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Evening star., 1963-05-14
Promises by Business

There's a businessman's group
which has been negotiating
Independently with the Negro
leadership. promising things
they aren't sure they can de-
liver.
There are Justice Department
officials on the scene trying TO
bring the whites and Negroes
together.
Two generals are in town
setting UP a command post and
there are 1000 Federal troops
standing by at nearby mill
tary bases.
There are pronouncements
daily about the Birmingham
situation from the State capital
Evening star., 1963-05-14
TEXT OF TELEGRAM
Kennedy 7 ellis Wallace
OfU. S. Obligations

FOLLOWING Is the tert of a
telegram sent By President
Kennedy late yesterday to
GoU. George C. Wallace of
Alabama, t0ho Sunday night
tDtred an appeal to Mr.. Ken
nedy that the situation in
Birmingham be left entirely
to State and local handling:
In response to the question
raised in your telegram Of last
night, Federal troops would be
sent into Birmingham, If nec-
essary. under the authority OF
Title 10, Section 1888, Paragraph
l Of the United States Code
relating to the suppression OF
domestic violence. z-e
Under this section, which has
been invoked by my immedi-
ate predecessor and other
Presidents as well as myself on
previous occasions, the Congress
entrusts to the President all
determinations as to ID the
necessity for action; ca the
to be employed) and CD
the adequacy or inadequacy of
the protection afforded by State
authorities to the citizens Of
that State.
As yet, no final action has
been taken under this section
with respect to Birmingham in
as much as it continues to be
my hope, as stated last night,
that the citizens Of Birming-
ham themselves will maintain
standards of responsible con-
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Kennedy AeainAsksCitizens
To Settle Birmingham Crisis

would be used unless local
authorities were unable to put
down any new violence. Later,
however, Senator Hill said he
had received such assurances
from Mr.. Kennedy.
In a double action Sunday
night, Mr.. Kennedy dispatched
5000 Federal troops, including
paratroopers and riot-control
infantrymen, to Alabama and
prepared a proclamation Fed
eralizing the Alabama National
Guard. The proclamation, how
ever, was not signed.
Trip Still Planned
Mr.. Kennedy sent a telegram
to Gov. Wallace yesterday after
the White House kept open the
way for a meeting between the
two men in Alabama Saturday.
The White House announced
that Mr.. Kennedy will go
through with long-held plans
Evening star., 1963-05-14
RACIAL
Troops Standing By
As Violence Flares

world heavyweight boxing
champion, also offered encour-
agement to the Negroes.
DR.. King told Negroes yester-
day to remain non-violent. He
spoke at the motel where bomb
ers had blasted a wall down
Sunday morning, precipitating
a riot among Negroes and
against police which resulted
in six buildings being burned
and more than 20 Negroes, po-
lice and cab drivers injured.
Today police arrested two
Negroes in connection with at
tacks on officers during the
Sunday riot. Carl Ivory, So,
was charged with two counts
Of assault with intent to mur-
der. Police Capt. B. F. Walker
said. Erskine Browning, 26,
was charged with one count Of
assault with a deadly weapon
o rock.
Capt. Walker said Mr.. Ivory
was charged with stabbing Po-
liceman Jack N. Spivey and
Sergt. r. E. Lambert during a
melee near the CASTOR Motel.
Evening star., 1963-05-14

