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NY 100-81752 TLOTLY 7 The Government agreed on July 23, 1956, to a stipulation setting forth inforiuation that various universities und lipraries purchased the Harxist- : Leninist classics, This stipulation was not used in evidence by the defense. The Defense accepted on July 25, 1956, a stipulaticn by the Government setting forth payments by the Government to witnesses LAUTNER, BALDIVIN, HERRON, SWAN, MARKWARD, CZARNOWSKI, KOWALL, CLONTZ, REGAN, and SCHEMANSKE, United States District Judge BICKS read into the record that he had found that a clear and present danger existed at the reétuxn* of the indictment in June, 1951, United States District Judge BICKS denied - the Government's application for reinstatement of testimony regarding the flight of defendant JACKSON and struck from the record the entire testimony of Government witness 0, B, MATTHEWS. Portions of the, testimony of Government witness ROBERT PITCOFF and Government exhibit eight (testimony of defendant TRACHTENPERG before tne House Un-merican Activities Committee in 1939 Defense attornezrs began their sees ad on July 25, 1956, and completed them on July 26, 1956. The Government's summation ‘was made by Chief Assistant United States Attorney THOMAS EB, GILCHRIST, JR. on July 27, 1956. United States District Judge BICKS charged the jury on July 30, 1955, and they retired to deliberate at 12:50 p.n, On July 31, 1956, at 3:00 p.m. Forelady BEATRICE LOSHAK announced the jury had found all defendants guilty as charged. On motion of Defense counsel the jury - 39 -