L. T. OLDS. MONDAY 3rd JUNE, 1963 (Richard C. Hottelet substituting, L. T. o,i New Guinea trip). I Stlf,f,ose that most of us find the death of Pope John the lt enty-tlzird - hard to belie e. The world has waited from day to day for the ine itable - in uni ers al s y mpathy with the magnificent old man who lay fatally stricken in the Vatican. On Friday, I ex pee ted to announce on the air - that the end had come. But Pope John - rallied that eve,iing. He rallied - again on Saturday. And - on Sunday . It seemed as if lte migltt hold death at bay - indefinitely. But - tlte Pontiff's doctors knew better. TIie tumor was - incurable. And e t• e 1l as Pope Jo I, n r all i e d momentarily - he slipped back a little further with each relapse. As he himself said - "I could observe my death step-by-step". Or, as he told his doc tors in a homely metaphor - "My bags are packed, and I am LEAD - 2 read to leave". Today - he left. TRADITION To speak of the sorrow around the world - to mention the condol u nces from men and t om e n of man y faiths - to qr,ote President Ken,ied ) and Premier Khrushchev about their personal sorrow - all this would repeat what has already been said, over and over. And I'm sure that you know of the tears that were shed in Saint Peter's Square - as the bronze doors swung shut at the Vatican Palace. The traditional symbol - of tire death of the Pot,e. So let's consider for a moment - the legacy of John the twenty-third. The heritage - that Ire leaves to his successor. Some observers tiought tlaat the liberalism of this occupant of the Chair of Peter - was {t a personal trait. Something that might soon - be set aside. But the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, A r ch b is hop Va gn oz z i, tells tl s - that Po fJ e Jo It n 's tradition is now part of the life of the Church. His TRADITION work for religious unity - will be continued. So wtll his efforts - for peace. And the Second Vatican Cotoacil that he summoned to its first session - will certainly be recon ened . by the next Pope. S UCC ESSOR The Roman C atho lic C hu rc h is a n an cie nt instittttion - w ith m uc h e x p e r i en c e of l if e and death . A nd o f the problem . - posed b y each . So , there's no questio,zing in Rome - about what to do now . As the formalities for the burial of the late Pope are carried out - those concerning the election of his successor will go forward. The Sacred College of Cardinals must meet no less than fifteen and no more than eighteen days from now. They'll be locled in at the Vatican - until a wist, of white smoke from the chimney informs the faithful and the world tltat a new Pontiff has been elected. WALLACE The Federal Government is trying to discuss in court the legal questions which Governor Wallace of Alabama says he wants to raise - on the campus of the University of Alabama. Thie, says Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall, is why it is asking for - a temporary injunction against the Governor. Today in Birmingham, Alabama, Federal District Judge Seybourn Lynne said he would consider the matter - and would hand down a ruling on Wednesday. announced Meanwhile, the University of Alabama ~-••Md that 1t would accept a third Negro, James Hood of E,st Gadsden, Alabama - for registration for the summer term. CALIFORNIA An inter-state feud, many years old - was finally settled today by the Supreme Court. California, which has been demanding a share of the entire Colorado River system - including the tributaries, as well as the main stream - lost out to Arizona and Nevada. In 1951 a Congressional Committee refused Arizona permission to begin a reclamation project in central Arizona - till the water rights were settled. Arizona sued California - and the other states concerned entered the fray. Today the Chief Justices ruled that - the tributaries are to remain for the exclusive right of each state. The decision of enormous importance to the Southwest, whose only large-scale source of water is - the Colorado River. TRANSFERS Th e Supreme Cottrt today re-emphasized its w arning to the Sotlth - that integration is not proceeding fast enough below the Mason-Dixon Line. By unanimous dee is ion, it rejected two school trans/ er programs being used in Tennessee - to prolong segregation. The Sr,preme Court also ruled that a group of Negro children in Cahokia, ll l inois - may sue against racial discrimination. The complaint is that the boundaries of the school district were drawn - so that only Negroes could attend. C IVIL R IG HTS Pr es i dent Ke nne d y summoned to p De moc r a t c le ad ers to th e Wh te H ouse today - to di s cu s s th e new civil r i g h ts b il l ev er yone ex pects him to propose t o con g res s tomo rr ow. At the same tim e , Republ i cans began formulatin g similar legislation - which they intend to propose. Accusing the Administration of " dragging its feet " - on the issue. Speaker John McCormack would not say much about the President•s meeting, but told newsmen that the Congressional session - ls going to be a long one. This, an oblique reference to the battle expected to erupt with the Southern bloc in Congress - over civil rights legislation. On the Republican side, Senator Keating again criticized the Administration for lack of action and remarked that, in his opinion, 11 the civil rights crisis today is as much a t hreat to our nation's welfare - as last October's mi s sile crisis. 11 .. HAITI Although it still does not approve of President Fra,zc ois Du v alier's regime , the United States Government has resumed normal diplomatic relations with Haiti - and the U.S. Nav y Patrol off Haiti has been withdrawn. A recognition, says the State De par tm en t of Du val ier 's "de facto" control of his country's government. Onl y a few weeks ago it seemed as if he was about to be overthrown, and the United States withdrew its Ambassador to hasten him on. But IJu valier fooled everybody - and weathered the storm. So the feeling is - that we might just as well try to get alo,ag · with him. A resilieut strongman - Duvalier of Haiti. How resilient are you, Dick Noel? BERLIN East German police today were busy conducting - their own version of a Gallup Polt. Questioning bus-passengers and motorists stopped for clearance at the East German checkpoint,- outside Berlin. The subject of their interest? John F.Kennedy. The East German Government so unhappy about the Pres1dent•s forthcoming visit to west Berlin - and the mounting enthusiasm of west Berliners - that they juet have to know what people are thinking about it all. LADY LAU YER There' a story i11 the news tonight , that just could ha e so,ne repe1•cussion - for Yale University. It seems that a lady law yer, Miss Matilda Fenberg who entered Yale Law School in Nineteen- nineteen - Jailed to win her degree. Young Matilda, undaunted by this setback, took her degree in Ohio - and was later admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Now seventy-five and practising law in Chicago, Miss Fenberg has just bee,i informed by Yale that Iser failure was dite to - a mix-ufJ in the records. So at Commencement, Matilda Fen . berg will become Bachelor of Laws - of Yale University. Br,t - isn't there a problem here? Now - suppose that other Yalemen who cottldn 't make it - start demanding a re-count? They might start singing the blt,es - iristead of Boola-Boola - up at Old Eli. U.H. The U.N. 1s still having trouble tonight - with its bookkeeping. Even though the United states has agreed to a financial arrangement which would cost it a: r tat 1771 1l@t1 It more than its assessed share of payments for the Congo and Middle East operations, and although the underdeveloped countries are being allowed substantial reduct1one - yet the smaller countries are still unwilling to cOlllllit tbluelvea. nation The f1tty-sixJ\ Atro-A■ laa . group 1e sharply divided. And ot courae the Soviet bloc - refuses to have anything to do with any ,ay•nt at all tor the Congo or Middle East.