Brief Rundown on McCarthy Hearing
Senate investigations panel details the clash over Pvt. Schine in a dispute between Sen. McCarthy and Army officials. Testimony cites threats and pressure from Cohn and Adams to influence the Ft. Monmouth inquiry while Stevens and Hensel face assault as subcommittee members. The May 26 vote dismissed Carr and Hensel as principals.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Stevens
John G. Adams
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
G. David Schine
Adams
Schine
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Asst. Secretary of Defense
H. Struve Hensel
Carr
Hensel
Cohn
Hydro Flame Gas Ad Promotes Convenience and Appliances
An ensuing advertisement highlights fast bottle gas delivery and convenient payments for appliances of all kinds. It invites a visit to the plant to enjoy life with Hydro flame Gas.
Cop Halts Rooftop Leap in Scranton
Scranton police officer used quick thinking and psychology to stop Mayme Orr, 50, from leaping from a fourth floor rooftop at the Prezioso Building. Sgt. Earl Kugler, familiar with Orr, shouted a warning, and officers restrained her as she stepped back. No motive offered.
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Scranton
Pai
Prezioso
Mayme Orr
Earl Kugler
Mayme
Becomes Insurance Beneficiary at 96
Fritz J. Hartman, still listed as Junior, becomes eligible to collect 1189 as the beneficiary of his life insurance policy bought in 1901. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York offered cashing in on the anniversary nearest his 96th birthday next Oct 13. Only three in a thousand reach 96.
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Spring House
Fritz J. Hartman
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York
Hartman
McCarthy Challenged Eisenhower Authority on Secrecy
Senator Joseph McCarthy pressed to control classified data and compel federal employees to turn over information on graft corruption communism or treason challenging President Eisenhower’s authority and risking loss of central government control. He cited Army Soviet documents and FBI material while urging disclosure over secrecy.
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James Marlow
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Army
Siberia
Senate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Hoover
White House
Duff Blasts McCarthy Over Anarchy Bid
Sen Duff accuses Sen McCarthy of inviting anarchy by asking federal employees to provide information on alleged subversion. Duff says he will veto only, he would vote to censure, arguing the hearings have become a clash between McCarthy and the President. He urged Senate action to rein in out of control committees.
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McCarthy
Atty
Brownell
Army
Philadelphia
Sen
Duff
R-Pa
Rwis
Wisconsin
Senate
Lava Spews From Crater at Kilauea Eruption
Hawaii erupted with 10 million cubic yards of lava blasting from a half mile fissure at Kilauea. About 10,000 sightseers watched as the lava fountain crested, then subsided by noon forming a 25 by 30 foot ridge across the crater floor. The event remained contained within the crater.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Kilauea
Craer
Lecturer Walks Across United States from New York to San Francisco
Des Moines report on John F. Frey a 59 year old lecturer who began walking April 1 from New York aiming to traverse about 3030 highway miles to San Francisco He has completed 1258 miles by last night averaging 21 miles daily and expects to reach California by mid November
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Des Moines
John F. Frey
Switzerland
New York
San Francisco
United States
Fear 19 Brazilians Perished in Crash
Parachute rescue teams rushed to a mountainside 210 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro after a National Airlines plane crashed and burned. The Meridional News Agency reported four crewmen and 15 passengers were aboard when it went down on Cerro Cipo Mountain near Belo Horizonte.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
National Airlines
Meridional
Cerro Cipo
Belo Horizonte
Close Vote in NYC Control Fight Looms
In Albany, a tight outcome looms in the struggle for control of the New York Central Railroad as proxies are counted. A first report is due from three law professors acting as inspectors at 11 a.m. EST amid secrecy and mixed signs between Robert R. Young and William White.
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Albany
N.Y
New York Central Railroad
Robert R. Young
William White
Young
Broadway Blackout Protests City Amusement Tax
New York theaters joined Broadway signs in a 20 minute blackout protesting a 5 percent city amusement tax. Lights went out at 9 p.m. and most signs remained off until about 9:20 p.m. Local districts and movie houses participated in the protest on the Great White Way.
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New York
Great White Way
Broadway
Chicago Auto Show Moves to January Dates
The Chicago Auto Show, the nation’s largest annual car and truck event, will be held January 8 through 16 next year instead of mid-March. The shift implies a December to January introduction for most 1955 models.
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Chicago
Southern Presbyterians Vote to Merge With 2 Northern Bodies
The 94th General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church voted to join the Presbyterian Church in the U S A and the United Presbyterian Church, following prior Northern assemblies, in a plan to unite about 30 million Presbyterians after 16 years of debate. The desegregation stance was also endorsed, but final approval awaits presbytery by presbytery. Dr James A Jones led the pro-union faction, while Dr John R Richardson opposed unification.
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Montreat
N.C
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
United Presbyterian Church
Union
James A. Jones
Charlotte
Myers Park Church
Committee On Interchurch Relations
Adventists Avoid Union Affiliation
About 1,500 agreements have been reached with local unions to let Seventh Day Adventists keep jobs without union membership. Carl B. Haynes, head of the Industrial Relations Commission, said the accords align with the church program to stand apart from both management and labor groups. Adventists pay dues to union welfare funds and stay home during strikes.
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San Francisco
Carl B. Haynes
Churchs Industrial Relations Commission
Haynes
Mrs. Sandra Berle Dies Mom of Milton Berle at 77
New York Mrs. Sandra Berle mother of Milton Berle and a longtime supporter of his TV career died last night at age 77 after a cerebral hemorrhage. She is survived by three sons Phil Jack Frank and a daughter Mrs. Rosalind Wigderson. He planned to fly from California to New York to attend the funeral.
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Sandra Berle
Milton
New York
Milton Berle
Berle
California
Phil
Los Angeles
Jack and
Frank
Rosalind Wigderson
Miami, Fla
Snowbound power line upkeep by odd vehicles route
San Francisco article describes unusual maintenance gear for power lines. Snoats transport crews and tools over snow covered terrain. Amphibious weasels move through marsh and water to patrol lines. Tank trucks lift tall washing towers to clean insulators atop poles.
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San Francisco
Ats
Glaxo Floor Care Ends Waxing Routine
Advertisement touts Glaxo as a semiannual floor coating for lino and asphalt tile that provides a high lustre non slip seal. It dries in one hour and remains water clear, claimed cheaper than wax and saving much labor. Available at Cleveland Hardware.
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Cleveland Hardware
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Parke, Davis & Company
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Austin
Cook Paints and Varnish Company
Nyc
White Way
John R. Richardson
Atlanta
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