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ing the burning and blastins
Of schools and government of
fices in Algiers, the capital.
A high French source said
the three-day limit had been
established because 1t was be-
heved the Supreme Court
would have had sufficient time
to act on the appeal within
that period.
Today it was made clear that
the court would need further
time. The government did not
want to interfere with due
process of law, and remained
silent.
But unless new evidence is
brought forward. highly placed
informantS said, President de
Gaulle is determined to 90
ahead with Jouhaud's execu-
ton.
French officials said there is
evidence that Salan, a former
general who wore some of
Frances highest military deco
rations, smuggled instructions
to his followers while in prison.
The government now could
retry him in a regular GRIM
inal court on such charges.
Salan was found guilty Of
treason because of his leader.
ship of the terrorist Secret
Army and for being involved
in an attempted 1861 military
revolt in Algeria. The military
tribunal, which earlier SEN
fenced Gen. Jouhaud to death
on similar charges, gave Salan
q life sentence after it ruled
there were extenuating circum-
stances in Salan's case.
Many Europeans in Algeria
felt the sentence showed a
weakness on the part Of the
government. which is pledged
to let the Moslem dominated
Algeria decide whether 1t wants
independence in an election in
July.
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lively at one point, Let's get
back to Billie Sol"
But they never really did
Instead the subcommittee ex-
plored the vagaries of the De-
partment Of Agriculture's stor-
age operations, which may
turn out to be the real scandal.
Senators Are Different
If the Senate investigations
Subcommittee had got there
first, it might have been a dit
ferent story.
Senate hearings always open
with a hint of thunder in the
ari, with expressions Of shock.
outrage. determination and
partisan hostility.
But House committees end to
be humber and the chairman
of the House Government OPP
erations Subcommittee, Rep
resentative Fountain Of North
Carolina. revealed himself at
the outset as a man more in
terested in specifics than gen.
eralities. His colleagues alsC
seem ready TO settle for in
formation. a
After a brief and inconclusivt
furry of one-upmanShip be-
tween the chairman and the
ranking minority member. Rep
resentative Dwyer Of New Jer-
sey, over the calling Of the at
torney general of Texas as a
witness, the committee started
a long, futile exchange with
Roland Ballou.
His prepared statement was
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JUDGES

Continued From Page Al
The White House named him
by letter last February.
Senator Bible said he hoped
that the juvenile Court NOM
nations would reach the Sen
ate we'll before Congress acts
on the court law revisions.
The confirmation question
was tied indirectly to one Of
four nominations to local
courts confirmed by the Sem
ate District Committee after
brief hearings this morning.
This nomination was Of Jos
eph c. Waddy, to be associate
Judge of Municipal Court.
Municipal Court Judge John J.
Malloy was nominated for a
reappointment as Judge.
Interpretation of Lawyers
The difference was inter-
preted by some lawyers as a
possible bar to Mr.. Waddy's
eligibility ever to be named a
chief judge by the President.
under the Justice interpreta-
ton Of confirmation language
in the law.
But Senator Bible said he re-
garded the Malloy and Waddy
nominations as identical.
Both nominees were recon-
mended to the Senate alons
with:
. Thomas D. Quinn and Frank
Hammett Myers, both to serve
10-year terms on the Municipal
Court of Appeals.
John Joseph Gunther anc
John L. Newbold. to serve unit
March 3, 1867, and March 3
1865, spectively. on thu
District Redevelopment Lane
Agency.
Edwin T. Holland of Arling,
ton, to be the Virginia membel
of the advisory board of tht
National Capital TranSporta'
ton Agency.
The nominations for the
bench were supported by Ed.
mund D. Campbell. president
of the District Bar Association
w. Cameron Burton, chairman
Of the associations judicial Sc.
lection committee, and Johr
j. Carmody and Thomas L
Farmer, attorneys.
DR.. James M. Nabrit, preSi.
dent of Howard University, alsC
testified on behalf of Mr.
Waddy.
Appearing for Mr.. Gunthe.
was Mrs Polly Shackleton
Democratic National commit,
teewoman from the District
for Mr.. Newbold, Walter N. To.
briner, president Of the Dis
trict Board of Commissioners
and for Mr.. Holland, Virginic
State Senator Charles f. Fen
wick.
The Senate is expected tt
follow its District committee
recommendations to confirm
the ppminees this week.
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and direct aid for social welfare
work of the Algerian General
Union of Workers.
An AFL-CIO official indi-
Gated that the main American
trade union contribution would
be financial.
The United States response
is to a general appeal sent out
by Algerian trade unions to 100
different countries last Octo-
ber. Mr.. Ari-Yahia thanked the
United States trade union
movement in advance for Its
generous" response.
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France Moy Try SoIon
Second Time for Life

