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Show SILVER SHIRTS PLANNED COUP LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 (IU: Behind closed doors, a congressional congres-sional subcommittee today delved into activities of the silver shirt legion which allegedly planned a "putsch" last May to seize control con-trol of the city of San Diego as the first step in a revolution. Secret hearings were ordered in the midst of revelations on grounds "international complications" complica-tions" might arise out of the testimony. testi-mony. Details of the fantastic plot were withheld after three hours of testimony tes-timony yesterday. Volney P. Mooney, counsel for the subcommittee subcom-mittee headed by Rep. Charles Kramer, said: "This evidence will never be made public because it is so poisonous pois-onous international complications might result." - Subsequently, witnesses were warned contempt proceedings would be brought should they reveal re-veal testimony, and deputies escorted es-corted them to the street to avoid contact with reporters. |