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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Hidden to Oppose
Harlem Sturs in
Come Here Friday

Charlie MADDEN. a onetime
University Of Kentucky basket
bah star, will be on the team
opposing the Harlem Stars
when Goose Tataum brings his
touring basketball show to
Uline Arena Friday night.
Tatum. both a talented player
and clown, is the star of the
show, but he has surrounded
himself with plenty of support.
Among those playing with the
Stars is Leon Hillard, who
stresses speed and dribbling
ability.
Hadden. leader Of the New
York Olympians, the team OPP
posing the Harlem Stars. is
noted for his jump shot and
his rebounding ability. His
team stresses a fast-breaking
attack, and includes such play
ers as Ray Shafer. Hollis Up
church. Earl Sutton and Gary
KrauSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
BOWIE
Continued From Page Ala

Continued From Page Ala
though the menus wouldn't
have much variety. Purcell
said he was short of eggs but
hoped to receive more today.
George Russell. Washington
feed dealer, anticipated UNI
favorable weather and had
enough hay and oats on hand
to keep Bowie,s horse colony
supplied for two weeks. None
OF the horses we're brought out
of the barns yesterday, but
most were walked under shed
rows for exercise.
Track Supt. Marty Meyer es-
timated at least 1000 automo-
biles were still buried In the
snow. Ten or IS motorists tried
to dig out their cars yesterday,
but only three or four we're able
to leave under their own power.
There seemed to be little
chance Of moving the others
before q thaw.
Drifting snow hampered
Meyer In his efforts TO keep
open the one road leading into
the track proper. This narrow
lane connects with Route 1877
from the town Of Bowie, To-
Gated approximately three miles
west Of the track.
Meyer has not tried TO clear
the racing strip. The snow. he
pointed out, insulates the track
and should keep 1t from freez-
ing. He won't begin work on
the track until Just before the
track Teouens 2og rncinG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW.
CONTINUED Prom PAGE A-ll

Continued From Faye A.I4
with 1874 average and was runnerup Truman Clev-
enger as rookie the-yea
"If hadn't agreed play the outneld for San Jose
don't know where I'd be today. Probably q no-aceount
pitcher" = s+
ALBIE'S WIFE, HELEN, Is all Of 81, and they have
two daughters Kim at and Karee at l. There Is meat
to be put the table and Pearson aims to do 1t the
Senator's centerelder certainly the smallest Washington
outeder when you bark back to Memo Lebold and
Wild Matthews of the 1924 champions
Heir apparent the centered Job Pearson is sngu-
larly eager to get into action THE asked Mr.
Grth for permission report early to Orlando is to
show that do job for him."
Washingtonian remarked that when the Red Sox-
Senators trade came the radio 1t sounded IL
Zauchin and Jim Piersall . not Pearson had been
relegated to the Capital.
"Gony. III bet there some disappointed people"
Pearson said. MY goodness, Persalll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Shontz and Yonks
Come to Terms

NEW YORK. Feb. Is (R.-
Bobby Shantz, the pint-sized
pitcher who made one of base
balls finest comebacks last sea-
son, has signed his 1858 con-
tract with the Yankees.
Shantz won II games and
lost 5 while leading the Amer
lean League with a 2.45 earned
run average.
The Yankees also announced
that Tony Kubek has been or
dered to report TO the teams
Institutional school in St.
Petersburg. Fla, this week. He
will work out at second base.
Kubek. who played five posi-
tons last season, was rookie
of-the-year in the American
League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Clifford Signs
Film Contract

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 10 (P).-
Frank Clifford. handsome half
back of the New York Giants.
has signed a long-term contract
with studio.
Bue he says he hopes to
spend one more season with
the Giants before trying to
convert himself from a foot
ball star to movie star.
Clifford, named the most
valuable player in the Ma
tional Football League in an
NIL players poll after the
1856 season, said he has been
considering an acting career
for several years. He at
tended a drama school in New
Yotk while with the Giants.
Fl wasn't taking the Giants
entirely by surprise. in signing
with Warner Brothers," he
san. II have talked over the
possibility with Head Coach
Jim Lee Howell and Ray Walsh,
general manager of the Giants. "
clifford, former University OF
Southern California star. has
been with the Giants since 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Maryland Senate President
Hits Proposed Piml;co Move

