Word: contemptibly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though Furry was retained by the Corporation last May, the case could be put into question any day should McCarthy carry through his threat to cite him for contempt...
...alleged contempt occurred when Furry and Kamin dropped their Fifth Amendment shields on questions about themselves, but refused to talk about others in their appearance before the McCarthy Committee in January...
...Never before," veteran sides commented, "had the House committee been stopped so short in an inquiry." Velde's committee immediately voted unanimously to recommend him for contempt and later secured the citation from Congress. The citation is at present at the Attorney General's office, waiting for a decision on presenting it to a Grand Jury...
...information about other Communists and the Communist movement as a whole? The solution: grant the witness immunity from prosecution for anything he might say (if the court decides it is in the public interest), then require him to answer. If he refuses, he can be punished for contempt; if he answers but answers with lies, he will be liable for perjury. This solution was enacted into law by the 83rd Congress. There is still some feeling that the witness-immunity law violates the spirit of the Fifth Amendment; the Supreme Court will undoubtedly have to rule on its constitutionality...
...credit lines" in his books reflect the warmth of a man who is really grateful for information. He will send copies of his work to scores of people before publication, noting all reactions but not necessarily following suggestions. He refuses to join the high-level theorists in their contempt for interviewers and other spade-workers. Nor will he join in the contempt of the fact-workers for the lofty insights of the theorists. He believes in both, and works at a level between them, using both...