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January 8, 1949
The Illinois Standard
Chicago, Cook County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
The House Un-American Activities Committee plans to use Ruth Eisler to implicate liberals, despite her years-long estrangement and political feud with her brother Gerhardt, aiming to surpass the Whittaker Chambers scandal.
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Few people know it and no one has said it yet, but the House un-American Committee is squatting on its 1949 star stool—as in pigeon.
Wiping off its cold sweat after the pumpkin fiasco nearly cost the committee’s life. The witch-hunters will now try the broken family technique.
RUTH EISLER, sister of GERHARDT, will be used to put the dirty finger on more liberals in a scare designed to out-Whitaker the Chambers deal.
What will not appear in the record is that Ruth has been out of contact with brother Gerhardt for years, and what she knows she reads in the papers.
The two have been in a political feud of long standing. This will not be the first time Sister Ruth has fought her end of the feud by swinging the ax publicly with government sponsorship.
Wiping off its cold sweat after the pumpkin fiasco nearly cost the committee’s life. The witch-hunters will now try the broken family technique.
RUTH EISLER, sister of GERHARDT, will be used to put the dirty finger on more liberals in a scare designed to out-Whitaker the Chambers deal.
What will not appear in the record is that Ruth has been out of contact with brother Gerhardt for years, and what she knows she reads in the papers.
The two have been in a political feud of long standing. This will not be the first time Sister Ruth has fought her end of the feud by swinging the ax publicly with government sponsorship.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Betrayal
Family
What keywords are associated?
Huac
Ruth Eisler
Gerhardt Eisler
Political Feud
Witch Hunt
Whittaker Chambers
Pumpkin Fiasco
What entities or persons were involved?
Ruth Eisler
Gerhardt Eisler
Whittaker Chambers
Story Details
Key Persons
Ruth Eisler
Gerhardt Eisler
Whittaker Chambers
Event Date
1949
Story Details
The House Un-American Activities Committee, recovering from the pumpkin fiasco, plans to use Ruth Eisler to accuse liberals, exploiting her despite her long estrangement and political feud with brother Gerhardt; she knows nothing firsthand and has previously aided government attacks on him.