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Article #1: "One Day's News Helps Anti-Reds on Three Fronts"

 Item — Box: CRJO 5
Identifier: CRJO 5/05

Dates

  • Creation: 1918-1956.

Language of Materials

English.

General

Clipping. Author: Don Zirkel; Published for/in: The Tablet (page 1) Content: Announces the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Immunity Act of 1954, which clarifies the Fifth Amendment and gives the government the right to compel witnesses to testify in national security cases in exchange for immunity from prosecution. The result of this decision is that three individuals named by Elizabeth Bently, a former Communist, were able to be prosecuted. Individuals prosecuted were William Ludwig Ullmann, Lauchlin B. Currie, and the late Harry Dexter White, all former employees of the Treasury Department.

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Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

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