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tT SG RSE ES cara he pea Medea REAL CG 82-677 vudge STEPANOWICZ replied: “It is my opinion that the Rev. HOLBROOK should resign ag leader of the ministerial council. He. has made © Statements critical of the judiciary bat has shown RON SS positive action. "Y followed the law in this case. I don?t know - bow he could ask mé to do OER EEE « I am in sympathy. With: the peoule of Cieero, ee ee ET Ce ee y need “slender } enews Qe HORE“ CHEE JUST make statements, What is needed is not words but action On May &, 1962, the "Chicago. American" contained the following article: VinGiIL W. PETERSON, Director of the Chicago Crime Commission, called freeing of four Cicero strippers .--- yesterday by Criminal Court JudgeSIGMUND J. STEFANOWICZ Oy miscarriage of justice." "We think the state made a good case. What about the testimony of the States Attorney's investigators who testirtied that the women performed lewd dances? We think . the investigators’ testimony substantiated the state'g °°" case, There are too many of these cases involving vile eonduct being thrown out on flimsy grounds," he said. The Cicero Ministerial Council issued R “sharply © worded statement which read in part: a . Ree we *(His) decision has dealt the forces of decency... . in our town 2 heavy blow. Hoy can he disregard the; testimon: of sworn police officers who witnessed the filth. and rot... that went on? We were in the courtroom and. heard the testimony. It was indescribably filthy. We- wonder what - you have to da to be lewd by the judge's definition." MOS pete Ta Gay