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NY 100-81752 then ordered stricken, on motion of defendants, testimony of Government ‘fitness LAUTNER concerning his teaching activities in the 1930's while assigned to Section 18 of the Communist Party in New York City, on the ground that his teaching in that period was not sufficiently relevant to Communist Party doctrine to which the Party stated it was returning at the time of its reconstitution in 1Sh5, THOc 4 UTNE! a d Se denied defendants! “motion to str and other Goverriment witnesses. On September 23, 1952, following argument on motion for judgment of acquittal, Judge DIii0CK granted defendants’ motions acquitting BSGUN end GERSON, but denied the motion as to the remaining defendants. On September 30, 1952, the defendants began presenta- tion of their defense and called the following witnesses, in the order listed: GERALD L. CHURCH, Colonel, Army of the United States ABRAHAM B. MAGIL, New York City ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN, New York City WILL HaRgAISON, Santa Fe, New Mexico On July 17, 1952, upon completion of recross~examina- tion of Government Witness JOHN LAUTNER, Defense Counsel JOHN T. melEiNak stated that defendants had no further cross-examina- tion except in regard to an army questionnaire which was executed by LAUTR Bt in Camp hitchie tn 1942. wucTERNAN then served LAUTNEA with a subpoena returnable July 23, 1952. On July 21, 1952, pursuant to a defense subpoena served on the Dena rtment of the Army, Colonel CERALD L. CHURCH, army of the United States, Chief, Fersonnel Branch, G-e, appeared and testified that the Department of the Army was unable ie 4 az a : ~ 30 =