I Negroes have made in their de.
segregation drive.
MI. Haley was struck on the
head by a rock and the cash
required six stitches. Mr.. Lay
also was struck on the face
with a rock, but he remained
at the scene after Mr.. Haley
was taken to a hospital.
Mr.. Lay said his men, wear
ing blue police uniforms, were
held in reserve until we real
lied that the appearance of
white policemen wasn't going
to help the situation"
Inspector Haley was at
tempting to move the white
policemen out Of the area when
he was hurt" Mr.. Lay said
THE policemen were doing the
best they could. But they were
white. We wanted to get them
completely out Of sight.
About that time the State
troopers arrived. We could have
stopped the violence II they
had let us bring our own men
up" Mr.. Lay said.
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to visit northwestern Alabama,
Saturday to attend ceremonies
marking the 30th anniversary,
of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority.
Gov. Wallace has not decided
whether he plans to greet the
President.
Il will cross that bridge later
IN the week." he said yesterday
in Montgomery.
Gov, Wallace previously had
urged Alabama Congressman to
use the Influence and power"
OF their offices to get the Presi- 2
dent to pull out the troops he 4
ordered garrisoned on alert
status at Maxwell Air Force
Base at Montgomery and Fort
Mcclellan at Admission.
Gov. Wallace told reporters
that If he feels it necessary.
he will call the National Guard
to duty in Birmingham regard 7
less OF what the President said"
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duct that will make outside in.
tervention unnecessary.
Also, as I said last Thurs
day. in the absence of any vio-
lation Of Federal statutes or.
court orders or other grounds
for Federal Intervention, our
efforts will continue to be fo-
cused on helping local citizens
to achieve and maintain q
peaceful, reasonable settlement.
The community leaders who
worked out this agreement
with a great sense of justice
and foresight deserve to see IL
implemented in an atmosphere
of law and order
= I trust that we can count on
your constructive cooperation
in maintaining such an satmos-
phere; but I would be derelict
in my duty If I did not take
the preliminary steps an
nounced last night that will
enable this Government, If re-
quired, to meet its obligations
without delay,
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was incensing the crowd OF
Negroes.
"The city policemen were
pulling back and they were to
let us stand between them and
the crowd Of Negroes. but the
highway patrol and other State
officers pulled up about that
time and interferred," Mr.. Lay
said.
Alabama Safety Director Al
Lingo was unavailable for
comment.
City Police 1t. Frank w,
Lloyd, who heads civil defense
reserve units, said the Negro
officers were called to the scene
by Police Inspector w. j
Haley.
The city has no Negro po-
licemen on its regular force
and this is one Of the demands
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Troopers rsPrevented Use
OfNegro Police in Riot

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May
IA (AP)-A Negro reserve po-
lice captain says that State
troopers prevented him from
using So uniformed Negro re-
serves to help quell weekend
rioting.
"The appearance of white po-
licemen was what set off the
rioting," said the captain,
James Lay. 35-year-old postal
worker who heads a Negro civil
defense police unit.
City police said the Negro
civil defense reserve policemen
were called when 1t became evi-
dent that the appearance Of
white policemen in the srea
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SparkmanGets
Troops Pledge

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May IA
AP). - Senator Sparkman,
Democrat Of Alabama, says
President Kennedy has assured
him Federal troops would not
be sent TO racially troubled Bir-
mingham, "as long as the local
forces could preserve order"
Senator Sparkman said he
had urged the President not to
send to Birmingham the riot
trained Army troops being
massed in Fort Mcclellan and
Maxwell Air Force Base.
Senator Sparkman revealed
his talk with Mr.. Kennedy in
q telegram yesterday TO State
Public Safey Director AL Lingo,
Birmingham Police Commits
sioner Eugene Connor, Police
Chief James Moore and Sheriff
Mel Bailey Of Jefferson County.
Senator Hill. Democrat Of
Alabama. said in a statement
there was no need to send Fed
eral troops to Alabama and
added. II have called on the
President and have insisted
that he withdraw them"
II sorely deplore. as I am
sure do all AlabamanS who be-
lieve In law and order. the
bombings and acts Of violence
in Birmingham over this past
week end" Senator Hill said.
But he said the Governor
and State and local law en-
forcement officials have
pledged that peace and order
will be maintained and that
they will cooperate with the
FBI and others in bringing
those responsible for the bomb
ingS 10 justice.
other members OF the Ala
bama delegation. all Demo-
Gratis, have communicated with
the President. demanding the
withdrawal Of the troops.
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R. c. Strong Gets
Iruq Envoy Post

