March 6, 1956

Sen (George) com ends probe; Neff admits offering Repubs money for Hickenlooper's vote and believes amount was $2,500; Hickenlooper reptdly unaware of offers, which were rejected; Mrs R Barr says she introduced Neff to her employer, atty W T Edson of Storm Lake, Iowa; Edson testifies Neff told him Kecks were sufficiently interested in bill to give $2,500 to Hickenlooper's campaign, or any other fund, if latter would vote for bill; repts Neff later wrote him that he would not pursue purpose of talk because he had made 'other arrangements'; Neff substantiates Edson's testimony; counsel Steadman questions Neff's earlier silence on Storm Lake visit; Neff, Edson illus

McKeldin enters Pres name in Md; Pres gives written consent; Mutual gives Dems time to reply, specifies speaker must not be office seeker; Natl Com chooses Sparkman; other networks silent; Sen F Case warns Dems on health issue; scores Butler attack; Sen Monroney sees issue unavoidable because Pres raised it; Pres confs with Brig Gen Kilpatrick, head of Eisenhower Citizens

Dulles in Karachi

NJ Sup Ct backs lower ct order barring J Calabrese from taking office as ILA Local 1247 sectreas under law barring convicted felons from holding financial office; excerpt of law; Waterfront Comm hails ruling; says it gathers similar data on other ILA execs; says few will be affected because most have never been convicted

Sup Ct, in per curiam opinion, affirms lower-ct ban on segregation in tax-supported insts, thus extending specifically to higher educ insts its '54 edict involving pss; case involves 3 Negroes admitted to NC Univ; NC, in appeal, challenged '54 edict; asked that lower ct ruling should not apply to Negroes seeking admission hereafter since they are not parties to suit; Marshall among attys representing Negroes

US, ARC, Natl Foundation, other groups muster aid for epidemic outbreak; over 800 cases reptd since Jan 1, mostly in Buenos Aires area; USAF to transport iron lungs

apptmt as Knight approved by Queen

DeWolfe installs Sidener as rector despite protests by 3 Melish supporters during installation service; 2 vestrymen and Melish atty Delany interrupt service, charge installation is illegal; De Wolfe gives ser; Reynolds turns over ch keys to Sidener; repts locks changed; illus

Dem Natl Com chmn Butler attacks Adm claims of gains, s, Civil Rights Assembly, Washington; assails Eisenhower record; Repr Scott hails Adm gains; says bipartisan group in House will press for 'prompt, affirmative' action on legis; says Atty Gen Brownell prepares legis for Eisenhower to submit to Cong; charges Dem leaders fail to follow up Eisenhower suggestion in State of Union Message that legis be considered by Cong 'within area of Fed responsibility'; Assembly votes to seek apptmt with Eisenhower to get 'positive statement' on rights issues

Sen Judiciary Com, 11-2, approves revised Bricker amendment; Sens Hennings, Kefauver opposed; Sens voting yes listed; Sens Wiley, Neely do not vote

GB suspends negotiations, gives priority to ending terrorism; repeats offer of self-rule now, except for foreign affairs, defense and internal security, leaving door open for later self-determination; Lennox-Boyd outlines breakdown of talks with Makarios, statement to Commons; warns GB has 'resolution and force' to restore order; scores Makarios for not condemning violence; says there will be no 'reign of terror,'

Joint Cs/S expected to make preliminary plans for fiscal '58 during wk of confs at Ramey Air Force Base, PR; may weigh additional funds for USAF