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WASHINGTON (M - Supreme
Court Justice Charles E. Whittak-
er is retiring at 61 on doctor's or-
ders.
The jurist, who wanted the high
bench five years ago this month,
said he is exhausted.
His retirement effective April 1
was announced by President John
F. Kennedy.
Kennedy told his news confer-
ehee he will name a successor
shortly, but he declined to be
drawn into any discussion of whom
he will choose as his first appoint-
ment to the Supreme Court.
Associates said the President
has a number of possibilities under
consideration but no firm decision
has been reached yet. An author-
itative source was asked if any
Negro was among those under con-
sideration and he replied it might
be assumed that the list would in-
clude "someone from this group."
A newsman asked if this group
included Thurgood Marshall, spe-
cial counsel to the National As-
sociatio for the Advancement of
Colored People. He was told that
discussion of any individual should
be avoided.
Whittaker, who retires on half
pay of $17,500 a year, was one of
four Republicans appointed to the
court by former President Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
In the loosg classification of jus-
tices into conservative and liberal
blocs, Whittaker is ordinarily re-
garded as a conservative, although
occasionally swinging to the other
side on some issues.
'Whittaker, the ex-Kansas farm
boy, lawyer and United States Cir-
cuit Court judge, issued a state-
ment from his chambers saying
he had "reached a point of physi-
cal exhaustion from the great vol-
ume and continuous stresses of
the court's work."
Whittaker left Walter Reed Ar-
my Hospital last Friday after
spending a week there undergoing
what was described as a physical
checkup.
"The doctors advise a period of,
rest and conclude that my return
to the court would unduly jeop-
ardize my future health," his
statement said.
TDemocrats
Overcome
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PAPER WORK-President John F. Kennedy utilizes a sheaf of
note paper to emphasize a point in his news conference yesterday
in Washington. Commenting on Berlin, he noted both sides' han-
dling of a "touchy" situation.
Lauds Careful' Handling,
Of 'Touchy'.Berlin Crisis
WASHINGTON () - President
John F. Kennedy said yesterday
both the Soviets and the West
have handled the touchy Berlin
dispute "with a good deal of care."
He voiced hope for "a very hap-
py solution'" if this keeps up.
Kennedy tempered this opti-
mism by reporting no agreement
yet on this "difficult situation" in
which he said miscalculations
could bring unhappy results. He
welcomed continued U n i t e d
States-Soviet talks.
Kennedy said he wanted no un-
derestimation of "the urgency and
the immediacy" of the Berlin quar-
rel." Secretary of State Dean Rusk
and Soviet Foreign Minister An-
drei Gromyko agreed at Geneva
to continue United States-Soviet
discussions, expected to start soon
in Washington.
But the President seemed more
hopeful publicly than at any, time
since Khrushchev revived the issue
at their Vienna meeting last June.
"We continue to talk because we
are anxious to see if it is possible
to prevent a situation arising
where excessive action might be
taken by either side to advance its
own interest which would lead to
a response which, as I say, has a
good deal of potential danger in
it," he said.
"It is a matter of importance
to both sides, and, therefore, I
think both sides have proceeded
with a good deal of care, because
they realize it is so important and,
therefore, could bring about, we
hope, a very happy solution."
World News
Roundup
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON-The outflow of
gold from the United States is in-
creasing again and threatens to
run well ahead of 1961 levels. The
situation is causing concern in of-
ficial quarters because the out-
ward movement of gold in recent
years has reduced the total Unit-
ed States supply to a 23-year-low
of $16.6 billion.
JERUSALEM-Israel's Supreme
Court yesterday heard Adolf Eich-
mann's final arguments against
his death -sentence. Then it ad-
journed to decide whether he
should hang for complicity in the
Nazi slaughter of six million Jews.
The five justices are expected to
take at least a month to frame
their verdict on the former SS
colonel's appeal.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate
Armed Services Committee joined
yesterday in the effort to induce
Secretary of Defense Robert S.
McNamara to spend a lot more
money on the RS-70 bomber. Mc-
Namara promised anew to study
the matter very carefully.