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. Is B.-
Senate President Louis L.
Goldstein. Democrat Of Calvert
County. has come out against
the transfer Of Pimlico's racing
dates to Laurel. at least at this
time.
Goldstein said he will recon-
mend instead today q resolu-
ton setting up an overall study
Of horse racing in Maryland.
We've got too much racing
now from the second week Of
February until December, and /
think the whole matter should
be reviewed" Goldstein said.
The Maryland Senate FL
nance Committee may vote on
whether Pimlico should be al
lowed to operate its 40 days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
2.Accept Bids
To NIT Tourney

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 Dr.
The National Invitation tour
nament has grabbed off two
leading independent" college
basketball teams after losing
one prospect to the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
championships:
Walter T. Mclaughlin, presi-
dent Of the Metropolitan Inter-
collegiate Basketball Associa-
ton, announced that Dayton
and st. Bonaventure had ac-
cepted invitations to play in
the MT at Madison Square
Garden March 1922.
Last Saturday. Oklahoma
State, a team in which the MT
sponsors were very much in
terested, accepted an "at large"
spot in the NCAA tournament.
Then Connecticut and Idaho
State became the first auto
matte qualif1ers for the NCAA
by clinching the Yankee Con-
ference and Rocky Mountain
Conference titles.
Dayton (20-2 with four
games to go) has won its last
Is games. The Flyers have
played in six previous invita-
ton tournaments. the last four
in a row. and have reached the
finals four times.
st. Bonaventure has APP
peared in the MT three times.
The Bonnies lost to Memphis
State in the semifinals last
year and wound up fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18

A sure-fire 1858 movie hit
was unspooled before a small
but critical audience yesterday
in a sneak preview at the Red
skins Offices. It's the High
lights of 1857" film. the clubs
first production of this type in
some IL years.
The film shows the Redskins
at their best, of course. The
only licking they take is that
last-minute. 2l-17 loss to the
Baltimore Colts. The plays
shown in their victories over
the New York Giants, Chicago
Bears, Chicago Cardinals. Pitts
burgh Steelers and Philadel-
phia Eagles make them look
like champs.
Eddie LeBaron'S passing
with Johnny Carson. Steve
Meilinger and Joe Walton on
the receiving end, is nothing
short of masterful. The ball
carrying of rockies Jim Podo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Presidents Put
Streak on Line
In Philadelphia

A four-game shutout in Phil
adelphia faces the Washington
Presidents. tonight in their
Eastern Hockey League match
with the fourth-place RAM
blerS.
If the Presidents can win for
the first time in Philadelphia
this season they will return to
Uline Arena with a six-game
winning streak tomorrow night
against the league-leading
Charlotte Clippers.
It will be a delayed home
coming tomorrow. The Presi-
dents were on the road for
about three weeks and then
Sundays scheduled home-com-
ing against the Johnstown Jets
was called off when the WASH
ington skaters were stranded
so miles north of New York
after a Saturday night match
with the Clinton Comets.
The Jets made it to Wash
ington, however. and stayed
over to work out yesterday al
Uline's for their game tonight
with the New Haven Blades
Charlotte is host to Clinton il
another ELL game tonight.
Washington is in second place
five points behind Charlotte
and can narrow that difference
to three points with a combina-
ton of a Washington victory
and a Charlotte loss tonight. Il
would set the stage for an idea,
match tomorrow night at $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
udWins Again,
Now Leeds 147

