New Jersey Supreme Court Reserves Decision on Bible Distribution

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October 7, 1953

TRENTON, N.J (Oct. 6)

The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday reserved decision on an application for a permanent injunction against the distribution of copies of the King James version of the New Testament and parts of the Old Testament in public schools in this state.

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