Press clippings file, 1953-1954.

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Press clippings file, 1953-1954.

The Commission maintained files of newspaper and magazine articles on harness racing, harness tracks, and the work of the Commission in order to track its investigation and for use as an additional source of information for its investigation. The writers of some news articles were questioned by the Commission as to the sources of information in the articles.

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