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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
DAVID LAWRENCE
Predicoment in Civil Riqhts

"In Greene VS.. McElroy
the Supreme Court held these
safeguards were not to be
denied to one being inves-
tigated for alleged Commu-
mist associations and SYM
pathies in the absence Of
explicit authorization from
either the President or Con-
gress. Surely, duly chosen
State officials are entitled to
the same protection, espe-
cially since no considerations
Of national security are in
volved. So is every citizen. In
Greene VS.. McElroy, the Gov
eminent did not take the
petitioners job away from
him, but he did lose his job
as a result of a Government
finding to the effect that he
was not a good security risk.
IF the commission here
finds the charges against the
registrars are true, they are
faced not only with public
scorn and possible loss Of
their jobs, but also with
probable indictment, arrest
and prosecution"
The court ruled that the
act itself which created the
National Civil Rights Com
mission is constitutional but
that the commissions rules
of procedure were not au-
thorized.
Plainly, American citizens
in the South who act as reg
istrars in voting districts are
entitled to the same rights as
persons suspected of Commu-
mist Affiliations. 1t would
seem, therefore, that the Su-
preme Court will have to
abide by its earlier ruling or
else be in the position of is
suing one ruling for loyal
Americans and another for
those suspected of Commu-
mist affiliations.
(Copyrisht, 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
7 canister
Indicted in
Tax Case

NEW YORK. Oct. 16 (AP).-
Harold Gross, president of a
Miami Beach Transfers Local,
was indicted by a Federal grand
jury yesterday on charges of
lodging $7,911 in income taxes.
Part of the income on which
the indictment was based was
$4,000 the Government claims
Mr.. Gross extorted from the
Hearst Publishing Co., Inc. He
is free in $4,000 bail in the
extortion case.
Mr.. Gross, president of Team
sters Local 800, and Cornelius
j. Noonan, president Of Local
1880, International Longshore-
mems Association, were origi-
nally indicted September "a by
a special Federal grand jury.
Both pleaded not guilty to
charges they shook down the
Heast organization by threat
ening to stop delivery of its
newspaper supplement, the
American Weekly, to the New
York Journal-American.
Mr.. Noonan is free in $4,000
bail.
The income tax indictment
accuses Mr.. Gross of reporting
an income of 1905 from 1858
through 1858 when actually his
income was $83,605. The ex-
tortion charge covered the
years 1854 to 1858.
United States Attorney S.
Hazard Gillespie, jr., said
$4,000 of the undeclared in
come was the money allegedly
taken from the Hearst organi-
cation.
The six counts in the income
tax indictment carry a maxi
mum penalty on conviction of
80 years in prison and $50 900
fine. The maximum in the six
count extortion charge is 12G
Years and 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Gov Rockefeller announces trip to California. It's a
new-sye whistle campaign Rocky figures it's time to
stop and blow the whistle on Nixon
It's revealed the Duke of Windsors mother begged him
to remain king But he figured the job killer Only
"a hours in day-and the whole British Empire to give away
This is National Newspaper Week. Everybody's cee-
bratng except politician who claims the newspapers
are waging hearess campaign destroy h-by quoting
all his remarks verbatim.
The trouble with this mann-space business is that we
aren't allowed to who most deserves to FIRST
Voter taxpayer a spree.
One fellow says it's time for change in Washington
He's tired of blaming his mistakes Mr. Eisenhower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

Los Angeles. officials said they
couldn't estimate when it
might be tanned.
But the county fire depart
ment said the situation was
improving. Firef1ghterS regard
calm air as a formidable ally
and the wind forecast called
for no gusts early today.
The fire was fiercest on its
northwestern front, where it
pushed into big Tujunga Can
yon. Two to three dozen resi-
dents of La Paloma Flats in
the canyon were evacuated
last night, but the fire had
reached none of the homes in
this area.
The fire earlier had menaced
La Canada, Altadena and other
communities to the southeast
toward Los Angeles proper.
But these areas appeared out
of danger today.
The major loss so far has
not been in homes-only a few
of which have been damaged
but in prime W at ersh e d
needed as a defense against
floods.
Five more f1refighters were
hospitalized yesterday, bringing
the total injuries so far to 10.
The force is equipped with
some $50 fire trucks, Is tractors,
10 air tankers and eight hell
copters. The air tankers are
bombing flames with a fire.
retarding chemical solution.
Another fire broke OF yes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Seeking to Disprove Cant Win Tag,
He Deliberately Invodes Cool Areas

