The Republican National Committee, meeting here, adopted a resolution last night condemning the “acts of bigotry” of the “Rat Finks, ” a faction of the Young Republicans of New Jersey, and urging the Young Republicans to expel all members found guilty of participation in such acts. The “Rat Finks” were accused of singing anti-Semitic and anti-Negro songs at gatherings of the Young Republicans of New Jersey.
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