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NY 100-7629 consi | AL HAROLD ZEPELIN on August 9, 1954, was indicted - by a Federal Grand Jury at Denver, Colorado, for conspiracy to violate the Smith Act. ZEPELIN was found guilty as ehareed hy a tury in linited States Matrict. court, Nenv wrestles Gwe eg OU gy FW a ee er aww rw wsenvyer, on May 25, 1955,and on June 23, 1955, was sentenced by United States District Judge JEAN J, BREITENSTEIN to three years and fined $2,000, EN The Kansas City "Call", Denver edition, issue of December 23, 1955, contained an article "Rift in Local NAACP Branch; Election Will Be Contested." In part the article reads as follows: YA . \ Ny “Phere was a rift in the local branch NAACP last week during the annual election of officers. A ) "As an outgrowth of the meeting, petitions have 4 z been filed with the New York Office alleging irregularities ; in the conduct of the election.. cowry "Unofficial sources claim that th difficulty was * Communist influence in the teligibility of voters, ! Ly, i "Officers elected in the controversial meeting were: ae A rtgon, President; / AQ 8¥Pishep, First Vice; Vil Ipper Mrs. olgitioston, Second Vice;_/V 7 < Mildred#8tevenson, Secretary; W/ic/ Assistan Secretary Mary Mc Guire; Cis de *OliversPigges, Treasurer. VHA cr "Attorney Irving Andrews, AS. Fisher, who declined, and A. Morton, were nominated as Presidenta. Morton won the election 18 to 10," ho dvised that ANTHONY J. bb m P at a meeting held on thea ~ evening of March 20, 1956, “Informant stated that IRVING PYANDREW ails PORN G SEMIS SL NOE &@ Se. SLE ee eg ne tt SR 8 PS I