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FLATURETPRECSLOLRYA AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION,17Q FIFTH AVENUE,NEW YORI ERNEST ANGELL SINNN TME PATRICK Chairmen OSMOND K. FRAENKEL Bced of Dioctor BARET TEN EYCK Generel Counse! ORagcn 55990 Alan Reitmen. Assistont Direco in Cherge of Public Relations WEEKLY BULLETIN #1779 ACLU HAIIS GOVT LEGAL PARLY TO ENFORCE NCN-DISCRIMINATICN The American Civil Liberties Union haiied recently the announcement of Attorney General Herbert Browmell; Jr: that the Justice Department will hold a ccnference with. U. S. Attorneys in seuthern states to work out methods of compliance with the United! transportation. Wo The Union, in a telegram from its executive director, Patrick Murphy Halin, said the Dopartment's action "demonstrates that leadership at the highest government.level. will not be forfeitod. "The high ccurt's decision was in keeping with its recent rulings that segrega. ticn_and discriminaticn are unconstitutional and have no place in Arerican life. While there arc bound to be difficulties to overcome in achieving ccmpliance, the.. The ccnference you have called will provide encouragement to all those who support. the court's decision." In scheduling the December 10 conference, the Attorney General said: "Frior to the Supreme Court'g decisien a nunber of states, counties, municipal ities and othor agencies of local government had adopted discriminatory measures of this kind. It is now clear that any such law, statute, ordinance or regulation must. be regarded as a dead letter. "It, is alsc clear that the enforcement or observance of any such discriminatory. measure by any ccmmon carrier of passengers will constitute in the future and in the light of the umistakable declaraticn of the federal courts a wilful deprivation by the carricr of the constitutional rights, privileges and irmunities of those dis-. criminated against and a crime against the United Statos. Title 18, United States Code, soction 242. Anyons who commands, induces, procures, counsals, aids or abets th? carrier in the commission of any such crime is equally guilty.. Title 18,: Unitod States Cods, section 2." U. S, Attorneys from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and virginia were invited. NEW KIND OF LOYALTY OATH PROBLEM ARISES IN CALIF A different sort of penalty for rfusal to sign a loyalty oath has turned 1n falfo There the American Civil Liberties Iniou. of Northern California learned that a because he was fired from his non-sensitive job in pra.te business for declining to sign an oath. Such oaths were not required by law. Honths ago, when Syrek first applied for unemployment insurance benefits, he. aeaamaan pae mes' dy aaaat'daeen endgdugad uy aanno fgenot nesaddo ey enneneg qo. & Company, a public accountant and auditor. 1.6 Symk was'hired but ran into difficulty three NayeRt9RDFn he was asked to on the job and quitting "without good cause.n This daoision.w