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‘Chambers lists \ on similar statements by” Vhambe: that he fed Government documents | o the spy ring. He formerly was’ ; Wadteigh has refused, comment | i Five as Spy Links NEW YORK, June 9 (AP) —Whit- taker Chambers ended seven days as a star Government witness today by naming five men whom he said gave United States secrets to a pre-war Russian spy ring. “phe five sources were Sulian Wadleigh, Ward Pigman, Harry Dexter White, Alger Biss and Vin- cont Reno,” Chambers said slowly in reply to a Government question. - ‘A few minutes later, he stepped down from the witness stand at the Federal perjury trial of Alger Hiss, former high State Department o4- ficial. - yQEVIOUSLY NAMED TWO Chambers said yesterday that fe had five “sources” pefore the war who gave him secrets to relay to the spy ring. But he previously named only Hiss and Wadleigh. The charges of espionage and Communist activity that Chambers leveled against Hiss were denied eategorically in a depasition by Hiss, which was read to the court by the prosecuting attorney. ‘the Governments Pegan calling new witnesses to the stand shortly after Chambers was exoused. They testified about Hiss’ financial af fairs and typewritten notes and let- ters by Mrs. Priscilla. Hiss,. wife of the defendant. ste Hiss has denied he ever gave Clyambers secrets or even saw him alver Jan, 1, 1937. Under cross -ex- amination, Chambers admitted, that he ed under oath to the House Un- antl ican Activities Committee gud ‘to the same grand jury that indicted ' Hiss. nr pate, 67 O- J 7 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER PHILADELPHIA, PA. PACE: 4 COLUMN: G EDITION: “peut ety with the State Department. ONE DIED AFTER QUIZ White, former Assistant S 5 : : ecretar: of jhe Treasury, died last Aug. 17 of a heart attack after denying to the House Up. Ainerioan Activities Com~- at he was Communist ring. @ member of @ Franklin Victor Reno, to whom Chambers referred as “Vincent. Reno,” was identified by two my witnesses as a aathenatics exe P e Ground ne a yrdeen, Md., Proving _Pigman, of Appleton i time-chemist in the’. &, Burgaw of Standards, said after testifying be- fore the grand jury last December: I categorically deny that I ever had any dealings with Whittaker Cham- . bers or that I ever knew the man tT further unqualifiedly deny that I have ever given to Chambers or to any other person any unauthorized Governmental information.” LIBRARIAN ON STAND mong the new witnesses | Was Franklin H. Price, ibyavions in ‘charge of the Philadelphia Free | eer ep siay pentined a letter : @ sy Fansler,” same of Mrs, Hiss, or” the maiden Chambers has described ~ writer with which he said Bee vind his wife copied Government docu- ments. The Government is expect. ed to try to show that the secrets were typed on a machine also used for personal and business corres- pandence by the Hisses. : a“ +p NaS lv\to— G Ol, ee ete {FBI - PHILADELPHIA i ]