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...overthrow of U.S. democracy, the Communist Party of the U.S. has taken abundant advantage of the legal protection that democracy provides. Ever since 1950, when the Internal Security Act went into effect, the Government has been trying to compel the party to register as a "Communist action organization" and furnish lists of its members, income sources and expenditures. During all that time, invoking its rights under the U.S. Constitution, the Communist Party has successfully fended off wave after wave of Justice Department lawyers...
...Well when? We'll furnish transportation...
Attempting to furnish non-professional, and not-very-time-consuming theater, the drama workshop cannot polish a play as Pinter's requires. It chose to present this work as a "reading-in-motion"; the actors carried scripts to save themselves the extra work of memorizing...
...valuation, which in Savannah is about 25% of the market value. Says a civil rights lawyer: "We took the six largest office buildings in Savannah and looked at their encumbrances and their tax valuation. We found that all these buildings together would not be enough to furnish a $15,000 peace bond." Since the judge's terms make it financially impossible to put up a bond, the accused goes to jail without ever having been convicted of any crime...
...would be a shame to ask the Negro once again to accept a half-loaf measure. The Kennedy bill, however, provides more than half a loaf. It would furnish the means for desegregating public accommodations, for speeding up school integration, for ensuring the right to vote, and for facilitating the voluntary desegregation of housing and employment. It is the most sweeping civil rights measure ever presented to Congress by an American President. It ought to be passed and passed soon; afterwards the gaps it leaves can be filled...