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Rh The. Assemblyman, 1 speak for the whole subcommittee. J am sorry iny distingnishec colleagues are not here with nie this morming because you have made a great contribution to this commit- tee’s effort; I think one of the finest contributions inl of our labors,

I kuow that my colleagues would have been inspired as I arm by your testimony here this morning, your forthright, courageons, and fearless approach to this problem.

Your report, of course, will be carefully studied. You have gone mto this field; yon are ahead of us in this particwlay field in the area in which we are operate.

I jnst want to thank you from the bottom of a full and grateful heart for your appearance here this morning,

Mr. . Thank you, sir, it was a real pleasure.

The. Counsel will call the next witness.

Mr. . Mr. Benjamin Freedman,

The. Do you solemnly swear that the evidence you are about ta give before this subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the United States will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you Gad /

Mr. . I do.

The. For the record, will you state your full name and address and association?

Mr. . Benjamin Freedman, 518 Vermont Street, Brook- lyn. dam chairman of the board of the Newsdealers Assoviation of Greater New York and America.

The. Counsel, you may proceed to examine the witness.

Mr. . Mr. Freedman, you ure also a newsdealer here in New York City !

Mr. . Yes, sir.

Mr. . Where is your place of business?

Mr. . Located on the northwest corner of Broadw av and 42d Street.

Mr. . Do you carry on your newsstand crime and horror comics?

Mr. . I did at one time.

Mr. . You no longer carry them?

Mr. . No, sir.

Mr. . Will you tell us what. you kuow about the problems you run inte in earrying them, or not carrying erime and horror comes 2

Mr. . Originally, we carried the reaular crimenot crime, I mean the comic books. but when these crime and horrer comic books came out they were forced upon us by the distributor.

Mr. . In what way were they forced?

Mr. . Tie-in sales. I gave you an illustration. Without giving any notice or placing any orders we get a bundle. Most of the time we get a bundle from the deliveryman and it is thrown at us, probably sometime when we are busy.