SEN.BEALL TERMS HANDLING OF OTEPKA INQUIRY ATROCIOUS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600040042-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: April 26, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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WASHINGTON OS APR 2 6 1964
AND TIMES HERALD
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.'Sen. Bealil Terms
Handling Of Otepka
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Meanwhile a crossfire of
By Robert L. Asher
. criticism between Joseph D:
etaU Re6orter T dings and Louis L. Gold-
Sen. enn isa -. ?" i ste , Democratic candidates
yesterday attacked the Sta a for the nomination to Beall's
r D e p a r. t m e n t for what a sea , continued.
i a
d
yes or ay
termed its- "atrocious" h i 01dstem sa
r t.ha a statement by Tydings?
dling of the Otto F. Otep a to the effect that only lie
case. co d win in November against
In a speech before campal n the Republicans served "only'
work&rs in Baltimore, the S - to amage the candidacies of
Pr ident Johnson and other]
at~r, who is running for e- Democrats."
election in the State's May 9 ? ydings accused his oppor:
GOP primary, charged t it ne t of "desperation" in the
Otepka was relieved of is fin 1 stage of the campaign.
duties because he,"cooperat d In letter to aides across they
St Le, Tydings charged that;
with a Congressional inve i- Go dstein is "drastically down-
;-gating committee." gr ling the level of his cam-
Otepka, former chief e- pal n" in an attack "packed
curity evaluator for the St a wilt. distortions,, half-truths,
ou right falsehoods and manu-
Department, was fired for 1? fa ured facts."'
leged insubordination. He is the Fifth District Con
appealed. gr ssional race, Democratic
He.was 63 and suspended Sept. 3, ca 'didate Rayiliond J, Mc-
1963 and charged with coed ct Do-tough endorsed Tydings,
"unbecoming an officer of t e pr !sing his "Independent spir-
,Department of State" for 1- it Democratic politics." An-
legedly having given classifi d otl er Democrat,, Elbert M.
documents to the Senate n B d, yesterday pledged sup-
.He Security ed' from e. pot of home rule for the Dis-
He was dismissed from is tri t.
post Nov. 5, when the. St tei n the Sixth 'District, Re.
Department, upheld tie
charges p lican Harry Simms, who is'
. -
Beall+ said that althou h ch llenging Incumbent' Rep.
Otepka was relieved of 11 C arles McC. Mathias and au-I
duties he continues to dram a th r Brent Bozell, called Bor
salary of more than $18,20( al ze 1 "an enemy of the Repub
year. "It is apparent. that X r, ili an Party."
n e v e r
Otepka is being kept on e, aid Simms: %"I'
payroll as a,me?ans of quiet g, th ught I -would find myself'
members of Congress o 0 osing an extreme left-wing,
have taken a deep interest in R (publican Congressman and:
the case," the Senator, c an. extreme right-wing politicalf.
Glared. d agogue at the same- time.,,
"If the reward for com g a.4 .a.. _,,,,?,..~~.a~
forward and honestly tell
members of the Senate and
House of Representatives - of
wrongdoing. is dismIssa
something horrible has hap-
ipened In our country; :Beall
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