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Judge Goddard aleo eatd, "Apparently the Congress tntend. ed that the general provisions quoted and discussed above should apply tn thts situation. These proviatone give the Attorney Gener; "suthorsty to detereine the ploce of troarceratton for all Federal prtaoners. There ts no Jogtea2 reason why these provtatons ‘should mot be oppltcable heree™® = 7° ow Judge Goddard concluded, "the relator presented no con- —‘ytnetng eutdence that her confinenent was cruel, trhuran, or un~ usuale Accordingly, my concluston te that the relator's tranafser to Stag Stung prison was lawful and that her confinement tn the the meaning of the Ftghth Anenduent of the Constttutton of the ‘Ontted Stetea.” . | it ts interesting to note that tn egupport of the Rosen- Berga! eontention that Ethel Rosenberg was placed tn Sing Sing _ prtson tn order to cause her to break, the defendants subpoenaed (several syndicated newspaper colunnists auch as Leenard Lyons and ‘Hy Gardner, and questioned then concerning ftene they hod printed tn thetr columns to that effect. Leonard Lyons refused to reveal _@ Rewspoper writer could slata that the tnfornation whick he recetued and printed tn Ate @olunn was of a privileged nature. Judge Knoz ruled that as o matter ef low tn the Federal Courts, auc prtvtlege was not aecribed to a newspaper reporter. However, he ruled that tn thts ease Lyons did not have to reveal the source of hie tnforactton. (65~58236-1116) e $d - nN I