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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
Serct. Gyakunl
Case Argued

Counsel for Sergt. John M.
Gyakum told q Federal Court
today he intended to prove
that the Park Police officials
employed a mysterious Is
points" TO cheat his client out
Of a promotion TO a lieutenancy.
The attorney. Bernard Mar
golius. has asked District Judge
Burnita. Shelton Matthews to
order Park Police Chief Harold
r. Stewart and the Secretary OF
the Interior, to promote Sergt.
Gyakum as top man on the
current eligibility list.
Sergt. Gyakum was passed
over in favor Of Sergt. Albert
Kruger. who had a lower score
AS a result. Sergt Gyakum last
December instituted court
action which has held In abey-
ance the promotion Of Sergt
Kruger and six other Parl
Policemen.
Judge Matthews asked Mr.
Margolius how he tended u
prove that Chief stewart and
the Secretary Of Interior vio-
lated administrative procedures
in by-passing Sergt. Gyakum
He replied. he intended to show
that it has always been accept
ed practice in the Park Police
to promote the highest man or
the list.
He also said he intended To
dwell on the mysterious Is
points" which were added Il
the score Of the seven men in
question including his own
client.
Mr.. Margolius said he would
call as witnesses members Of
the Park Police Promotion
Board to prove that although
the board accepted the IS lad.
justment" points they had nj
idea at how they were ar.
rived at.
The promotion board mem.
bers will testify that they dom
have any idea Of how those /:
points were added on to thu
scores Of the men who subse.
quently became eligible for pro.
motion" the lawyer argued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
Pupil Placement Low
KiIIedby Supreme Court

In his opinion last January
holding the placement law I'M
constitutional. Judge Hoffman
pointed to the fund CUTOFF and
school-closing laws as evidence
that the placement require
ments were part Of an illegal
scheme TO fiout the Supreme
Court desegregation decision.
The Fourth Circuit Court Of
Appeals. in upholding Judge
Hoffman. said the placement
law was not an adequate REM
edy for Negro students seeking
their rights because Of the
fixed and definite policy Of
school authorities with respect
to segregation" and because Of
the other laws which provide
for the closing Of schools and
withdrawal therefrom Of State
funds upon any departure Of
this policy In any school"
Suits Filed In 1856
The Norfolk and Newport
News desegregation suits were
iiled early In 1855. prior TO
adoption Of the placement law.
The placement law did not be-
come an issue until November.
1887. when the State asked dis
missal Of the pending suits on
grounds that the Negro plain
tits had not exhausted the adj
illustrative remedy which had
become available TO them--that
10. the placement law.
Judge Hofiman's ruling
against the placement law came
on the States motion to dis.
miss. and he subsequently d.
rected the two localities to be-
gin desegregation last fall. The
desegregation order was stayed.
however. while the appeal was
carried to the Supreme Court.
A Supreme Court aide said
notification goes out immedi-
ately to the lower courts when
ever the high court declines q
review. The State has rs days
TO request reconsideration.
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sist. probably to the utmost. any
further legislation In this field,
Also. some Of the Republic
can leaders have also Indicated
they did not believe that any
new civil rights legislation
would be enacted.
The Northern and Western
Democrats on the advisory
council insisted - under the
leadership of Paul Ziffren
Democratic national commits
teeman from California. that
q statement on civil rights be
made without further delay
This action was taken at q
meeting held yesterday in the
headquarters Of the council In
the La Sale Building.
One member Of the council
from the South. Mrs. Benjamin
B. Everett. Democratic national
committeewoman Of North
Carolina. cast her vote against
the issuance Of the civil rights
statement. Democratic National
Chairman Paul M. Butler an.
nounced that all other mem.
bers Of the council voting went
along with the proposal.
Mr.. ziffren was particularly
insistent on the action by the
council IN support Of strong
civil rights enforcement. He
has been worried by the situa.
ton In Arkansas and the effect
It Is having on the million.
strong Negro population in
California. He fears that the
Negroes win swing to the
candidates for Governor and
Senator and members Of the
House In next years election
The Republicans are workinl
hard to get their support and
TO get as many registered a
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
FBI Finds No Case

