Leaders of two right-wing lobby groups, Joseph P. Kamp, executive vice-chairman of the Constitutional Educational League, and Edward A. Rumely, executive secretary of the Committee for Constitutional Government, were indicted here today on charges of contempt of Congress.
Kamp is known for his association with high-level anti-Semites. He was indicted today on one count for refusing to produce records of the League naming contributors of more than $1,000. Rumely, a convicted German agent, whose organization has been backed by elements unfriendly to Jewry, was indicted on eight counts for refusing to produce records. (Kamp was today arrested in New York on a warrant.)
Chairman Adolph J. Sabath of the House Rules Committee said today that he is drafting legislation which would repeal the McCarran Subversive Control Act which has been condemned by major Jewish organizations. Rep. Sabath said he is writing other members of Congress to urge their support.
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