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Pe “Avonynous Communication Addressed *U, S. Supreme Cert, washington 25, D. C.," Postmaried = Clarksdale, Mississippi, March 19, 1962 call from where they are, they would say + — TREPEAT COMRADES -- there is a HELL.' Ir you j DARE take God and prayer out of our schools, ; YOU LOSE} Every koee shall bow to GOD! Remember this! april 3rd will be BDOONS DAY for you, if you-dare take God and prayer from our schools. This is God's worldt™ - The words “includes Catholics” are written in pen and ink as marginal words with an arrow poictixng to the printed word "TAAPFTOXHS.§ At the top of the corsaunicationa, handwritten in pen acd ick, excep. the nate "KEN.EDYS*® which is printed in red crayor, is the sentence "Pass this or to all the fiithy KEE KEDYS,® ary The date 3rd, referred to in the ‘communication, _ 9 cording to ae. da the day on which argurents ere to be heard i e United States Supreme Court in the case entitled "Steven I, Engel, Et Al, Petitiosersa vs. William J. i Vitale, Et Al, Case Kumber 468 Appellate.© This case has i come to the United States Supreme Court frog the Court of 4 Appeals of Kew York as a result of a petition for Writ of | Certiorari filed in the United States Supreme Court on i October 3, 1961. Petitioners state therein they are opposed to daily prayer in ‘public schools, Kassau County, New York, ; -,.. , and that the practice of saying one specific religious , Fy os prayer violates the firat and 14th amendments of the Constitution. ghe facts in this case were presented on March 22, "1963, to Assiatant United States Attorney Joho C. Conliff. . f EAS, ae * tae we Mr. Conliff stated that while some of the rerarks are ecurrilous, the letter does not contair ary direct threat against the Justices of the United States Suprene Court. He stated further that in the ebsence of direct threats is the letter, prosecution would not be warrarted. : o 2 = CB ge by eee a ne eee ETRE We eS chee cs, , ;