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Show DR. TOVIISEHD' 1 ! DENIES GUILT WASHINGTON, Feb. t CUP) Dr. Francis X. Townsend, founder of the 200-a-monthold age pen- eion plan, pleaded not guilty today - when hs ws arraigned in District, of Columbia federal court on-charges on-charges of contempt of the house.- Townsend will go en trial Febrn- -ary 23 under an indictment charg- ing that he walked out of a hearing before a house committee which was , Investigating activities of his pension pen-sion organisation. Two of Townaend's former lieu--, tenants, John B. Kiefer and Dr. Clinjon Wunder, pleaded guilty to aimiiar chargee yesterday and were -fined $100 each and given one-year . . suspended sentences. |