DIES COMMITTEE HEARS O'SHEA. Thomas Humphrey O'Shea, former New York subway worker, told the Dies committee today that Communist leaders in the transport worker's union have "absolute power" to paralyze the industry and maintain "gun clubs" for regular target practice.
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