Vice President Richard M.
Nixon's campaign for next
years Republican presidential
nomination has entered a new
phase of deliberate risk
taking going beyond the mere
search for delegate strength
at the G. o. P. convention.
Mr.. Nixon is a curious
mixture as a politician. Bas-
ically, he is a slide-rule man
who depends not on lunches
but on the dull technology of
the profession. But he also is
capable of acting as an ICY
handed gambler once his slide
rule methods have informed
him that the odds of a pre-
ferred course are not impos-
sibly long.
Thus, he has now set out
upon a policy Of sustained
public exposure" of his
personalities term coined by
his associates. He is con-
sciously pushing his luck, as
the undoubted present 'front.'
runner, in an attempt to sew
up the nomination long before
the convention meets.
His aim is to destroy the
one thing he fears in the
developing challenge of Gov.
Nelson Rockefeller. Of New
York. This is the tag: Nixon
can't win."
In going out to meet this
danger more than halfway.
moreover, the Vice President
is coolly picking the areas
where he is assumed to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
November Speeches in California
Called Probing of Nixon Territory

not do in any political party
to ignore them.
Gov. Rockefeller can ex-
pect thorough and very per-
sonal coverage of his journey.
While his family name is a
household word, he is not,
nor do WeSterners take kind
ly to conquering heroes from
the East. They never have,
and their consciousness of
their growing population and
power has been steadily in
creasing.
The Governor of New York
is not, incidentally, making
all the political news in his
family. According to the
Arkansas Gazette, brother
Winthrop has begun talking
like a man running for Gov
ernor of Arkansas"
The Gazette bases its view
on speeches made by it's
adopted son in Atlanta and
Vic hita. That Winthrop
Rockefeller had plunged
deeply into the life of the
Southwest has long been
clear; he has been the ex-
tremely active chairman of
the Arkansas Industrial De-
velopment Commission.
His Republican identifica-
ton plus his stand against
the Faubus style of thought
and action on racial matters
would not help his political
aims. He has met the first
by indicating that he would
run for office as an independ-
ent. The latter is more
troublesome, but it is possible
that emotional issue is sub
siding from it's Little Rock
high.
In a State which is small
and relatively poor, Winthrop
Rockefeller's economic drive
in its behalf is important and
impressive. The Gazette sug-
gests that a drive by Nelson
for the presidency might pro-
vide the catalyst that would
precipitate Winthrop into Ar
kansas politics.
Certainly the dam has been
broken and the myth inferred
that Rockefeller is a bad
word in politics. Should Nell
son and Winthrop both flag
and fail there is a vigorous
generation of their children
and nephews and nieces in
sight. 1t was net lost on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

least popular. His theory is
that If you are going to put
on a demonstration you might
as well make it a good one.
This was the real motive
of his recent trip to more
or less Democratic Texas.
There, he sought out not
merely the COP. organiza-
ton leaders who are already
safely "all the way for Dick"
He also put himself upon the
most open public view that
could be arranged in the
time available to him.
1t has long been assumed
among politicians that while
President Eisenhower twice
broke heavily into the erst-
while sold South" Mr..
Nixon would have a hard
time repeating.
Mr.. Eisenhower was a spe-
cial case. He was a famous
general. And Texas has an
old martial tradition which
likes rather than dislikeS
the so-called brass" Mr..
Eisenhower was born in
Texas, though the White
House always stresses his
"boyhood home" in good old
Republican Kansas. And Mr..
Eisenhower is certainly not
the eager, about Republican
partisan Mr.. Nixon makes no
bones about being.
To come out of the Texas
sortie at least relatively hap
py, as the Vice President did,
is reckoned in the Nixon
camp to have been a consid-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

