Evening star., 1952-10-13
Supreme Court
Refuses Plea
For Rosenberqs
Will Take No Action
On Death Sentence
In Atom Spying Case
By Robert K. Welsh

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sentences imposed on Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg for having given
atomic secrets to Russia.
The denial Of their appeal was
included in action taken by the
Arlington Resident Is Appointed Clerk
OF Supreme Court. Poee As
Icourt on almost 300 review petit
itionS.
The tribunal denied the vast
maj ajority of those requests, but
agreed to hear several important
cases. One of these involves a
test of the constitutionality of the
1851 law requiring gamblers to
buy a $50 tax stamp.
Among the petitions rejected
was the appeal of Representative
Walter E. Brehm. Republican, of
Ohio. He was convicted here last
year and received a suspended SEN
tence of from five to Is months
land a $4,000 fine on charges of
having taken salary kickbacks
from clerk in his Office.
Atomic Spying Involved.
The Rosenberg case has at
tracted unusual attention not only
because it involved spying in the
atomic energy production field.
but because the husband and wife
were the first American civilians
ever to receive such a sentence
outside of military court.
They now are in Sing Sing
prison in New York, and unless
the Supreme Court reconsiders its
refusal they cannot escape the
death sentence unless it is COM
muted by President Truman.
The Supreme Court also refused
to review the 30-year prison sem
tence imposed on Martin Sobell,
who was a co-defendant at the
Rosenberg trial in Federal Court
in New York last year. The Gov
Iernment charged the spy ring in
cluded Klaus Fuchs, British scien-
tlst. who is serving a prison SEN
tence IN that country
A case CHALLENGING constitu-
tionality of several sections of the
Federal lobbying law was dis.
missed by the Supreme Court.
The high court said the case had
become moot. 1t had come before
the court as a Government ap-
peal from a decision by a special
three-judge court here last March.
NAM Contention Upheld.
The lower court upheld the con-
tentlon OF the National Associa-
ton Of Manufacturers that the
disputed sections of the law were
unconstitutional, particularly a
requirement that lobbyists keep
detailed accounts and file public
statements of contributions and
expenditures.
Among major cases which the
Supreme Court today agreed to
review was an appeal by the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association against part of rul-
ing by the National Labor Rela-
tions Board in proceedings in
volving the International Typo
graphical Union.
The lower court ruled in most
respects that the union violated
the Taft-Hartley Act. ANPA, how
ever. appealed on the ground that
the ruling did not go far enough.
The association contended that
the lower court should have held
also that the union violated the
Taft Hartley Act by demanding
payment for setting bogus" The
term bogus" applies to q practice
by which printers sometimes are
paid for type which they set but
which is not intended to be used.
In agreeing to hear the appeal.
the Supreme Court announced that
lit would restrict the review to that
one issue.
Other Orders Issued.
In other orders the Supreme
Court:
/. Sent back to the United
States Emergency Court of Ap-
peals a Government claim that
the Capehart amendment to the
Defense Production Act applied to
retail as we'll as wholesale sellers.
The case originated as a protest
by the Safeway Stores. The Su-
prene Court today directed the
lower court to reconsider it in the
light of amendments to the law
last June.
2. Dismissed the long and in
volved dispute between the Gov
Iernment and the Dollar shipping
interests for control of the Ameri-
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