ACLU May Halt 'Die-In' Trial

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) may ask the Federal courts to prohibit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from prosecuting the demonstrators arrested by state police at Wednesday's "Die-In" at Logan International Airport.

Members of the demonstration complained yesterday that there were incidents of police brutality during the arrest.

The 13 demonstrators-none of them Harvard students-were arrested in the TWA terminal at the airport while protesting construction of the SST (Supersonic transport), which will begin operation in the mid-70's. No permit was granted for the demonstration.

The demonstration at the airport followed an "Earth Day" rally at Government Center.

Danial Levinson, one of the ACLU lawyers working on the case, said the ACLU would try to show that the Commonwealth's prosecution attempts violate the First Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees the rights of speech and peaceful assembly.

The trial of the demonstrators is scheduled for Thursday, April 30.