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DETROIT, March 3--Wayne University's disciplinary committee put off until Friday its hearing to review the case of Mrs. Lorraine F. Meisner, a junior suspended Friday for her refusal to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee...
...Meisner refused to answer whether or not she applied for a passport last summer in order to attend the Communist World Youth Festival in Berlin. She also refused to tell the House Committee whether or not she is a Communist. The committee is investigating communism in the Detroit area...
...Meisner was summoned as a surprise witness in the committee's investigation of communist activity in the Detroit area. Last spring she applied for a European passport "for a sight seeing and education tour." Committee counsel Frank S. Tavenner, Jr. asked her if her real purpose was to attend the Communist World Youth Festival in Berlin. She refused to answer...
When asked if she were a communist, Mrs. Meisner also refused to answer...
After the suspension Wayne's Student Council held a special meeting at which Mrs. Meisner was present. The Council will meet again tomorrow to decide whether or not it will take a stand on the case...