties were already talking Of an early
comeback.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
WHEN IN DOUBT
BY DAVID KOONCE

A Government employee can get
himself into hot water by failing
to give a sufficiently restrictive
classification to a document which
ought to be kept from the public
eye. But for "over-classifying' an
innocuous piece of paper there is
no penalty.
This invites a when in doubt.
classify" attitude in most Govern
ment Offices. in the opinion of
Representative John Moss of Cali
fornia, chairman Of a subcommittee
looking into Government secrecy.
Mr.. Moss says that as a result,
'overzealous Government censors,
in an effort to avoid disclosure Of
information which might possibly
give aid and comfort to the enemy,
spend most of their time trying to
halt information which would give
aid and comfort to the American
taxpayer"
Mr. Moss subcommittee, part
of the Government Operations
Committee, has been trying to
loosen restrictions on Government
information ever since it began its
work 10 months ago. 1t first tackled
nonsensitive agencies. and then last
April 1t began investigating Defense
Department information policies.
Tomorrow, it will resume its in
quiry into the Pentagons informa-
ton setup, hearing first from a
committee established by Defense
Secretary Wilson to study the
departments information policy.
Mr.. Moss believes that the Penta-
gon is the worst offender in the
field Of misused secrecy. His sub
committee has brought out that
there are at least 100000 Defense
Department file drawers filled with
classified documents from World
War II and before.
He emphasizes that the subcom-
mittee certainly does not advocate
the disclosure of any information
which would endanger national
security" But, he says, security"
is being used too often as an excuse
to cover up official plumbers or to
hide information that might cause
controversy. The subcommittee has
discovered cases of the use Of the
classified" stamp that border on
the farcical.
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HOUSE

Passage of resolution providing
for House agreement to Senate
version OF Presidents Mideast Doc
trine. Agreed to. $1,000. March 7.
FOR; Broyhll. Harrison and Smith OF vir-
einia ana Landlord and Hyde OF Marys
Congressional Quarterly
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SENATE

Amendment to Mdeast Resolu-
ton by Senator Russell of Georgia
to eliminate authorization for use
of $500 million for military and
economic aid. Rejected. 1858.
March 2. CA may was a vote sup
porting Presidents POSITION.
FORi Byrd and Robertson of virsinia.
AGAINST: Butler and Beall OF Maryland.
Passage of House resolution on
Presidents Mideast proposal, as
amended by Senate. Agreed to.
1918. March S. Yea" was vote
supporting the Presidents position.
FOR; Butler and Bcall OF Maryland and
Robertson OF Virglnia.
AGAINST; Byrd OF virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
NEARBY VOTES

Votes Of nearby Maryland and
Virginia members Of Congress on
major roll calls:
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The Well Shrouded MIG

For instance. there was the cap
tured Russian-built MIG airplane
which newsmen were not allowed
to see--Sresumably on the theory
that details of its construction
might get back to Russia.
Then there was the scientist Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

But why the latterday potlatch,
the urge to burn so many blankets?
The question was put to DR.. Jack
Kapcham, social psychologist at the
University Of Miami. 1t was he who
was reminded Of the Kwakiutl In
dams. He added
ITS part OF our culture. You
can find IL among Texans and
others OF great new wealth. Some
OF these can get sense OF self
esteem only by what they spend
and the symbols Of lavishness they
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CARMODY
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comfortably far removed from
Mayors in the Lions heyday.
After years Of almost COM
plete autonomy. however, and
years Of dominating the head
lines as the country's highest
paid executive, Mayors star
wcbbled.
He became an addict Of
thoroughbred race horses. He
bought them, bred them. raced
them, and could obviously af-
ford to bet recxlessly on them.
The new interest conceded
with television and its first
shocking impact upon movie
attendance. It raised the ques-
tons in New York Of whether
Mayer was doing his job or
was capable of adapting his
methods to the changed re-
quirements Of the new COM
petition.
A Clash Of Titans
It was a clash Of titans, this
one between Mayer and
Schenck. The latter won and
Mr.. Schary moved into Mayors
executive seat in one of the
most spectacular duels Holly
wood ever witnessed. THE
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Lions Share" Is a blow-by-
blow description OF the struggle
which makes an altogether APP
propriate climax to Mr..
Crowther's volume.
THE Lions Share" like any
literary work. has demanded
selection Of material, Un-
fortunately. authors cannot
tell everything or even as
much as they would like. and
are prepared to tell. AS. in
this case for instance. some
Of the labor problems in which
Hollywood's performance was
not notably noble.
But to his credit and the
deserved popularity Of one of
the best reports on Hollywood
ever written, Mr.. Crowther
has chosen well. And written
with the vigor and vividness
expected of q true scholar
critic historian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

