September 28, 1957

Dir Hoover denies Faubus charge that girls wore held incommunicado by FBI for questioning; denies wiretapping charge; Justice Dept denies knowing of purported wire from Mann to Brownell charging Karam was among main agitators in hs riot; wire reptdly hinted at need for Fed troops and that Faubus knew in advance of agitation; Dept says FBI probes whether violence was organized; head of civil rights sec, S J Barrett, in Little Rock; FBI probes charges against Karam; Karam comments; Mann scores Faubus radio s; Hagerty says Mann wired Eisenhower of increasing tension, but says no mention was made of troops; stresses Eisenhower acted on basis of Justice Dept repts

Fed ct grants preliminary injunction against Teamsters election

Sec Wilson double Army units will be assigned to handle problems; Sen Russell, Repr Sikes demand copy of canceled 'riot alert' order; Brucker says it will not be revived; Faubus cited repts of order, TV s; Army refuses to release text; notes it is classified

urges locals be placed under trusteeship

Saud reptdly gets Syrian assurance it will not move closer to USSR bloc; vows to defend Syria against aggression, broadcast; leaves Syria; Arab unity gain seen; Syrian paper says Saud made proposals for improving relations with West, especially US