Ask Supreme Ct. Review for Rev. Jones (Telegram)
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September 16, 1964

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Press Releases, Volume 1. Ask Supreme Ct. Review for Rev. Jones (Telegram), 1964. 6e906b48-b592-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b3a4ae44-4110-478a-98dd-83812fc91bd3/ask-supreme-ct-review-for-rev-jones-telegram. Accessed October 08, 2025.
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DOMESTIC SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE 73 oy S v iR \ I N Check the class of setvieedesired; : Ny | ie N [ N sibs the mee wil be ent at the full rare 1206 (4-55) | FULL RATE E TELEGRAM drome W. P. MARSHALL, rnesionnr Sa [[nowos.cu or sve.] poorcou. | cASW NO, T th THE ACCOUNT OF T TMe FLED ‘ NAACP LEGA EFENSE & ED. FUND 10 Columbus Circle Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to (See Attached List) September 16, 1964 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court was today asked to re- view the case of a 67-year old white minister charged with "interfering with religious worship" as result of an attempt to attend, along with Negro companions, the First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., June 30, 1963 Attorneys of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund argue in their petition that Rev. Ashton Bryan Jones was convicted under a vague and ambiguous statute before a judge with personal bias against him.---Judge Durwood T. Pye Contact Legal Defense Fund attorneys Donald Hollowell end Howard Moore for further details. Both in Atlanta at JAckson 5-8372. Jesse DeVore NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 10 Columbus Circle, NYC Pa =