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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07
6. 0. P. Senate Rule Seen Tied to Health
OF Nicely and the Wisconsin Election

saw upward Of 100000 votes
cast a gainst Kohler, an
Eisenhower Republican, and
the State lie a ders remain
Taft-McCarthy minded. The
influential Milwaukee Jour-
nal which helped to bring in
a last-minute surge of popu-
lous Milwaukee County votes
to save Kohler against isola-
zionist Glenn r. Davis has
been increasingly critical Of
Eisenhower.
The State apparently has
not allowed the crucial ma
ture Of the Senate race to
stir it from its political
apathy and its vacations.
One Republican strategist
mourns that everybody
knows more Republicans here
vacation than Democrats"
Proxmire is a vigorous
campaigner who conceivably
could arouse the organized
Democratic vote.
The odds still are on Koh-
Ter. Thus it appears possible
that on August c2 th7 Senate
might awake to find itself
split 48-48. That day, If it
is in session, Vice President
Nixon might break a tie vote
to let his party organize the
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Fate and the Course of Conqress

Senate. take over the COM
mittee chairmanships and
dominate the legislative pro-
ceedingS.
This picture is part Of
hind-the-sceneS debate on
what to do about the civil
rights bill.
Chance. Of course. plays
an unpredictable part. Two
Republican Senators with
Democratic Governors are
consistently on and of the
sick list. The Senate often
has had the experience of
preparing itself for the loss
Of senior members and find
ing that it is Woodworking
men of middle years who go
first.
Democrats naturally want
to avoid all avoidable delays
and get out Of here as fast
as possible. Then q change
during the late summer or
fall might be cancelled by
later events.
Mrs. Eisenhower. Of course,
has only one all.inclusive
party: Her friends. She has
not been very active and her
circle like her husbands has
been more and more re-
stricted. But she draws no
partisan lines; she is gay and
gracious to all. For her diff
f1culties Washington has only
two words: Get well.
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Gener0lissimo Picks Prince Juan Carlos,
Distrustinq Stability of Politicians

and imposing building. But
ever since King Alfonso XIII,
Don Carlos grandfather.
skipped out by the back door
to save his life and avoid
bloodshed in April, 1881. no.
body has lived there. The
republican government kept
it intact as a showplace for
tourists. After Franco be-
came ruler he refused to live
there, preferring the far less
pretentious royal hunting
lodge at Pardo some eight
miles from Madrid. He uses
the palace only for state
functions such as the recep-
ton Of the highest foreign
dignitaries. He has never
slept there. although the
private royal apartments are
always ready for occupancy.
The recent front-page pub
licity given Don Juan Carlos
caused lively speculation
among Spaniards and for
eigners in Madrid. In the
last few years Franco has
become lukewarm toward the
Falange. the one party per-
mitted in Spain. It was Gre
ated by FL Caudillo himself
at the end of the civil war
when he realized that even
a dictator must have a politi-
cal party.
Eventually the Falangista
became a nuisance with their
claims to the best plums in
the government. Being born
as a revolutionary group they
wanted to keep alive the rev.
dictionary spirit-not in the
best meaning of the word
but for their own advantage
and perpetuation.
Franco realized that at his
death there would be internal
frictions and a struggle for
power within the country and
that there was a strong
possibility Spain would be
thrown into turmoil again.
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Bill Seen Making U S. Government
A Policeman Over All Elections

