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Rankin Demands War Heads Fired Over Communist Allegations
Rep. John Rankin accuses War Department leaders of indoctrinating soldiers with communist influences and calls for removal of Henry Stimson, Robert Patterson, and John McCloy. He notes 16 officers and men, including Dashiell Hammett and Marc Blitzstein, defended as loyal, while War Dept. asserts loyalty and adherence to democratic principles.
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War Dept
John Rankin
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Henry &. Stimson
Robert Patterson
John McCloy
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Rankin
Dashiell Hammett
Sgt
Marc Blitzstein
Ician
Joseph Lash
Westbrook Pegler
Eleanor Roosevelt
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