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The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 7

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Shreveport, Louisiana
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The Sinif vtroiir Timm Tuf.lav. Jlv 1 1. I9.VI 7-i Calls Lonjj SERVICE 1 Men inanee i AIR CONDITIONING ATTIC FANS to poM bond to indemnify the commission's expenses. The tar-ranging challenge of the Civil IlichU Commission's authority land investigative powers, launched i simultaneously by Greimllion Fn- day when he moved in to block the scheduled hearing, will not be con-1 sidrrcd until at least next week. A three jiuljje tribunal, composed of Judge Dawkins and Uo otheis is i scheduled to meet July 22 to con-I sider broad questions of the con so lO I exas high blood pressure and need for I rest, she said She will continue' 1 resting at home.

Long named (ormer Sen. A A. Fredericks to succeed Mrs Loi k- hart as his chul office assistant, 1 Mrs. Loikhart was confirmed by the Senate as member of the tax i commission the recent fiscal Legislature. llll lilt YAI.I.FTTA, Malta, July 13 jv, Maltese health authorities today reported live cases of polio among Maltese children under a.

None of the childien had been vaccinated, Wi Carry All Sizes Filters Fan Belts Matori Btgnngi DIXIEAIRE AIR CONDITIONING CO -if "t7 fl llJt flv 3 131 I SERVICE stitutionality of the Civil Rights act ItM'lt. Twice during Beinliard's under-' oath testimony about the cuimuis-, sum's expenses, attorneys tor the state attempted to learn more about the still secret complainant. lust. Atty, Albin Lassiier ol Monroe, who lias been at Grenullion's side since the battle over the hear-1 ing began, asked Bernhard how many were interviewed but not I called as witnesses and whether' ttie commission kept a record of the names and addresses. "1 know what you're driving and 1 can't blame you for trying," the judge smiled.

Hut he sustained Dim, Atty. Wilson's objection to (inilinur4 Irom i'a Out) called loan shark bill; require Ihe signature of a man's wite bclore the family home could be sold; and shake up stale mental health laws to make it tougher to commit a person to an institution. Long has favored requiring signatures of 111 neighbors before commitment ol a person since his own commitment to Texas and Louisiana menial institutions. The lawmaker said all the men around Ihe governor are against any special session and are trying to convince Long that none should be called. They insisted at the mansion meeting, he said, thai each the items Long proposes must be clunked out beforehand and he given approval by most lawmakers The only thing that could change legislative opinion about a special session, he said, is unexpected stale income from stale mineral lands leasing.

No mineral leasing currently is scheduled until mid-September. If a special leasing were silted-tiled earlier, the lawmaker conceded, there could lie interest spending the new mineral wealth. "ONE LESS FROCK to buy this 1L i Summer Senate Votes Funds For Annv niiUnu tram Tut Out) and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson tD-Texi accused the administration ol resorting to triple entrv bookkeeping" and a "hack door" method of iiiiancing in oilier to keep the budget total down. However, Johnson said ihe measure as shaped by the Senate Appropriations Commilee was a good lull worthy ol Senate support. The bill rellects the changes in military planning being dictated by the coming nt the missile age.

More emphasis las been placed on the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and defenses agauisi it, at the expense of defense against manned enemy bombers. das earlier in which the commission attorney said he did not expect the registrars to comply with the order lor records. Removal of registration records without proper authority constitutes violation ol a state law. Bernhard replied that the commission was prepared with six statt attorneys to go to the various parishes ami inspect the records there. The expenses Bernhard cited in asking bond included: June 30-July 3, commission investigator Norman Simpson engaged in serving subpoenas, $350.

June 18 29, investigators Beimell Monello and Burton Goodyear interviewing witnesses. June 20-21), investigators Waul Renncll and Roy Miller $450. June Hi 23, investigators Simpson and Downs interviewing, June 18 28, investigators Beimel and Miller interviewing, $iiuo. June 18 investigators Bcnnoll and Miller interviewing, June 22 25, commission executive secretary Mrs, Carol Alirl making preparations for courtroom and accommodations, $400. Official duty phone calls, $300.

did a lot of talking," remarked Judge Dawkins. I "You were giving us a lot of trouble," replied attorney Bern-1 hard.) Per diem for witnesses, $250. U.S. Marshal's foes for subpoena 1 GOOD-GROOMING SUCCESS STORY 1 That sought after, vxc! that line of questioning. Homer attorney W.

Shaw, who represents six private citizens also summoned to appear before the commission, asked whether witnesses who did not make the trip to Shreveport would return I their mileage expenses. Bernard I said he assumed they would, lie added, in answer to a question I from Gremillion, that the decision to request bond was made by the I I lull commission Sunday night. The statement brought a prompt i stream of questions tram Grcmil-1 iboo, who had repeatedly einpha-! 1 sized that the commission Is not being restrained trom meeting, here or elsewhere. It is only, tie i argued, barred from questioning I registrars and witnesses in this i case, and therefore not losing unrecoverable expenses. groomed, fastidious look tan be yours so easily cs, even in hot weather! Make it a habit to send your clothes to White's regularly and look your best always! ft mm mm right, arc George M.

Johnson, former dean of Howard University Law School at Washington. D. the" Rev. Theodore M. llcsburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame at South Rend, and Staff Director Gordon M.

Tiffany, former attorney general of New Hampshire. Judge Dawkins, in temporarily restraining the commission's proposed hearing, said, "Nothing that wc have said, in ruling upon these cases, is intended in any way to reflect upon the Commission, its members or its staff, all of whom, wc arc sure, are honorable gentlemen," He also referred to Dean Storey, seated on the left, as a personal friend "of long standing." THE SIX MEMBKRS of the Civil Rights Commission arc shown with the director in this photo taken by Times Photographer Langston McEachern at Rarksdale Air Force Base, where the commission had gathered for a hearing it had scheduled here yesterday. The photograph was taken just prior to their departure after Judge Ren C. Dawkins Jr. temporarily restrained the hearing in an opinion and orders handed down Sunday afternoon.

