June 25, 1958

Finn, Wm

Tass charges US and NYC police abetted anti-Russian demonstration at USSR UN hdqrs; charges 'rowdyism' and 'hooliganism' in rept paralleling accts of Danish and W Ger demonstrations; reprisal demonstration before US Embassy, Moscow, expected; Pravda charges Western 'quasi-Fascist' elements organize provocations, does not rept other anti-USSR demonstrations or reactions such as Nehru's

Fifty crew members of the oil barge and Swedish freighter that collided this morning in the East River jumped for their lives to decks of rescue vessels or into flame-covered waters.

SEC chmn Gadsby testifies there is no evidence of Goldfine pfd treatment with SEC; SEC aides acknowledge they withheld action until after minority stockholders had filed ct suit against 2 cos; questions whether Goldfine paid hotel bill of Fed Judge W T McCarthy who later sat on SEC action against cos and then disqualified self after learning of Goldfine involvement; Goldfine atty Sears tells press Goldfine paid $60 bill at Woldorf Astoria in Feb '54 for McCarthy; Sen Morse to ask Justice Dept to probe possible FTC rule violation by Howrey; Repr Bentley, Alcorn and Butler comment on broad issues; Gadsby and B D Woodside, in answer to subcom queries on SEC delays, say SEC lacks personnel to deal with cos annual repts; questioned on policy of lr-writing on cases; Gadsby says Meeker could not have violated SEC rule against disclosing confidential information in showing Goldfine file to Morgan since data was given to him 7 days before investigation opened, that before talking with Morgan Meeker was asked about case by Payne and had conf with Payne and Cotton in Bridges office, Bridges not present

McElroy and Russell conf by phone without accord; Sen Knowland denies Eisenhower and McElroy intended reprimand or reprisal threat