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Asserting that "we can no longer depend on the Supreme Court to save us from the actions of irresponsible legislatures," Howe spoke at a Liberal Union forum on the "Case of the Legless Veteran." James Kutcher, the legless veteran, who was dismissed from the Veterans Administration because of his membership in the Socialist Workers' Party was the other speaker...
...rights are more important than my legs," declared James Kutcher, legless veteran in a speech sponsored by the Harvard Liberal Union in Leverett Junior Common Room last night. Kutcher was dismissed from his job as a clerk for the Veterans Administration by the VA Loyalty Board because of his membership in the Socialist Workers Party...
...speech blasted "the mad dogs of reaction" who, he said, are seeking to create a "police state" in America. The government is pursuing this policy because it is attempting a war of conquest and can not afford to have its strategy criticized, Kutcher declared...
...Kutcher, who lost both his legs in Italy, was given a job with the Veteran's Administration as a clerk in 1948 he was dismissed by their Loyalty Board because of membership in the Socialist Workers Party. Kutcher challenged the right to take away a job because of political affiliations, but lost his job, anyway...
...Loyalty Board based its move on the presidential order denying federal employment to anyone belonging to a "subversive" organization. Kutcher has filed suit for reinstatement, and this appeal should reach the Supreme Court...