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wD 8 we re 47 46 49 50 Sl 52 43 84 S5 56 57 52 59 Se) NE 106~+32986 : * asd + The Trentonian, a dy{ly Trenton, N.J. newspaper, dsted 1/13/58 contained en article entitled, "EINSTEIN Plesds For Atomic Spies". Accordtig to this article, Dr. EIISTEIN on 1/12/53 asked then president TRUMAN to commute the death sentences of Atonic Spies LIHRi aid JULIUS RUSENBERG. This request was in the form of a letter adcressed to the President, In part it stated the appes) wes prompted by the same reasons set forth by Dr. HARLLD C. UREY in his letter to the New york Times on 1/5/53, which letter criticizes the "grossly unequal punish- ment meted out snd furthermore there was room for doubt of scme of the Government's evidence eufinst the RUSENBLAGS.* The Newark Kyventng News, dally newspeper of ilevar'7, N.J., datt 6/8/53 contained e vali sdvertirament sponsored ty the 33. Committ Fer Clemency For The 20%. eppeelin, for the sleneney af ETH}. end JULIUS RUSENBERG. The article steted that appeals for the Rear t- PERGS came from all walks of life, from all over America, from all over the world. It set forth the alleged statements made by prominent in- dividuals throughout the world. According to this article, EINSTEIN eveted, "I joined in sn appesl for conmutation of the death sentence." E. THE DEFENSE UP WILLIE MC_GEE The Dally ‘icrker of 3/27/51 described VILiIE WC GFE as a Hk: sissippi Negro Vietin of a rape frane-up who wes seeking en apres” ‘Eh 1ib2, es sentence before the U.S. Supreme Court. ai fad advised that wt LIE HS GEE wés-a Necre convicted of repe end exseuted tn the State ef Hisst ssippi fcr this crime. According to the infermant the CP made his cuse a national issue with the Party attemptin, to secure his relsase. UbeAe7, ya ing sponsored by the WC/SP on heeording to the informant a letter wae read at tunis meetin, which vas alleged ts have been received frem Frofessor Bi STsI'! addressed to the MCAS? praising thie organization and other organizations who were fight. ing, for WILLIE ri GEE, whom he believed to be inccent, ~61-