will be something on which
the Federal courts would be
asked to rule.
How, for example, can
Rhode Island or any other
States with misunderstanding
laws permit certain persons
to vote at any time in adj
vance of election day if
absent from home for rea-
sons mentioned in a State
law. while denying the OPP
portunity to shut-ins and
disabled individuals who can
not get to the polls or per-
haps notarize a ballot on a
particular day? This is but
one of many problems which
now would become matters
for Federal supervision.
Thirty : four States only
five Of them in the South
require an oath that the APP
plicant is qualified to vote.
Who shall say what is meant
by qualified?
Seven States require 10y
atty oaths from prospective
voters. Who shall say what
constitutes loyalty" espe-
cially in view of recent de-
cisions Of the Supreme Court
of the United States that
make such words as Sub
versive" or Communist" a
matter of belief" protected
by the First Amendment?
Forty-one States deny the
right to vote to criminals.
What offenses shall perma-
nently disenfranchise a re-
habilitated convict? Who
will determine this? The
courts may have to rule on
this, too.
In 10 StateS-six in the
South = citizens must pass
literacy tests to qualify as
voters. Who is to decide
whether the tests are fair
or unfair? This could pro-
vide an issue that would
challenge officials in Cali
fornia. Connecticut, Della
ware, Massachusetts,, Maine.
New Hampshire. New York,
Rhode Island, Oregon. WASH
ington, 6. Arizona,
Georgia. Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Alabama, South Caro-
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Do the people Of the United
States really know what is
involved in the so-called
right to vote" legislation
now pending in Congress?
DO the officials Of the gov
ernments of all the States
know that hereafter. if the
House or Senate bill becomes
law. anyone deprived of a
vote can make a Federal
court case of it, with the
help Of the Attorney General.
no matter what restrictions
on voting may hitherto have
been enacted by the States?
It is doubtful whether the
country as a whole knows
what a Pandora's box Of
troubles will be opened up
: by the proposed legislation
when enforced in conjunction
with old statutes. 1t could
really affect many more
whites than Negroes and
raise issues in all sections Of
the country.
Up to now the States them
selves have exercised final
Judgment as to who may or
may not vote. The Federal
Government henceforth
would become the national
policeman to supervise cleo
tionS, whether for State or
city or county Offices.
One Of the States that
might Immediately be in
vestigated is Rhode Island,
whose supreme court in a
conscientious but mistaken
opinion threw away the bal
lots of 5,454 absentee voters
last November and changed
the gubernatorial result from
Republican to Democratic by
a margin Of 63 votes. The
Rhode Island court claimed
it derived this authority from
the constitution of that
State but, under the pro-
posed civil rights" legisla-
tion,. State constitutions and
State laws become subject to
Federal scrutiny. and the
question of whether equal
protection of the laws" has
been afforded or whether the
privileges and immunities of
citizens" have been abridged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07

MADRID, Spain (By Air
maiD The strictly con-
trolled Spanish press has
been permitted recently to
give much space to the activ-
tiles of young Prince Juan
Carlos who has been des-
ignated by Generalissimo
Franco to succeed him and
restore the monarchy when
the head of state dies or
decides 1t is time to give up
the reins.
To the surprise Of all, most
Madrid papers have been
publishing pictures and
three-column stories about
the young future monarch.
He has been shown shaking
hands with Franco, visiting
hospitals, calling on various
cabinet officers and so forth.
Don Juan Carlos, the son
= OF the pretender to the
throne (who lives in exile in
PortugaD, is a personable
young man of 10. BY agree
ment between his father.
Don Juan, and Ell Caudillo he
was brought to Spain some
five years ago to be given a
Spanish education. He has
just been graduated from the
military school near Toledo
(the occasion for the above
ceremoniesl and has been
assigned for a years study
at the naval academy and
another year at the air force
school. Then he will be en-
rolled at Madrid University
to study economics and lib
eral arts for two years. He
will be ready to be King
seven years ahead of time.
The law passed by the Cor
ties provides that the Prince
must wait until he is 80 years
old before he can ascend the
throne which is being kept
warm for him by Franco.
The royal palace in the
center of Madrid is a huge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07
Kennedy Is Cited as Sample of Senator
With Voting Problem on Hot Issues

