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Show peals in Boston, holding- AAA processing taxes unconstitutional, would be "appealed immediately" to the supreme court. The Boston decision, the first made by a circuit court on the disputed taxes, will provide a supreme su-preme court test that will determine deter-mine the fate of the entire AAA program as now constituted. WASHINGTON, July 1G (U.R). Government lawyers today were dismayed by the Boston circuit court ruling holding the AAA processing pro-cessing taxes unconstitutional, but indicated they would carry the case to the supreme court for a final decision. The Hoosac Mills case, in which the ruling was made, was the first. of the many processing tax cases to reach a federal circuit court of. appeals. AAA PROGRAM THREATENED BY DECISION IIOSTON, July 1G (U.R)--The controversial AAA processing Lax is unconstitutional, the U. S. circuit court of appeals ruled today. . Jn ko deciding; the circuit court overruled Federal District Dis-trict Jurie Elisha II. Brewster, Brews-ter, who last October upheld the validity of the tax. - The ruling was made in the case of the Hoosac Mills corpor-ntion, corpor-ntion, which challenged the right of tin? federal government to collect col-lect processing and flour taxes of approximately $82,000. Test Caw This case, before the circuit court since April 24, is regarded as the test ( that will establish definitely whether the processing tax is constitutional. It was understood that government govern-ment attorneys were prepared to carry it to the U. S. supreme court, hoping for a final decision there before Christmas. The circuit court's decision was by a two to one vote, with Judges Scott Wilson and George F. Nor-ris Nor-ris concurring, and Judge George H. Bingham dissenting. Judge Bingham wrote no dissenting opinion, opin-ion, however. "The decree of the district court is reversed and the case is remanded re-manded to that court with the direction di-rection to enter a decree for the appellants," the decision read. Kcirsons Cited Two reasons for the decision were cited: 1. The federal legislature has no authority to regulate production produc-tion which was within control of the state authorities. 2. It was an improper delegation delega-tion of sowers. i WASHINGTON, July 16 (UP) Frank J. Wideman, assistant attorney at-torney general in charge of tax cases, today said the decision of the federal circuit court of ap- |