Evening star., 1962-09-30
MEREDITH
MEREDITH
Troops Begin Joining MorshoIs
For Attempt at Registering Negro

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President Kennedy was to take
off for a week end at Newport,
r. I, he changed his plans and
the trip was cancelled. Report
efs already were on the press
plane when word came that
the President would remain in
Washington.
A short time later, Attorney
General Robert F. Kennedy
cancelled his flight to the West
Coast to dedicate q new law
school building at the Univer-
sity Of San Francisco.
Both trips we're Cancelled
after an hour-long White
House conference between the
PRESIDENT and his brother. The
Attorney General visited the
White House again In the
early evening.
In response to questions
shout the San Francisco trip,
Justice Department officials
said only that It was Cancelled
because Of the Mississippi situ-
alton"
More than 400 border patrol
men deputized as Federal mar
shals and specially : trained
young deputy marshals were
rnassed at the Memphis base.
Contributing to the admin
istration's decision to make a
positive move were the re-
marks Of Chief Judge Ebert
Tuttle Of the Fifth Circuit
Court Of Appeals Friday when
he commented during Gov.
Barnett's contempt hearing in
absentia that "this court has
practically exhausted its power
in these circumstances"
At another point the chief
Judge commented, "No one
knows better than the Execu-
tive Branch that the court or
ders have not been enforced"
Purge Actions Required
To purge himself Of con-
tempt, the governor would have
10 revoke his proclamation Of
interposition, remove himself
from Mr.. Meredith's path to
the University Of Mississippi
and call off any orders for re-
sistance by force.
If the Governor does not
cease his defiance Of court
orders by the Tuesday dead
line, he faces arrest and a
$10,000-a-day fine. His lieu
tenant governor was found in
contempt yesterday and faces
a $5.0004a-day fine If he does
not purge himself Of contempt
by Tuesday,
The focus shifted from the
original targets-thee university
officials-to the chief executive
Of the State because the uni
versity officials told the court
last Monday that they would
obey the court order to enroll
Mr.. Meredith.
Thus If the marshals escort
ing Mr.. Meredith can get him
before university officials, he
could be enrolled. So far. that
has been the big If" as first
the governor and then the
lieutenant governor baked Mr..
Meredith's attempts to enroll.
Although the Attorney Gen.
eral had to cancel his San
Francisco trip, his speech was
released here. In it, he praised
. group of Texas lawyers for
taking unpopular cases and
expressed his great disap-
pointment" at the failure of
Mississippi lawyers to support
the Governments position.
II realize in that difficult
social situation" said the At
torney General. ito defend the
fundamental principles of re-
spect for the law and compli-
ance with Federal court orders
would be unpopular and re-
quire great courage"
He added that he understood
that many Mississippi lawyers
may not agree with the Su-
preme Courts decision or
school desegregation, "but
Il whether they agree or not, they
q still have their obligation al
lawyers and they have re-
mained silent"
!" The Attorney General noted
! that the American Bar Associ-
alton has also made no pro-
nouncements. He did not refer
directly to the fact that Johr
Satterfield. immediate pas
president of the American Bal
Association, appeared in Fed.
' eral Court Friday in Gov. Bar.
nett's behalf and today in Mr.
Johnson's.