May 4 We woke at 7:00 AM ... 10000 attended a "Free The Rosenbergs" rally at Randalls Island.
May 5 Sylvia was in pain most of the day. ... She had slight portions of soda, soup, etc ...Her highest temp was 100°. Pulitzer Prize winners were William Inge for his play Picnic, Ernest Hemingway for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea", Archibald MacLeish for poetry. Bandleader Artie Shaw testified he was duped into being a "fellow traveller" [sic] before the House "UnAmerican Activities Comm." Mrs Dorothy Funn named 60 people she knew as Communists. Harold Riegelman was named acting N.Y. Postmaster.
May 6 Dr Holzman came to see Sylvia this morning and ordered her to Lebanon Hospital. There she had xrays and Dr Sherman saw her. She was in pain most of the day. However, ... John Frances Kelly, pier hiring boss was murdered. Jerry Robbins said he had been duped into joining the C.P. He named associates, Cedric Belfrage and Arnaud D'Usseau balked.
May 7 We visited Syl in the hospital and mom also there. Sylvia was still in pain. She is having various xrays taken. Lionel Stander took an aggressive stand against the "House" committee at his hearing. Jay Gorney refused to talk. Mrs Abe Burrows named many Communists she had known as did Robert Gladnick. Millen Brand, Herb Aptheker, William Gropper and Phil Foner refused to talk at the McCarthy hearings.
May 8 Lillian and Molly saw Sylvia today and she was a new person. She had unaccountably improved although no medication had been given to her. We are still awaiting xrays. Robert Rossen told how he had contributed $40,000 to the C.P. before disillusionment. He named associates. Lee Sabinson [sic] refused to talk. Atomic scientist Dr Philip Morrison said he had been known to be a Communist when hired on the Atomic bomb project. Angus Cameron defied the investigation.
May 9 We saw Sylvia at the hospital and she was still fine. Mom and pop also there. Sylvia is on a soft diet.
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