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Challenged Primary

The News, in a story from its Washington Bureau, said the possibility that Mr. Harriman is ineligible was based on Article IV, Section 2 of the State constitution, which says: "No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, except a citizen of the United States...who shall have been for five years next preceding his election a citizen of this State."

At Albany, State Solicitor General Wendell Brown said that if Mr. Harriman "Manifested evidence as late as 1952" that his residence was the District of Columbia, "then he clearly is not eligible to serve as Governor of New York."

Mr. Finletter, in a statement at New York City, said:

"The residents of the District of Columbia habe no vote and

(See HARRIMAN, Page A-2.)

Davis Is Appointed Air Force's First Colored General

D. C. Native Reaches Rank Attained by Father in Army

President Eisenhower today appointed the first Negro general in the Air Force.

He is Col. Benjamin O. Davis, jr., promoted to the temporary

Picture on Page A-10.

rank of brigadier general. He is the son of retired Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, sr., of 1721 S street N.W., first Negro to reach the rank of general in the Army.

The younger Gen. Davis is a 1936 graduate of West Point. During World War II, he commanded the first all-colored fighter squadron, which took part in the campaign in Italy. He also commanded an Air Force wing in Korea.

He was born in Washington December 18, 1912, and was graduated from high school in Cleveland. He attended Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago before going to West Point.

Since his graduation from West Point, he has held a number of high positions, including the post of commander of the Lockbourne Army Air Base in Columbus, Ohio.

His citations include the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, and Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. He has held the permanent rank of colonel since July 27, 1950.