PARIS, May % CAP).-The
French government may try
Secret Army Chief Raoul Salan
again in an effort to get him
condemned to death. But ii
bowed today to a Supreme Court
desire to study further an ap-
peal against the death sentence
Of his No. l deputy.
The deputy is Edmond Jou-
haud. like Salan a former gen.
eral in the French armed forces,
They were masterminds Of the
terrorist war that the Secret
Army still wages against Al
gerian independence.
In Salan's case the govern
ment seeks the death penalty
to help convince European ter
rorists that their campaign to
block independence of the North
African territory is futile.
Tribunal Abolished
The special high tribunal
which tried Salan on treason
charges and gave him a life
sentence last Wednesday was
abolished yesterday in a move
which may clear the way for
a new trial.
p Jouhaud was condemned to
death at an earlier trial. His
attorneys are now seeking to
save him from execution. In
formed French sources said the
Supreme Court wished to give
thorough study to the appeal
for a review and a retrial.
On Saturday highly placed
French sources said the govern
ment intended to go ahead with
Jouhaud's execution if the
Secret Army did not noticeably
slacken its terror campaign
within three days.
Further Time Needed
The Secret Army responded
with renewed violence, includ-
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as ponderous as his title. which
is Assistant Deputy Admini-
traitor for Commodity Opera
tions of the Agriculture Stabi-
lization and Conservation Serv-
ice.
He opened on the timeworn
note of officials being investi-
gated by the Congress: 1T is
our view that it is quite ap-
propriate for your committee
to be investigating this matter
and We are most happy to CO.
operate"
Mr.. Ballou proved to be much
more revealing about the per-
sonality of the Department of
Agriculture than about the per-
sonality Of Billie Sol Estes, who
battened, on its policies.
He was a very fierce COM
petitor in the grain storage
field" said Mr.. Ballou, a magni-
ficent understatement in light
of the fact that Estes wa:
earning $2.4 million for keep.
ing Government grain out o.
the rain in 1860.
Mr.. Ballou said, as Secre.
tary Freeman has said before
him, that no favoritism was
shown Estes.
Representative Fountail kept
trying to point out that favor
itism was built in to the Agri-
culture Deparmen policies OF
putting grain in private bins
even when Government bins
are available.
Mr.. Fountail reminded Mr.,
Ballou that the committee had
told the department two years
ago to avoid encouraging fur
ther expansion of commercial
storage facilities.
A Deaf Ear
The Department apparently
turned a deaf ear, being in its
way, it seems, as capricious
and wayward as Billie Sol.
Neither Republican Secre-
tary Benson nor Democratic
Secretary Freeman paid much
mind.
Said Mr.. Ballou, speaking
for entrenched bureaucracy
Insofar as pin-pointed action
is concerned. the matter has
been under serious considera-
tion and has been discussed q
number of times. The basic
situation is getting a lot of at.
tention, and I think we will,
get some guidelines."
Evening star., 1962-05-28
Texun Probes
New Angle
In Estes Case

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May %
(AP).-An assistant attorney
general Of Texas is making an
Investigation in Tennessee in
connection with the Billie Sol
Estes case.
The official, Richard A.
Wells. said last night he is
checking into "ramifications
in a new sub-empire of Estes
maneuvers that have not yet
been made public" He would
not elaborate. except to say
that his investigation covers a
different field than Estes deal
ings in grain storage. liquid
fertilizer and cotton acreage
allotments.
Estes, a West Texas finan-
cier. Is under indictment for
fraud and theft for allegedly
obtaining mortgages on ferti-
lizer tanks that did not exist
in an effort to keep his finan-
cial empire from crumbling.
Mr.. Wells disclosed that
former Tennessee Gov. Frank
Clement realized a $5,165
return in two years from an
investment in an Estes grain
storage company. But he indi-
Gated that his investigation
does not concern Mr.. Clement.
"The business connection be-
tween Frank Clement and Billie
Sol Estes apparently arose out
of their common interest in the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
after each was named by that
organization as one of the 10
outstanding young men Of 1858
in the United States" Mr.. Wells
said.
The former Governor was not
available for comment.
Both Mr.. Clement and his
father. Robert S. Clement,
invested in Estes Sudan
Storage Co. and each received
$1.60S in 1858 and $3,557 in
1859. Mr., Wells said.
The Texas official said he
was in Memphis investigating
conferences Estes held at a
Memphis hotel last fall. He said
he planned to spend two days
in Nashville. the State capital,
but declined to discuss the
nature of his visit there.
Evening star., 1962-05-28
Hancock Honored

