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Rep Powell Faces Criminal Contempt Trial
Rep Adam Clayton Powell, stripped of powers as a House committee chairman, faces a criminal contempt trial for defying court orders tied to a 1960 defamation ruling. The Harlem Democrat must answer five specifications for ignoring subpoenas in the Esther James libel case, with potential penalties up to 30 days and 250 dollars fines.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Committee
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
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Harlem
Powell
Rial
Education and Labor Committee
Esther James
James
Supreme Court
Irving Saypol