Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-03 | Page 2 | Probe Puts off Spy Hearings

I Probe Puts Puis Off I Spy Hearings V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 3 INS The The house American un-American activities activities ties tics committee Friday announced postponement from Sept 7 to Sept 15 of further public h hearings rings in m its Communist spy tion A three member subcommittee however will meet Tuesday and conduct door closed hearings all next week in preparation for the public testimony on the tle forthcoming ing phases of its Inquiry Chairman Thomas R. R N. N J. J Jl i announced that he plans to complete complete com corn tho the Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers and the Elizabeth T. T Bentley cases before launching testimony on a third spy ring alleged al al- al to have operated Jn n n the United States Members of the subcommittee meeting next week arc Thomas Rep Vail R. R Ill and Rep McDowell McDowell McDowell Mc Mc- Dowell R. R Pa The public hearings set originally for Sept 7 were postponed to give the committee committee com corn staff and the subcommittee time to complete preliminary work for the open hearings