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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-83) : . Fields Sues News, Writer the Birmingham News and from| ‘syndicated columnist David) ‘Lawrence for libel was filed in; Circuit Court here yesterday by; Edward R. Fields, head of the| National States Rights Party. The action, filed in Field’s be- ans peared in the News Sept. 25. The statements, the suit con- tends, in effect charged the| plaintiff ‘with the crime of being| revolutionary Communist con-| 'Spiracy which is committed to overthrow by force and violence! ithe government of tre United; States and several states, cluding Alabama. It further alleges that the article charged or intimated Fields “was a member of the ‘Communist Party” whose ob- jective and purpose is to “‘over- throw the Federal or state gov- ernment by force and violence, land that he “knowlingly parti- icipated in the’ revolutionary ac- tivities of the Communist par- ty knowing the revolutionary object or pu es thereof.” ‘The suit stoRe-both Punitive and compensatory damages on each of the counts and asks for a jury trial. Fields’ address was listed as 1507 Mims-av. Count one of the suit cited the following passage from the article, as having been published with “intent to defame’ the Plaintiff: “FROM WHERE? Where does the money come from to fi- 'nanee such a mischief-making jorganization? The time would seem to be ripe for the House Committee on Up-American Ac- ‘tivities to subpena records and ascertain whether any foreign funds have been coming to the Binniigham group.“ 4 (Mount Clipping In Space Below) tageinand again, in different parts of the world-sespecially in Latin America—groups that seem to be still espousing the 'Hitler-Nazi doctrines are found lto have close iinks with Com- munist agents. What more na- tural way for the Communists A suit seeking $1 million from|to stir up trouble and friction!” Cited as basis for the dam- ages in court two, was the fol- jlowing quotation from the news- jpaper article: “A Federal grand jury has just indicted some of the mem- bers of this so-called states’ half by Atty. Matt Murphy, seeks/rights group — all of them white $500,000 damages for each of|— for alleged conspiracy to in- two counts which are based onjiterfere with a court order and la Lawrence column’ which ap-jsome for allegedly obstructing, by violence, the process of law enforcement in desegregating public schools. “Two white boys — arrested a party with an internationaljand charged with shooting a 13- year-old Negro boy a few hours after a Negro church was bombed on Sept. 15 in Birming- tham—had just attended an im-: ssioned rally held by the rare rights group.” “—““—— (indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) THE BIRMINGHAM NE} 14 THE BIRMINGHAM — POST-HERALD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAM: Date: 11/20/63 caition: FINAL Author: Editor: JAMES E, MILLS Title: BAPBOMB Character; BM or Classification: Submitting Office: BIRMINGHA} Being Investigated