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It ‘4s reliably rerorted thas sinatra appeared st Frosbel High Sabool, Gary, Indiana on November 1, 1945 in an effort tc pursuade the high sahool atudents to return to schocl during a student strike. ii is revorted that the American Civil Liberties Union paid his expenses to Gary, Indiarea. Sinatra in bie talk aceused two prominent Gary ci tigers of complicity in strikea and urged that they be "run out cf town". the mayor of Gary, Indiana was reportac to heave told Sinatra that hie spsech was "A disservice ts the cates and the comamity". t It wae reliably reported on May 20, 1946 that the Russian Consulate in Loa sngeles was advieod ML) ard Ere. Frank Sinatra could not attend the Consulate party that night. Ww The Worker for January 16, 1946 reported that Sinatra reesived ar award at the “lew saa" dimstr held at the Hotel Coumndare, New York for bia aoe RH LM LE coUregevus fight GR OONELL OF Bil RLBOTLt Led. It baw been reliably reported that Frank Sinatra was selected as a vice chairman of the Board of Direstora Independerit Citizens Committee of the Arta, Sclence and Professions, Incorporsted at a me¢ting held February 10, 1946. ‘This - group haa been raported to be a Communist Party front group and severel of ite officers are reported Commmista or fellow travelers. an article appearing im the Poltimcre Afro-Ameriaen dated April 10, 1945 reflected that Frank Sinatra was to give a talk on racial harmony. Tt stated De ee ee =e ee ee “ht Sina tra Tes Peper ted bee) have wa VOT aeveral WU att MALT UL LRA Py sre) refused 9 serve negro musicians in hie party. On May 3, 1946 Phil Schats, a reported Communist and member of the tional freeutive Board and feecutive Secretary of the American Youth Division, trait, Michigan, pade arrangements for an affair for Minatra to te held at 3 Jewish Community Center in Detroit on tay 13, 1946. It is reported ihat this Liy wae held to combat Anti-Semiiian and all religions were invited to wtiolpate. The Amerioan Youth Division was among ihe sponsoring groups. ahiw weet thot Cine ten eno ated nae the Heneemem oe eo t Sinatra wee listed on the FeCRrss 25 & Tt wm wel 4 14 speaker at 4 er to be held on Kay 9, in honor of the Querille Arey of program wee entitled "Spotlight on Spain” and alphough. | Sirvitow did not sed he ¢id serd a telegram of support end qrprbagion of regret “p for ‘being unable to appear. > On Wares 23, 1945 Francia Tumon of the American Youth for a Free witected Captain crest Shavtacy, a Bed Army officer and representative the United States for the Youth Fascist Comittee Moscow at whieh time he mo shaved at aplatare. ‘would be taken of hin in dls. unifors along with