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The Dayton Citizen
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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In Washington D.C., a federal grand jury indicted the New York-based Peace Information Center and five officers, including Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, for failing to register as foreign agents despite prior notification. The office at 799 Broadway was cleared out, and no one could be located.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—(CNS)—The Peace Information Center of New York was indicted this week by a federal grand jury along with five of its officers, including Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, noted lecturer, author and educator, on the charge that they failed to register as "foreign agents."
It was learned that the organization had been informed they must register last August. They denied being foreign agents.
However, when officially indicted, it was discovered the office, which was located at 799 Broadway (New York), had been cleared of furniture and files. No one connected with the Peace Information Center could be found.
Dr. DuBois received the indictment—
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ment as leader of the Center. He was a defeated American Labor Party candidate for Congress in the last election Others indicted were Mrs. Elizabeth Moos, mother of the former wife of William W. Remington, who was convicted of perjury last week; Abbott Simon, executive director of the Center and former Washington
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The Peace Information Center and its officers, including Dr. DuBois as leader, were indicted for failing to register as foreign agents after being notified last August. The New York office was found empty, and personnel could not be located. Other indictees included Mrs. Moos and Abbott Simon.