Evening star., 1962-05-18
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Kennedy Warns Aides
Against ImproperActs
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Democrat of Texas, came to tht
department on January 6 Il
discuss the allotments.
The meeting was held, Mr.
Bagwell said, in the office oi
UnderSecretary of Agriculture
Charles s. Murphy.
Il regarded it as a routine
meeting" Mr.. Bagwell said
"like many we have with citi-
zens and their Congressman.
| He said Estes argued the al
lotments were valid and that
the department offered to give
him time to prove it.
Naturally we held up the
cancellation procedures to- give
him a chance to provide the
proof" said Mr.. Bagwell,
"When|he failed to do this, we
Cancelled the allotments."
Marlborough Recalls Session
Senator Marlborough told a
reporter he attended an Agri-
culture Department meeting in
January at which Estes troub-
les over the allotmentS were
discussed. The Senator said
he does not recall the exact
date.
Senator Marlborough, who has
acknowledged receiving $1,70O
from Estes to help finance the
Senator's weekly radio broad
cast to Texas, volunteered yes
terday to testify before Senator
McC cClellan'S subcommittee. Sen
ator Marlborough also has ac-
knowledged he recommended
Estes appointment last year
to the National Cotton Advisory
Council.
Senator Marlborough said he
had no knowledge of the back
ground details of the acreage
matters in dispute at the meet
ing. He said he attended it
at the request of Estes lawyer
after having refused q request
by Estes that he attend. He
said he refused because he mis-
understood the issue, but agreed
to go after the lawyer had
explained it more fully.
! Look at Merits
The Senator said he told the
department leach case (allot.
ment) should be investigated
and decided on its merits. I die
not recommend any blanke'
finding that they were bons
fide."
A complicating factor, HI
Isaid, was the fact that natura
gas had been found under Somt
of the acreage which Estes haC
: sold to farmers, then leaseC
back their acreage allotment
on the land.
: The Estes case was the topit
: Of the first question tossed a
the President at his news con
: ference yesterday and he OBJ
viously was primed for it.
Mr.. Kennedy said the Gov
! ernment will tolerate no EN-
! ploye who can even be sus
! pected of serving two masters
: Any official involved in i'm
proper deals with Estes will b
Immediately disciplined ap
propiately," he declared. Tw,
Government aides have beel
fired and two others have re
signed in the case.
Payment Before 1861
Mr.. Kennedy said Estes go
his first Government grail
= storage contracts in 1859 Gun
v der the Eisenhower admins
( tration), and that IS millio,
G of the 81 million or So millio.
= fees the Government paid O.
} the contracts were received ,
Estes prior to 1861. Mr.. Ken
9 nedy took office January q
1861.
} The President said FB
agents still are investigator
the case. that action alread
) has been taken against som
t Government employees who fig
: ure in the inquiry, and added
This Government is stayin
:, right on Mr.. Estes tail"
Chairman Miller of the Re
S publican National Committe
l yesterday issued a sharp dis
sent to Mr.. Kennedy's clair
that the administrations actio
first brought Estes to publ
! attention.
"The Presidents Statemer
does not square with tn
> !, record" said Mr.. Miller. H
added:
weeks before the Kenned
administration began to stir O.
the scandal, the Texas attorne
lgeneral's office was in actor
: and newspapers across the Ma
!. ton were exposing sorbid de
r tails of how the free-wheelin
-ITexas promoter was jugglin
!, Finances and lavishing gift
elupon Government officials in
elposition to favor him"