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12~9-66) 0-19 (Rev. by Senaté. riled | oy Signs Point To Easy Sailing For Court Post \ > By John P. MacKenzie B Weshington Post Staff Writer Thurgood Marshall, on his way to becoming “the “first Negro to serve on the Su- preme Court, was grilled for ‘an hour yesterday by hostile : Southern Senators eager to show their disapproval of the Court and of Marshall’s liberal record. The crass-examination re- sumes at 10:30 a.m. today amid signs that President Johnson’s nominee will sail through after opponents have vented their feelings, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman James O, Eastland (D-Miss.} and Sen, John L. MeClellan (D-Ark.) tried with- out success 10 draw Marshall into a discussion of recent con- | troversial Court decisions on the rights of suspects in crimi- nal} cases. Se | Marshall replied firmly that | { such a discussion would be im- : ; Proper because related consti- ' ‘tutional issues are pending in | the Court now. Ile agreed with | +MeCletlan that crime was a “eritical” national problem. * No Recent Statements ' The 59-year-old U.S. Solici-' tor General said he often had: cummented on Supreme Court ! rulings in the past but since’ (lis nomination June 13, “tT {haven't made any statements | in anybody about anything.” | Marshall conceded that he! “never said I disagreed” with} the Court’s 5to-4 decision re-| stricling ine use of confes- sions. But he reminded Me-j Clellan that he argued last year n behalf of the Justice De- partment that the Court should go no further than to require} State police to warn suspects of 62 JUL 2 1 1967 \ _| McClellan asked whether oo Mor to the Teverof a threat to “national security” and Marshall said he didn’t know. McClellan, sponsor of \legislation to authorize wire- jtapping and electronic eaves- dropping, has been attacking | the Johnson Administration’s dan on “bugging” except in| national security cases. : After McClellan repeatedty} said he could not judge Mar- shall’s qualifications on the|! basis of his testimony, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and other supporters pointed to Marshali’s career as chief legal counsel for the NAACP jDefense Fund and ‘his four years as a Federal judge. i Dissent Cited , } | Kennedy offered to supple-| ment the record with samples Jof the nominee’s legal briefs and speeches. MeClellan said} the record should include aj \Marshall dissent while on the} 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals urging that the Supreme Court’s search-and-seizure jrules apply retroactively. The Supreme Court later disagreed ‘| with Marshall, i| Marshall was warmly intro- I|duced by Sen. Jacob K. Javits; ‘|(R-N.Y.}: and Sen, Robert F.! Kennedy, (D-N-Y) who as At| jtorney General helped put! |Marshall on the Federal bench in 1961. | The Committee also held aj 10-minute confirmation session }. \for Warren M., Christopher, ; 41-year-old Los Angeles lawyer} nominated for the post of Dep- juty Aftorney General, but de- ion. Sete 3 EP —fpbed. NOT REPERRHTS 128 JUL bis aye ral -/)- Tolson A be Seg py, a . Callahan Conrad Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy The Washington Post “Times Herald Aa The Washington Daily News The Evening Star (Washington) The Sunday Star (Washington) Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York) New York Post The New York Times World Journal Tribune (New York) The Sun (Baltimore) The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Observer People’s World JUL 14 1867 Date