A suggestion to investigate Facts Forum, a tax-exempt organization which sponsors a weekly radio and television discussion program long a subject of controversy, was made here yesterday at a public hearing conducted by the House Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations. The recommendation was made by Rep. Wayne L. Hayes of Ohio, a committee member.
H. L. Hunt, Texas oil millionaire and supporter of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, who sponsors Facts Forum, recently denied charges that it was anti-Semitic, pro-Fascist, anti-Catholic, anti-Negro and anti-labor. He said the organization was established three years ago “to promote and preserve freedom” and enjoys tax exemption as a non-profit national educational group. Five radio and television programs of news discussions are now sponsored by Facts Forum.
The Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith has been listed among groups accused of attempting to control education in this country by Norman Dodd, staff research director of the committee. The other groups named are the Progressive Education Association, the American Historical Association, the League for Industrial Democracy, and the John Dewey Society.
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