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Co ie Sheet Joins Am. Legion Attack On Sinatra Film The unlikely situation of an American Legion Past and a Com- munist publication finding a com- mon film target — but throwing their darts with different aims — has occurred re Frank Sinatra's “The Manchurian Candidate.” Film has found a champion, however, against the Commie onslaught at least in Hearst's L.A. Herald- Examiner, Pic is currently being condemned by the People’s World, a Com- munist newspaper, a8 “the most vicious attempt yet made by the industry to cash in on Soviet- American tensions. The film is poison * & *” ‘Too Close For Comfort’ To this the H-E’s Jack Lotto on Saturday, observing that the film's exposition of Red brainwashing of merican soldiers in Korea to do ubversive work back in the U.S. was too close for comfort in Red es,” he declared. “It does serve awaken Americans to m- munist treachery.” Last month the 28d Disfrict American Legion sent a resclytion ta state and national Legion head- quarters attacking the pic as “a vivid example of an attempt to undermine Congressional commit- tees * *& &” Stephen S. Byko, Commander, and Dr. John R. Lechner, Amer- icanism committee chairman, of 23d District, yesterday were asked by DarLy VARIETY if they had seen the People’s World attack, Byko had not, but he said the matter would be discussed tonight at a meeting at Teddy's Roughriders Post No, 516, 9047 South Vermont. ‘Typical Commie Trick’ Dr. Lechner said he had seen the item but it did not change the original criticism of the People’s World article, He commented, “That can possibly be a ruse. J am not accusing them of it. But it’s a typical Communist propaganda trick, There was no point, tbs lutely no reason for inserting fo or five scenes ridiculing a WU. Senator. And the . brainwashing That was so damned far-fetch 7 that, it, in itself, was ridiculous.”, > 2o%y Debate Invitation ~Dr. ‘Lechner fasued & public n- * vitation: *to Sinatra ‘and/or the je ducer of the film (Howard W..K dg” jrexccytive producer) * night's meet. 17 ’ ethav “Coes? LL INFORMATION CONTAINED EGEIN IS UNCLASSIFI ; We~ BY