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A Cc Date Conca ialae a aD ence a ed Mr. MeGuire.___ Mr, Mohr. Mr. Parsons... Mr. Rosen_____ Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter.______ Mr, W.C.Sullivan Tele. Room. Mr. Holloman__ Miss Gandy_.__ ee —— Horton Denies Bennett Charge 4 ote ns ae, “4 bom aoe ca 7 TO 2 a . 7 7 Arkansas Official Says He Thinks . i . .. . ; . i Highlander.’Communist Dominated i : ? ey ;8y GARRY FULAERTON to expose the Communist con-, | Myles Horton, ighlander Folk spiracy.” . . ‘ : iSchool director, heatedly denied) Leaves for Little PRlock - ‘yesterday Arkansas Atty. Gen.! Arter his testimony, he shook! wae) [Bruce Bennett's accusation that|hands with committee members « ‘a the school is “communist domi- and sald: “Run ‘em out, boys, run neted,” ‘em out. That's the malin thing.” Horten and Bennett were tha Rak he left to return to Little t two main witnesses in a day. ;Rock. - : . Horton, who spent a total. of long public hearing on the four and one half hours on the 4 school in the War Memorial au- stand yesterday, denied that ditorium. Sen. Barton Dement : either he or Highlander ig Cam- of Murfreesboro, chairman of muniatle or subversive in any the joint legislative committees ¥ ‘ probing charges of subersive ac- tyre aoe ena te, was tivities at the school, adjourned lowing exchanges: . the hearing unti! 9 am. teday.” | Senter: “Are yon now or have | Bennett who followed Horton to t oe ‘the stand did not testify directly ‘about the school, but entered int the record testimony from previo: investigations allegedly linking Persons connected with the school with various “Commuinist front’: organizations. Then there occurred! this exchange: Rep. Harry Lee Senter of Bris- tol: “Mr. Bennett, ts it your opin- jon that the Highlander ¥olk school is Communist dominated?*' Bennett (after a moment's hes-! itation): “Yes, str.” “ { The Arkansas official, who ap- peared in a neat dark blue suit and black tle, told the committee he Js “glad to do anything I caa ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED DATE S/gZul-h Nashville Tennessean Nashville, Tenn. 3-5-59 pel Rk 61-34 128 MAR 20 i889