Dead Duck

Half the members of the Dies Committee were lame ducks--Martin Dies had decided not to run, and three more were picked off by the voters. Last week the whole Committee became a dead duck. House leaders of both parties agreed that the Committee--which could find a Communist under almost any bed--should not be revived when its lease of life runs out on Jan. 3. Some U.S. citizens were delighted at the news; few shed tears.

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