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December 17, 1953

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Witness, on Einstein Advice, Refuses to Say it He Was Red; WITNESS IS SILENT ON EINSTEIN ADVICE

By Peter Kihss

A Shadowitz, on Dr Einstein advice, refuses to say whether he was Communist while working for Army or on Govt contracts since '41; invokes free s guarantees of 1st Amendment; denies spying; McCarthy to seek contempt citation; Einstein confirms advising Shadowitz; Shadowitz says he talked with Hyman but not on classified data; illus; McCarthy pleads with Mrs R W Levine to break with Communist party (CP) and tell her story to FBI; she denies espionage while working at Telecommunication, '43-53; S J Snyder names G D Taft and Lt Col Hodges as members of Army appeals panel that reversed his dismissal on loyalty and security charges; refuses to say if he told them truth; Pvt D Linfield denies spying while working for Telecommunication in '52; S Glassman denies knowing Communists while in Signal Corps; S Stolberg denies espionage knowledge, refuses to say whether he belonged to CP unit allegedly organized for radar spying

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Notable Births

Bill Pullman

1953Bill Pullman, American actor[โ€ ]

William Pullman is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting.

Historical Context for December 17, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[โ€ ]