Cassius Clay Guilty
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Newsreel footage of Cassius Clay in Houston for court hearing regarding the military draft.
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Filmed: Harris County
Filmed: Houston
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Filmed: 1967
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Transcript
 | The (inaudible) heavyweight champion, Cassius Clay, at a federal court in Houston, is found guilty of violating the U.S. Selective Service laws by refusing
to be inducted. |
| He is sentenced to five years in prison and fined ten thousand dollars, the maximum penalty for the offense, which is a felony. |
| The sentence was appealed by Clay's lawyer. |
| Clay contended his status as a black, Muslim minister made him exempt from the draft. Released on bail he faces a possible eighteen month wait for an appeal
decision. |
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