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ca ee Tiel i Qe ’ ‘ . - “ ees 3 Me ee he ot + Page 4 FORT SMITH TIMES RECORD | “Ks We See ft Jami Those Threats Against Ike - Four prisoners In the federal reformatery at El! Reno, Okla., were indicted on charges they had threatened to kill President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon. Two of them were accused of “con- -spiring with” the others to make the threats. Now a question occurs to us: Wili the prosecution of persona making such threats —which sre illegal, pf course—be hindered by a new principle laid dewn recently ” the rer supreme court of the U. §.? as Several alleged comanuniets ‘naa bed of conspiring to teach the overthrow 0 the U. vernment by force. The charges were under ' 2 fiw known a6 the Smith act—whick wakes the aly leged acts a crite. Ca eae ee i eT th ee ine sup EHS VVUrL Tulse, ‘ ECEGI, LOL SUEn wiction isn't justified by proof ie defendants ad- a en ——______ os vocated such an idea or urgéd such an idea or action. RE: UNITED STATES SUPREME There must, the court held, be some concrete COURT move against the government—in others words, an. Se actual action toward overthrow of the gevernment. h Now most of the defendants ian am SOUTHWEST AMERI CaN “threats against the president” cases aren't SOUTHWEST-TIMES ac OR | accused of actually deing anythi . : _— most of them have simply been hewased of of FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS - making the threats. os 4 DATE /Z- 2 ~.> i PAGE tt _ That's true in the fotir cases in. Oklahoma— ne me ne they not only were NOT accused of making any at- fempt on anyone's life-«naturally, they echah since they were in prison oats ae Now we wonder - +» ; a es Ta the rincipla gan’ re victed be principle gat threatening it coin | euch eases? . Le? Preteen | { | - That's another towue whieh hes @ tong yy to go before final deision - ~~ But it seems to us it's logical to bellow’. he “overt act’ ruling eventually may effget “the He rym pa “threats” charges and iso many other efges tn be. ai FL - ‘which legislators have outlawed one thing. in iteelf, because—they held~tt definitely , intent to do another, was! ee _- - ie ari nd Pere aeree remem ad UREN? PORTERS aOR ST vie oe te