Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Henry G. Alsberg, Director of the Federal Writers' Project, today told the House Committee Investigating Un- American Activities that he experienced some difficulty with communists on the New York Project, but added that the trouble had been eliminated and the program now w

DIES WITNESS. The latest witness to be heard before the Dies Committee on Un-American Activities was Dr. Harry F. Ward, National Chairman of the American League for Peace and Democracy. He told the committee that its chief investigator knows more about the League's inception than he does because the

Suggests unemployment insurance be modified to include dependants. Washington, D.C., March 19. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, William Hodson, New York City Commissioner of Welfare, suggested modification of the Unemployment Insurance Act so that the basic paymen

Hits present unemployment insurance. Washington, D.C., March 17. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, Herman A. Gray, Chairman of the New York Unemployment Insurance State Advisory Council, declared that American system of unemployment insurance is cumbersome, complex

Secretary of purchasers' group says price behavior 'very satisfactory' since war. Washington, D.C., Dec. 5. George A. Renard of New York, Executive Secretary of the National Association of Purchasing Agents, today told the Monopoly Committee that he felt that price behavior of the last few months 'h

Unemployment compensation a protection against business recessions. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer of the Social Security Board, appearing before the Special Senate Committee investigating unemployment, declared today that the unemployment compensation was the nation's "first

Columnist denies he is a communist. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Heywood Broun, newspaper columnist, appearing before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities today denied he is or ever was a communist. He concluded his testimony by saying the committee is wasting its time, 8/22/38

Boston merchant before senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 13. Louis E. Kirstein, Boston merchant, appearing before the senate unemployment committee, said "that developments have reached the stage in this country where no one group of agencies can deal adequately with the totality of community

NLRB Regional Director at Cincinnati questioned by House Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. Philip G. Phillips, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board at Cincinnati, was questioned by the House Committee investigating the NLRB regarding a report he made last January to Nathan Wit