Fortas Nomination Headed for Senate Filibuster; Week Filled With Atiacks
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Having won approval of his nom-
ination for the chief justicesiiip in
the 11-6 vote of the Senate Ju-
diciary Committee, Mr. Justice
Abe Fortas now faces an almost
certain filibuster' in the Senate
When the debate on the nomina-
tion starts on Monday. There is a
prevailing belief that it will be dif-
ficult to get a two-thirds vote to
stem the flow of words in the fill-
buster. But a slight hope is re-
tained that the move led by Mich-
izan s junior senator, Robert Grif-
fin, will not succeed. Griffin's
major backer in the filibuster'
move is South Carolina's Senator
Strom Thurmond.
Senator Philip A. Hart of Mich-'
igan leads the fight for confirma-
tion.
The past week witnessed much
vilification and a measure of de-1
fense of Fortas.
While he praised Fortas and
they were apprised of thC facts.
adult Americans across the 'U.S.
Only those who replied affirmative-
indicates that among those aware
ly, 49.7 per cent; were polled re-
of the current debate over
playing a part in the opposition"
garding their opinion.
Fortas, 45.5 per cent favor his
to Fortas' nomination. He said the
confirmation.
The
poll
said
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Fortas case was a "test of Amer-
Regionally, those living in East-
are opposed, and 26.4 per cent
ica's commitment to the ideals of
ern states were most in favor of
have no opinion.
fellowship and brotherhood" and
Fortas: 63.9 per cent. Those in the
assailed those who have remained
The poll was conducted by Sind- South voted against by a vote of
silent on the-Fortas issue. But Sen. linger and Co. by long-distance 54.5 per cent. - In the Midwest,
Claris disclosed that his mail has telephone. It asked 1,866 persons 45.6 per cent voted for confirma-
been running 11 to one against the of voting age in 48 states whether tion, 25.9 against.
Fortas confirmation.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Nevertheless, a sample poll of
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real target is the Supreme Court vania Democrat, warned Tuesday
itself. That, of course, has been that anti-Semitism "is definitely
the aim of the demagogues all
along."
Among the more recent charges
against Fortas by Senator Strom
Thurmond of South Carolina is
that telephone connections were
set up for the Supreme Court
justice at President Johnson's
insistence during the Six-Day
Israel-Arab War.
Muskie Says There 'May Be'
Anti-Semitic Aspects
in Fight Against Fortas
WASHINGTON' (JTA) — Sen.,
Edmund Muskie, Democratic vice
presidential nominee, said Sunday
on ABC's television program
"Issues and Answers' that "there
may be" anti-Semitic overtones in
the Senate opposition to confirma-
tion of Abe, Fortas as chief jus-
tice of the United States. The
Senator spoke in reply to a ques-
tion that sought to elicit his view
expressed his opposition to fili-
on
whether anti-Semitism was a
busters. Richard M. Nixon said
factor in the fight against Fortas'
he would stay oul of the dispute
and would leave it to the Sen- confirmation. Sen. Muskie said that
ate for action. He had been he "never suspected" Sen. Robert
challenged by Vice President Griffin, of Michigan, leader of the
anti-Fortas forces, of anti-Semit-
Humnhrey to declare himself
on the issue. Senator Griffin • ism. He added that some who op-
post Fortas were not so motivated
suggested that Nixon stay out
but that he was not sure about
of the dispute.
A lot of dirt was dragged into others.
Sen. Joseph S. Clark, Pennsyl-
the issue, especially when it was
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Half of War Wounded
Were in Hospital Within
30 Minutes, Israeli Says
LONDON — The director-general
of the Israel Army medical serv-
ice said here Monday that more
than 50 per cent of Israel's wound-
ed during the Six-Day War were
in a hospital within 30 minutes
after sustaining their wounds.
Brig. Reuven Eldar spoke at a
meeting of the Leeds Zionist Coun-
cil at Leeds University, ,attended
by over 100 doctors. Speaking of
the battle, he said medical field
officers never stayed behind the
lines but went into action with the
troops.
One life—a little gleam of Time
between two eternities.
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Newman, Steinberger
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report that Fortas' wife, who was
one of his law partners, was earn-
ing 5250.000 a year, was injected
into the news. •3ut it has been in-
dicated that many members of
government, judiciary and Con-
gress are receiving fees for lec-
tures. American University offic-
ials defended Fortas' remunera-
tiOn.
Charing editorially that the
Sen2t” J ,, diriary Committee did
not keep its hearings "on a high
plan° " the New . York Times, de-
clared:
The subject-matter has been
dominated by Senator Thurmond
of South Carolina. whose gutter-
level assault on Justice Fortas
is based on movies the Senator
has been showing Congressmen
behind the scenes. One is called
"Flaming Creatures:' and the oth-
ers are penny arcade peep-show
spectaculars. Senator McClellan
of -Arkansas has joined in the fun
by circulating , magazines with
suggestive photographs. Their hooe
is to get across the idea that the
Supreme Court has been soft on
hard-core pornography; that Jus-
tice Fortas is part of the Court;
ergo. he should not be Chief
Justice.
`tin point of , fact, there were'
two guideline cases involving
pornography decided by the Su-
preme Court in the past few years.
In the Schackman case in 1967,
'which • concerned alleged porno-
graphic films, Justice Fortas was
on the majority side in a 5-to-4
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ruling that they were not obscene'
within the meaning of the law.I
No opinion was written in that
case. In a previous 5-to-4 ruling
in the Ginzburg case, in which
a publisher was convicted for
"pandering." Fortas voted to up-
hold the conviction.
"To reargue these decisions in-
stead of Justice Fortas' judicial
qualifications is in itself pandering
to the lowest Senatorial instincts;
to pass out magazines and show
movies and blame Mr. Fortas for
their nhcronity real nr otherwise,
is to attack one man. when . the)
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announced that Fortas had re-
ceived a 515.000 fee for American
The Detroit Free Press again
took a strom* stand in defense
of Fortas and in condemnation
of filibuster threats. But the
Detroit News, while repudiat-
ing all other charges against
Fortas. took seriously the con-
demnation involving the Supreme
Court judge's having taken a
_fee for university lectures and
declared that because of it For-
s taq "proves unfit." In another
editorial, equating the issues
with the injection of Nixon's
name, the Detroit News even
used the phrase "Tricky Abe" in
reference to the high court jus-
tice.
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