Navy Clears Officer in Reserve, Drops Him as Risk in Civilian Job; Navy Clears Officer in Reserve, Drops Him as Risk in Civilian Job
atty M Casper bares case of J Gaberman, cleared for Navy reserve comm, '54, but ousted from Navy civilian post, '52, on identical charges involving assns of his family; Gaberman earlier rejected chance to resign comm with hon discharge, then won clearance; now seeks reopening of civilian post case; original negative vote came when hearing bd member believed Navy rules required 'mech interpretation' of testimony; Gaberman career; charges against him are that father was once Communist, that parents signed Communist nominating petitions, that they belonged to IWO, that his sister and husband were Communists, that from '30-38 he assoc with man who was Communist, that he worked for Amtorg Trading Corp for 4 yrs before '38; Gaberman denied he was Communist or sympathizer; says he worked for Amtorg for 1 yr as chauffeur in '34, that he never knew of parents' memberships or of sister and bro-in-law's pol, that his family assns are ltd, that no one tried to influence him