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ALGIERS-Abderrahmane Far-
es, president of the new provincial
executive regime for Algeria, ar-
rived from France yesterday un-
der cover of official secrecy and a
massive deployment of security
forces.
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WASHINGTON -The Senate
sidestepped yesterday in a sharp
dispute over Republican charges of
GOP Move
Senate May Proceed
With Investigations
WASHINGTON ( - A few
hours after President John F. Ken-
nedy made a public appeal yes-
terday for passage of his pending
tax measure, the House approved
it over determined Republican op-
position.
A GOP effort to return the bill
to committee with instructions to
cut two major administration pro-
visions was beaten 225 to 190.
Final passage followed a little
later on a 219-196 vote.
The measure goes now to the
Senate where it was given a good
chance to pass without major
changes-but only after prolonged
committee hearings and floor de-
bate.
On the crucial recommital test,
the Republicans held their ranks
solidly but were able to rally only
27 Democratic votes. On final
passage, 34 Democrats voted
against the administration while
a lone Republican-Rep. Richard
H. Poff of Virginia-sided with
the majority.
Republicans centered their fire
on two main provisions. One would
require withholding of 20 per cent
on dividends and interest pay-
ments-which would' add an esti-
mated $630 million in annual rev-
enues. The other would allow 7-
per-cent tax credits for business
expenditures on modernization of
production facilities-estimated to
cut revenues by $1.2 billion a
year.
Kennedy made a strong pitch
for the bill at his morning news
conference even though it repre-
sents considerably less than he
originally asked.
As submitted by the adminis-
tration, the measure would have
balanced loss of revenue through
the business tax credit program
by tightening of collections in sev-
eral areas in addition to the in-
terest and dividend withholding.
These would have included virtual
elimination of income tax deduc-
tions for business entertaining plus
much heavier imposts on income
earned overseas by American com-
panies and individuals.
Archdiocese
To Integrate
NEW ORLEANS (P)-Six years
after he declared segregation
"morally wrong and sinful," Arch-
bishop Joseph Francis Rummell
Tuesday ordered anend to segre-
gation in all Roman Catholic
schools in the vast New Orleans
Archdiocese.
The order becomes effective
next fall.
There had been reports for some
time-neither confirmed norde-
nied by the Archbishop-that the
order was imminent.
The New Qrleans Archdiocese
covers 10 civil parishes (counties)
in Louisiana and part of another.
There are 116 elementary and 37
high schools in the Archdiocese
with a total enrollment of 75,276.
Consider
Arms Ban
Preamble
GENEVA W) - The 17-nation
disarmament conference agreed
yesterday on a procedure for draft-
ing a preamble for a disarmament
treaty but the Western powers ex-
pressed some concern about the
attitude taken by the Communists.
In British eyes, at least, Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian
A. Zorin seemed determined to
plug the Russian disarmament
line from first to last, with little
consideration for the views of the
non - Communist nations. The
Americans took a more hopeful
view following a three-hour ses-
sion.
Specifically, the delegates in-
structed their co-chairmen -
American Ambassador Arthur H.
Dean and' Zorin -- to work out
agreed language for a preamble
and report back by the middle of
next week if possible.
Leaders of the other delegations
will submit comments and sugges-
tions of their own by Monday
morning and these ideas will be
considered by Dean and Zorin. The
co-chairmen also may call in var-
ious delegates to help them in their
work.
Zorin urged the conference "to
move forward speedily and ener-
getically" toward the completion of
a preamble setting the goal of.
general and complete disarma-
ment.
"In this way we can give evi-
dence to the world that we are tak-
ing decisive steps," the Soviet dip-
lomat declared.
Dean agreed the time had come
to get down to details. He said
great care should be taken in
drafting the preamble, which he
predicted would rank historically
with such modern declarations as.
the United Nations charter-if a
disarmament treaty ever is agreed
upon.
By NORMAN WALKER
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON - The Kennedy
administration appears to have
gambled and won by insisting on
an early and responsible steel in-
dustry labor settlement consistent
with the national interest, as steel
negotiators discuss final settle-
ment details.
