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.
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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.
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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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George said Monduy Dulles in
tentatively scheduled to testify
Friday.
Meanwhile, Sens Morse (D-Ore)
and Lehman (D-NVi joined in at
tacking Dulles in Senate speeches.
Both demanded that the Senate
Foreign Belatious committee
make a thorough Inquiry into the
Middle Last situation.
Lehman said he was told that
"our prestige in the Ar ab coun
tries has fallen to a new low
point." He added that "oiu pres
tige tn Israel has dropped dan
gerously."
He suid the committee should
review the whole situation "from
one end to the othei "
Morse said the American peo
ple are going "to do the dying by
tile millions" if Dulles stumbles
"Off the brink."
"I have no confidence in his
equilibrium." Mors ■ added.
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. .
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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.
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