Evening star., 1961-08-12

tor Vehicles in Baltimore said
Jackson applied for his permit
at Hyattsville and was given
"a 15-day temporary permit
until the permanent one was
forwarded by mail to the
Chapel Oaks address.
Both officials said Jackson,
in sworn affidavits, stated he
had no prior license revoca-
tionS.
But it would be easy now to
catch up with someone with
such q record as Jackson, they
said. A reciprocal agreement
has been in effect since Feb
ruary, 1860, whereby the two
States. the District, and other
States along the Eastern Sea-
board exchange information
on traffic convictions and no
tify the others when non-reSi-
dents apply for licenses.
Information Forwarded
Further, If there are revoca-
tionS for drunken driving or
fatal accidents, the informa-
ton now is forwarded to the
new National Driver Register
Service, which started July l
at 1717 H street NV. as part
of the Commerce Departments
Bureau Of Public Roads.
Herman Cole, assistant direc-
tor of the District Motor We
hicles Department, said his
agency already is forwarding
names of all with revoked Ii
censes to the new service on a
daily basis and said the list is
pretty sizable, several thou
sand and growing all the
time. , . :"
Wendell G. Eames, a veteran
of 20 years with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation before
becoming director Of the new
clearing house, said it already
has received more than $4,000
forms from the IS States which
have Joined the cooperative
venture SO far and expects a
million in five years. One State,
Illinois, gave its entire backlog
of $4,000 revocations, he said.
The five States still not par
ticipating are Delaware, Flor
ida, Georgia, Louisiana and
Massachusetts,, plus the Terri
tory of Guam, but Mr.. EameS
predicted they would be as soon
as they have the money to do
so.
The service, with a staff Of
IL and a roomful Of modern
electronic computing devices,
can provide answers to queries
within "a hours and hopes to
expand its punch-card service
in the future to cover all types
of revocations.
Would Amend Law
Mr.. Eames said legislation
now pending before Congress
would amend the law author
izing the exchange service to
embrace suspensions as well as
revocations, using the phrase,
withdrawal of driving privi-
legeS." The Senate already has
passed such a bill, introduced
by Senator Magnuson. Demo-
crat of Washington. A similar
bill, introduced by Representa-
tive Randall. Democrat of Mis-
souri,, is under study in the
House.
In the case of Deboyce Jack
son, the District, Maryland and
Virginia now are alerted to his
background.
LAST Tuesday. a coroner's
Jury ordered him held for
grand jury action on the homi-
eide charge and District Court
Judge John j. Sirica set bond
at $500. Four days earlier,
Municipal Court Judge Austin
L. Fickling fixed another $500
bond on four traffic charges
and continued the hearing un-
til September IL.
jackson, now free under
bond, also was charged with
driving while under the in
fluence of intoxicating liquor
unreasonable speed, operating
On a revoked permit and reck-
less driving, police said.
The grand jury is due to
hear testimony on the homi-
eide charge next Thursday
Jackson has retained Wesley
S. Williams as his attorney.