Mundt Says Salient Points From Army Probe Emerge
Senator Mundt states the key points of the McCarthy Army controversy have emerged after 36 days of public sessions. He notes evidence gaps remain and outlines planned committee steps including testimony from Special Counsel Ray Jenkins and possible actions on McCarthy related motions.
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Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
Ote Mle
Ray Jenkins
Jenkins
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Tennessee
Stevens
Bland County Lad Dies After Drinking Potion
A 10 year old boy, Joseph Steven Hancock of Hicksville, died after ingesting a half teaspoon of strychnine crystals he mistook for medicine. Bland County coroner Dr. George Kegley reported the poison had been kept to kill crows and was mixed with water before the child drank it, causing death within an hour.
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Bland
Joseph Steven Hancock
Asa B. Hancock
Hicksville
Here
George Kegley
Bland County
Hancocks
Kegley
Two Billion Dollar Army Funding Debate and Policy Move
Washington reports a two billion dollar, non-spent "psychology" allotment tied to the Army budget within the 29 billion dollar defense bill. Senator Saltonstall questions its use while Pentagon officials say the transfer would not reduce actual 1955 spending and would be replaced later, keeping the Army budget intact.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Sen. Saltonsta
R-Mass
Pentagon
Army
Defense Department
Lyle Garlock
Comptroller’s Office
Garlock
Congress
Navy
Bobo Rockefeller Secluded Amid Divorce Talks in Reno Suite
In Reno on November 21, Bobo Rockefeller, 37, remained confined to a hotel suite for a second day while lawyers mediated her divorce from oil titan Winthrop Rockefeller. A reported property settlement would grant Rockefeller 54 million dollars in exchange for a divorce agreement.
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Reno
Barbara
Bobo) Rockefeler
Park Ave
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Bobo) Rockefeller
Albert Edelman
Nev
Rare Bachmans Warbler Spotted By DC Audubon Team
Washington observers report the Bachmans Warbler, one of North Americas rarest songbirds, was found May 9 at a private Bartsch sanctuary near Lorton Virginia. Harries Sutton and Morgan Gilbert identified the bird, describing its olive green upper parts yellow underparts and distinctive black throat patch. The bird sang a buzzy aria before departing on June 1 after a brief Northward appearance.
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Washington
la Fayette
Haile Selassie
Audubon Society of
District of Columbia
North America
Bachman
Roger Tory Peterson
America
Society
Harries Sutton
Morgan Gilbert
Paul Bartsch
Lorton
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Pohick Creek
Barnes
China Reveals Fate of 83 Americans Held in Mainland
Geneva report lists 30 civilians in prison and confirms one civilian death, W L Winter of Cicero Illinois, Feb 27 1951 in Kwantung Province. Three US Air Force fliers listed as dead after a B29 crash near Antung, 15 military personnel detained, and 11 naval fliers missing in sea off Nanau Islands.
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Geneva
Red China
U.S
United States
W.L Winter
Cicero
Kwangtung Province
Kiangsi
John B
Scranton
Changsha
Hunan Province
Johnson
U.S. Air Force
P.E. Voorhis
H. D. Weese
A. D. Hart Jr
John Knox Arnold Jr
Antung
China
Yalu River
Radio
Peiping
Arnold
Capuree
Nanau Islands
Reserve Board Plans Shifted
Washington June 21 The Federal Reserve Board moved to ease its easy money policy by cutting reserve requirements. The reduction would free nine billion dollars of additional credit for the economy and allow member banks to expand loans and investments by roughly the Treasury’s planned six to ten billion dollar borrowing over the next six months.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
New Yorkers Gasp as 22 Story Building Rises in Hours
In New York on June 21 a 22 story office building shot up in hours. Prefabricated aluminum walls rose in two story sections as crowds watched. Sixty nine workers aimed to finish by nightfall, a project normally taking eight to ten weeks.
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New York
Europe economy keeps improving in first quarter 1954
The Commerce Department reports Europe’s economy continued to improve in the first quarter of 1954 while the United States faced a downturn. Foreign gold and dollar reserves rose by about half a billion as Europe’s gains offset domestic U.S. weakness.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Europe
UDC
United States
U.S
European Treasuries
Congress
Closed hearing on lawyer complaint in West Virginia
The West Virginia State Bar ethics committee held a 32 hour closed hearing on complaints against lawyer Frank A. Pietranton. Chair Stanley E. Man declined to comment. Pietranton, former Hancock County prosecuting attorney, was convicted in Brooke County of defrauding a client of 2822 dollars in an auto case and sentenced to 1 to 10 years. He has appealed to the State Supreme Court, which has not ruled. The committee can only recommend action to the courts and has no power to discipline directly.
