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LUBBOCK Evening, Seiteaber 29, 1960 Louisiana Officials Denounce Civil Rights Hearings "National Publicity Stunt" Is Charged By DAVID ZDiMAX NEW (AP) A strong wave of protest from stat and parish officials surged through Louisiana today in the w-ake of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission's two-day bearing on voter discrimination. "In my opinion, this bearing is nothing but a national publicity stunt," State Atty. Gen. Jack Gre- miilioa told newsmen.

"We haw investigated these stories anc found no merit" The six-member commission, a fact-finding body that reports to Congress and the President, said es filed more than 150 complaints of vote denials. The vast majoritj came from rural northern parishes. "Ancient History" "None of these people have ever complained to any state said Grenillion, an observer al the hearing. "All this testimonj is ancient history." Most of the 35 Negroes testified the wide latitude given parish registrars in applying voter qualification tests has helped hold Negro registration down to 28 per cent per cent of eligible white voters are registered, the commission said. Negroes also testified threats violence have been made to keep Negroes from the polls.

In St Helena Parish, segregated voting machines "create an opportunity for votes to be shoved aside and counted," one Negro witness testified. £etattal Invited The commission Wednesday invited registrars to present rebuttal testimony. But Gremfllion told the cQDHnissiaQ it was "physically impossible" to get registrars from distant northern parishes to New Orleans on such short notice. "They don't want us there," said Red River Parish registrar Joseph W. Crawford.

"Thafs obvious." Dist Atty. Aivin Lassiter of Ouachita Parish took issue with Dr. John Reddix, Negro dentist from Monroe who testified he has not been able to register since he was purged from the rolls in 1956. The Rev. Theodore Hesburgfa, president of Notre Dame Univer- sity and a commission Tnembe had said he would report the credible situation" to Presiden Eisenhower.

Lassiter, in a telegram to Gremillion, said Reddix' registratio had been legally challenged with the registrations of 5,900 oth er parish Negroes and 6,7 whites. Reddix feels a "grievano is a greater right than the lege to vote," Lassiter said. Sentence Suspended Sheriff C. E. Hester of Madiso said the Rev.

William Jam Neal, Negro, probably was nc qualified because he is under sentence lor non-support of his family. Neal, wb testined he had been unable register, had told the commissio his only arrest was for a mino traffic violation. Walton Crawford, Red River Parish registrar, said that care filled out by Mrs. Marian Turner and Elmo Williams, Negroes wn ivere witnesses Tuesday, were "absolutely unreadable." Mary Bryce, Bossier registrar said Eugene Williams of Huagh ton, another Negro witness, triec to register five times but coul never fill out his application care properly. Gremillion said bis staff, wh took down names and testimom would review the material carefully to see if any perjury oc curred.

As the hearing dosed, the com mission rebuffed Gremillion when je attempted to read a statemen into the record. Vice Chairman Robert A. Star ey said commission rules requir submission of written statements 24 hours in advance and Gremil ion knew the rules. He invitee Gremillion to be examined as a vitness. Gremillion declined.

FILES FOR DIVORCE NEW YORK wife actor Jason Robards filed a ivorce suit Wednesday, naming Lauren BacalL the widow of Hum phrey BogarL Robards is the craggy-featured star ot the Broad way hit "Toys in the Attic." Ra chel Robards, also an actress sought alimony and attorney's ees in the suit which seeks a di orce or separation. Kleenex 400 Count 23 from your neighborhood RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES Baby chick hatch right before the eyes of youngsters visiting the Children's Barnyard ai the Panhandle South Plains Fair. Above, hoping to see the "miracle" while they were there Tuesday are Mark Williamson, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williamson, 8002 Ave.

and Sherry Gibson, 6, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gibson, 1102 S2nd St. (Staff Photo.) Earl Lewis Rites Set At Seagraves SEAGRAVES sen-ices for Earl E.

Lewis, 46, a ginner of the Midway community who died Wednesday in Seagraves Clinic-Hospital, will be held here Friday. The services are scheduled at 3 p. m. in the First Baptist Church of Seagraves. The Rev.

I. W. Oliver. Austin, a former Seagraves pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. B.

L. Davis, pastor of the Seagraves First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Seagraves Cemetery under direction of Joe H. Webb Funeral Home. Survivors are the wife, Mrs.

Sue Lewis of Seagraves; three brothers, H. P. Lewis of Seagraves, Everett" Lewis of Loop and Johnny Lewis cf Barber, four sisters, Mrs. Collie Martin of Plainview, Mrs. Virginia Richardson of Dallas, Mrs.

Peariee Hanie of Teague, and Mrs. Ila Miller of Colleyville. and the parents. Mr. and Mrs.

R. L. Lewis of Seagraves. Undercover Agent Couldn't Make Grade PORTLAND, Ore. cover agents for the Oregonj Liquor Control Commission been signing up to work in the bean harvest, then nabbing sell-' ers of wine and liquor.

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ARBOWSMTH ALBANY, N.Y. John f. Kennedy, pounding hard at his Republican "opponent and drawing great crowds in areas that went to the GOP in 1952 and 1956, ranges upstate New York for votes again oday. The Democratic presidentia candidate lined up another punish ng day and evening of campaign ng after jamming big auditori Wednesday night in Roches er and Buffalo. Greeted By Thousands He arrived in Albany after mid night, was greeted by thousands and made his 13th speech of a ong day.

In Buffalo and Rochester he red a barrage of criticism at the Eisenhower administration generally and at Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon, Republican candi- ate for the White House, speci- Today's renewed quest for New ark's 45 electoral votes starts with a morning- rally at the state apitol. Motorcade Set Then Kennedy goes off on an D-mile motorcade to a dozen The foray will end in Syracuse ose to midnight and Kennedy en will fly on to his home at yannis Port, for a day rest Friday. In remarks prepared for a rally Amsterdam, Kennedy said the ry was typical of older Ameri- communities suffering from economic hardening of arter- He blamed this on Republi- ans running the executive branch the government "For eight years, the Republicans have turned a deaf ear to the crying need to revitalize these areas," Kennedy declared in say ing that President Eisenhower's vetoes of legislation in this fielc were responsible. The uproarious receptions Ken nedy got in Rochester and Bui falo, both of which Eisenhower carried in 1952 and 1956, surprised even some party workers.

Police estimated about 20,000 persons jammed the area of Ken nedy's Rochester hotel. Din Deafening Additional thousands were along the route from the airport. The War Memorial Auditorium, the din was deafening as Kennedy came on the scene. Thai hall seats 15,000 and its manager, Thomas somehow Timlin, almost figured 21.000 that had squeezed in. Timlin called it the biggest crowd ever to assemble in the auditorium.

In his Buffalo speech, accepted a Nixon challenge that he (Kennedy) "correct" his campaign statement that '17 million seople go to bed every night hungry in the United States." Nixon, Kennedy noted, had as- lerted that his Democratic rival should put out a correction while Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev "still in this country. am going to speak up while ihrushchev is in this country," Kennedy declared to wfld ap- ilause. The senator then revised his original statement somewhat, the 17 million "may not to bed hungry every night, but ley don't go to bed very well ed." In Rome, children plant young trees at an annual festival. This insures that the city's green belt expands with each new generation of trees. Our Friday Saturday CAKES AND PASTRIES OF DISTINCTION Wedding In the Family, Soon? We Invite You To Comfe in and See the Many Different Typei of Wedding Cakes We Can Decorate for Your Daughter 1 Wedding! With Each Wedding Cake of $12.00 or More We'll Give You a HONEYMOON Cake FREE! PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 34rii St.

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