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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63) = ' s | ““ateineand again, in different parts of the world-~especially in Latin America—groups that seem to be still espousing the Felts SUES Mri Hitler-Nazi doctrines are found to ‘have closé links with Com- munist agents. What more na- way oveminict. or the Communists A suit sccking $1 million from to rate up trouble and friction!” ‘the Birmingham News and from| Cited as basis for the dam- syndicated columnist Davidjages in court two, was the fol- 'awrence for libel was filed inj jlowing quotation from the news- iCircuit Court here yesterday by; paper article: ‘Edward R. Fields, head of the! ‘“‘A Federal grand jury has National States Rights Party. [just indicted some of the mem- The action, filed in Field’s be-|bers of this so-called states’ -half by Atty. Matt Murphy, seeks|rights group — all of them white $500,000 damages for each ofi— for alleged conspiracy to in- two counts which are based onjterfere with a court order and a Lawrence column which ap-jsome for allegedly obstructing, peared in the News Sept. 25.|by violence, the process of law The statements, the suit con-jenforcement in desegregating tends, in effect charged the/public schools. plaintiff ‘‘with the crime of being} ‘‘Two white boys — arrested a party with an international|/and charged with shooting a 13- revolutionary Communist con-|year-old Negro boy a few hours ispiracy which is committed tolafter a Negro church was overthrow by force and violence|bombed on Sept. 15 in Birming- ithe government of the Unitedj|ham—had just attended an im-: States and several states, m4 assioned rally held by the cluding Alabama. beret rights group.” “<= It further alleces that the arti-la chaorosd ar intimated ——3 -article charged or intimated “8 : “was a member of the Communist Parity” whose ob jective and purpose is to “‘over- throw the Federal or state gov- ernment by force and violence, and that he “knowlingly parti- cipated in the’ revolutionary ac- tivities of the Communist par- ty knowing the revolutionary object or purposes thereof.” The suit aoe 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- ‘nance such a _mischief-making = The time wouid i - a g rn 3 ae Ma ae L seem to be ripe for the House Committee on Un-American Ac- tivities to subpena records and ascertain whether any foreign funds have been coming to the Birmiigham group. (Mount Clipping in Spece Below) (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) THE BIRMINGHAM NE} 14 THE BIRMINGHAM — POST~HERALD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAM: Date: 11/26/63 Edition; FINAL Author: Editor: JANES E. MILLS Title: BAPBOMB Character: BM or Classification: BIRMINGHA} Submitting Office: C] Being Investigated