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State Supreme Court
Legal Ethics Committee
Pietranton
Truman Improves After Gall Bladder and Appendix Surgery
Former President Harry S. Truman, 70, undergoes emergency surgery to remove his gall bladder and appendix after falling ill at an outdoor theater. He sat up and walked briefly two days post op, with friend Tom Evans visiting. Doctors say release to Independence home may take about 10 days. Messages from Churchill and Attlee arrive.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Tom Evans
Evans
Truman
Wallace Graham
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Adlai Stevenson
Ager
Service Award Given To Philly Doctor
The American Medical Association awarded its distinguished service award for the year to Dr. William Wayne Babcock of Philadelphia. The 82 year old surgeon and pathologist from Temple University is recognized for outstanding contributions to medicine and humanity and will receive a gold medal and a citation. He is noted for work in pathology bacteriology and oral surgery.
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San Francisco
The
American Medical Assn
William Wayne Babcock
Philadelphia
Temple University
AMA House of Delegates
Babcock
Cigarettes Cut Life Span and Raise Death Risk, ACS Says
The American Cancer Society reports heavy smoking, defined as a pack a day or more, cuts life span and doubles death rates from cancer and heart attacks among men aged 50 to 70. The study covers 187,766 healthy men in nine states and 4,854 deaths.
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San Francisco
American Cancer Society
ACS
American Medical Association
E. Cuyler Hammond
Dan el Horsector
Dia
Peace Group Halts Probe Of Aggression
The Inter-American Peace Commission paused Guatemala’s complaint of foreign aggression at a June 21 open meeting in Washington, voting unanimously to suspend action while keeping interest in the Honduras and Nicaragua charges. The UN’s jurisdiction was not acknowledged. The State Department said Guatemala pledged to protect about 1,200 Americans and allow voluntary evacuation if needed.
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Washington
Inter-American Peace Commission
Pan-American Union
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
United Nations
State Department
Department
Lincoln White
John Peurifoy
Guatemala City
U. S
Peurifoy
White
Meve of
N. Security Council
U.N
Margaret Chase Smith Routs Jones In Maine Primary
Sen Margaret Chase Smith won a smashing Republican primary victory in Maine over Robert L Jones with 42143 to 8010 in early returns from 368 of 626 precincts The win underscores voter confidence in Smiths record and her stand against McCarthyism while Jones ran on his own candidacy and alleged lack of a record.
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Portland
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Robert L. Jones
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jones
Wisconsin
Smith
Movie Star Arrested On Three Charges In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Calif June 21 Actress Marie The Body McDonald jailed on suspicion of driving while under narcotics influence hit-and-run and driving without a license after her car hit two parked cars and damaged another Police Chief C H Anderson said she claimed narcotics were administered by a dentist during treatment and that she had reconciled with her husband Harry Karl the shoe maker
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Marie
Guatemalan Government Claims Early Victory in Clash
The Guatemalan government said regular forces repelled anti-Communist invaders at Gualan near Zacapa and that rebels were driven out after a brief skirmish. Conflicting reports described esteeming battles, aircraft bombings, and an ultimatum amid a volatile border situation.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Jacobo Arbnez Guzman
Gualan
Zacapa
Guatemala
Puerto Barrios
Carribean
Liberation Radio
Puerto Parios
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Associated Press
Cacapa
Mier
Nueva Ocotepeque
Two Major Auto Firms To Merge In New York News
Two longtime auto makers Packard and Studebaker plan a merger announced in New York. The deal, drafted by three banks, faces stockholder approval and a noon news conference to reveal the plan and potential officers for the new Packard Studebaker Corp with assets near 300 million dollars.
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New York
Packard and Studebaker
Packard-Studebaker Corp
Nash
Hudson
Willys
Kaiser, Packard
Studebaker
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Stock Exchange
Des Moines News Tells of Destructive Iowa Floods
Des Moines reports raging floods across Iowa with thousands homeless and millions in losses. 500 displaced in Sioux City, 300 in Mason City, 200 in Fort Dodge as Guards rush flood duty and rescues continue along the Des Moines and Floyd river basins.
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Des Moines
Towa
Sioux City
Mason Cty
Fort Dodge
Webster City
US Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
National Guard
Floyd River
Boone
Mars May Become A Habitable World Says Michigan Astronomer
Ann Arbor June 21. University of Michigan astronomer Dr. Dean B. McLaughlin told the American Astronomical Society that Mars may be evolving toward habitability. He proposed dark Martian areas as volcanic ash drifts shaped by summer winds, suggesting Mars could be at a stage Earth had long ago, with oceans possibly forming in the future. He cautioned the ideas are speculative but merit consideration.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Mars
University of Michigan
Dean B. McLaughlin
American Astronomical Society
McLaughlin
Samares
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Marie Gray
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Pasage
New Orleans
Arbenz
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