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4 NY 100-25857 . CO ey Ni TAL | yi The "New York Times" newspaper issue of June 13, 1956, page one, contained an article entitled "House Group Favors Citing Paul Robeson." In part, this article read: "contempt of congress proceedings were begun against Paul Robeson today as the upshot of a shouting, table- -~thumping and gavel-banging hearing at the Capitol......Mr. Robeson brought a stormy morning session to a sudden close by raising his resonant bass voice to shouting pitch and asserting, 'You are the non-patriots and you are the un-Americans and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.' Before the final blow-up, Mr. Robeson angrily denounced the committee, Senator Eastland and others in response to questions about his activities and his travels to Soviet Russia.” The New York "Daily Mirror" issue of June 14, 1956, contained an article entitled "House Group Cites Robeson." This article related the citing of PAUL ROBESON by the House Committee on Un-American Activities for contempt of congress and, in part, read: “Though the singer invoked the Fifth Amendment when queried about Red affiliations, he shouted his contempt for the committee time and again." B. Evidence of Membership in or Sympathy with CP Front Organizations People's Artists, Inc. The “Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," previously mentioned, reflects the following concerning People's Artists, Ine.: "1, Cited as a Comminist front. "(California Committee on Un-Americari Activities, Report, 1948, p. 392.)"