Robert c. Strong, a career
diplomat since 1899. was NOM
mated by President Kennedy
today TO be American Ambas-
sador 10 1raq.
Mr.. Strong. now serving as
director OF the office OF Near
Eastern Affairs In the State De-
partment. is the first ambas-
sador this country will have
had In Iraq since Ambassador
John Jernegan was recalled
last year.
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Programs Planned

Paper sessions" and actual
cave exploring will highlight
the National Sociological So
ciety'S goth annual convention
June 9 through is at Noun.
tain Lake Hotel in Giles Coun-
ty, Va,
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Continued From Page Al


terdaX that he might seek a
Federal court Injunction to
keep the troops from being used
in Birmingham.
The troops remained on the
ready at two nearby military
bases, but Mr.. Kennedy said
he does not plan to use them
as long as local authorities can
maintain order.
Sidney Smyer, chairman Of
the group of white business
leaders which negotiated the
truce with Negroes last week,
said he believes the people Of
Birmingham will go along with
the agreement If there are no
more demonstrations by Ne
groes and the extremists on
both sides quit stirring up
trouble.
For the first time, he spelled
out the white negotiators' ver-
sion Of the agreement. He said
it provides for the opening of
lunch room counters and other
facilities to Negroes at some
downtown department stores
within 80 days and the hiring
Of one Negro at one store as
a sales clerk within so days.
He said this was to be on a
trial basis to see how 1t works.
He said downtown merchants
were not actually members of
the white negotiating team, but
agreed reluctantly to go along
with this concession toward
Negro demands.
I'VE are sincere in wanting
to work out the problems of
this community" said Mr..
Smyer, who at q press confer
ence declined to identify any Of
the other members Of the white
negotiations. IF we get rid of
the hate in this town we will
see considerable Improvement"
Immediately after Mr.. Smy-
er's press conference, Segrega-
zionist Mayor Arthur j. Hanes,
fresh from a conference with
Gov. Wallace, called reporters
in to denounce the agreement.
II can assure you right now
the city will not buy the agree
ment," Mr.. Hanes said. He
said he would urge a boycott
Of any store integrating its
facilities.
Disputes Election
Mr.. Hanes declared that he
and Police Commissioner Eu-
gene (BulD Connor are run
ing the city government de-
spite the election last month
Of a new Mayor and a new
form Of government that abol-
ished Mr.. Connor's Job.
There have been reports of
disputes between city and
State police over who is in
charge Of law enforcement.
Mr.. Hanes claimed that
Commissioner Connor is in
charge Of city police and that
the city police chief and the
county sheriff "have been
backing down" in resisting
Negroes.
The State troopers who
poured into the city after Sun
days bombings and rioting are
under the supervision Of State
safety director AL Lingo. Mr..
Hanes said Col. Lingo is work.
ing with Commissioner Connor
rather than the city police
chief.
Negroes have accused State
police Of brutality.
Collects Weapons
1--WE must not allow any one
to provoke violence" said DR..
King, urging Negroes to give up
any knives, guns or other weap-
ons they might have. Later he
toured some pool rooms where
a woman follower collected
knives in a cardboard box.
Last night, Jackie Robinson
told the Birmingham Negroes
that they have been an Gin
spiration" to Negroes over the
Nation.
1T is amazing TO me that
white Americans are allowing a
Bull Connor TO speak for them"
he said.
Floyd Patterson. former
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PRESIDENT kennedy eTnpha-
sized again today that he hopes
the Birmingham people them
selves can resolve the uneasy
racial situation there without
further Federal action.
The President, who urged
Alabama Gov. George c. Wal
lace yesterday to cooperate In
maintaining an atmosphere Of
law and. order in Birmingham,
discussed the situation with
Democratic congressional lead
ers in a breakfast conference
this morning.
Senator Democratic Leader
Mansfield said there was no
discussion Of the propriety Of
the Presidents action in send
ing Federal troops trained In
riot control into Alabama to
be ready to move into Birming-
ham If necessary to prevent
further rioting.
Clear Authority Seen
The Senate Democratic
Leader said he did not think
there was any question about
the Presidents authority to use
Federal troops II necessary to
suppress violence.
But he said the President and
Democratic leaders comforting
this morning strongly hope
that local elements In Bir-
mingham themselves will be
able to bring about a solution
of the uneasy situation that
exists at the present time"
The President told Gov. Wal
lace yesterday that he would
not order troops into the city
unless uncontrolled violence
erupts.
Gov. Wallace, though, in
sisted Mr.. Kennedy is using an
unconstitutional law as his
grounds for diSpatching soldiers
to two military bases in Ala
bama, each within about an
hours drive of Birmingham.
The Governor said State
forces can handle matters, that
neither he nor the Alabama
Legislature has requested Fed
eral troops.
Governor Has Plans
Asked If he Is considering
further steps to get the troops
withdrawn, Gov. Wallace said:
I'VE have plans in that re-
gard. We believe they are here
unlawfully, and that matter
may be adjudicated in the
courts"
The President met last night
with Democratic Senator's
Sparkman and Hill of Alebama,
but Presidential Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger would not say
whether Mr.. Kennedy had as
Sured them that no trnnns
Evening star., 1963-05-14
By a star Staff Writer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May IA.
Birmingham, where tense
ness is rapidly becoming a way
Of life, is beginning TO wonder
who is minding the store-or
whether anyone really is.
The lack OF effective leader
ship appears to be one Of the
main reasons the city can't pull
itself out Of the racial morass
In which 1t has been stuck for
a month and q half.
There are two rival city gov
ernments. one headed by a
Mayor who keeps preaching
segregation and charging a
Communist conspiracy, and the
other headed by a Mayor whose
chief contribution seems TO be
TO wiring his hands.
There are at least three
separate law enforcement agen-
cies-State. local and county
none Of which is quite sure who
Is In charge Of keeping the
peace.
, 1963-03-12
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
Continued from Friday