BOSTON, May % (AP).-
The Municipal Finance OFF,
GERS Association Of the United
States and Canada today
awarder a gold medal to Alex
K. Hancock, director Of finance
for Montgomery County, Md,
for devising an irstallment
plan for tax payments.
Evening star., 1962-05-28

efficient, and that this practice
has resulted in unnecessary ex-
penditure Of millions of dol
lars"
/ Mr.. Fountain said Mr.. Free
man will be called as a witness
in the hearings. He pointed out
that the House subcommittee
will confine itself at present to
the grain storage part of the
Estes affair. No decision has
been reached on calling Estes as
a witness.
Mr.. Ballou said the Govern
ment does not stand to lose
even the value of one bushel
of grain from Estes operations
but he said the Pecos financier
may have violated the law.
I'VE received financial state
ments from Mr.. Estes which
were far from correct" he
explained.
He said the matter is being
investigated further by the
FBI and the Justice Depart
ment. Making false statements
to Government agencies. Mr.,
Ballou pointed out, are punish
able by fines of not more than
$4,000 and Imprisonment for
five years or both.
II have absolutely no evil
dence that Mr.. Estes received
any preference or favoritism in
the storage of grain," Mr.. Bal
lou declared. 1T believe I car
speak for both administrations
which have dealt with Mr.
Estes. The same Depart
ment of Agriculture career en-
ployes at the operating level
have handled these storage op-
erations during both admins
trations."
Mr.. Ballou said a complete
inventory was made of thu
Estes warehouses last month
and there has been no EN-
bezzlement of grain. It Il
still there and still in gooc
condition"
Stationed in Texas
He disclosed that a depart.
ment examiner has been sta.
toned at each of the Texan,
warehouse locations ito exer'
else surveillance over Govern
ment grain inventories"
In addition to Mr.. Ballor
four other department EN-.
ployes have been called to tes.
tify. They are Carl j. Miller
who as head of the Fedora
Warehouse Act Branch. decided
Estes warehouse bond could re-
main at 100000 even though
his operations had increased
fourfold; S. r. Smith, admin
istrator of the marketing serv'
ice which deals with ware
houses; D. w. Townsend, actins
chief Of the Warehouse Ac
Branch; and Donald I. Mccoy
in charge Of the branch
Wichita (Kans.l field office.
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SETTLING FOR INFORMATION
. Estes Hearings Need
3 Billie Sol Himself
BY MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

The Billie Sol Estes hearing needs Billie Sol Estes.
He mentioned ntermttenty at the dull opening
sion Of the House hearings his manipulaons
The first witness Agriculture Deparement official
named Roland Ballou, had ment him . Thank
God" he added
Representative Bass Democrat Tennessee said plan
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centage basis than the State,
average. He pointed out thai
Estes had expanded his grain
facilities rapidly. and in the
absence of comparable figure.
for the State as a whole, the
figures given by Mr.. Ballou
were completely meaningless.
AS the hearing got under way
members of the subcommittee
took the department to task for
failing to discourage the con-
struction of new elevators and
for using commercial facilities
when Government bins were
available.
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Iowa, said the depart
ment's actions encouraged fly
by-night" operators like Billie
Sol Estes.
Building Discouraged
Mr.. Ballou said the depart
ment had sought to discourage
the building of more storage
facilities and had pointed out
to investors the gamble involved
in going into the grain storage
field.
Apparently Billie Sol didn't
think it was much Of a gam
ble." Mr.. Fountain observed.
On another front, Secretary
of Agriculture Freeman refused
to modify an order to move
some AZ million bushels OF
grain out of Estes elevators and
warehouse.
The request was made by
Harry Moore, receiver for the
Estes properties. who conferred
with Mr.. Freeman for a hall
hour.
Dallas Had Responsibility
In his testimony Mr.. Ballol
said:
/. Responsibility of ALLEGATION
of grain to the Pecos operators
warehouses rested in the Dallas
office. II know of no case
where Washington personnel
have directed that grain be
routed to any particular ware
house"
2. Grain stored in the Este:
facilities was 5 per cent less
than the Texas average, with
six Estes facilities 58.3 per cent
filled after the March, 1862
takeover, while the State aver
age was 62.9 per cent.
3. A tight storage situation
necessitated the removal o
grain from the Kansas area
and Of the 273 million bushel
moved in the 1959-6l period
Estes received only as million
bushels, or about II per cen
of the total movement.
4. All except $328.000 Of tn
SIS million paid to Estes o
his assignees since 1853 !
chargeable to grain stored il
his warehouses during tn
Eisenhower administration.
administration because of in
fluence, bribery or by othe
means"
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Police Request
New Stations at
D. 6. Locations