BOSTON, Feb. 10 (R.-Lew
Hoad, gaining momentum in
his campaign to unseat Pancho
Gonzales as world professional
tennis champion, has crossed
the psychological barrier, &C
cording to Promoter Jack
Kramer.
Kramer maintains that once
one Of the competitors in the
100-match tour gets more than
a six-match advantage, the
other is in trouble.
The Australian courtmaster
made 1t five straight victories
and increased his overall lead
to 14-7 last night at the Garden
by beating Gonzales: 1913,
6-1. a.
',Once a player gets more
than six games in 'front.'"
Kramer said, the others con-
fidence will crack. He starts
thinking and wondering about
his game and If he needs to
make alterations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18

sparkling workout by Bold
Ruler, Wheatley Stables 1857
horse-of -the-year. who ran a
mile and an eighth in 1851. two
fifths of q second faster than
Tim Tam's time for the same
distance in the Everglades.
BOLD Rulers ready to go
right now" Trainer Jim Fitz-
simmons said after the Widener
favorite showed blistering speed
In his trial.
Actually. he worked too darn
fast" Fitzsimmons added. But
he cooled out fine and was not
distressed in any way. If he
isn't ready for that mile and a
quarter, it's his own fault"
Bold Ruler. with Jockey At
kinson on his back. worked in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18

at Laurel. The bill authorizing
the move was introduced at
this session over the objections
of the Legislative Council,
which screens proposed legisla-
ton between sessions Of the
General Assembly.
Goldstein counted up the 278
days and nights authorized for
racing in Maryland as cause
for study. 1t started February
8 this year ct Bowie and won't
end until the middle Of De-
cember at Pimlico.
Goldstein's resolution for o
study Of all phases Of racing,
including the proposed aban-
donment Of Pimlico and con-
solidation at Pimlico. would
have it done by legislators. bus
inessmen and racing interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Redskins Turn Out Movie,
Making 81 Super-CoIossuI

ley, Don BoSSeler and Ed SUIT
ton. not to mention Leo Filter.
is sparkling. And, Of course,
Bert Zagers' 76-yard touch
down run against the Giants is
still a delight to see.
Jim Gibbons and Arch Nc
Donald get the Redskins rolling
with $commercial and Gibbons
describes the action-with nary
a mention that the umpire. of
course, is keeping the official
time.
Speaking of time, the film
runs about 80 minutes. 1t will
be available for showing at
clubs and organizations, church
group meetings, etc., in one
week. The only stipulation is
that requests to borrow the
film must be made in writing
to General Manager Dick Nc
Cam at the Redskins Office.
1t will be loaned out on a first
come, firSt-served basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18

these fractions; IL. :22b. "a.
ass. :5S. 1:1o3s. 1:23hs.
1858, ISL. He was then
galloped out the fun ~ mile
distance In 2:06.
The question Of the moment
is how many thoroughbreds
will run against the Wheatley
Stable horse and Calumet
Farms Iron Liege in the Wild
ener. A.
Yesterdays feature, the
$4,000 Cape Canaverai Purse
on the grass, went to c. M.
Kline's Irish-bred Adare II. a
SOL shot who thus won his first
in this country. Toque. the
Us favorite, was second under
Hartack. Mike Sorrentino rode
the winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
|JeWeIsReWdrd
|0dds-0n Today
In Winter Bow