Gov. Rockefeller of New
York has finally responded
to warnings that he must fish
or cut bait in the matter
Of his presidential ambitions
for 1860.
His November IL and 10
speaking engagements in
Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco represent a probing
operation in the home State
of his Republican rival, Vice
President Nixon. He goes on
to oregon, whose attractive
young Governor, Mark Hat
field, would like to be candi-
date for Vice President on the
Rockefeller ticket.
No Rockefeller organiza-
ton worth mentioning has
appeared in either place, but
with the Governors name,
money and connections that
is no problem. Once he has
made his decision to run. an
organization can be quickly
put together for him.
1t will not necessarily in
clude party leaders prove
that the public is on fire for
him. What it will mean is
that he thinks he can over
take Mr.. Nixon and is pre-
pairing to set about it. OBJ
viously Gov. Rockefeller has
heSitated on that score and
no evidence exists that he is
not still hesitating.
This is what bothers the
professionals who care much
less about knowing their
party's nominee for President
than about making sure he
knows them. They want the
New York Governor to make
up his mind so they can make
the choice so important to
them with respect to their
own future. These happy few
do not care for surprises
and has even less use for
impulse.
The economic power of the
Rockefellers is one of the
facts of life. The pros know
that and would expect to
hear promptly from their
major sources of contribu-
lions to the party that they
would or would not like to
see the New Yorker nomi-
mated. Such sources are not
the last word but it does
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Congress Hit for Crimping on Housing
For els After Building New Offices

desk on the theory the public
wishes them to be comfort
able in Office.
The Senate, having housed
itself comfortably in gleam-
ing stones and polished wood,
Joined with the House in the
dying day Of the session, sub
stantially to reduce the APP
preparation asked by the
President for housing and
recreation on the more re-
mote and bleak military posts.
A real estate lobby, always
rapacious, had a hand in it,
more to the shame of the
Congress. But, in the main,
a Congress which was dis
gruntled and angry with it.
self seems to have acted out
OF pique or apathy. Some
were peeved because Presi-
dent Eisenhower, who had
not acted like a lame duck
at all, had bested them.
Others didn't care. The
greedy lobby was effective
with the others.
The President requested
500 million for badly needed
enlisted mems barracks,
bachelor officers quarters
and family housing. The
Congress arbitrarily, with no
investigation of the need, cut
it to $85 million.
The facts are that, even
at long established bases,
such as Newport and New
London, there is a great
shortage of housing for fami-
lies. The officers, young and
old, are subjected to rent
gouges or the usual higher
rates which seem somehow
applied on rentals to military
personnel.
We recently have been
treated to an explosion of
angry criticisms of our Air
Force in Iceland. And in the
resulting news developing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
RALPH McGILL
Problem of Military Morale

therefrom we learned that
there are not enough recrea-
tional facilities for the men.
Iceland is a lonely, isolated
post. Life is rather dismal
and monotonous. Yet the post
is Of major strategic i'm
portance.
Alaska is to become in
creasingly important in our
military plans. For years the
Congress has known there is
not enough housing for en-
listed men or officers. Nor
are there enough modern
barracks, with recreational
buildings, for enlisted men.
Families are living in old
shacks or pieces of Quonset
huts. 1t is a shameful situa-
ton.
Recently, at a Navy base,
I had dinner and spent the
evening with a young lieuten-
ant commander and his
family. There were two chill
dren. They lived II miles
from his duty station. The
rent was high enough to
make the landlord seem an
unconscionable gouger. Yet
they relatively were lucky.
Others were paying as much
for less.
Changes in weapons, tech
nology and tactics are Fore
ing great changes in our
military life. The morale is
being tested. 1t is not good
where wretched slums make
up much of the housing. Why
the Congress should have
been so penny-wiSe and
pound-f o olish, and so
obtusely callous in this matter
is difficult to comprehend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
RALPH McGILL

