Evening star., 1962-09-28

issues mandate instructing
Judge Mize to issue an iniunc-
ton against the defendants.
July Is, 1s62-Appeals Judge
Ben F. Cameron. who did not
hear the case, stays the Circuit
Courts mandate for 80 days.
July ~. 1s62-Appeals court
vacates Judge Cameron's stay
and issues a new mandate.
July 2s, 1S62-Judpe CAM
eron again stays the mandate
for 80 days.
August 4, 1962-Appeals court
issues another order vacating
Judge Cameron's stay, calling
1t erroneous, and held that all
of its orders continue in force.
August 6, 1s62-Judge Cam
eron extends his stay to in-
clude the appeals courts Au-
gust 4 order.
September 10, 1962-United
States Supreme Court Justice
Hugh Black vacates Judge
Cameron's stays, orders man
date and judgment of appeals
court effective Immediately.
September Is, 1862 - Judge
Mize enjoins Mississippi off,
cials from refusing to admit
Mr.. Meredith.
September I3, 1962-Missis-
sippi Gov. Ross Barnett invokes
doctrine Of interposition; says
he will 90 to Jail before permit
ting Mr.. Meredith to enroll at
Ole Miss.
September 18, 1862 - The
United States enters the case
as an amicus curiae Cfriend of
the court).
September 20, 1862 - Kinds
County (Miss0 Chancery Judge
w. T. Horton enjoins Mr.. Mere
dith from enrolling at Ole Miss;
Mr.. Meredith's agents from
aiding him.
September 20, 1962-Missis-
sippi legislature passes bill pro-
lhibiting enrolment of students
at any Institution of higher
learning who has been convicted
or has pending criminal charges
involving moral turpitude.
September 20, I962-Jackson,
Miss, Justice of the Peace
Homer Edgeworth convicts Mr..
Meredith in absentia of falsely
testifying on a vote registra-
ton application with a one
year Jail sentence and a $100
fine. The charge was one in
volving moral turpitude.
September 20, 1962-Appeals
court knocks out Horton in
junction, the. legislatures bill
and the Meredith conviction.
September 20, 1962-Mr. Mer-
edith makes first attempt to
register at oxford campus; Gov.
Barnett again blocks Mr.. Mere
dith; again invokes interpo-
sition.
September 20, 1962-Judge
Mize orders three university Of
| ficials to show cause why they
should not be cited for con-
tempt in Meredith case.
September 81, 1962-Judge
Mize finds three Ole Miss Of
ficials not guilty of contempt.
September 81, 1962-Appeals
court orders Mississippi College
Board, plus the university's top
three officials, to appear at
contempt hearing.
September "a, 1962-Appeals
court says board, officials in
contempt but withholds judg-
ment as they agree to obey
court mandate and register Mr..
Meredith.
September rs, 1962-Appeals
court issues sweeping restrain
ing order against Gov. Barnett.
practically all district attorneys
and sheriffs in Mississippi tell
ing them not to interfere.
September rs, 1862 - Gov.
Barnett blocks Mfr. Meredith's
entrance to college board office;
again invokes interposition.
Appeals court orders Gov. Bar
nett to appear at contempt
hearing September 28.
September 26, l962-Lt. Gov.
Paul B. johnson prevents Mr..
Meredith from enrolling; ap-
peals court orders Mr.. johnson
to appear at contempt hearing
September 29.
September 2S, 1862 - Gov.
Barnett fails to appear at Ap-
peals Court contempt hearing
in New Orleans.