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0-19 (11-22-5 ’ Leander well-known Louisiana political gure and an- outspoken foe of school racial | integration, is being considered ; ‘or appointment as chief coun-! sel to the House District Sub-| committee, which plans an in-: vestigation of District schools. | Perez, reached at Baton: Rouge, La, confirmed Wash-| ington reports that he is a! candidate for the post and that: he had talked with Rep. James; C. Davis (D-Ga.) about the ap-| pointment. ° Davis refused to confirm or: deny the report, saying he will: issue a statement only atfer his ‘Subcommittee meets Thursday. Perez said he would confer’ with subcommittiee members Thursday in Washington. - Perez said he did not know anything about staff arrange-| ‘ments for the investigation, ‘scheduled to begin this week. It was learned, however. that Jams M. Thomson, a 30-yépr-. old \Mexandria attorney, is [pe-' ing Honsidered for a staff t.| Pdtez, who is the district at-: tornty of St. Bernard and \Plaquemines Parishes (coun- ties) in southern Louisiana, was, National Director of the State Rights movement which ran an: unsuccessful candidate for President in 1948. | He said he has been “reading! about” the integration of Wash- ington's public schools. . Perez said a person whom he would aot identify has been “in- vestigating” the Washington: school situation for him. His interest was aroused, he said, “because of the threat of some racial integration (in the South) through the Federal Courts.” He said a police report of: oan racial incidents in and around) District schools, published June 10 in The Washington Post and, Times Herald,, “looks pretty pad.” The report sted a total of 34 incidents of varying de- grees of seriousness since Feb. 27, 1953. t - If he received the appoint- mentgPerez said, he would kefp en mind to find facts thit 3 conclusions.” : Ask vd he believed an invesyj- gatiom is necessary, he repliea: “The committee must feel there is grounds for an invéstigation.”’. —_——ee fe per eer te eee een Tolson Nichols Boardman ————— Belmont ———_—_— Mason ————_—_— Mohr ———_—_—_— Parsons x Rosen _—__—_ Tamm ————__-__— Nease ———__—_—— Winterrowd ———_ Tele. Room Holloman ————-— Gand bic ———n - \ _—econde? —<—" Wash. Post and Gt Times Herald /s7 £0 Wash. News Wash. Star —_——_____- N. Y. Herald ———_——- Tribune N. Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News —— Daily Worker The Worker New Leader ——--—_— Date 27 a7 So @