Dirksen Plan To Curb Army McCarthy Hearings Faces McCarthy Pushback
Washington May 10 Sen Everett Dirksen proposed curbing the Army McCarthy hearings but Sen Joseph McCarthy objected that it could stretch the probe all summer Special Army counsel Joseph N Welch also objected saying the plan would do violence to justice and equity The plan would excuse Secretary Robert Stevens from a morning session and have McCarthy questioned next with hearings end after his cross examination McCarthy urged limits on executive sessions while Dirksen defended the idea The showdown signaled a bipartisan fight over how long the hearings should run and how openly they should proceed
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Herbert
Foster Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Joseph BR. McCarthy
Special Army
Joseph N. Welch
Dirksen
McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Welch
Stevens
Sen
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McClellan
Ark
Senate
Proman
Wisconsin
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City Manager Calls For Cost-Cutting Campaign
Lynchburg notices report a city manager urging a cost cutting campaign amid local PTA and mothers club events. Final meetings set for Tuesday with officer installations by past presidents and refreshments planned, plus reports from outgoing officers. Also mentions a barbecue fire at RNCH House and various community notices.
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Lynchburg
Mra
Wallace W. Danks
Highlands P-Ta
No Surplus Warns City Departments to Trim Expenditures
City Manager C. D. Middleton and City Controller C. W. Suesse told department heads there will be no surplus this year to cover over expenditures. They urged pare downs to bare essentials, maintaining current spending for two years, with six major projects funded from surplus funds already allocated.
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C. D. Middleton
C. W. Suesse
Middleton
Cuy
Around Town notes and campus chatter present
EBNA McCARTY proud of new car slated for University of Houston transportation next year. Galveston trip reports by Proce tor Fairy Mucklersy Wayne Merit R. B. Pitts Sharon Mangrum. Aggie Perry watches baseball after barbecue. Pat Carroll eats leftovers. Dave Martin displays buffet centerpiece. Jean Neurenburg covers officers election. Fay Venable returns from Texas vacation. Clarence Shultz creeped by skeleton in Lee college lab. Linda Scott wishes for a baseball glove. Joyce Reynolds refreshes after pool. North and Smith contribute homerun notes. Cynthia Moore home from Stephens College in Missouri.
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Ebna McCarty
University of Houston
Ole Procetor
Fairy Mucklersy
Wayne Merit
R. B. Pitts
Sharon Mangrum
Galveston
Aggie Perry
Pat Carroll
Aus
Dave Martin
Jean Neurenburg
Fay Venable
Texas
Clarence Shultz
Lee College
Linda Scott
Joyce Reynolds
North and Smith
Cynthia Moore
Stephens College
Columbia
Chemical Company To Build Factory In West La Porte
A $50 000 permit to start production on a chemical factory helps La Porte set a new April building record. J E B Cook filed for a metal building for S and W Chemical Co of Nanpara Falls, fronting on Southern Pacific tracks in the west part of La Porte. Mayor Burgin noted plans to manufacture phosgene. Residential permits total only three for April, value about 8 400.
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J.E B. Cook
S and W Chemical Co
Nianpara Falls
J. E. Muldoon
la Porte
M. D.burgin
Seortters
J. H. Kercer
San Jacinto Street
City Public Works
W. A. Arthur
South Third
Br. G. Maxwell Miller
South Utah
WH. Enderli
Morgan's Point
la Parte
Fog and Thunderstorms Strike Texas Panhandle
Fog hangs over the Texas Panhandle as a stationary cold front extends from central Louisiana to Wink, bringing scattered showers and dense fog. Amarillo reports .77 inch of rain and gusty thunderstorms up to 40 mph, with other West Texas cities seeing low visibility and cooler temperatures as more weather outbursts are expected statewide.
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Texas
Louisiana
Wink
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
West Texas
Gathart
Adress
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Adiiene
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del Rio
Austin
San Antonio
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Laredo
Corpus Christi
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City Water Well Jinx Still Busy
The gremlins in the city water system remain active ten weeks into the problem. Saturday the starter coils burned out on the main pump at the North Main and Marion plant. Repairs are expected to take about two weeks, as announced by Public Works Director C. W. Grantham.