New locations for three Met
ropolitan Police precinct sta
tons were disclosed today in
hearings on the 1868 budget
before the House District Ap-
preparations Subcommittee.
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray, in testimony released to-
day, proposed to build station
houses for the third precinct
at Twenty-Five and L streets
NV; for the Thirteenth pre-
cinct. at 1917 v street NV,
and for the harbor precinct on
Pier 5 at tho Southwest water
front.
The police budget asks $685.
500, 800 for 1868.
Appearing before the sub
committee headed by Repre-
sentative hatcher, Democrat of
Kentucky, Chief Murray said
he wants to increase the force
by Sc men to bring it a step
nearer the goal of 5000 men by
fiscal 1864.
He testified that the depart
ment wants to increase the Ca
nine Corps teams by Is to rs,
and also wishes to expand the
footman radio system, add one
traffic radar set and join in the
metropolitan area teletype sys-
tenn.
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Library Seeks
Weapons Plant

A Senate Appropriations Sub
committee was asked today to
let the Library of Congress re-
model the Naval Weapons Plant
for an overflow of books.
Library officials want to
spend 100000 to remodel and
air-condition the abandoned
naval facility. This would save
on rentals of space the library
needs now.
1t probably would be a tenn
porary arrangement pending
congressional action on a re-
quest, due soon, to authorize
construction of a library addi-
ton.
In another request Capitol
Architect j. George Stewart
asked the subcommittee for
$4,000 to convert the subway
tunnel between the Capitol and
the old Senate office Building
to storage space.
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difficult to justify a welfare
budget which is 50 million over
last year at the same time a
current investigation of welfare
rolls continues to turn up a
high incidence of ineligible
cases.
Mr.. hatcher apparently took
a dim view of a request for
l ,223 new positions in the city
government.
"All down through the years, +"
he said, requests have come
into the committee for addi-
tional employees"
The smallest item Commits
sioner Tobriner made a special
plea for was $1,000 to procure
and disseminate birth-control
information" He called the
request of tremendous impor-
lance to the District" Pre-
viously, the subcommittee has
turned the request down.
Besides Mr.. hatcher, other
members Of the subcommittee
include Democratic Represent
atives Santangelo of New York
and Shipley Of Illinois; Repub-
lican Representatives Rhodes
Of Arizona and Wilson of
Indiana.
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Clarifying Law Sought
On Chief Judge Issue

dent ever had bypassed the
Senate in choosing a local chief
judge. AT that time, however
President Kennedy "designat-
ed" Chief Judge Andrew Hood
of the Municipal Court of APP
peals by direct letter.
1t was the sense of the
Senate District Committee, in
executive session today, that
clarifying legislation should
be accompanied by a reSolu-
ton indicating Senate approval
of the Hood nomination.
Introduction of the Clarity
ing bill is evidence that Dis
trict Committee Chairman
Bible thinks that Justice De-
partment lawyers have a legal
point. Only designation of chief
judges, not appointments to the
bench, are independent of the
Senate, according to the Justice
Departments Interpretation of
present law.
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DISTRICT ASKS MOBILE
AIR POLLUTION SAMPLER

