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H-.° fe Totson >. . f Ladd i voy Nichoig fp Belmont ‘— Clegg os Glavin f \ sate ‘Benton Refusal to Give taupe T° Communists’ Names | rincersowd — To McCarthy Uoheld — By the Associcted Press A Federal judge ruled yestc: day. <1 : ' that Senator Benton, Democrat of a one Connecticut, need not tel! Senator’ eo McCarthy, Republican of Wiscon-' . sin, the names of Communists in’ tthe Stave Departmen. when Mie. iBenton served ag mu: assisvant ‘secretary. Judge Matthew McGuire alse oe ae ruled that Mr. Benicn need not uf tell Senator McCarthy what per- : _ isons have contributed, or have of- — fered to contribute. to a fund to . (aid Senator Benton in defending ‘a $2 million libcl-slander suit filed, by Senator MeCarthy. Senator Benton refused to an-| swer the questions during the tak-| ing of depositions in connection! with Senator McCarthy's suit. The Suit accusses Senator Benton of unlawfully seeking to oust Senator MeCarthy from the Senate. : Senator McCarthy contended the questions were relevant, bet: Judge McGuire disagrecc. ; Senator Benton has tresiificd he. knew there were Communists in the Siate Department when he - Was assistant secretary in 1945-47, - - . that le fourht them ana had some A a Eesehy of them fired. ‘ ; a But he refused to ame names, Fle suseceted that Senator Ae- © Carthy get in touch with State ~ = ~ os , re] aor way ae TL 52 Department officials and “do this on an authoritative basis, rather than by naming names in pubtic hearings on the basis of a recol- Times-Heraid lection many years bacl..” Senatar MeCarthy has let it be Snown that he wil go asead with Wash. Post —-- ihe SUL Against Senator Bento. despite the latter's defort in u Wash. News —_ CCE rset on. eet . —_ TN nn Wash. Star N.Y. Heraic Tribune N.Y. Mirror = N.Y, Compass —_ Date: _.__