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Ex-US Lawyer Bares Oil Firm Bribe Attempt WASHINGTON A just-re signed U.S. attorney testified Monday oil company lawyer John M. Neff tried to hire him to lobby for the natural gas bill and then attempted to give him $500 for his children. Testifying through tears at times the former Lexington, Neb. official. Donald R. Ross, said Neff made these overtures and - he rejected them—after arrang ing meetings between Neff and Nebraska's Republican Sens. Cur tis and Hruska. Ike to Continue Leisure Activity THOMASVILLE. Ga. IT*—Presi dent Eisenhower deceided Mon day to extend his Georgia vaca tion until Friday or Saturday and the White House just about ruled out possibility of any announce ment here on whether he will seek re-election. The President came to the plan tation estate of Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey last Wed nesday with tentative plans to remain for about a week of quail hunting, golf and general re laxation—and leaching a final decision on whether to run again. But James C. Hagerty. presi dential press secretary, announced Monday Eisenhower will stay on until Friday afternoon or Sat urday morning. Hagerty said Saturday appears more likely. At the same time Hagerty stated “there isn't a thing to it" in commenting on a report that he President would disclose here late Friday, after the stock mar kets close for the weekend, whether he will seek another four-year term. A newsman had told the press secretary such a report was circulating in this area. The general impression among Washington reporters has been that he would wait until he gets back to the Capital to announce his decision. Hagertv's comment appeared to make that just about certain. Hagerty said he assumes the President’s next news conference will be in Washington on Feb. 29. a week from Wednesday. Wednesday morning is the usual time foi an Eisenhower session with newsmen when he is in the Capital. Hagerty said the President de cided to prolong his stay at Hum phrey’s place because the warm sun and outdoor activity are doing him a lot of good in further convalescence from his Sept. 24 heart attack. Humphrey plans to fly to New York Wednesday'for a speaking engagement. He intends to re turn here Thursday morning. £mera(il.... Want Ads Amusement route for sale. Pin ball machine, music box. and bowling machines. Good in come. Bill Spores or Don Pollock. 5-9267. 2-24 For Sale: Complete set of women's ski equipment. Call 3- 3818 after 5 p.m. 2-23 Please call 4-3432 and arrange for house dance pictures. The Fehly Studio. 2-3tf ABC Costume rental; largest selection in town. Phone: 4- 2737, 395 Irving Rd. 2-29 Order your printing now from Witteveen Press. 3635 Hii yard. 4-3615. 214tf Ross was the first witness as a special Senate committee un expectedly reopened and broad i ened an inquiry into a $2,500 campaign contribution offered by Neff to Sen. Case (R-SD>. but rejected by the South Dakota senator. Several other inquiries one by a federal grand jury are under way with the prospect some maj go into the whole field- of lobby ing and campaign contributions. The lobbying question was a fac i tor in President Eisenhower's re cent veto of the gas bill. In the most recent develop ment. the Senate Democratic policy committee unanimously i recommended late Monday set ting up a special bipartisan com 1 mittee to study the whole field i of campaign gifts and lobbying. The Seuate may act on the pro posal Tuesday. Ross, a Republican, resigned his U.S. attorney post last Sat urday. saying he had done nothing wrong but didn't want to em barrass his party through lus : connection with Neff, a longtime friend. The Senate committee heard in an earlier phase of its investiga tion that Neff offered the $2,500 to Case, and actually gave $2,500 to the Nebraska State Republican committee, on behalf of Howard B. Keck, president of the Superior Oil company of California. Ross directely contradicted testimony by Neff on one point. Neff told the senators last week his only connection with 1 Superior Oil was representing it in legal matters. Ross, however, said Neff told him he was engaged by Superior ' in connection with the gas bill and to find out how Nebraska'3 senators stood on the measure. Both Hruska and Curtis voted for the