Word: huac
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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Pete Seeger '40, began the latest round in his six-year battle against the HUAC today quietly but forcefully stating his belief that the privacy of the individual American's politics is sacred. He is under indictment for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions of the Committee...
...separate resolution, the HYDC stated its reasons for wishing to eliminate HUAC. It accused the Committee of "violating civil liberties" and placing "undue emphasis on defaming witnesses, and noted the film "Operation Abolition" as an example of HUAC's "propaganda...
Before the Democrats could approve the abolishment of HUAC, however, they had to consider not only an "amendment to the resolution," but also an "amendment to the amendment to the resolution...
...first amendment, proposed by Edwin McC. Martin, Jr. '63, asked Congress to "re-examine the structure and operation" of HUAC, instead of abolishing it. Martin claimed that it would be extremely difficult for Congress to abolish the Committee, and added that a re-evaluation of HUAC's goals would be possible if Congressman Frances Walter did not run for re-election...
...movie is described as an effort to give an overall picture of communist penetration into youth organizations, yet it will treat such varied and complex events as the Venezuelan riots against former Vice-President Richard Nixon, this summer's student riots in Japan, and the demonstrations against the HUAC in San Francisco. None of these outbreaks are proven instances of communist activity. Venezuela and Japan, for example, are by no means simply cases of Red agitation. And the San Francisco demonstrations, whatever their real cause, were not explained in the very bad and very distorted film made by the HUAC...