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 10 @.-
Jewels Reward. last years q
year-old champion, makes his
first start of the winter at
Hialeah Park today as odds-on
choice to take q seven-furlong
prep race in tineup for the
Flamingo Stakes March /.
Jewels Reward, winner Of a
record S349, 642 last year. packs
1875 pounds in the $500 Es-
Gambia Purse. He will have
the riding services Of Pana-
manian-born Manuel Ycaza.
who has starred at Mexican
tracks and is second only to
Willie Shoemaker at Santa
Anita. Ycaza came to Hialeah
yesterday to give Jewels Re-
ward q workout and will return
to Santa Anita in q few days.
However, he viii come back to
ride the Maine Chance Farm
colt in the Flamingo.
His opposition in the Es-
Gambia is expected to come
chiefly from Fred w. Hooper's
Alhambra, an outstanding colt
last year and winner of the
Hibiscus at six furlongs last
month. Alhambra will carry
100 pounds with Steve Brooks
riding.
Atkinson on NascO
Others entered are Wheatley
Stables Nasco. a full brother
of Bold Ruler, under ia pounds
with Ted Atkinson, and Elkcam
Stables Hubcap, speedy Flor
ida-bred who Is asked to carry
112 pounds, with Sammy Boul-
metis up. There will be only
win and place betting.
Ycaza gave Jewels Reward q
3-furlong workout yesterday in
"a fiat. easing out the half in
AT handily. The West Coast
Jockey lost no time finding the
Hialeah winners circle. He rode
Maine Chance Farms Fleet
Nymph to q length-and-a- half
victory in the third. race for q
81 payoff and won the sixth on
Maine Chances Lady Fantasy
($7.6O) by half a length.
In both races. Bill Hartack.
last years leading rider with
34l winners, finished second.
Hartack win ride Calumet
Farms Tim Tam In the Fla
mingo. Tim Tam triumphed in
Saturdays Everglades Stakes to
stamp him as one of the ia
vorites in the richer Flamingo.
Bold Ruler Works Well
Hartack won both ends Of the
daily double yesterday to run
his score to 40 victories in q
days at Hialeah. He has fin
ished in the money 81 times in
156 attempts.
One Of yesterdays other
highlights at Hialeah was a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
GunIock Is Named
To Replace Voris

WEST POINT. N. Y. Feb. 10
R.-William Gunlock, line
coach at Bowling Green. has
been named an assistant to
Earl Blaik. Army's head foot
ball coach.
Gunlock. q native Of Chilli
cothe, Ohio. succeeds Dick
Voris. who assumed the head
coaching job at the University
Of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
ATcHISON'S
AN LIE
BY LEWIS r. ATcHIsoN

George Washington University
and later coached the potent
Caps when Washington had a
pro team. is the coach Cousy
most respects. Bob's personal
ity clashed with Julian. He
felt a deep bond of affection"
for Bus Sheary, one-time
Catholic University star who
succeeded Julian at Holy Cross,
but Auerbach is rated by Cousy
as the best brain in the game!s
- $50
Bob relates some interesting
and humorous experiences. The
story of his wedding to Marie
Ritterbusch in 1850 would tax
the most fertile script-writing
mind in Hollywood. The brides
escort forgot to call for her,
the wedding party met q funer-
al cortege as 1t was leaving
the church, and q champagne
wedding breakfast emerged IS
cold cuts and tomato juici
when q kitchen stove exploded
and sent the hostess to the
hospital.
Cousy tells Of his failure at
promoting summer basketball
exhibitions. and in a gasoline
station venture. He describes
wild Nightmares that eventually
sent him to a .psychiatrist. and
tells of some of the odd occur
rences that preceded his ques-
tioning in connection with the
collegiate basketball scandals
Of the late 1910. He's also proud
Of his role in helping organize
the basketball players associa-
ton.
Cousy may surprise some, but
he picks George Mikan, former
Minneapolis Lakers' star, over
Bill Russell Of the Celtics for
center on his All-America team.
For forwards. he selects Bob
Petit of the st. Louis Hawks
and Dolph Schayes of the
Mats. For guards he picks Bill
Sharman of the Celtics and
Slater Martin of the Hawks.
Odd. that he didn't award .
berth to himself. But If you
care to argue the point he's
ready. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
~ the Associated Press