Left to right, seated, are Robert G. Storey; vice chairman, dean of SMU Law School at Dallas; Doyle E. Carlton, former governor of Florida; Chairman John A. Hannah, president of Michigan State University, East Lansing, and John S. Rattleformer governor of Virginia.

Standing, left to Kx-Lon Aide Returns to Raton Itoutie BATON ROI GE, July 13 Mrs. Wilma I.ockhart, former executive secretary to Gov. Karl Long, returned lo the slate capital Monday lor a visit alter about 10 davs of rest at heme and in a bos pital, "It's my first day out." she told friends en route to the governor's oflice. She was looking fresh and chipper. Mrs.

Loikhart said she was not in on business. She will take over her duties as member of the Louisiana Tax Commission "in the next couple of weeks," she said Mrs. Lockhart went into a hos-hital upon stepping down Irom the The commission could meet, "at Barksdale or New Orleans or here in this courtroom," he said, and discuss "discrimination in housing, for instance." He maintained that I the gathering Sunday night which1 gave Bernhard his instructions constituted a meeting. Since 1910 VVQo HMI uninriinir.r -ii, tt" 'g 4J Two Plants and Ten Cash Carry Stores or Call 2-7118 tor Route Service summoned registrars and the en-j tire commiwion. The six commis-I sioncrs were quartered at Barks- dale AFB.

Only one, Dean Robert G. Storey of Southern Methodist service, $125. Lxpenses of advance party of pst l)S executive secretary to Ihe stall members who arrived in i governor. She was sulfernig from Bernhard termed the argument "specious" anil said the commission has spent considerable tunc and money preparing for the hearing here and "is not down here for anything else." None of the registrars yesterday brought their oil ice records. The subpoenas had called lor their "master files" and complete records.

Bernhard was questioned as to what the hearing would have done had it gone as scheduled, in the absence of any records. Bernhard said the registrars would have been called on to testify, as they were in Alabama i where the commision also sought to investigate the registration records) and then if they were believed in contempt for refusing to bring records, the attorney general would have been asked to draw up contempt citations. Judge Dawkins reminded Bern-hard of a conversation from a lew shortly after the commission proceedings got under way, and the Morehouse Parish registrar, who was physically unable to make the trip to Shreveport. Also present were district at-tornies from nine Louisiana districts and a corps of Louisiana attorneys seeking to block the move by the commission. The state's defense was headed by Atty, Gen.

Jack Gremillion, who declared the expenses would not have been incurred had it not been lor the commission's administrative decisions" made despite advice from his office that they ran counter to slate law and that the constitutionality of the entire hearing would be subject to challenge. Bernhard held that the money cannot be recovered and the expenses will reuir if and when another hearing is set. For instance he said, the witnesses (the 34 who University, U.S. Law School made a nappearance at the fast-moving legal proceedings. He led the commission's battle the temporary restraining order Friday.

The commission members lelt the city after yesterday's bearing. Judge Dawkins, in handing down his ruling yesterday alter two hours of argument between attorneys, based his decision on rulings from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals of 20.rF, 2nd, 944, Ben. Compania vs. Naviera Hid snreveport Juiy $1,920. Six commissioners' travel expenses plus per diem, $1,100.

The commission is composed of Dean Storey, vice chairman John A. Hannah, chairman, president of Michigan State University; former governor of Virginia John S. Battle; former governor of Florida Doyle K. Carlton; president of Notre Dame University Rev. Theodore M.

Hosburgh; and former dean ol I Howard University Law School in Washington, D.C., George M. Johnson, Negro. -Y -r-tf I -s P' Bond Plea Rejected by Judge Here (Continued From pate Onr) eluded in the investigations with, "February 7 to March 7, two investigators in Louisiana, $350." Judge Dawkins interrupted to say that no investigative bills run up before the hearing was set would be considered. All costs preliminary to the setting June JO then were struck out. The accounting included $50 a day for the six commissioners, all of whom were in Shreveport yesterday though none appeared at the hearing; plus $12 per diem for witnesses, plus costs of interviewing the persons who filed rights violations complaints, plus travel expenses for witnesses, plus telephone calls, transportation, taxis and rented cars; plus service of subpoenas on the 17 Louisiana registrars summoned and 40 government witnesses.

Bcrnhard said 34 of the 40 are complainants and six are "private citizens." All but two of the 17 Louisiana registrars summoned were in the courtroom yesterday. Most arrived algo) and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1958, (Board of Supervisors of L.S.U. vs. Ludley, 252F, 1 2nd, 372 tSoecial i fnrrrcmr orr rwinrjiil Special rOST BOM) were to testily to voting rigni Value! Yesterday's move was strictly designed to require the registrars G-E STEAM AND SPRAY IRON -r I 'ill Reg, ,1 violations) will have to be re-contacted and rc-interviewed. "Because they might change their story?" the judge asked, half-jokingly.

"No, because of certain fears or economic considerations they might change their minds. We would have to re-determine that they would appear." Bcrnhard replied. The commission announced originally it had 67 complaints from Louisiana. Bernhard said yesterday only those considered "primie facie" cases Mere summoned to testify in the interest of time. He Frice $21.95 i 1103 TOP POSITION I nted a lop lvl talcs or.

genixftr in the Shreveport area. If you can qualify and have a detire lo make $20,000 annually. For Interview Call 4-4)01 Mon. thru Fri. 1 P.M.

to 4 P.M. IV Sunday before the restraining order did not identify the roles of the six Ak for Mr. W. F. Graham private citizens.

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