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LA 100-41413 of Arts, Sclences and Professions, held to urge passage of legislation to provide housing for veterans, "Cervase T. Murphy, Calumet Mich., Supreme Director of K of C, charged at Cincinnati that Sinatra was being used to 'woo the younger generation in the United States' to communism, "'Murphy's statement is a complete distortion,' Sinatra said, ‘The minute anyone tries to help the little guy hejs called a Communist, It's getting so I expect “" crackpots to say things like that. "'There may have been several Communists in the audience. Madison Square Garden is a big place, But I personally always have been opposed to communism, '" The "Daily People's World" is a West Coast Communist news- paper. The New York "Mirror" newspaper, Issue of April 5, 1948 The above issue of the New York "Mirror" contained an article captioned "Sinatra to Stage Radio Plea to Italy for Defeat of Reds," carrying the name LOUELLA PARSONS in the by-line, The item read, in part, as follows: "An appeal broadcast directly ‘to the Italian people to vote against the Communist ticket in the April 16, 19h election is being arranged for by Frank Sinatva. .. .' The article went on to state, "Sinatra, who returned from New York today, was asked by Washington officials to get together a show with famous guests of Italian parentage, and Frankie gladly accepted the assignment to help fight Communism, Twenty-seven recordings will be made and played in various parts of Italy in an effort to reach even the most remote part of that troubled nation. .. .” Los Angeles "Herald-Express" falite' newspaper, Issue of June 9, 1949 The above issue of the Los Angeles "Herald-Express" carried an item bearing the caption "Angelenos Deny Ties to Communists.” The article read, in part, as follows: - 20- $23