The Commissioners had held
up their hearings on eight spec
if1cations In q bill Of particu-
lars from the NAACP until the
Justice Department reported on
an FBI investigation Of the
charges. The way for the hear
ings was cleared last week
when the Justice Department
notified Mr.. Mclaughlin 1t had
found no basis for criminal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
COURT
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lative committee from using
recordings made of converse
tons between Lama and his
attorney.
The recordings were made by
prison authorities in Westches-
ter County Jail where LAMA,
q labor racketeer. had beer
held as a parole violator.
LAMA and his attorney had
declared the recordings wert
turned over to a State legisla-
tive committee investigating
the field Of parole.
LAMA had been parolec
originally in 1850 after serving
seven years Of a ia to 15-yeal
sentence 70 rextorting money
from q teamster local.
Last February 5 he was
picked up and jailed on q
charge Of violating parole BY
consorting with criminals. Two
weeks later he was released by
James r. Stone, a member Of
the Ne wYork State Parole
Board. Mr.. Stone resigned q
month later during o storm OF
controversy. LAMA was re-
arrested and committed to Sing
Sing prison to serve out the
remainder of his sentence.
$4,000 Damage Suit
The Supreme Court also re-
fused to review a $4,000 dam
age suit filed by a Falls Church
woman against the Helena Ru-
bernstein Co.
The United States Court of
Appeals for the District. In a
5-to-4 opinion. had ruled
against Mrs. Marguerite Janis
son and her husband. Cecil. Of
432 Leesburg pike. Falls
Church, Va. Mrs. Jamisson had
commended she lost the sight in
her left eye when a rubber ex-
erciser. against which she was
pressing her feet. few back and
struck her.
She had charged the Ruben
stein Corp. was negligent in
failing to warn Of such possible
consequence Of the exerciser's
Use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
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NuutAuuCu EHVm ghot ahC
agreed privately. however. that
the eject Is about the same
as far as future use Of the
placement law is concerned.
As one attorney put 1t. III no
one has to use the placement
law. what good is it?"
AS q result Of today's action,
the Norfolk and Newport News
school boards are confronted
with this situation:
Both are now forbidden by
Federal Court injunctions to
make student assignments
based on race. II IL can be
shown that race Is considered
In assigning students to schools,
the local school boards may
face contempt action for defy
ing the injunction. But II
any integrated assignments are
made. the States fund cutofi
and school-closing laws come
into play.
These companion measures,
adopted with the placement
law at last falls special session
of the Virginia General Assem-
bly,. figured in the downfall OF
the placement machinery.
Applications Required
Under the placement law, all
student assignments were taken
away from local school boards
and put in the hands Of q three
member State pupil placement
board. All students changing
schools or entering Virginia
schools for the first time were
required to al out placement
applications. The law set forth
Q long list Of standards for
making student assignments,
such as scholastic achievement,
and vaguely defined socio-
economic factors.
No mention Of race was put
into the placement law. but the
courts took into consideration
the fund CUTOFF and school,
closing measures adopted ct the
same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
HEARING

NvNNAuuCU GtVm Eupt $50
Chief Murray condoned bru-
tally in the arrest Of q num-
her Of colored persons, and that
1.-THE department Is administered
with discrimination against
colored policemen.
| After entering this document
and agreeing to Mr.. Dodson's
Irequest for new information
from these departments. Mr.,
Mclaughlin recessed the hear
ing until this afternoon. The
hearing Nas actually in progress
for only IL minutes.
Night Sessions Indicated
Mr.. Mclaughlin announced
that the Commissioners intend
10 try to schedule some night
sessions. He and Mr.. Dodson
arranged to discuss the sched-
uling this afternoon.
No indication was given by
the NAACP attorneys as to how
long their presentation viii
| take.
Mr.. Dodson was fianked by
Mr.. Davidson and three law
yers who are also representing
the NAACP. Z. Lewis Ferrell.
Roy Garvin and H. Carl
| Moultrie.
/ Corporation Counsel Chester
H. Gray and Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel Milton D. Kor-
man attended on behalf Of the
Commissioners.
Chief Murray and several
other high ranking police Of
ficers were in the hearing room.
and Chief Murray also partici-
pated in the conference be-
tween the Commissioners and
the NAACP lawyers in Mr.,
McLaughlin's ONCE.
There was no immediate ex.
PLANTATION Of the basis for the
Iprotracted discussions prior to
the opening Of the hearings.
Settlement Effort Fails
About half an hour after the
10 am. scheduled opening time
the Commissioners appeared In
the hearing room. Mr.. Nc.
I.aughlin summoned the attor-
neys to the table at which the
Commissioner were seated. A
few moments later. the entire
group left the room and went
to Mr.. McLaughlin's ONCE fol-
the closed door conference.
Just before this, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin had told a newsman
In the corridor:
Certain things have come Ia
our attention over the week
end which may obviate the
hearing"
/ But on his second trip back
to the hearing room. he said
the hearings would proceed and
that the effort for a settlement
had not worked out.
The Commissioner informed
radio and television reporters
attending the session that he
had no objection to recordings
and photographs during the
sessions, but that televising
would not be permitted.
There Is no desire. I'm sure.
on the part Of anyone to in
flame the public.v Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said after ruling out
television coverage.
Il think all the proceedings
should be in q very serious and
well-considered manner" he
asserted.
He added that the purpose of
the hearings Is to get at the
truth"
FBI Finds No Case
The Commissioners had held
up their hearings on eight spec
ifications in q bill Of particu-
lars from the NAACP until the
Justice Department reported on
an FBI investigation Of the
charges. The way for the hear.
ings was cleared last week
when the Justice Department
notified Mr.. Mclaughlin 1t hac
found nm haaia fnr apte1aiY1a
Evening star., 1957-12-20
KozIov Is Premier
Of Red Republic

