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had gotten a letter from the Bureau concerning a friend who was applying for a Government job in which he had been requested for four autographed photographs for the girls in Mr. Nichols' Office. Mr. Nichols instructed SAC Hood to check on this matter. When Othman was interviewed, date not given, he related that Sinatra had given him this story whan he had covered the Depart= ment of Justice "years ago." Othman stated that "he got a kick out of neadling the Director, that he considered the Director a great detective but that the Director has everyone scared to death in his office amd accordingly, he delights in taking a crack whenever he can." Othman also stated that he wanted to make a joke of-the whole matter and desired to write a story about thig incident. Othman was advised that he could write anything he desired to but was informed to sea that what he said was true. When the Agents contacted Sinatra, he stated that he had never told Othman he had received a letter from the FBI but had told Othman he had received such a letter from the Adjutant General. Sinatra stated that he was going to present the letter to Othman am make him correct this matter. Memo from Mr. L. B. Nichols to Mr. Tolson dated March 15, 1944 62~83219—4 B. Gary, Indiam, School Students Strike Incident, November 1, 1945 On October 18, 1945, the white students at the Froebel School in Gary, Indiana, went on strike for a second time. The first walkout occurred during September, 1945, when several hundred white students demanded that the school be made an al) white school. The Indianapolis Office reported that the trouble between the white ami colored races at this school dated back at least to the spring of 1944 when there had been an attempt to establish an all white Parent Teachers Association in opposition to the Association then