is dramatized in the ex-
change Of compliments be-
tween him and a current
Southern Senator, John Nc
Clellan Of Arkansas, now con-
Quoting the labor rackets in
vestigation in which both
John Kennedy, as Senator,
and his brother Bob, as chief
counsel, are participating.
A handsome pair Of profiles
the Kennedy brothers pro-
vide when they flash across
your television screen.
Once not long ago while
in Arkansas on a visit, Sena-
tor John Kennedy allowed
as how Senator Mcclellan
would make a fine Demo-
cratic candidate for Presi-
dent. and here only the other
day, Senator John McClel-
Ian reciprocated by allowing
as how John Kennedy would
make a fine Democratic can
didate for President. You
never heard such honey chile
and magnolia talk, sirs.
From time to time Senator
Kennedy casts a nosegay to-
ward the South. This has
been happening in the fight
ever civil rights legislation in
which the South is so deeply
involved. The young Massa-
chusetts Senator pleased the
South at the outset when he
voted with Southern Sena-
tors-and on the losing side
for the motion by Senator
Morse, Democrat Of Oregon,
to send the civil rights bill
to the Judiciary Committee
when 1t came over from the
House, instead Of putting It
on the Senate calendar. Then
he switched over and voted
with the Yankees to take It
from the calendar and make
1t the business of the Senate.
But back across Mason
and Dixon's line he hoped
nimbly to join the Confed-
crates by giving the Southern
leadership his vote on the
compromise Jury trial"
amendment which ardent
champions Of effective pro-
lection of the right Of Me-
groes to vote had fought so
vigorously. Here he had the
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DORIS .FLEEsoN

Health dominates current
news in Washington and not
Mrs. EiSenhower'S alone.
Senator Matthew M. Nicely
of West Virginia is fading
fast, and he is one of 10
Democrats from States hav-
ing Republic an Governors.
Under West Virginia election
laws, Gov. Cecil H. Under
wood has the power to ap-
point a successor in the event
of a vacancy, who would
serve until the next State
election. which takes place in
November, 1858.
That eventuality would
create a Senate of 48 Demo-
Gratis and Al Republicans.
The 96th place is the Wis
consin vacancy left by the
death of Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy. A special election
August q next will I'LL it.
on form. the Republican
nominee, former Gov. Walter
Kohler, ought to take this
normally Republican State.
His opponent. Democrat Will
liam Proxmire. has lost three
Statewide races. two Of them
to Kohler.
But Wisconsin Republicans
are badly split. The primary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07
THOMAS [. STOKES
On Aiming for the Presidency

company Of several Northern
and Western Democrats, a
dozen in fact.
In keeping himself In the
good graces Of the Southern
leaders in the Senate. who
are so powerful there, Sena-
tor Kennedy helps himself
and his career. But he must
be careful not to antagonize
leaders and rank and file in
the larger section Of his party
which is outside the South.
The delegates representing
that larger section Of the
country also are most nu-
merous in conventions.
There are certain dangers
in tying UP too closely with
the Southern wing of the
party so far as the national
convention is concerned. No
longer does the South enjoy
the influence in conventions
that 1t did before the two
thirds nominating rule was
repealed in 1886 when it had
a veto over candidates. Too
close identification with the
South is not helpful at con-
ventions with delegates from
other parts Of the country,
and that is true especially
now with the civil rights is
sue at its current intensity.
Franklin d. Roosevelt could
have won everyone Of his
four election victories had he
not carried a single Southern
State. Harry Truman
aroused the South with his
strong support of civil rights
measures. so that many Of its
delegates walked out on him
and the party in 1948. They
created a third party. Yet he
won. even though losing four
Southern States. The APP
peasement Of the South at
the 1852 and 1856 conven-
lions made for harmony, but
it did not win Adlai Steven
son even all Of the Southern
States either time, and he
won none at all. as we know,
outside the South. His big
gest handicap. to be sure, was
IKE" who cannot be a can
didate in 1860.
In short, John Kennedy
can still sit pretty with
Southern leaders in Congress,
and with the Southland yet
miss the prize.
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The Instant dilemma
faced by any Senator who
yearns to be President that is
caused by the necessity Of
voting day after day on con-
troversial issues is plainly ex-
emplified in young Senator
John Kennedy of Massachu-
sets.
He offers perhaps the best
available case study Just now
among several you might pick
out in the Senate. For one
thing. he is ranked at the top
or Whereabouts in various
polls. For another, he is so
obviously a candidate for the
1860 Democratic nomination
and working at it and pre-
sumably has that aspiration
in mind in making his deci-
sions about votes in the
Senate.
In 1856 he got that first
taste of the power and glory
at the Democratic conven-
ton. which. once enjoyed, no
man ever loses. For two excit-
ing ballots for the vice pres
idential candidate his name
was all over the Nation. He
lost out to Senator Kefauver
Of Tennessee by a hair. Only
rarely has fame exploded
about anybody so quickly and
spectacularly. You can recall
that episode. He is not likely
ever to forget it.
Above all. he still remem-
bers one aspect of that ex-
hilarating experience - the
contributions of votes by
delegations. from the South.
That bridged the gap that
had existed between Massa-
chusetts and the South ever
since pre-Civil War days
sym bolized in Senator
Charles Sumner, the aboli-
zionist who fought the South
SO bitterly before and after
the Civil War. The estrange-
ment was fed when, in the
1905, the South began to
steal away Massachusetts,
cotton mills, a process still
going on.
For that, and other rea-
sons, this is a strange polit-
ical love affair between John
Kennedy and the South. 1t
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BROWN
Franco Prepares a Successor