MOSCOW, Dec. 20 CR.--A
Leningrad leader in the Com
munist Party who rose to It's
controlling Central Presidium
last June. F. r. Kozlov, has
been appointed Premier Of the
Russian Republic.
The Soviet news agency Tass
announced without explanation
yesterday that Mr.. Kozlov had
replaced Mikhail A. Yasnoy,
who was denoted TO deputy
premier Of the Russian Soviet
Federated Socialist Republic.
The Republic includes more
than rs per cent Of the Soviet
Union. It is the major unit In
the federation Of is states.
Mr.. Yasnov's star had been
rising steadily until this an
nouncement. He was mayor OF
Moscow before being named
premier last June.
Purged members Of the So
Wet antiparty group never held
any important government or
party posts. II you believe an
issue Of the Great Soviet En-
cyclopedia Just published.
Former Premier oeorgi NAL
enkov, former Foreign Minister
v. M. Molotov and former Dep
uty Premier L. M. Kaganovich
are dismissed with brief refer
ences.
Evening star., 1957-12-20
Need for More u. S. Propaganda

holding once or Of exercis-
ing leadership.
There Is no doubt that
Mr.. Eisenhower's friendly
personality had its effect in
the formal sessions and In
private meetings with the
heads Of state. He doesn't
charm his listeners by ora
tory or by fancy phrases.
But he does have the faculty
Of breathing q spirit Of con-
ciliation and sincerity that
wins him the admiration and
the confidence Of the menu
bers Of q conference such as
was held this week at Paris.
While the same tangible
results could doubtless have
been accomplished by a
conference OF the foreign
ministers of the same Is
countries. II was q ''plus" in
many ways that the Presi-
dent could be there, because
II certainly added to the
drama and propaganda value
Of the occasion.
To get the key to future
events. II isn't the words Of
the all-inclusive communique
which viii need TO be ex-
amined. II Is what the po-
litical opposition In some Of
the West European coun-
tries--imuch Of It insidiousiy
inspired by Communist in
filtrators-does In the court
Of public opinion. Their
struggle to prevent the es-
tablishment Of American
missile bases in Europe,
along with the stockpiling
Of nuclear weapons. has Just
begun. The Communists will
leave no stone unturned to
accomplish their ends.
1t viii require the resolute-
ness Of every government,
whose spokesmen must con-
duct an aggressive campaign
In the press and radio within
each country, to prevent the
Communists from persuad-
ing the average man that
the West Is bent on war,
when the truth Is II Is striv-
ing only to build up enough
deterrent power 70 prevent
another world war.
depreciation Rights ReseFyedl
Evening star., 1957-12-20
NATO Fanfare Held Beneficial to West,
Pointing to,N0lue Of Greater Efforts

