Word: communist-front
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...sympathies for the world's downtrodden, by her own account, have led her twice to visit Russia. In 1945 she was the Soviet government's honored guest. Her sympathies have also led her to attend countless Red-inspired rallies and to lend her name to various Communist-front crusades. Playwright Hellman, who once described herself as "the greatest meeting-goer in the country," went last week to meet the House Un-American Activities Committee...
Budenz said that Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy, Kirtley F. Mather, professor of Geology, and suspended M.I.T. professor Dirk J. Struik are members of from 15 to 40 Communist-front organizations...
...firm by referring repeatedly to "blood profits" and what he called the "crimson creed" of American interests which had dealt with the Reds. Wisconsin's Joe McCarthy happily announced (without naming names) that two members of the China International Foundation's board had been active in Communist-front groups. Then the President, who was presumably hot-eyed also, called Newbold in to hear a few well-chosen words...
...organizational odd jobs for numerous Communist and Communist-front groups, became known as a handy and trustworthy man with a mimeograph, and wound up in "Pro-4," as select and apparently as important a lot of plotters as over thumbed a copy of "Value, Price, and Profit...
...subcommittee digging into sales at exorbitant profits of war surplus tankers let out reminders that a foundation headed by Morris is involved. (Morris has denied any personal gain from the transactions.) Michigan's Representative Charles E. Potter, an un-American Activities committeeman, accused Morris of having spoken before Communist-front groups ("Asinine," retorted Morris). Such G.O.P. men as Robert Taft and Richard Nixon could see nothing but a planned whitewash in the Morris inquiry...