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shalls and thousands OF Feoeral
troops ordered there by Presi-
dent Kennedy.
~ The brief, unsigned order re-
tusing to hear the Meredith
ease appeal means that not
even four of the nine Justices
thought the high court should
interfere. Under the courts
practice, cases are accepted for
Consideration If four Justices
think this should be done.
First Decision Day
The order in the Meredith
case came on the first decision
day of the Supreme Courts new
term.
It was one of hundreds of
unsigned orders handed down
as the tribunal disposed of
cases submitted to it during the
summer.
The legal struggle involving
the Negro students enrolment
at the university spanned Is
months of complicated maneu-
vering in Federal courts. The
suit seeking his admission was
filed in May, 1861.
District Court Judge Sidney
Mize denied relief to Mr.. Mere
dith on grounds he had not
been Disseminated against. The
Federal Circuit Court of APP
peals, in a 81 ruling. ordered
him admitted to the State Uni
versity.
Court of Appeals Judge Ben
r. Cameron. who did not hear
the Meredith case, then stayed
his courts order four times.
Mr.. Meredith asked Supreme
Court Justice Black to vacate
the stays.
Stays Vacated
On September 10 Justice /.
Black vacated the stays. He
said they "can only work fur
ther delay and injury to (Mr.
Meredith while immediate en-
forcement can do no ap-
preciable harm to the univer-
Sity."
Justice Black, In addition,
enjoined State education Of !
ficials named in the case from
taking any steps to prevent en- I
forcement Of the court of ap-
peals mandate that Mr.. Mere S
dith be admitted. II
The justice said he had g
talked with the other justices Ia
about his action and he
doubted the Supreme Court
would accept the case because
1t essentially involves only fac
tual issues.
Despite Justice Blacks ac-
ton, it took additional court
proceedings in the Fifth Cir
cult, involving contempt pro-
ceedingS against the Governor,
lieutenant Governor and o
school officials before the Ne F
gro student finally was ad- r
mitted under the protection Of {
marshals and Federal troops. K
PUPIL TRANSFER
In other orders handed down
today the Supreme Court:
Agreed to examine a Knox
vile (Tenn.) pupil transfer
plan that allows students to
avoid attendance at schools q
where their race is in the I
minority.
The case has important i'm
plications for Virginia where
legal battles now are being
waged over similar plans. A
Federal appellate court upheld
the Knoxville transfer plan. In
Virginia, the Fourth Circuit
Court Of Appeals recently struck
down as discriminatory
similar plan for Charlottesville.
A second case involving a
similar plan used in nearby
Arlington schools is pending be-
fore the Fourth Circuit Court.
PAY TELEVISION
Refused to review a lower s
court ruling that cleared the :
way for trial operation of the e
Nations first pay televiSion
system in Hartford, Conn. r
The decision. handed down (
by the United States Court of !
Appeals here says that the !
Federal Communications Sys-
TEN has authority to permit a
three-year trial of the new
/ system.
The proposed system would
be operated by RKO General
Phone Vision Co. 1t would in
volve attachment Of decorders :
to television sets to unscramble !
signals. There would be no =.
commercials.
REDISTRICTING i
Affirmed q Federal court
ruling in New York that denied
a preliminary injunction to Me- +,
gro voters who claimed there
was a five-mile color line in
congressional redistricting.
In the last census. New York
lost two seats. In the re-dis- !
tricting. the Negroes contended !
1000 Negro voters considered
potential Democrats were re-
b moved from the smallest
Queens district to help Re- ;
publican incumbent.
The Supreme Court said that
no good cause had been shown
for the granting Of a prelim-
mary injunction in advance Of
a trial at which the merits OF
the color line charge could be !
developed. :
TERMINAL FACILITIES b
Affirmed a ruling by a three
Judge Federal District Court
that declared unconstitutional I
a Louisiana law providing for v
separate white and eolored rail r
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