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Hotel Expenses Highlight House Un-American Activities Probe
A House Un-American Activities Committee member spent about $103 daily on lodging during hearings. The Knight papers report public funds paid for a nightclub bill, chauffeurs, and Library of Congress reimbursements for lost books. Morgan Moulder’s hotel bills ranged from 40 to 523 dollars, with meals and drinks on some days.
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Washington
House Committee On UN
Library of Congress
Frank
Willy
Old Virginia
Morgan Moulder
D-Mo
Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel
St. Louis
the Plaza
New York
Plaza
Statler-Hilton
Los Angeles
Moulder
Francis Walter
D-Pa
Walter
Plaza Hotel
Gordon Scherer
Ohio
Scherer
Edwin Willis
D-La
Library of Con