ate enough money 10 send
authoritative information
around the world. especially
to places not reached BY the
regular news services or
where the news. as sent by
the major press associations
In the world to the local press.
is ordered suppressed BY the
governments In power.
America derived q good
deal of prestige from the
NATO meeting at Paris.
There were. Of course. the
usual attempts by the Com
munists to picture the allies
as out Of harmony with the
United States. But this was
to be expected. and so also
were the short-sighted COM
ments by some Of the politi-
cal opposition parties inside
q number Of the free coun-
tries.
One wonders whether love
Of country or patriotism
means anything nowadays TO
the selfish partisans striving
TO win political power for
themselves. It seems incred-
ible that q motion would be
made this very week in the
British Parliament by the
left-wing Socialists to bring
about the cancellation Of
American bases for missiles
and the stockpiling Of nu-
clear weapons. II is discour-
aging to note that In Amer
ica there are Democrats Of
prominence In both houses
Of Congress always ready to
issue statements disparaging
what their own Government
has done abroad--as II the
American people viii believe
the worst. just because po-
litical opponents give voice
10 It.
President Eisenhower came
out pretty well at Paris, even
though he disappointed the
prophets Of gloom. who only
a couple Of weeks ago had
drawn word pictures Of a
man utterly incapable Of
Evening star., 1957-12-20
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Secretary Dulles calls the NATo conference historic
Ike charmed the French Dulles kept the Russians at bay
and Press Chief Jim Hagerty got grip on hmself-and
won two falls out Of three.
California Democratic leader booms New Jerseys
Gov Meyner for President Meyner rarh 10
as his agents smuggle him some views national issues
Ike returns from Paris Great excitement In Washington
It's quite unusual for Ike 70 return from place besides
vacation.
An Army Jupiter missile falls short. Trouble with this
space most Of missiles have homing pigeons
where the nose cones ought 10 be-
Small Business Boss Barnes prosperity is "inevi
table Come to think Of IT, matter how broke you
be. there's always lucky stih who isn't
Sherman Adams says he doesn't the White House
That clears that up People had been wondering who
who wasn't running the White House.
Detroit turns out the mionth motor vehicle this year
Senator Jack Kennedy Is worried He fears thereu be
awful trafc jam in Washington for his Inauguration
Evening star., 1957-12-20
DORIS FLEEsoN
Arkansas Mills Seen in Good Spot
As Possible Successor to Royburn

The operations Of senior
fly soon viii shove forward on
the national stage Q leading
Dem oeratic possibility to
succeed Speaker Sam Ray
burn. He Is Representative
Wilbur d. Mills Of Arkansas,
whom the death of Repre-
sentative Jere Cooper Of Ten
nessee moves into the power
full position Of chairman Of
the House Ways and Means
Committee.
For many reasons. Mr.. Mills,
who Is only 4s, viii be In q
sweet position to further his
known ambitions.
His colleagues viii be GO
ing to him for many little
favors in the form Of tiny
tax bills that mean much in
a district and nothing to
the Nation. Also the House
Democratic caucus charges
Ways and Means with the
duty Of making all its
assignments to the other
committees Of the H louise.
Nothing. Of course, Is more
important to o member Of
Congress than his committee
assignments.
Nationally the Ways and
Means chairman commands
an important audience by
Evening star., 1957-12-20
Democrats and u. S. Defense

II President Eisenhower did
not know how quickly the
situation had changed, he
certainly found out at the
NATO sessions. In fact. 1t
might be debated among our
allies whether negotiations
between our allies and the
Russians had come TO be
paramount or whether the
missile issue had become Sec
ondary.
Secretary Dulles found him.
self In almost right-about-
face. He certainly could not
be In q very comfortable
position. either as regards
himself and his policies or
as among our allies. OBJ
viously. our policy is in for
an overhauling.
We certainly changed our
signals while the team was
In the midst Of play.
Evening star., 1957-12-20

reason Of his power over
taxes. the national debt, So
cial security. reciprocal trade
and related matters. His
views count when IL comes
to the economic and social
structure of the country.
The Wall Street Journal Is
suggesting that with Mr..
Mills ct the helm. Ways and
Means can be expected to
follow q moderate economic
course. sometimes liberalized
by his political instincts and
ambitions. Mr.. Mills coll
leagues win agree with this
summing up.
The new chairman is a
provocative combination Of
small Southern town boy and
Harvard Law School polish.
He was born In Kensett. Ark,
population 900: married his
Kensett sweetheart and still
lives there. He prepared for
Harvard at Hendrix Meth
odist) College In Conway.
Ark.
Arkansas. incidentally. is
having other troubles. but IL
Is doing extremely well In
the congressional committee
chairmanship line. OF its
eight-man delegation. SEN
ator J. W. Fulbrisht is chair
Evening star., 1957-12-20
Secretary Expected to Discuss Bases
And European Defense With Franco
CONSTANTINE BROWN

