Verdicts split over McCarthy affair in Senate report
Senators released dueling 36 day probes on the McCarthy Army row with Republicans blaming McCarthy for lax discipline and Democrats faulting McCarthy and Cohn. Both sides attack Army Secretary Stevens and counselor Adams for appeasement. