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0-19 (Rev. 7-18-58) ur THE QUESTION . low do you feel about the Sg. me Court f convic owing Rus- stan spy Abel's conviction on con- stitetional grounds while refusing $e review Frank Costello's tax conviction on the same grounds? WHERE ASKED : Brooklyn ahd Manhatta THE ANSWERS ' Bert “i. Kummer, Brooklyn, sales manager: “Costella was never convicted of any crime ‘except tax eva- sion and the Government ad- mitted it took illegal steps to eonvict him. Abel, the master spy, was con- |! victed of a hein- |: f *f ous crime. Yet |* {is Supreme Court will review |. Tate cae Gear 1 A his case on a technicality and re- ? fuses Costello a review. It’s “wrong.” ; Joseph B. Keating, Brooklyn, ’ public relations: , "Only recently the Supreme Court ruled against wire ‘tapping. Yet, in ; Spite of admis- ‘sions that Cos- ‘tello’s phones were tapped, ; the eourt Tre- fused a review, but it agreed to review Red spy , Abel’s conviction on the merest technicality. The court has freed many Communists on review.” -,Gertrude Kane, Brooklyn, de- partment man- ager: “It’s im- ‘possible for me to understand why the Su- reme Court s been so kind to convict-! ed ommunists. Sure, Costello ig « gambler, >; ° but everyone wer as a right to aa ‘er! be deoecd in *co0rt“That’s the American way.” 5 TNOV 13 iat 7% “a To ; B oir Nease _____ Parsons fe Rosen Tamm Trotter W.C. Sullivan — Tele. Room _ Holloman P Gandy | Be 7 ° ‘tom shirt maker: for Frank Cos- tello. He's & gambler and everyone knows it. But it's a crime te tamper with one’s mail. The Govern- _ ment admits i, eo doing it with d a Coptelio. It's a terrible when the Government breaks a law to ponvict someone. it could happen Stephen x, Jackson . Stephen Malate Heights, dar nse manager: “The Supreme Court fs only half rights Both cases shduld be - reviewed It should be 8 matter of pride 3 in this country #4] for ua to be able to say: ‘Yes, Costello is,” . guilty, but hs OOO guilt has not been constitutions proved ib courts? "adn ; Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune i )-2 WES. N. Y. Journal-__—— or ne aay 7 N iain r"ORDE . Y. Mirror $95 Nov iu igsg N.Y. Daily News 2. N. Y. Times ee ge Daily Worker The Worker New weader —_—__—_ _ _ Date _——______—_—__ NOV 3 1956