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