June 26, 1962

Brown Shoe Co v US: Ct unanimously rules that Clayton Act is intended to curb 'in their incipience' any mergers tending toward concentration in indus; affirms lower ct decision that Brown Shoe '55 acquisition of retail shoe store chain violated law

decision hailed by NY Rabbis Bd and others, scored by Cardinals Spellman and McIntyre and others; Prots divided

SAO sets off huge fire in Oran port area; fear spreads among Eurs as independence nears but French Army units give assurance of protection

possibility of Big-4 foreign mins conf arises from Rusk talks with W Eur leaders; current US and USSR positions discussed

Freeman rebukes Agr Dept official T H Miller who told Sen subcom investigators that he prepared rept on cotton acreage allotments favorable to Estes under pressure from Jacobs but did not give data earlier to FBI; says Jacobs denied telling him to make slanted rept; details Agr Dept moves to, get information on deals prior to Miller's Jan 12 '62 rept; Murphy denies Miller statement that he was implicated; HR subcom resumes hearings; McConnell admits he was consultant to ex-Sec Benson while consultant to Commercial Solvents; denies seeking Agr Dept favors for Estes