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...author-lecturer, who has denied frequent accusations of his being a Communist, expressed "faith that our courts will ultimately uphold my position." Also indicated with Lamont were Attorney Abraham Unger and Albert Shadowits of Nutley...
Actually, a loyalty certificate, even for officer candidates, is largely waste motion. All personnel in the armed services swear to uphold the Constitution against all enemies "foreign and domestic." Furthermore they take this oath without "mental reservation," and unlike the certificate's rather muddy legal status, the formal oath is quite binding...
Faxon told the School Committee that he had not belonged to the Communist Party since 1951, when membership became illegal in the Commonwealth. He asserted that he had never violated the Constitutions of the United States or Massachusetts, which he swore to uphold when he took the teachers' oath...
...rights to uphold, to discuss and dissent are the moral fiber of America's greatness. They are likewise the strength of a great university...
...resolution to amend its constitution, barring from membership "any proven or admitted member of the Communist Party." Explained Guild President Joseph F. Collis: "Membership in the Communist Party represents more than a political conviction and is in fact participation in an international conspiracy to destroy the freedoms we uphold...