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Wrentet con BN. LOMSPEICH Publiaber (1908-1951) This week the US Supreme court astonished the country by rejecting the appeal of 23 Holly- wood actors and writers who had originally sued for some $56,000,- 000 in damages because they were fired, and they charged blacklist- ed by other employers, for having taken the Fifth Amendment under American Committee. The Cali- fornia state courts had ruled against them and the decision of , those courts now stands in view of the high bench’s ruling. We say the country was aston- 5 2 ike “4.998 The Knoxville sonia ROY 9 LTSPELCM ARLES A. si sMirH sR. ° wenden ind aor ed al Manager People Have Reason To Be Mystified ay When High Court Calls One Right = questioning by the House Un-. eo \* “es (re) ¥ t 2 Tele. Room. 4 Kw Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy_. Ohara aE sare as) oe yay ished because in recent months the Supreme Court through a series of rulings has manifested the tender- est kind of feeling for assorted criminals, including the Com- munists and fellow travelers who have manifested certain segments of our economy. In this case, of course, the Cali- fornia state courts were dead: right and so was the high court. The ( point is that many of us are so accustomed to the court’s whimsi- cal and irresponsible rulings that when it gets right on one we are.- mystified, THE KNOXV i OURNAL noxville Tennessee . 13/5/58 “ ditorial ee, bI-G1SES-A yy JN OE RE PILED _. LASHED ‘Smal teey