NEW YORK. (AeeD Arm
I pont.d s eSSr.1 E.Js o:.nS ISL New New
Orleans, 10.
PROVIDENCE. n. I.--Chico vejar.
1921, Stanford Conn. outpointed
Bobby Dalton. 1be, chicaso, 10
SYDNEY, Australia - Tommy Rom
ulo, 1894, Philippines. knocked out
Russell Sands. l34ls, Australia. q.
1887, YoungItown, Ohio, knocked out
''T sUFysfo u iS-FFish, V' sssSe.n
Neal Rivers. NIAGARA Pals, n. y, end
S ss;SS F' sSsR v.brG sSsT' M'a'o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
Ex-Newsmun Dies

SARASOTA, Fla, Feb. 10 up.
I-Millard F. Drunkenbrod, 70.
retired golflng editor of the
Detroit Times. died yesterday.
He had lived here three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-18
BASKETBALL SCORES


SOUTHWEST
Houston ~ wichita 70
Tulsa ~ North Texas state ID
Texas Southern 1911 Langston -
Southwest Tex. 81. 90 z. Ter. 81. IS
Waylana (Tex.l SO
Panhandle A&M (Okla) 81
FAR WEST
San Franeiseo 90 - Fresno State 50
uCLA 81 - Washington 62
California ~ - stamford 80
Montana state % Eastern wash. 81
New Mexieo Highlands 10
Westminster (Utahl ne
Eastern Montana 90
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22
Duke Records-Take One

NEW YORK. N. Y.-When I
arrived at the Eastside recording
studios of Columbia Records,
Duke Ellington's big band was
tuning up. the engineer, and as
sistants, were putting mikes here
and there. The Duke wasn't
there yet. Other than Irv Town
send, Columbia album producer,
whom I had met earlier in the
day, I recognized by name only
Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance and
little Billy Strayhorn, but I knew
the others were seasoned band
men, many of whom must have
been with Duke for a long, long
time.
By the time the Big Man got
there, others like me were a.
round the studio wall-Dr. Lo-
gan, Upper Manhatten Medical
Center, and wife, the former
Marian Bruce. Mercer Ellington,
Dukes son, was there, and some
fellows, horns in hands. ready
to fall in if any of the regulars
failed to show. BY now you
know that we are at a recording
session, and here comes the
Duke to mastermind the whole
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22

CBS-TV West Coast weep, had
planned a great broadcast, and
Duke was part of it. But where
was Duke? We saw some of the
boys--it's dress rehearsal time. So
off goes little one me-associate
producer director, I thought, to
locate the Duke.
There he was. in telephone
booth, talking to the station
master at Penn Station. It's an
hour or less to broadcast time
and the bands instruments are
on rail ramp in Penn Station.
Duke was let down, didn't want
to stand up National Negro
Newspaper Publishers big radio
story. Let down, flexible. but not
ratified, Duke dropped his must
cal frame down at the piano
and gave to CHS audience a
medly of Ellington originals
which made his a big part OF
the sixty-minute international
broadcast-Negro war correspon-
dents from North Africa and
London, skits, publishers panel
from F. d. r., etc.
Then there was December 26,
1947 we were promoting the
centenary of the Republic of
Liberia and Duke had been
commissioned to compose the Lii
berian Suit. And he had-a beau
tiful composite of an introduce
ton, II like the Sunrise" and
five dances, representing the
spirit motivating the foundation"
of the West African Republic.
December 26, 1947, saw 26 in
ches of snow in New York City
more snow than the Big City
had seen for a while. Liberals
elder statesman, G. d. B. King,
his country's top diplomatic rep
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22

business. This orchestra is a to-
tai reflection of the Dukes per-
sonality. Over there is something
Of a booth, like the ones for
the $64-thousand question but
open on the side towards Dukes
piano.
Over there sit Lii Greenwood
and Ossie Bailey. I assumed,
now I know, that they were 60
ing to sing. Lii and Ossie are
Dukes girl and boy singers.
Duke is just moving about the
group-a cord here. a bar there.
Where's the bus?' he shouts
In Newark answers a staffer.
Duke: And the ----?s In the
bus" and Duke smiled.
I've never seen this guy raf-
fled, and 7 remember my first
contact with him, March 6, 1913.
Duke, always willing to help, had
rushed up to CHS, after playing
at Howard University until 2 A.
M, to be part of the networks
Negro Press-Special Edition. a
long, long radio salute to the
Negro press via National Negro
Newspaper Week. CHS producer
director Guy della-Cioppo, now
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22

