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-2°" oftices or distribution of communications terming it "unfair" drew a protest from the oye - "= Ina friend of the court brief filed with the U.S, District Court teh Bulletin #1698. OF ENS PICKETING OF MOVIE COMPANY OFFYEES DEFEIDED AS FREE SPEECH; A recent attempt by Columbia Pictures Corporation to halt picketing ‘of its Minnesota Branch of the American Civil Liberties Unions wre ae ; _ in Hinneap-’ olis, the ACLU opposed on free speech grounds Columbia's petition for an injunction, — r '. The order was sought against a group of independent theatre owners and their associa~ tion, North Central allied, which had objected to film rentals demanded by Columbias, _- They picketed Columbiats Minneapolis office with signs declaring: "Columbia is pnfair -" to the Independent Theatre Owners," and pl ed to issue bulletins concerning theirs _ ,Gispute with the movie company, 1. DS i as chad : “punished if it transgresses legal limits, but may n _. by injunction or otherwise. — ee? “4s conducted in an unlawful manner as with a show of force, or (b) it seeks to coerc ; _ " Considering only the civil liberties issues involved, - “Columbiats. complaint on grounds that; .: ips ug t Sta ge Tet "Picketing 4s a means of expression protected by the constitutional guarants, : of free speechsess eat yee egg vars "Speech, whether by verbal utterance, picketing or other ‘publica ~~ - we Le It he AES coma gem ee atone aan ne ‘ mn "Prior restraint of picketing is legally justified only if (a) the picketiie the comission of an unlawful act, It is not justified merely because the pickets - hension or fact that in content it may be inaccurate, unreasonable, or. false," . ' US. Armyts "bastion of the Pacific," has becoma an issue of civil rights under mils? tary rule is complete, « - _ eventual return to Japan, U.S. military authorities exerciae complete power OVER 5g “, Security, ; , Stitutional right to have their children educated in schools of their own choice, _ ‘the Sams subjects to the same age groups can be suggested." ~~~ Bonn oie RIAG—- GTVTL RIGHTS COIPLAINTS ARISE TN OKINAWA" or_their principals;~are-concomitantly engaging “in sone other illegal activity, ‘ : "The court cannot control or forbid expression because of an allegation,. Libel and slander laws protect persons and firms from unrestrained attack, was pointed out, oe es ag es Date ee eee Ae Tete a a The suit was finally drepped, after the defendant agreed to refrain from: picketing for the present. The Minnesota ACLU had hoped the case would advance in: the courts as it believed the free speech point should have been the basis for a: faverable decision for the theatre owners, Se CALIFORNIA ZONING LAW HELD INVALID IN CHURCH CASE :; : : A unznimous three-man state District Court of Appeals declared uncons titution= al a Piedmont, California ordinance baming the building of a private Catholic school, The decision was made in a case brought by the Catholic Welfare Federatio which the ACLU of Northern California filed friend of the court briefs along with: other organizations, ‘The court ordered the city to issue a building permit to the church organization for a parochial school, .';:/" a: °° 4H." Wiad ae In its opinion, the courts aid, "rt is settled thet parents have the basic con= subject to reasonable regulations as to subjects required to be taught, manner of: instruction, etc. Having this basic right in mind, no reasonable ground for permitt public schools te b cost b3-5 @ conducted in‘ Zone ‘A and prohibiting all other schools teaching eg | Okinawa, main island of the ‘Ryukyu group between Japan and Formosa‘ and the” eg tary government through complaints made to the ACLU by the Japanese Civil Liberties, Union, The complaints came fron Okinawans resident in Japan. The Union has taken | the conplaints with the military authorities in Washington, who have under considera=: tion changes in administration, Okinawa is the only area remaining where U.S. mili-< ‘ og . wok The islands are held in trust y the U.S. under the ‘Japanese peace treaty or” native civil affairs, Complaints range from denial of self-government to extensive®: ceizures of farm land for military use without adequate compensation or provisiol fer'y; Settlement elnewhera, ..- lag VERT aS The Union has made a series of’ suggestioris to the ‘nilitery authorities for 7 tending wider rights to the native population of 750,000, subject only to militaryy 4