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Clark Asks Tighter Law On Theft of U.S. Secrets
Washington July 21 AP Developments in the Alger Hiss perjury trial link to a push in Congress to tighten security laws. Attorney General Tom Clark urges passage of a bill giving up to 10 years in jail and $10 000 in fines for unauthorized handling of national defense information. He cites Henry Julian Wadleighs testimony about illegally abstracted State Department documents and notes current wartime act limits hinder prosecution. The judiciary committee approved the measure May 26 and it awaits Senate action. An amendment by Senator McCarran to protect press freedom is proposed. Justice Frankfurter testified as a character witness and notes the issue of compelling Supreme Court justices to testify.
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