Thus. despite the opposition
of the Falange leaders and
even that of his more moder-
ate followers. he decided to
use his supreme powers and
designate his successor while
he could do so without more
than slight rumblings.
Franco overruled the OBJ
jections Of those close to him
who pointed out that in these
days when monarchies are
disappearing and those which
remain are hanging by a
thread it would be folly to re-
establish one in Spain. He Is
said to have replied that the
deeply religious masses in the
country still prefer a consti-
tutional monarch at the helm
rather than some uncertain
two-by-four politician who
might seek his own and his
friends advancement at the
expense of the country.
Spain, Franco maintained,
is still politically too I'M
developed to permit itself the
luxury Of choosing its top
administrators every few
years. The republican system,
he told his friends and adj
visers. has not helped in the
slightest SPANS neighbor,
France. and is not working
particularly well in Italy. A
constitutional monarchy with
a permanent head of state is,
in his opinion, the answer to
his country's political prob
lens.
At present Franco has q
dual role-that OF the head
of state and the head Of the
government. But there are
strong indications that with
in a short time, possibly be-
fore the end Of the year, he
will appoint a prime minister
as head of the government,
keeping for himself only the
position of chief of state.
Whether this action will be
followed by elections is an
other question which nobody.
and possibly even Franco
himself, can answer.
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THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. - AIT


In the third complaint. the
Federal court withheld action
pending further proceedings in
State courts. This one chal-
lenges the right OF the General
Assembly's Boatwright and
Thomson Committees to require
the NAACP to reveal its mem
bersnip lists and certain flnan-
cial data.
Awaits State Action
Plaintiffs in this complaint are
the NAACP, the Virginia State
Conference of NAACP branches
and its executive secretary, w.
Lester Banks.
The court said it withheld a
ruling in this case because the
matter is to be handled by the
State courts"
Richmond Hastings Court is
sued subpoenas directing NAACP
officials to provide requested in
formation to the committee
headed by Delegate John Boat
wright. The NAACP later asked
the court to dismiss the sub
poenas, but the court declined.
An appeal from this Is now
pending before the State Su-
preme Court of Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Strapped in Sports Car,
Die by Crash Into Tree