resentatives to the USA, was there
as was our Mary Mcleod Be-
thune. Mr.. King had never seen
snow, nor we as much. But
Dukes world premiere of the
Liberian Suite went off as sche-
duled at Carnegie Hall.
Now I witness an Ellington
recording session. Back of the
glass, Irv Townsend is ready.
The band is ready, and natural
~, the Duke. I'm ready because
love Ellington's sounds-thanks
to Al Shulman for my copy of
the Liberian Suite. Duke records
take one!
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22
Pine Bluff
Ulysses Shepherd

ulysses SHepneFu
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Wright
and family visited with the
Shepherds recently. On the
sick list are Mrs. Maggie Shep-
herd, Carrie Laden, Sam Bear
den, and Mrs. Mary Shepherd
Richardson. Jimmy Malten ac-
cidentaly got his leg broke re-
Gently. He is getting along fine
at this writing. Henry Jar
rett is on the sick list also. !.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Martin have
moved in their new home. (.
A thought, please think of this.
"You vii reap what you SOW"
Pay Your POLL TAX To-day
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22
ACHING MUSCLES

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Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22
ParkdaIe
Ruby vi. Pugh

RUDY W. Pugh
The funeral of Houston Barnes
of Stockton, California, was
held August 10th at two o'clock
at the CINE Church. Survivors
include his wife, mother and
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22
25TH NATIONAL MEET

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Four
of the II living founders of Del
ia Sigma Theta sorority are ex-
pected in the Nations Capital for
the sorority's 25th national con-
vention being held in the Statler
Hilton hotel this week.
They are Mrs. Winona Cargile
Alexander, of Jacksonville, Fla:
Mrs Eliza P. Shipper, of Wash
ington, d. c.; Mrs. Florence l.
Toms; and Mrs. Myra Davis
Hemmings, San Antonio, Tex.
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22

father. Mr. and Mrs. Roe Bar
mes, two sisters, Mrs. Louise
Robinson, Miss Jerldine Barnes,
four brothers, Claude, Ezell. Il.
B. and C1evester Barnes. Bur-
ial was in Childress Chapel
Cemetery. On August ; a
family reunion of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sandy Johnson, sons and daughter
tiers and their families was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lie Vaughn. It was very en-
joyable day for the family. :.
Guest of this city were Mrs
Elnora Brown, Bergelene Kill
patrick, Mr.. and Mrs. MeHaney.
and Wenthon Maxwell jr.
Pay Your POLL TAX To-Day
FOUR DELTA SIGMA THETA
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22

Pay Your POLL TAX Today
Arkansas State press., 1958-08-22

FOUNDERS EXPECTED AT
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-10-31
UNITED NATIONS
NEWS

United Nations, NY. CAMP -
Diplomats observed curiously the
Union Of South Africa's decision
to drop the treason" charges
against 81 Africans, Asians. and
Europeans who had protested over
the years against the implementa-
ton Of the complete apartheid
policy.
Info rm ation from Pretoria.
South Africa revealed that the
government prosecutor, Oswald
PROV, withdrew the charges on
the grounds that the legal argu-
ments supposedly were not short
ening" the trial.
The case began back in Deem
Der 1856 when the Striidom Ad-
ministration ordered the arrest Of
40 persons and authorized raids
by South African police on offices
Of the African National Congress
and the Indian National Congress.
The moves were part and parcel
Of a vndictive attitude Of Messrs.
Strijdom, VerWoerd, and swart.
who in their respective roles Of
Prime Minister. Minister for Ma
tive Affairs, and Minister Of JUS
tice, were determined 70 crush
the growing unity Of both African