ingness TO accept American
iiuclear weapons nor refused
them outright.
The agreement "in prin-
ciple" by all the NATO mem
bers to arm themselves with
nuclear weapons is the great
est loophole which the heads
Of state have left in their
formal statement TO the
world. Actually. Britain, the
Netherlands. Turkey and pos
sibly France are the only
NATO members which have
decided to accept our prof.
ferred offer.
Spain, according TO all
available information. is not
only willing but anxious TO
build intermediate missile
sites and be provided with
these weapons.
Secretary Dulles also was
expected TO discuss with
Franco and his advisers the
German problem which the
Spanish leader continues to
regard as the weakest spot in
the NATO armies. Chancel-
lor Adenauer is reported to
have told his colleagues In
Paris that the demand for
unity between West and East
Germany is so great in his
country that West Ger
many's unqualified adher-
ence to our defense projects
would not be approved by his
people.
Mr.. Adenauer pointed out
that West Germany Is now
q genuine democracy where
the win Of the people must
be obeyed by their govern
ment. Under these condi-
tons. 1t is necessary for the
allies TO exert all their efforts
to induce the USSR to agree
to a German uniflcation
based on free elections. Boss
Khrushchev promised sym
pathetic consideration" of
this problem at the summit
meeting in Geneva in 1885.
But he went back on his
Evening star., 1957-12-20
DORIS FLEEsoN
New Ways and Means Chairman

man Of Banking and Cur
rency. Senator John McClei-
Ian heads Government OPP
erations, Representative Oren
Harris commands House In
terstate and Foreign Com
cree and Representative
Mills is succeeding to Ways
and Means. Senator Full
bright also Is ranking menu
Der Of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and is
Its best known member
abroad.
Yet Arkansas is. but for
Mississippi. the poorest Of
the 20 States and losing pop
ulatioi steadily. The political
scientists can take over from
there.
Mr. Mills viii be one OF the
youngest men to hold the key
Ways and Means post. Usu-
ally those who succeed TO its
responsibilities are members
long In office and rigidly
committed TO an economic
philosophy that is under at
tack. That Mr.. Mills is
younger and more flexible
represents an asset TO the
Eisenhower administration
which Is about to offer a
five-year reciprocal trade bill
and may be forced to ask
permission TO raise the debt
limit. Most Republicans on
Ways and Means are elderly
right-wingers who consider
modern q bad word.
Evening star., 1957-12-20
Party Holding Big Hand in Future
Moves and Probing of Those Past

ocrats. including Adlai Ste
venson, were not only Stress
ing economic issues but also
were sounding out new nego-
tiations with the Russians,
and were trying to de-em-
phasize the military aspects.
But Democrats got even
more than they bargained
for. After II was all over we
found that NATO. on one
hand. and the Russians, on
the other. were ready to act
between them, and as nego-
tiating parties-and. further
than that. the NATO was
recognized for the first time
rs an alliance TO bargain
with the Russians.
Secretary Dulles clearly
was In the ruck on this pa
rade at NATO so that the
President found himself
aligned with q new deal, so
to speak, internationally. In
an effort to try to resolve the
cold war. including disarm-
ament.
At the same time. the Dem
ocrats. because Of their man.
agement Of Congress, can
constantly push the initia-.
tive In their theater Of de-
Tense. They can buttress
our defense, our own and
that Of our allies. with the
result that we will be in
the best possible position TO
negotiate with the Russians.
In view Of the patiently
vague commitments on mis-
siles. with very few excep-
tions. Democrats now find
they must rely upon them
selves and their own resources
to do the best they can for
missile defense until such
allies as we have can stand
by.
It Is clear that Secretary
Dulles could not know how
deteriorated psychologically
our situation had become be-
tween the first Russian Sput-
mix October 4 and the Sec
ond bigger one and the NATO
session itself on December
10. Our allies had taken an
other look at themselves, and
some Of them we're not sure
At all about locating missiles
In their territory.