Two men were killed last night
when a speeding sports car
crashed into a tree near Acco-
keek in Prince Georges County
Maryland State police said the
accident occurred when the
driver, travelling at high speed,
apparently lost control on a
straight stretch of Route 30.
Police listed the victims as
John E. Stein, 33. a Capital Air
lines pilot. of Brook Hills drive,
near Annandale, Va, and Her.
bert A. Michael, 80, a Capital
Airlines mechanic, of 2759 Mich
OILS avenue Sc. Both were based
at the National Airport.
The two men were strapped
into the car by safety belts. Po-
lice said Mr.. Stein was driving.
Morningside Rescue Squad
men worked for more than an
hour to free the bodies from the
wreckage.
Mr.. Stein was a graduate of
Anacostia High School. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

official either September Is or
rs to discuss the property. He
said he and an associate. Dom
aid Gingerey, arrived in New
York the following day as
agreed. only to be told Belair al
ready was sold.
Leo A. Dunn, Brentwood
MD real estate appraiser
who estimated Belair is worth
81 100000. testified he would
have tried to negotiate for the
purchase If given enough time.
On opposite sides were broth
ers. Ralph w. Powers of Hyatts-
vile represented the executors
and Jerrold v. Powers of Upper
Malboro represented Mr.. Levitt.
Counsel for Mr.. Zeckendorf
was M. William Addison, law
associate of Maryland's Gov.
McKeldin.
Another political figure in the
proceedings was Lansdale G..
Sasscer. Prince Georges County
Democrat and former Congress
man, whose firm also repre-
sented Mr.. Levitt.
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'NAACp Laws
Ruling Delayed

RICHMOND, April IL tP).-
The constitutionality of vir-
ginia'S so-called "NAACP laws
won't be decided by a special
three-judge Federal court until
further legal proceedings have
been conducted in Federal and
State courts.
The court heard arguments
yesterday on Virginia motions
to dismiss three complaints
against the laws. passed by the
1856 session of the General AS
sembly. Its decision was post
poned. All three complaints were
brought by the National Associ-
alton for the Advancement of
Colored People or NAACP
agencies.
Two of the cases were COM
b:ned because they we're almost
identical. They challenge the
laws requiring State registration
of persons or organizations pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

Joined Capital Airlines about six
years ago after his discharge
from the Navy as a lieutenant
q. g.. He served as a pilot in
the Navy.
Mr.. Stein lived with his ia
ther. Jack P. Stein. and two
brothers. James p. and Richard
L. Stein. He also is survived by
another brother, William Stein
5l4 Belvedere boulevard. Silver
Spring, and a sister, Mrs. Rita
Shreve. 1889 HALEY terrace Sc
The deaths brought Prince
Georges County's auto fatalities
to 81 for this year.
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Bethesdo-Che Chase
To Hold Variety Show

The annual spring extrava-
ganza at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School will be held
in the school gymnasium at 8
pm. tonight and tomorrow.
A cast of nearly 100 students
will participate in the two-hour
variety show. which will have
the theme Of Arabian Nights"
General chairman of the pro-
gram is Roxane Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

noting racial litigation or legis-
lation and amending statutes
dealing with illegal practice of
law.
Decision Delayed
A final decision on the motions
to dismiss these complaints was
postponed by the court until the
complaints are argued on their
merits June 26.
The court asked counsel for
the defendants-Attorney Gen.
eral J. Lindsay Almond. jr.. apd
five Commemorative attorneys
to file answers to the COM
plants within 20 days. Until a
final decision is reached, the
court said the laws could be en-
forced.
Defendants with Mr.. Almond
in these two complaints are
commemorative Attorneys T.
Gray Haddon of Richmond, VIII
liam J. Carleton of Newport
News. Linwood B. Tabb. ir., Of
Norfolk. William J. Hassan of
Arlington and Frank N. Watkins
of Prince Edward County. Plain
tiffs are the NAACP and the
NAACP legal defense and edu-
cational fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Club Plans Open House

The Fairfax Rod and Gun
Club will have an open house
Wednesday at the club grounds
on Route 665, four miles out of
Manassas, at which it will re-
ceive a plaque for being selected
by a national manufacturer as
gun club of the month.
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Reception at Home

A reception to mark the 3lst
anniversary of the Asbury
Methodist Home for the Aging
will be held from 2 to A pm.
tomorrow at the home. Rolling
Hills, Gaithersburg, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

Washington lawyer William T.
Hannah testified he made an ap-
pointment with Hanover Bank