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FD-350 (Hev. 7-16-63) 7S ‘seeking $1 million from oe "Birmingham News and from” adicated: columnist David! wrence for libel was filed in ircuit Court here yesterday by," ward R. Fields, head of the National States Rights Party. The action, filed in Field’s be- alf by Atty. “Matt Murphy, seeks fred in the News Sept. 25. The statements, the suit con- ends, in effect charged the iracy which is committed to 2, government of the’ United tates and several states, liding Alabama. -It-further alleges that the jarticle charged or intimated LFields “was a member of the KEommunist Party’’ whose ‘ob- ective and purpose is to ‘‘over- row the Federai or state gov- Pmiment by force and violence, ITS OY roree ne Jand that he “‘knowlingty parti- ated in the res volubion: ry dt. jtics of the Communist par- {ty knowing the revolutionary [pbicet or purposes thereof,” The suit “seen eath punitive’ and compensatory damages on pach of the counts and asks for’ @ jury trial ~~ : Fields’ address was listed as (1507 Mims-av. !* Count one of the suit cited ‘the following passage from the jarticle, as having been published ‘with “intent to defame" the: ;Plaintiff: i. “FROM WHERE? Where does! come from to fi, nance suck a mischief-making: organization? The time would! iseem to be ripe for the House} ‘Cornmittee on Un-American Ac-! ttivitics to subpena records and’ lascertain whether any foreigni ‘funds have been coming to the Birmmgiim froup. ~e—re oe tiff “with the crime of being a party with an international .... year-ola Negro boy a few hours rolutionary Communist con- der a Negro ural ‘way for the “Tto stir’ up trouble ‘and minunists ‘Cited as‘ basis for the dam- jages in court two, was the. | ilowing quotation from th the. n ‘paper article: . aN Federal grand jury saat ‘just indicted some of the mem-| ibers of ‘this so-called states’! “rights group 7 all of them white: — for alleged conspiracy to in- 500,000 damages for each Oftertere with a court order and ro counts which are based oF some for allegedly obstructing awrence column which 2D-iny- violence, the process of law enforcement in’ desegregating ipublic schools. ~ “Two white boys — arrested nd charged with shooting : a 13- la Nooen (Mount Clipping in : Spoce Below) church was ; ‘bombed t. - verthrow by force and violence! pom tad jost and rd | passioned rally he rights group. JEBEL EFI A Of 4if 9-48 we TYOS) Mindicate nade, name of {Indicate page, name © newspaper, city and state.) THE BIRMINGHAM NEW 14 THE BIRMINGHAM _ POST-HERALD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Date: 11/20/63 Edition: VTA 4 Alte At, Author: Fair JAMES FE, Title: BAPBOMB MILLS Character: RH or Classificatian: BIRMINGHAM Submitting Office: Tj Being Investigated SEARCHED A INDEXED SERIALIZED of FILED | Oey y "2.01963" Fol — GIRMINGHAR i