People, Dec. 22, 1952

PEOPLE

Names make news. Last week these names made this news:

Star witness in the seventh week of the treason trial of former Sergeant John David Provoo (TIME, Nov. 24) was 69-year-old General Jonathan M. Wainwright, called as witness for the defense. To the lawyer who was forced to shout his questions, Wainwright apologized and explained that he was nearly deaf as a result of shell bursts during the siege of Corregidor. After testifying that he had not known Provoo, nor had he received reports that the man had given aid & comfort to the enemy,...

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