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Show I WAR FRAUD PROBE MOVE IS DEFEATED WASHINGTON". May 88. A tight IfU by Representative Johnson. Republican Republi-can South Dakota, to fore- the house to take up his resolution for Investl-ifl Investl-ifl gation of charges of laxity on Hie part II of the department of justice In prose-fU prose-fU BUting war frauds, failed today when juU Speaker Gillette ruled that his claim 1,9 that the resolution was being suppn a -HI cd did not constitute privilege. With the bombardment of Attorney IB General Daugherty continuing In con-ffflfl con-ffflfl gress with unabated Intensity, thi attorney at-torney general Issued an announcement announce-ment of his decision to take personal HH charge of the prosecution of war fraud hH cases Instead of employing a special assistant attoriies general to direct the rk |