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QPTOMAL 100m WO. 19 eie-106 . - may 1702 EDOM . Tolson —————. Oo. GEM. MG. HO. IP * OeLoach UNITED STATES GO, | -3NMENT 2 Mohs Wick M. emorandum YE Conrad Fel TO : Mr. Wichiey DATE: 3/ 1/ 67 ; YF ' . roa —— 0 . “tt Tele, Rees — t . & suaJECT: RADIO BROADCAST FULTON LEWIS Ii _ / 6:30 P.M., 3/1/67 4 In his broadcast this evening over Radio Station WGMS, . Lewis stated that the Director's Message in the current issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin "took issue" with the findings of President Johnson's crime commission insofar as social ilis being the primary cause of crime. Lewis proceeded to quote extensively from the Director's Message, touching on the problems of unwarranted judicial leniency, the necessity for crime deterrents and the advantages of swift and realistic punishment for criminal offenders. Mr. Lewis said that "whether he intended to or not, Hoover pointed up a major weakness" in the President's crime proposais by stressing that today there was not sufficient emphasis on deterrents to crime. re ese A — Lewis went on to state that the President had completely | failed to mention current court decisions which have so greatly impeded the efforts of law enforcement. He said that FBI statistics noted a shockingly high number of criminal repeaters whose activities repre- sented a great risk to the public and police officers. Lewis went on to Say that if the President is sincere | in his desire to gombat crime, he will have the opportunity/nam ing a replacement fo preme Court Justice Tom Clark. He opined that the new Justice should be aware of the rights of the public, should be a conservative like Justice Clark and should not be another Abe Fortas, "who gives comfort to the liberals.'' Lewis was highly critical of Supreme Court decisions in all areas, including crime, subversion and tTaamacrn wa In lian anhantla tt Ta annalieAa etatineg that tha Fr | Paaytis iil public OVUlVVAid.s 21 VVIILLUUMOU DLALLIIE, bila Lit Supreme Court has acted as a legislative arm of ope and has infringed on states rights constantly. 2 A . ‘NOT. RECORDAD o_ of va, wv Bets SUNN NUE LUN: 102 mak 2° tT iz WAR FT Co, C10) For informatian_— - _ * .>. 1-Mr. Detsae vA \ oe —— ——ee