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Domestic News
August 11, 1948
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Six prominent Seattle residents, including University of Washington professors and theater directors, charged with contempt for refusing to answer Communist Party membership questions in a state legislative hearing.
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WITNESSES
ARE CITED,
CONTEMPT
Prominent Seattlites Are
Charged by Washing-
ton State Committee
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—(A)— Six witnesses who refused in a recent legislative Un-American Activities Committee hearing to say whether they were then or ever were members of the Communist party, were charged in Superior Court yesterday with contempt.
The actions, filed by Prosecutor Lloyd Shorett, accused the six persons of "wilful refusal to answer proper and material questions before a legislative committee."
Charges were filed against Ralph Gundlach, professor of psychology at the University of Washington; Herbert J. Phillips of the English Department; Rachmiel Forshmiedt, senior sanitary inspector for the City of Seattle; Burton W. James and Florence Bean James, co-directors of the Repertory Playhouse in Seattle; and Albert Ottenheimer, assistant director of the Playhouse.
ARE CITED,
CONTEMPT
Prominent Seattlites Are
Charged by Washing-
ton State Committee
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—(A)— Six witnesses who refused in a recent legislative Un-American Activities Committee hearing to say whether they were then or ever were members of the Communist party, were charged in Superior Court yesterday with contempt.
The actions, filed by Prosecutor Lloyd Shorett, accused the six persons of "wilful refusal to answer proper and material questions before a legislative committee."
Charges were filed against Ralph Gundlach, professor of psychology at the University of Washington; Herbert J. Phillips of the English Department; Rachmiel Forshmiedt, senior sanitary inspector for the City of Seattle; Burton W. James and Florence Bean James, co-directors of the Repertory Playhouse in Seattle; and Albert Ottenheimer, assistant director of the Playhouse.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Contempt Charges
Un American Activities
Communist Party
Seattle Witnesses
Legislative Committee
What entities or persons were involved?
Ralph Gundlach
Herbert J. Phillips
Rachmiel Forshmiedt
Burton W. James
Florence Bean James
Albert Ottenheimer
Lloyd Shorett
Where did it happen?
Seattle
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Seattle
Event Date
Aug. 11
Key Persons
Ralph Gundlach
Herbert J. Phillips
Rachmiel Forshmiedt
Burton W. James
Florence Bean James
Albert Ottenheimer
Lloyd Shorett
Outcome
six persons charged with contempt in superior court for wilful refusal to answer questions before the legislative un-american activities committee.
Event Details
Six witnesses refused to say whether they were then or ever members of the Communist party during a recent legislative Un-American Activities Committee hearing and were charged with contempt by Prosecutor Lloyd Shorett.