Court Upholds Right Of U.S.-Born Japs to Vote

WASHINGTON, May 17.--(AP)--The Supreme Court refused today to review a decision holding that Japanese born in this country are American citizens and hence entitled to vote.

This ruling, by the Federal Circuit Court at San Francisco, was challenged by John T. Regan, a resident of San Francisco, who contended that "dishonesty, deceit and hypocrisy are racial characteristics of the Japanese," and that this makes them unfit for American citizenship.

Rights Said Invaded

Regan instituted suit in the Federal District Court at San Francisco in an effort to compel Cameron King, San Francisco registrar of voters, to strike the names of a group of Japanese born in this country from the list of eligible voters.

In the suit, Regan contended that the voting by Japanese constituted an invasion of his "rights as a citizen of the United States." His suit was dismissed by the District Court and that action was upheld by the Circuit Court.

Among other actions today the court:

Ruled 4 to 2 that a radio station whose operating license would be affected has a right to intervene in the proceedings before the Communications Commission to determine whether facilities of another station should be increased.

Held that the government, in determining compensation for condemned property, is not required to consider profits which might have been received by the owner in the future through private power development. The Tennessee Valley Authority was involved.

Refused for a second time to review a decision approving a plan for the reorganization of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company worked out by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The review was first denied April 19.