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Mr. Holloman Misa Gandy a Moi ore Bad Ones > COURT pave and ask questions pertinent to them, in aid an ee tothe Commu- _— It is timely that these latest nists in another series of decisions decisions coincided with the meet-, yesterday, ing of the National Association o It based its ruling largély on the Attorneys General, comprising m precedents established last week by {in the front line of the fight agains | three decisions which weakened the _ Subversion... en See aa power of the Smith Act and severely "curtailed the rights of investigating ' wv hodies in questioning ecgeen. I bodies in questionin witnesses. t The Court reversed the con- oA PRUBISCO BXALINER San Francisco, Calije Dater JUNE 26,1957 Editions FINAL tempt: tion of th dent of pt-conviction of the president o Nanaging Tditore LISTON f icy =. Union which was expelled from 48 the CIO as Communist-dominated. von EX RALDING ay He had refused to give the Senate Publisner: CHARLES iii YER ( Internal Security Subcommittee a _ Authors list of members. Cases ‘ Other cases vacated the Smith nt earcsiritaenas nf Rancam a conspiracy to overthrow the Gov- Classifications ernment and reversed the contempt convictions of a Michigan teacher and a New York lawyer who refused to say if they -vere members. of the ; Communist Party. . The rulings tie in with the Wat- , kins decision last week when the Court held thati in dealing ¥ with wit- nf i aactt Convictions do: six Pelsuvls or =a I: esses a congressional committee i (22-47 AISBS A ro WOT RECORDED 4 JUL 19 1957 ' ' oO . ss SO a pos CO an — 7s) oy ba |