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North Main
Marion
Public Works
C. W. Grantham
Trust in Allies Questioned by Senator in Washington
Florida Democrat accuses England and France of unreliability over Indochina and Geneva talks. He warns against trusting allies who backed U S strategy, urging Congress to stay fully informed on the Far East crisis.
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Congress
Polio Test Shots Start Tuesday in Baytown Field Trials
More than 500 Baytown children from second grade will receive the first of a three shot polio vaccine series Tuesday at 12 noon in eight clinics. The program, part of a national field trial, aims to assess immunity with second and third shots on May 18 and June 15.
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Ian Porte
Crosby
East Harris County
Chaol Hua
National Palio Foundation
Ashbel Smith
Highlands
la Porte
Channelview
Ike's Tax Overhaul Heads to Senate Debate
Senate GOP leader Knowland says administration tax reform bill should clear the Finance committee and reach the floor for debate in about two weeks. House passed, the plan would cut dividend relief, keep corporate taxes near 52 percent, and offer various taxpayer concessions. Democrats plan to push deductions higher, while Republicans expect to block the move amid an improving job market. The Far East policy and housing issues also loom as key tests, with debate set for the Senate floor.
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Galion
Senate
Washington
William E. Knowland
House
Walter F. George
Treasury
George
GOP
Knowland
Calif
U S Communist Party backs Dems in bid to defeat McCarthyism
Washington May 16 The U S Communist Party signals a political marriage with the Democrats aiming to defeat McCarthyism in 1954 and 1956 The party promotes the American Way pamphlet urging action to curb Eisenhower and Congress and to oust the current administration.
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Washington
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United States
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Congress
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Harry
Mrs Sallie Phillips Dies at 52 in Baytown
Mrs Sallie Dick Phillips interior decorator at Culpepper furniture died at 1 30 pm Sunday in a Houston hospital after surgery. Funeral 11 am Tuesday at Paul A Lee funeral home with Rev Wayne McCieskey officiating. Burial Forest Park Cemetery. Surviving husband H B Phillips of Baytown, daughter Mrs Barney Gray, sister Mrs Merle Davis, brothers Wiley K Steen J H Steen Frank Steen, sister in law Mrs R W Casnahan. Memorials to Cancer Research Bailey in care of Hugh Stewart.
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Doll) Phillips
Culpepper's
Fouston Hospital
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St. Mark's Methodist Church
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Baytown
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Gorse Creek
Order of the Eastern Star
Houston
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Barney Gray
Merle Davis
Wiley K. Steen
H. Stean
Frank Steen
San Antonio
R. W. Casnahan
Daklas
Cancer
Westarch Bailey
Hugh Stewart
Pax
Baytown Pallearers
Denman, Toren, Woane's
Halihina Cers
Atternoyes
Culpepper Furniture Co
Communists Move on Dien Bien Phu Armistice Talks Fail
In Geneva May 16 Indo China talks faltered as Viet Minh offered to evacuate seriously wounded French Union troops from Dien Bien Phu while pressing for mercy missions and side deals. The Soviet Union conceded to hold Laos and Cambodia voice in talks, as Western diplomats warned against communist expansion and France pressed for a three-part blueprint for armistice in Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia.
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Cart
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America
Southeast Asia
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Reich
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Viet Nam
Soviet Union
French fortress Dien Bien Phu overrun by Viet Minh
Viet Minh radio claims 3,000 killed and 8,000 captured at Dien Bien Phu as French garrison of about 11,000 fights to break through ring. Reports say De Castries named as captured survivor. nurse Genevieve de Galard-Terraine not mentioned. French airlift continues with clothing and food drops to pockets of defenders. Chinese aid cited as key to Communist victory with over 10 tons daily supplied from Red China.
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Dien Bien Phu
de Castries
Mons
Genevieve de Galard-Terraine
Muong Khoua
Trustees Discuss Bay Town School Building Plan
Bay Town Schools board schedules its regular 7:30 p m meeting Monday. Trustees will continue debate on the proposed building program presented last week by Supt. George H. Gentry.
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Baytown Schools
George H. Gentry
Gentry
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