So the question came to mind again! What then
was the basis Of the objection? 1t seems to me that their
objections could very well have been that Harvey Alu-
minum coming into the area giving the working peo-
pie a double amount Of wages, would necessarily event
ually cause these people to increase their wages, pc
cause Harvey is going to pull labor from the general
population. And that seems to be where the greatest
objection lies-in the possibility OF increasing wages
for the working man in st. Croix. But 1t was significant
to note that the question Of race relations was pre-
dominant there. You could see it there. And it pointed
up to me that now is the time for this body and for our
government to take serious note OF this situation and
to continue to be vigilant as far as the proper enforce
ment of our civil rights act is concerned, and to do every
thing to improve race relations in the Virgin Islands,
particularly'in St. Croix. Because at one time, there,
was wondering Where l was-whether in st. Croix or
some other place. -*ag11taa9 ~ Enstae7at fe
And Mr.. Chairman, I feel that this body should
take those two things into consideration. Emphasis
should be placed on the proper enforcement OF our
sent civil rights law and also everything should be done
to improve race relations in the Virgin Islands. And I'd
like to add that in a way I'm very. happy that the man
, 1963-03-12
VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR % YEARS.

that we had selected to enforce our laws the Commits
sioner of Public Safety-Jack Monsanto) has been re-
moved. Because this situation clearly pointed out that
we have a weak Commissioner of Public Safety, be
cause he could not possibly have enforced the provl-
sions Of the civil rights act if he was a member OF segre-
gated clubs and he was in a organization which was
comprised of the type of persons who appeared before
the Senate body to argue against Harvey aluminium
last night. $50
Mt M~OOREHEAD: Mr.. Chairman.
THE VICE PRESIDENT; Senator Moorehead,
NH. MOOREHEAD: Mr.. Chairman, several weeks
ago | brought up a subject here on the floor regarding
me medical situation on the Island of St. John. At that
time, / talked about two cases that were brought to ST.
Thomas and attended to in not a satisfactory manner
Last night, again we had a recurrence of the same ac-
cident. Around about nine o'clock, word came down to
Cruz Bay that there were two seriously i'll persons at
Fast End, where unfortunately a jeep cannot go to take
the people out. We have to use a boat. The government
boat was out of operation, and the other one happened
to be in st. Thomas at the time, and one of the Corpora
lions boats had to be used. | tried to estimate the time
that the boat would take to reach East End, the delay in
volved in getting the persons from the house to- the
boat, and the rough seas because last night, as most of
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BY Al Smith