which hauls the show from the
yards to the theater. Happily.
both the railroad and the
transfer company have been
most cooperative. and Fanny"
will open on shedule.
Judging by the advance mail
order. Turkish dancer Nejla
Ates may well join the Lincoln
Memorial and the Smithson-
ian Intuition as a must for
cultural minded tourists this
Spring in Washington.
Ted Goldsmith
Dear Mr.. Carmody:
attended the performance
of THE Joker" and enjoyed it
very much. The fact that 1t
is a new show trying to get to
New York, your comments on
this show could have been on
the sunny side.
Les Potar.
on the other hand, the
shows producers took the
gloomy pietO, closed it.
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READERS BACKTALK-
Holy Week Is One of the Worst
In Show Business, Except Here

tional Gallery they begin
looking around for other forms
Of diversion. And that is what
David Merrick. the producer
Of Fanny" has been thought
full enough to provide In the
shape Of the musical opening
April 8 at the National.
Fanny" was originally
scheduled to open at the Ma
tional on April %. dallying in
Cleveland and Baltimore en-
route east from st. Louis. But
when the National became
available earlier. through a
change in bookings producer
Merrick was quick to avail
himself of the opportunity of
playing the only city in the
country where Holy Week is
translated in terms of box
Office bonanza.
One of the biggest shows to
tour in recent years, Fanny"
requires three seventy-foot
baggage cars to transport the
10 Mielziner settings. the Alvin
Colt costumes, and the COM
plicated electrical equipment.
To get the physical produc-
ton to Washington In time
for the Monday opening re-
quired the full cooperation Of
the Pennsylvania and the
Highway Express Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Dear Mr.. Carmody:

When / was q youngster
breaking into show business
(the year was 1922 and Eva
Tanguay was headlining at the
Palace. the saying was that
there were three bad weeks in
show business: The week be-
fore Christmas, Holy Week
and Providence.
Thirty-five years and 2.587
press releases later. the adage
remains two-thirds accurate.
Christmas week is bad news
for any show anywhere. Prov
idence is q town to be passed
through quickly en- route from
New Haven to Boston. But
Holy Week is something else
notwithstanding that you take
Washington as your frame Of
reference.
Elsewhere the week before
Easter is marked by the same
apathy at the ticket window
as customarily heralds the ad-
vent of an Ibsen revival or a
historical pageant. But in the
Nations Capital. Holy Week is
money in the bank for any
Snowman aStute enough to
play an attraction there at
that time. If 1t is an estab-
lished Broadway hit like
Fanny" (which by no coinci-
dence whatever will be playing
the National Theater during
Holy Week.. he need only an
nounce the booking and await
the deluge of mail orders.
Why is Washington so un-
usual in this respect? Not
that it lacks for churchgoers
as steadfast in their devotion
to Lent as those Of any other
American city. But, Holy Week
happens usually to coincide
with cherry blossom time. and
the hotels Of Washington then
are groaning with visitors from
near and far.
Once they have strolled
through the Tidal Basin, in
spected the Washington Mon.
ument and toured the Ma