Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-15
Almond Sees
Need for Some
IntegrdtiOn
THE EVENING STAR Alb
Washington, D. c.
Thursday, October IS. 1859

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Oct. IS
(AP) The Governor of the
State of Virginia, which saw
its plan of massive resistance
to school indignation smashed
by the courts, says the South
must choose between closing
public schools or allowing some
indignation.
Gov. j. Lindsay Almond, jr.,
told this to news conference
yesterday after he was elected
chairman of the Southern Gov
ernors' Conference.
Besides foreseeing some in
tegration, Gov. Almond pre-
dicted amending growth and
prosperity for the South"
Arkansas in 1860
His election was among the
last business matters before the
Governors adjourned the an
nual meeting. They'll gather
next year in Arkansas at the
invitation of Gov. Orval E.
FaubuS.
Gov. Faubus and Gov. AL
mond, by tradition of the
conference, were the only Gov
errors considered eligible for
the Craftsmanship vacated by
Gov. James P. Coleman of
Mississippi.
The Arkansas Governor
played a lesser role in the con-
ference this year than in pre-
vious years. But he was chair
man of the important Perma-
nent Committee on Industrial
Development, and of the Reso-
lutions Committee.
Gov. Almond told the news
conference he acted in good
faith when. as Governor, he APP
piled State laws that closed in
tegrated schools. When these
laws were voided by Federal
courts, he summoned the Vir-
GINA Legislature into special
session, and laws were enacted
giving parents a choice of inte-
grated public or subsidized pri-
vate schooling for their chill
dren.
Faith in Party
Relating the race issue to
national politics, Gov. Almond
said he never has bolted the
Democratic Party on any level.
He voiced hope that from the
Democratic convention will
come "a candidate and a plat
form reasonably realistic and
acceptable to the South" and
added:
THE best hope for the people
of the South and of the Ma
ton lies in the framework Of
principles espoused by the
Democratic Party"
In an executive session which
ended the 25th annual meet
ing the conference adopted
resolutions urging the Presi-
dent and Congress to restore
cuts in Federal highway fund
ALLEGATIONS to the States, ap-
proving a Hesitate nuclear
energy compact and authoriz-
ing continued study of the
impact of foreign imports on
domestic economy.
The group set aside for
further study Gov. Faubus'
report on industrial progress in
the South. 1t recommended
that funds be provided to set
up a permanent staff, through
the Southern Association Of
Science and Industry, to do
research in industrial develop
ment.
Highway Financing
Gov. Buford Ellington of
Tennessee submitted the high
way financing resolution. 1t
states that reducing Federal
commitments would not only
depart from the terms of the
Federal statutes, but would
also undermine the four
decade pattern of complete
integrity in the past of the
Federal Government in its re-
lationShip with the States in
the matter of highway con-
struction.
Florida Gov. Leroy Collins
first suggested the nuclear
energy compact. The con-
ference set up a regional adj
visory council on nuclear energy
which submitted the resolution
approved yesterday. The con-
ference recommended it be
offered as soon as possible to
legislatures of the 16 Southern
States for enactment into law.
The report of committee on
effects of foreign imports on
domestic economy, submitted
Tuesday by Oklahoma Gov. j.
Howard Edmondson, proposed
basing tariffs on wage diff
ferentials in the United States
and other countries. But the
resolution authorizing con-
tinued study of the import