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Agreeing with Jaffe, Robert G. McCloskey, assistant professor of Government, said that "unless Eisenhower has some way to persuade the Russians to undergo effective and extensive inspection of their atomic developments, his suggestions are not very valuable...
Robert G. McCloskey, assistant professor of Government, said that Brownell's action "reflects a decision on the part of the attorney General and the administration to keep the Red hunt going at as high a pitch as possible in order to shift public attention away from the recent discontent shown in the by-elections...
...McCloskey called the subpoenas of Truman, Supreme Court Justice Clark, and Governor Byrnes "incredibly bad taste." There's no doubt that Truman would have come if merely asked to appear instead of being subpoenaed, he added. "It looks as if Velde sent the subpoenaed only to get in his bid for head-lines ahead of McCarthy...
Arthur E. Sutherland, professor of Law, and Robert G. McCloskey, associate professor of Government, have come out in favor of legislation that would give Brownell as Attorney General the power to grant immunity. If a witness then refused to testify, he could face imprisonment for contempt of Congress. This plan was suggested by Brownell for the first time yesterday at the National Press Club...
...McCloskey noted that while the Fifth Amendment might seem unworkable, it was still the law of the land, and people should not be punished for exercising their constitutional rights. Rather, the law should be changed if unworkable...