The reported new steel pact
seems to fit perfectly into what
President John F. Kennedy and
his active labor secretary, Arthur
J. Goldberg, have demanded -since
early this year:,
They wanted to avoid a strike.
Clearly, there won't be one.
They wanted an early agree-
ment. This one comes a full three
months ahead of the June 30 ex-
piration of existing contracts -
long enough ahead to avoid the
full brunt of a disruptive steel in-
ventory buildup.
They wanted an agreement that
would avoid touching off a new
wage-price spiral. The reported
new pact's terms of about 10 cents
an hour are described as well with-
in productivity gains and as in a
range that should void any price
increases.
All Gamble
Suggesting, or rather pointedly
insisting, on all this was a gamble.
In an industry that has been no-
torious for turbulent labor-man-
agement relations Kennedy was
laying his prestige on the line in
calling for an early settlement
without pressure of an imminent
strike.
Moreover, the objective was ac-
complished on a basis of assist-
ance and firm guidance while let-
ting the steelworkers union and
major companies reach their own
decision within the suggested
framework.
This can be contrasted with
what happened in the last steel
dispute, featured by a record 116-
day industry strike. That fracas
was settled only after the then
vice-president, Richard M. Nixon,
helped write out the actual settle-
ment terms.
Heavy Role
The government for many years
has felt it necessary to play a
Kennedy Establishes Office
For Science Coordination
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By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON-President John
F. Kennedy moved yesterday to
establish a new office of science
and technology to coordinate mul-
tiple federal activities in these
fields.
His proposal was sent to Con-
gress under a statutory govern-
ment reorganization plan and, ln-
der terms of the law, will become
effective automatically in 60 days.
unless vetoed by the House or Sen-
ate.
The proposed office would be
headed by a $25,000-a-year direc-
tor, and a deputy director, both
appointed by the President and
subject to Senate confirmation.
Science Role
Because of the rapid growth of
the role of science in government,
Kennedy said the new office was
needed to assure that science is
used most effectively in the na-
tion's interests.
At present, the National Science
Foundation evaluates Federal sci-
entific research programs. This
responsibility would be transfer-
red to the new office.
"The Government is beginning
to recognize science as a major
activity of the country," Robert E.
Burroughs, director of the Office
of Research Administration, said
of Kennedy's proposal.
Unanswered Questions
However, Burroughs pointed out
two unanswered questions--the
relationship of the Science Ad-
visory Board, the National Science
Foundation and the National
Academy of Science to the new
office, and the extent to which the
new organization may compound
coordination of scientific activity.
Kennedy said that while NSF
has doneya good job of admin-
istering its own extensive research
programs, it Is. at the same orga-
nizational level as other agencies
whose programs it is supposed to
evaluate.
heavy role in making steel settle-
ments. It appears this time the
government played a lesser role
than in earlier years-and did it
more openly.
Goldberg also had much at
stake. As former counsel for the'
steelworkers until his surprise ap-
pointment to the Kennedy cabinet,
he was heavily relied upon to guide
the administration through a safe
and successful course in the big-
gest 1962 labor crisis Kennedy
was likely to face.
Signed, Ratified
Once the new steel contract
terms are safely signed and rati-
fied-these being regarded as mer
formalities due this weekend-th
administration can be expected I
point to steel as an example c
what can be accomplished in un
ion - management r e l a t i o n
throughout the country.
Basically, Kennedy and Gold
berg felt the steel industry ani
union learned a lesson in the
1959 strike showdown-that it wa
better to negotiate a peaceft
agreement ahead of time tha
after a costly strike. The admir
istration hopes others on the la
bor-management scene will tal
the lesson to heart.
Kennedy Gamble To Pay Off
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000 for the Treasury and Post
Office Departments, the White
House and some small independent
agencies.
NEW YORK-The stock market
floundered in irregularity as profits
were taken. Trading was slow. The
closing Dow-Jones averages were
30 Industrials down 0.97, 20 rail-
roads down 0.38, 15 Utilties down
0.31 and 65 Stocks down 0.45.
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