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EC 77-6303 A characterization of the International Juridical Aseociation and the National Lawyers' Guild is set forth in the appendix of this report. It is noted that U. 8. District Court Docket #7078 reflects that the attorneys for the plaintiffs participating oe. with THURGOOD MARSHALL as chief counsel were CARL R, JOHNSON, "JI Tikcolp Boulevard, Kansas City, Mi smouri, “ALHERT. ADAIR, M21 ftéimnmanta Bees awed Fee ae a RAM © Sth At PE he ERAT TEA, HEME ED Caty, missOUri, ana BUBBA bi, CARTER, 20 West 40th, New York, New York. The attorneys for the defense were listed as DAVID M. PROCTOR, Eansas City City Counselor, JOHN J, COSGROVE and BENJAMIN M. POWERS, Associate City Counselors. ASSOCIATES AND ATTORNEYS -_ ae. September 24, 1961, : City of Kansas City, Missouri, Hoon City Hail Eber met in 1951, he participated in an action entitled vs, Kansas City, Missouri, which was an action brought by three persons against the City of Kansas City, Missouri, because of the plaintiffs being barrad from = swimming pool at Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri. { arrays that DAVID M. PROCTOR, Chief City Counselor at @ time, lead the de ge in this case with the assistance that DAVID M. PROCTOR is now deceased and is currently on vacation in Europe, location unknown. b7t CEEEEED states that as a menber of the defense in thie matte he hanames eannviatinéeaA wi eh TTB en Mapecrary ee = 5 BY FV RS GIVE ee ew SE 8 hat Sh Ell 9 legal counsel for the National Association for the. Advancesent of Colored People (NAACP), which organization supported and backed the plaintiffs in their case against Kansas City, Missouri. tated that he was acquainted with MARSHALL only in connection with the litigation in this case and as a result of ' Bie contact with bin én a pre-trial conference with Judge ALBERT A. RIDGE and a hearing of one or two days duration, aswill as @n Appearance in the U. 5. District Court of Appeals, St. louis, BLU. Be stated further that in view of the briex encounter with MARSHALL as an opposing attorney, he did not know MARSHALL well encugh to comment regarding bis ability as an attorney. He stated that he would decline to recommend MARSHALL to a fudiciary position is the federal court syaten a wna bien te