Now and then the Congress
can do Grass and callous
things. And some of these
are compounded by what
seems to be a crude insensi-
tiveness.
Here, for example, is a Con-
gress in which the Senate
spent a great many millions
Of dollars for a new Office
building. Having completed
it, many Senators refused to
move into it. They could hear,
in their minds ear, the voice
of some future opponent Civ
ing the statistics, in tax dol
lars-which are the most SEN
sitive dollars of all-on this
cleaning marble palace of
shining corridors and muted
lights. So, however wistful,
they shuddered at the mag
mary sound Of these voices
on the hustings, and stayed
out.
But many moved. And,
once in. dissatisfaction reared
its head. The letter chutes
did not work to suit them.
There was a costly revision.
And the tile floors, of COM
position material, were not
good enough.
A great many inhabitants
of public Office rather easily
convince themselves that the
taxpayer is a proud person
who wishes his public build
ings to be magnificent, and
his public servants to be
housed and equipped in a
manner which reflects glory
on the taxpayer. This psy-
chology runs down to State
and county Offices. Some
State officials who, before
election to Office, did bust
ness on old, cigarette-burned
and liquid-stained desks cost
ing perhaps $50 when new,
spend up to $4,000 on a single
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
DORIS FLEEsoN
Rockefeller Tests the West

political reporters that the
Governors son Stephen.
whose marriage to pretty
Anne-Marie Rasmussen is this
years best Cinderella story,
was an industrious and politi-
cally excited aide to father
in the latter's New York tri-
umph in 1858. Stephen and
Anne-Marie are what the
trade calls "naturals" should
the political virus infect
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Ruling by Court for Suspected Reds
Seen Returning in Rights Probe Issue

Chickens come home to
roost-even in court rulings.
Once. not so long ago, the
Supreme Court Of the United
States ruled that persons
suspected Of Communist affili-
atoms could not be deprived
Of their jobs in defense indus
tries unless permitted through
counsel to confront accusers
and cross examine them.
That's the law Of the land"
today.
Now comes a special three
judge Federal court in Loui-
siana and says that the
registrars who handle voter
registration cannot be forced
to participate in hearings Of
the National Civil Rights
Commission unless an oppor-
tunity is given them through
counsel to confront and cross
examine witnesses and to
examine the complaints and
any derogatory information
previously given to the Gov
eminent by their accusers.
The National Civil Rights
Com mission finds itself
stymied. 1t says it cannot
proceed to investigate irreg-
ularities in refusing registra-
ton to certain voters until
the Supreme Court decides
whether the ruling of the
special court in Louisiana
should be upheld or reversed.
Commenting on the ruling,
an official of the Civil Rights
Commission said the other
day that the commission had
to protect the identity Of
informants. He said to the
United Press International:
"a lot of them are State
employees, such as school,
teachers. Who would 1oSe their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

jobs. Others would be subject
to physical harassment."
This has a familiar ring.
It's what the FBI has been
saying all along. though
critics have insisted that the
FBI must open up its files
anyway in cases involving
suspected Communists and
give them a chance to febut
the charges.
Much of the information
and many tips about law
violations come from anony-
nous sources or individuals
who have been promised that
their names would not be
revealed in any court or tri-
bunal.
The Supreme Court of the
United States, however,
brushed aside this practical
barrier and. in a case known
as Greene VS.. McElroy, held
that the Defense Department
had not been authorized by
Congress to conduct hearings
in its industrial-security
clearance program which
would deny civilian employees
the rights of confronting and
cross-examining any witness.
So the special Federal
court, in ruling on the ques-
tions raised in the Civil
Rights Commission case.
said:
In accordance with the
teachings of Greene VS.. Nc
Elroy. we decide only that in
a hearing such as the one
envisaged here, the commits
sion had no right to deny the
accused registrars the tradi-
tional rights of conformation
and cross-examination in the
absence of explicit congress
sional authorization to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Fertilizer Hits Peak

