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From the actions of some local politicians, it would seem that not all agree with King. The City Council unanimously passed in September a motion of Councillor John D. Lynch that the "Reducators" list, naming 68 faculty members as "Communists, communist sympathizers, or fellow travelers," be distributed to the nine Councillors and to the Chief of Police...
Councillor Chester A. Higley said "I understand that you had a debate on this subject of Communism with Arthur M. Schlesinger, perhaps you can tell us what happened." Lynch did not answer the question...
Thomas MacNamara announced that he could not vote for the order because "to imply that people are Communists without evidence would be extremely unfair." MacNamara suggested a "personal investigation by Lynch to determine if there is any basis for the order...
Councillor Hyman Pill stated that he has always voted with Lynch on his anti-Communist legislation but, this time, he also believed the Council would "insult the leaders of the group...
Early this fall, Lynch submitted a list of "Reducators" to the Cambridge police, demanding that those on the list register with the police. Sixty-eight members of the University faculty were among these "Reducators...