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“not to , believe da God, “then | a y petitioner for “paturalizetion” has “the ‘sali same Spent. Affirmations, in lieu of an oath, are expressly allowed by Congress. This should’ solve this problem easily, However, it is the implications of the decision that ar. frightening. This is not a nation of God«believers alone. It is a nation of péopl - who have freedom of. conscience | - = who have the right to believe. or not to believe ¢! a ‘In ‘April ‘of 1953, the ‘Attorney General Wg office, y) in attoot, seopned 4 the case “and eventually a new judge gave Plywacki his citizenship without the oaths _is tought to. be one of the > few of its kind ever. te, come, to o Uap ‘held by a New Jersey appeals. court.” _ Process in inheritance CAa8e50 : at 4 = fh cus 4 a _ When Joseph Hogar ated, ‘his. brother Stephen “thought he ' was 3 the sole heir and ‘was made administrator of the estate. In December 1953, Alois Wozar, a resident of: Czechoslovakia, claimed to be Joseph's son and therefore entitled to the inheritance, He filed in an Ocean County, Ned ° court through American attorneys. to obtain his in-; a heritances Czechoslovakia to prove his claim, Among. the questions asked were three pertaining. to his possible membership in the Communist Farhy. of Czechoslovakia or his 8_ sympathy, ° . ert taken in Gzechoslovalda on other matters eisting to Wozar's identity. During the interim, attorneys for Stephen Wozar were successful in having the entire case dis missed in August 195), on the grounds | that enough time had elapsed and the questions? om The Appellate - Division of the Superior Gourt of New "Jersey reversed this ace: E tion, declaring that questions regarding Wozar's possible Communist affiliations we re, “manifestly improper and irrelevant," Since the action deals with the right of a os to inherit his father's estate, "his political beliefs as a citizen and resident of, Czechoslovakia in the present Posture of the case before us. have no pertinency" * the court saids . DA adele. _ With respect to due process, the ‘court noted that briad’ ‘courts have wide dis cretion in this type of case, including the right to dismiss the case entirely. But; said the court, "Such drastic action should not be taken except in unusual cirem stances which display gross inattention, carelessness or contumacyes." Noting the difficulty of shuttling information back and forth from Czechoslovakia, the court indicated that a reasonable time had to be allowed in order to establish the, nece _ sary proof of Wozar's claim. "We find ne eviderse of a deliberate disregard, of: : diet authorsty at At saide " Arkansas legislature at its current session. The censorship measure would hav en _ hibited the publication or dissemination of any obscene material in any mediun.of: " communication whatsoever and ‘Would have dene ita crime to Give information. ars ; ane ot "The “pal did not say who ‘ould jadeo the obscenity ‘and any person “gould:} ; filed a protest under it. The present Arkansas laws dealing with this subject. put) the authority to ban magazines, movies, and other publications or entertainment in the hands of the Prosecuting Perey or. mane? boards 7 LA, SRA NSA “9 presence of "one or more" of the opposite sex. The proposal would also have: ting nudism.