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School Red Hunts Take New Twist
Education faces intensified pressure from anti communism as professors are fired at the University of Washington and California orders loyalty oaths for 4000 teachers. A Baltimore lawyer and Harvard figures challenge loyalty claims while Harvard defends academic freedom. The House committee on un American activities probes textbook bias, prompting educator backlash over political interference.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
University of Washington
Communist Party
University of California
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
James B. Conant
Harvard
Conant
Frank B. Ober
Baltimore
House UN- American Activities
Representative Woods
Georgia Democrat
Russia
Truman
Woods