8 pm. in. Lubber Run Park,
Second and North Columbus
streets, Arlington, Va. Free.
Professional cast presents
Much Ado About Nothing"
in Shakespeare Summer Fes-
tival at open-air Sylvan
Theater on the Washington
Monument grounds, $3.50 pm.
Free.
MONDAY: Three lively
acts from Cherry Blossom
Festivals highly successful
Prelude to Taps" make UP
the Sd Infantry's Torch
light Tattoo" at $3.50 pm. at
Sylvan Theater on Washing
ton Monument grounds. Free.
Sports
MONDAY: Washington
Senators meet the Chicago
White Sox at D. c. Stadium,
Twenty-second and East
Capitol streets. See Star
sports section for details.
Exhibits
SUNDAY is the last day
to see a selected exhibit Of
photographs by Irving Penn,
noted fashion, travel and
portrait photographer. In
Smithsonian Institutions
Arts and Industries Build
ing, Ninth street and Jeffer-
son drive S.W. Open o am.
to 4:30 pm. tomorrow and
Sunday.
See an original baron's
copy Of the Magma Charta
and Che first-known printed
broadside OF the Declara-
ton of Independence In
The Story Of Human Rights
in America" exhibit at B'nai
Birth Klutznick Hall, 1910
Rhode Island avenue NV.
Closed Saturday. open 10
am. to 5 pm. Sunday.
Art
TOMORROW AND SUM-
"Pietro Aretino' by Sanso-
vino is National Gallery Of
Arts sculpture Of the week.
Meet In front Of the work in
the west hall at noon and
2 pm. tomorrow, $3.50 and
$50 pm. Sunday TO hear a
talk about the art and It's
creator. General tours Of the
gallery, at Sixth street and
Constitution avenue NV,
leave rotunda II am, l and
3 pm. tomorrow. and 2.30
and 5 pm. Sunday.
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TO HEAR
Music

TOMORROW: Robert Nc
Kee Of Saint Georges by the
Sea. Rumson. N. j.. a mem
Der Of the Guild Of Carlton
neurs in North America, pre-
sents concert on the 49-bell
Netherlands Carlton near Two
Jima Memorial Just off Route
so across Memorial Bridge in
Arlington, Va; $3.50 pm. Free.
Taylor Harvey gives 8 pm.
organ recital at st. Johns
church, Lafayette Square.
Program includes Allegro
from Concerto In A Minor by
Bach. and Dupre's Mag
nificat."
SUNDAY: Holy Cross Teen
Club sponsors local profess
sional folk singers Allen Dam
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KeniIworth Gardens Beckons
With WuterIiIy Rainbow