bill. Case voted against ; it. Ivan Evans of Broken Bow. Neb. Neff's law counsel, said Neff had been requested to ap peal- Thursday before the staff of the select committee of the Senate. The committee leopened pub lic hearings after a staff study of oil man Keck's bank check books. Chairman George iD-Gai, indi cated this study might be related to the call for additional testi mony. With Neff's testimony, the , committee recessed public hear I ings—probably until Wednesday. NATO Experts Discuss Defense PARIS Experts from the 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organ ization nations plunged into con ferences Monday on shaping atom age defenses and how to pay for them. More than 150 political, tech nical and military men started two weeks of talks at NATO headquarters. The meetings are being held in secrecy. The United States sent about 20 experts, headed by the assistant secretary for defense, Gordon Gray. The United States is expected to play a big part in the talks since this is the first such meet ing since relaxation of congres sional restrictions has permitted exchange of certain atomic in formation. The meetings will r esult only in recommendations which will “fa cilitate the task” of various gov ■ ernment officials concerned with : defense problems. This in effect, ' will enable NATO representatives to go to their governments with I concrete proposals and plans, the ‘ results they are expected to achieve und the cost for them. FORMER PRESIDENT Harry S. Truinun (right) poses iu his Knnsus City office In hU first witting with sculptor Rene Shapshak (left). The sculptor lm** been commissioned to fashion the clay bust of Truman for the Hall of Fame of the Ren JulinJah National museum of Jerusalem. In renter I* Sidney Luw retire, direc tor o!' the Kansas City Jen ish Community Relation*, bureau. Shapshak hopes to complete the bust In t»i\ sitting**, and have It unveiled In Israel on Truman's 7Srd birthday May h. »'Jt Wlrepho'.oj State Department Discloses Mid-East Arms Shipment WASHINGTON ».» Saudi Arabia has 18 more U.S, tanks on order .NUT Pattons nearly twice as big as the IS controversial M41 Walker Bulldogs shipped out Monday. American and other diplomatic officials also repotted Israel has received at least three million dollars worth of U.S. ammunition, spare parts and radio gear since last August. This was included in the 16 million dollars worth of materiel which the State department dis closed Saturday as having been sent to the troubled Middle East during the past six months. President Eisenhower's de cision to lift the short-lived U.S. arms embargo left the State de partment with the problem of what to tell Israel and the U.S congress. Israel is pressing for approval of its request, filed last Nov 16, to buy,50 million dollars in U.S. defensive weapons. This is sought as a counter to Egvp't purch i.se og 80 million dollars in Commun ist jet plunes. tanks and artillery. Secretary of State Dulles is to return Wednesday from a Ba hamas vacation. Israeli Ambas sador Abba Eban is expected to call on him or his top Middle East aide, George V. Allen. Chairman* George (D-Gai of i the Senate Foreign Relations ; Committee said over the week ; end he wants Dulle3 and Under j secretary Herbert Hoover Jr. to ! explain the tanks-fer-Arabia deal as soon as possible. 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He said Dulles had made “a sorry record as secretary of state" and that what he has done has had President Eisenhower's backing. Webb Re-elected To OPC Position (’ail C. Webb, a memlser of the University school of Journalism itaff, whs re-elei t*d secretary • manager of the Oregon Press Conferenc- as the group conclud •*<l its 37th anual meeting tin i past weekend. Other* elected were Bernard Mainwartng. publisher of tfc. Salem Capital Journal, president and W. Verne McKinney, pub lisher of the Hill-boro Argua, as tniste.- of the F.r i Allen memo 'rial fund. . Under the Weather Included on the Infirmary list Monday were Noler.e Wade. Mm - th i Kaiicett. (lay Kumber. Amy Sue Persons. Genevieve I.idwig. Clarence de Jean. Roy Humcry. Gregory Calvert, Ronald Peter son. Be a Ann Bowen. Donald Jacklin, Bruce Bloomfield. Jim Potter. Sardi a’Pearson and Cyg nette Swan. J. 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