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item on 12-28-56, datelined New York, under the heading, “tn @ a ~ r The "Washington City News Service " carried a news "NAACP, ' thich quoted renarks nade by Roy Wilkins, Erecutive Secretary of the NAACP, regarding the progress made in integration. Wilkins cited the desperate efforts made to hait desegregatio and listed four outstanding events which he offered as proof that progress was being made. 61-3176-A "Wash. City News Serujee " 13-28-56 6 SI 62-/101087-A "Wash. City News Pervice, 12-28-56 fo) ‘vs * A "Washington City News Service” release dated 12-26-56 under the heading, "Filibuster," stated that Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, had telegraphed Senators friendly to an anti-filibuster proposal made by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, that Johnaon's proposal “is a technique “for killing the efforts to change Senate rules.” Wilkins eaid in his telegram the NAACP supported the stand of Senators Paul Douglas and Irving Ives that unless a work- able rule was adopted on Jan. 3, no civil rights measures Re meen enend be, ohh wn Dé passea oy the Senate MEMGUG « sea aetdes 4 of any neantng could 62~101f87~-A , "Wash, City News Servife" 12-28-56 (9)