The District wants mobile air-polution sampling
station.
DR.. Frederick c. Heath, acting health director told
the House District Appropriations Subcommittee in tes
released today that the equipment could be carried
to where pollution is thought to be problem
could be set up for few days roof or on
a street.
Altogether $41482 is being asked for District air
pollution program in fiscal 1868. This increase of
$4,000 and would enable the city to employ arpollu
ton engineer, chemist, an engineering aide and
clerkSenographer to operate $4,000 worth of equipment
provided by the United States Public Health Service
PHS is lending the District an air pollution
engineer month-to-month basis Samping is done
at station at First and streets NV and from atop
the Municipal Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-13

Senate District Committee
members were ready today to
introduce legislation requiring
Senate confirmation of chief
judges in all three local courts,
The draft bill applies to Ju-
venile Court. Municipal Court,
and the Municipal Court of
Prompt Senate action is ex-
pected to clear up a legal dis
pute between Justice Depart
ment and congressional law
yers. Justice says that Presi-
dent Kennedy, under current
law, cane designate" chief
judges without asking the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
This procedure breaks tradi-
ton. Before February, no Presi-
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WELFARE
WELFARE
Aid Would Be Paid
From Present Budget
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Children program until Janu.
airy; and $4,000. by delaying
for a year a proposed request
for an increase in nursing cart
grants.
This would provide $651 900,
The remaining $751; 900 would
be raised by transferring some
money originally earmarked for
q junior high school.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea, who made the detailed
presentation at Mr.. Duncan's
request, said the program
breaks down into 100000 for
ADO for unemployed parents
on q yearly basis: $4,000 for
new cases coming in under the
revised man in the house
policy. and 100000 for adj
ministration. .
Mr.. Shea told the subcom-
mittee the estimate was based
ION very preliminary data and
a firmer estimate may result
in different figures" A study
is being made to provide data
for a more firm estimate but
1t will not be completed until
midsummer, he said.
Representative hatcher,
Democrat of Kentucky and
chairman of the subcommittee,
said the proposal would be
given EVERY consideration. y
But he wondered If such a
stopgap method Of approach is
the right approach"
Another subcommittee men,
Der, Representative Rhodes, Re-
publican of Arizona, challenged
the proposed change on the
man-in-the-home rule on the
grounds that it benefited "fer-
tile paramours.
ut just strikes me, in adopt
ing this plan, you would be
putting couple who decided to
live together under a rather
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Yield Stadium,
District Urged

The Districts Armory Board
has been told by a key Con-
gresham either to make the
city's debt-ridden stadium pay
for itself or unload it on the
Federal Government.
This advice came from Rep
resentative hatcher. Democrat
of Kentucky, during his House
District Appropriations Sub
committee hearing on the sta
dium's financial plight last
month.
1t was quickly taken up by
the city's Engineer Commits
sioner Frederick j. Clarke.
II would like to see some
one else pick it (the stadium)
up, along with the debt" Gen.
Clarke said.
The stadium, which opened
last October /, faces an annual
deficit of $4,000. 1t already
has cost the city $415, 300, the
amount ola Treasury Depart
ment loan to cover a six-month
interest payment on the sta
dium's S19.8 million bond issue.
Representative Watchers ad-
vice came after Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner. who also
is an Armory Board member,
said that as long as the opera
ton of the stadium remains
with the District there will be
only two alternatives-an in
crease in the Federal payment
or an increase in taxes.
Mr.. hatcher said he believed
Congress would not go along
with either of the alternatives
and added:
Il think the members of the
board, together with the Com
missioners, should attempt to
formulate some plan whereby
the operation of the stadium
can be carried over into an
other department of the Gov
eminent, or else can be made
a paying proposition"
Board members during the
hearings assured the Congress-
men that the stadium would
run in the black this year. Nine
days later, the board rushed
its request to the Commission
ers to make the $415,000 Tres
ury loan.
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Earn I extbook Money!
D. c. Pupils Are Told

If District public school pu-
pills do not have enough text
books. they should earn the
money to buy them, one mem
Der OF Congress contends.
Representative Wilson. Re-
publican of Indiana, during
testimony before the District
subcommittee of the House Ap-
preparations Committee released
today, said three high school
students visited his office and
told him they were being
cheated" because they did not
have enough textbooks.
About the first thing I told
them was that if my son came
home and told me he was being
cheated in getting an education