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Supreme Court sides with travelers over passport denial
Justices led by William Douglas rule State Department overstepped authority denying passports to Walter Kent and Briehl for refusing non communist affidavits. Kent sought to travel to Europe in 1955 and Briehl to attend medical conventions in Geneva and Istanbul. State Dept spokesman Lincoln White notes potential impact on Paul Robeson case as ruling is studied.
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Rockewell Kent
Walter Kent
Los Angeles
Weldon Bruce Dayton
Aafilavite
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William Douglas
Lincoln White