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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) Highland Probe Voted — A House resolution calling for a second legislative inves- tigation of Knoxville’s High- lander Research Center was approved by the Senate yes- ferday. _ The upper chamber BP- . vote with a minimum of de- €2sun1 bate. The investigation will be launched to determine if there is “probable cause” to believe Highlander is subversive. THE CENTER was investi- gated by the legislature in 1959 when it was located at Mont- eagle and called the Highland- er Folk School. The center’s state charter was finally revoked on grounds that beer was sold il- legally, The name was changed when the center moved to Knoxville and a new charter was obtained. Sen. Fred Berry, R-Knox- ville, sponsor of the resolution, urged its passage, saying ‘‘the Senate needs to stand up and | be counted on this matter. “If what we hear about the school is true, we should do something about it,” he said. “Tf not, it should be erased.” EARLIER SEN. Jerry Agee, D-Nashville, had read from what he said was a 1957 Con- gressi earing about a -~_>- + lv DATE .2/o/6. (Mount Clipping in Space Below) +Y _ ALLINFORMATIO ‘S87 HEREIN IS UNCLAS “Communist movement in the Midsouth.” Agee said that some people associated with Highlander were mentioned in the report as “possible Communists.” Many legisiators have warned that the investigation will be a “witch-hunt,” uncon- stitutional, and “damaging te the prestige of the legisla- ture.” EARLIER THIS week the American Civil Liberties Union released a statement na- tionwide saying that such an investigation “would seriously impair freedom of speech and association, “Such an inquiry would have a national impact by helping ¢ to revive the spirit of MeCar- thyism in other states,” statement said. “This kind of legislative in- | vestigation committee smacks 1. ea ST TNE sgn Pes. _of the McCarthy era when i such committees under the guise of investigation engaged | in witch hunts in Violation of ; academic freedom, free free | speech and association guar- antees of the First Amend- | ment,” ' The Highlander center has | been the target of much criti- cism in Tennessee for its repu- tation as a training center for civil I rights workers, *~-——u +++ oweattaineD SSIFIED ¢ BY OF SE my (indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) PAGE /& NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN NASHVILLE, TENN. Date: Edition: Author: Editor: Title: —_ Jg¥-6 7 JOHN SEIGENTHALE! Character: or SO0- FF # MEMPHIS (_] Being Investigated ol- 18 Il Classification: Submitting Office: NOT RECORDED 176 JUN 14 1967 BY ba Fe Te ad ae