DIES MONIES. - Americans
used a record amount OF fer
tilizer in the 12-month period
ended June 30-about "a mil
lion tons. or 8 per cent more
than in the previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

terday in Topanga Canyon,
about 80 miles to the southwest
near Pacific Coast highway. It
was described by a fire dis
patcher during the night as
dormant but still dangerous. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Coast Firemen's Hopes
Buoyedby Ebbing Wind

LOS ANGELES, Oct Is (AP)-Prospects of favorable
wind conditions stirred optimism today 1000
opened the fourth day of fighting hungry fooh brush
The fire, blamed careless smoker, still out of
control after covering than 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-23

Koutoulakos and Harry Lee
Thomas sought TO establish
whether the policemen had
cautioned Mrs. Nutter against
giving self-incriminating state
ments. Mr.. Perry said he told
her she did not have to an
swer his questions.
Detective James Cowden, who
was the last policeman to ar
rive, described Mrs. Nutter as
looking "as II she had been up
all night" He said he never
was able to obtain a full state
ment from her-that he started
to obtain a statement, but Mrs.
Nutter stopped talking when
her attorney, Mr.. Thomas, ar
rived at the house.
The prosecutor, Ralph @.
Louk, assistant Commonwealth
attorney, objected to what he
described as fishing expedi-
tons" when defense attorneys
attempted to draw out of wit
nesses the names Of all persons
they had talked with in the
course Of the police investiga-
tons. Judge Grove upheld Mr..
Louk's objections after the
prosecutor contended a pre-
liminary hearing was not the
proper place to develop such
evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-23

name an investigating group
that would seek answers to
these questions:
l. What is the present status
Of hospital construction?
2. What caused the work
stoppage?
8. What will be the additional
cost to the county?
4. What can be done to
prevent similar work Suspen-
sions in the future?
Seek More Funds
Meanwhile, the hospitals
board of trustees said after a
special meeting last night, that
it will continue with plans for
the or-to-door phase Of its
Embarrassing campaign.
Donald E. Ball. president Of
the board, said 1--WE are salts
fed for the present, based upon
assurances given us by Donald
L. Wilkins, that current tech
meal difficulties at the building
site will not delay completion
of the building. We are, there
fire poinp ahead with all of
our plans"
The drive is scheduled for
late September to raise an adj
ditional 100000 for operation
Of the hospital.
The board investigators. who
were asked to report to the
supervisors by August Is, will be
made up of one representative
of the Fairfax County Civic
Federation, one from the Board
of Trustees Of the Fairfax
County Hospital Association
and three citizens. Serving as
eX-officio members would De
County Executive Carleton
Massey and Commemorative
Attorney Robert Fitzgerald.
Appointments Today
Mr.. DeBell said he would
make the appointments today.
The term board of inquiry"
was used by Supervisor William
A. Moss, who offered the reso-
luton as a substitute for an
other resolution submitted by
Mrs. Anne wilkins. Mrs. Will
kins had proposed that the
Board of Supervisors meet with
the Fairfax County Hospital
Commission and with a repre-
sentative of the George A..
Fuller Co., the general contrac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-23
Democrats
Seen Backing
WimberIy

Lawson Wimberly, a member
of the conservative faction Of
the Arlington County Demo-
cratic Committee, will be NOM
mated for the committee chair
manship tonight.
Party spokesman said the
conservative m ajority has
enough votes pledged to elect
Mr.. Wimberly.
Earlier. the liberals had
planned to put up a compro-
mise candidate, former State
Senator Frank L. Ball, ST.. prom
inent Arlington lawyer, but the
plan apparently fell through.
Members of the faction APP
preached Mr.. Ball several days
ago, but it was reported today
that he declined to run,
Mr.. Ball is not a member of
the committee, but the liberal
faction proposed him for the
Craftsmanship in an attempt to
unity the badly split commit
tee. Mr.. Ball has not been
identified with the minority
faction, but several liberal
leaders thought the former
legislator, often described as
Arlington's senior states
man" could heal party
wounds.