Governmental 10 am, un-
der auspices of District Pub
lie Schools Urban Service
Corps widening Horizons"
program for high school stu
dents. Tour also includes Wis
its to Danish and Swiss EN-
bassies and the National
Housing Center.
A park historian tells
about Fort Washington, Md.
Guardian Of the Nations
Capital"-on a $3.50 pm.
tour. Fort dates from 1908.
It's reached via Nichols ave-
nue. and South Capitol street
Sc. to Indian Head Highway,
turn right 515 miles below
the District line and follow
directional signs. Meet at the
forts main gate. Free.
MONDAY: Foreign policy
how 1t Is made and car
ried out-will be the theme
of widening Horizons" tour
Of the State Department at
1880 pm. State Department
at 2201 C street NV. Pro-
gram is for high school stu
dents under auspices Of Dis
trict Public Schools and Ur-
ban Service Corps.
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ron and Carol Hedin In "hoot-
enanny" at Holy Cross Parish
Hall, Garrett Park, Md. At 8
pm; tickets at the door.
Soloists with the Marine
Band in its $3.50 pm. Water
gate concert will be Fredric
Erdman, cornet; Ronald Bal
tazar, clarinet, and William
Jones, baritone (vocaD. Con-
Quoted by 1t. Col. Albert
Schoepper, the bands pro-
gram includes overture to
1.-THE Gypsy Baron" by
Strauss, and 1.-THE Shawl
Dance" by Skinner. Free.
Watergate is theater barge
on the Potomac River near
the Lincoln Memorial Just
north of Memorial Bridge.
MONDAY: Carliss Harsha
soloing on the euphonium
highlights the 8 pm. Capitol
Plaza concert Of the Navy
Band, conducted by 1t. O.g)
Donald w. Stauffer. "Our Ma
tons Capital March" by
Mitchell, the theme from
Exodus" by Gold. and Schu-
bert's First Movement, SYM
phony No. 8 in B Minor in
cluded on program. Free.
Lectures
TOMORROW: Summer
Explorers Club holds pro-
gram, Wandering Away"
which tells why, how and
where birds migrate, at IL
am, / and 3 pm. in Rock
Creek Nature Center's assem-
bly, room. Free tickets dis
tributed at receptionist's desk
80 minutes before program.
SUNDAY: Raymond s.
Sites, curator Of education
at the National Gallery of
Art, Sixth street and Con5ti-
tuition avenue NV, discusses
THE Alteration Of the Magi
by Botticelli" In lecture hall
at 4 pm. Free.
TO SEE
Theaters
For listings. see where
and When" on the Amuse-
ment Page.
Special Events
TOMORROW AND SUM-
DAY: Arlington Recreation
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chill
dren's Theater stages adap-
tation OF alice In Wonder
land" with cast Of "a kids at
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Week. ms

River and how geology has
affected the Nations Capital
on a cruise leaving from the
foot of Wisconsin avenue in
Georgetown at 10 am. ReSer-
vations must be made in adj
vance with Government
services, Inc. Fares: $50
adults; 80 cents, children.
TOMORROW AND SUM-
DAY: Explore the trails Of
Theodore Roosevelt Island
with a park naturalist at 2
pm. both days. Get to island
via free ferry operating from
the foot Of Wisconsin avenue.
Call Government Services.
Inc, for reservations on pop
ular mule-drawn barge trip
up the Gao Canal. Barge
leaves Lock 8, half block
south Of Thirtieth and M
streets NV, at 0 am. and
2 pm. tomorrow, and 2 pm.
Sunday. Fares: $1.35 adults;
IS cents, children IL and
under. Park naturalist or his
torian tells about canal along
the way.
SUNDAY: Wanderbirds
Hiking Club will have out
ing to Bay Ridge Beach, Md.
Call James DeVaughan, 528-
TABS. for detailed informa-
ton.
Some Of the more interest
ing plants In the unique area
of Glover-Archbold park,
Reservoir road and Forty
fourth street NV, will be
pointed out by a park natu-
ralist on q Q pm. walk. Free.
MONDAY: ALI rides at Kid
dieland Park, New Hamp-
shire avenue at East-West
highway, Takoma Park, Md,
will cost q nickel (usual Is
is cents) from noon to 6 pm.
Rides for kids 2 TO 10.
TOURS
TOMORROW: American
Institute Of Architects rep
resentative will conduct tour
Of Washington's largest en-
bassy-that Of the British
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TO SEE

For listings. see where
and When" on the Amuse-
ment Page.
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Special Events

TOMORROW AND SUM-
DAY: Arlington Recreation
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chill
dren's Theater stages adap-
tation OF Alice In Wonder
land" with cast Of "a kids at