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On April 3 needed no external threat to comprehend he was turned down by Federal Judge Murthat the United States in the future would phy. On all previous occasions when he was need far more emphasis on science training. turned down he immediately got the protecAmerican educators. facing demands for-. tion of a restraining order to prevent depormore emphasis on science. often say. "We tation. Certainly. this time he did not. dont want to adopt the Russian system of Instead he ied a routine motion to amend forcing students to follow the professional the finding of fact in the case. careers which the Government picks for The Immigration Service asked the United them." The public would agree. But the States Attorneys office whether a legal rescience fair is one example of the way edu- straint was pendihg. was told there was none. cational leadership can be exerted to arouse then carried out its "swift" deportation1i0 interest in the vocational fields on which the years. 3 months and 18 days after it had national interest requires more emphasis. started deportation proceedings. We congratulate Dr. Leland Wilson. chair- Now Heikkila is being brought back. How man of the fair this year. and his committee. many more of these appeals is he entitled Educational leadership of this kind bdemon- to? At what point does the publics right strates what can be done to correct Amer- to prompt justice begin to operate. ican educational deficiencies in a dangerous Let us quote from an opinion of United world. States Court of Appeals here in the case of Martin Jimenez. an alien proCommunist deported to Mexico on February 11 in the The Heikkila Case same abrupt fashion as Heikkila. Jimenez was represented by the same counsel as Heikkila. EXTENSION OF REMARKS "More than 5 years have passed (said the OF court) since the Initial hearing officer recommended that Jimenez be deported. * * * HON. FRANCIS E. WALTER This delay has been occasioned solely by OF PENNSYLVANIA appellants resort to administrative and REPRESENTATIVES court proceedings to assert contentions IN THE HOUSEOF Rwhich have been found to be without merit.