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Cay RT FAVORS OUR-EQES The Sabie of the United “plates ope te 1957-58 session this “week on ah old familiar note: It set exide the ‘convictions bed more Commnmniat ‘ - Juntus 1. feaies aad Claude M. Light ‘foot, sentenced to prison terms of six and i, tive years, respectively, for r violating the Smith Act, were freed by ‘the Supreme Court on grounds they were de a * ceas to FBI files dyring their _ The Supteme Court based this section ob a decision of jast June in which it Yoled that a defendant must be given ic- céss to FBI reports used au the basis for Prmons by prosecution witnesses. . e FBI relies a great deal co tips pro- vided by confidential informants, and this decision threatened to hamstring FBI investigations and endangered: the lives of persons who give information to the agency.- Congress passed a law in Augu@t to help protect FBI files against Indis- criminate by defendants, but the curt said the new law did ngt affect - Seales and ‘Lightfoot becausg were’ tried more than two years igo,’ "In another decision thixs week, he Su" preme Court set aside the contempt can- Wiliatd Uphaus, who refused - to answer questions duriag-en-ingestige- , tion af f subversive. acy vities ip New. aw @ gOcT 31 st l 4 a Hampshire conducted by Louis C. Wr Tantattegney general in that State, The Supreme ¢ Court referted-te-its de- claion of last June thet reversed the con- tempt conviction of Paul M. Swoezy, fessor of economics at the University. New Hampshire, on similar charg Some Americans wonder how mu nger the United States cam survive t Suprente Court comtinues to rule avor ¢ enemies | of this country Lt Sia Oe wt jae Mr. Holloman_— Miss Gandy___— ee , Mase - 5 Standart Founded he Thnee Fosoded ~ | Sq CmANuen 3. LEWD pad teneret Manager | zt BAn Bb GAYLORD. Bushes Manager TAL, 3. RiCmamp Gantt, Maseglay Beton. i i rcchrisiatir denies reer 2 Class. or Character? : Paget NOT RECORDED IAL OCT 30 1957, FILE OCT 211957. Fol— BOSTON —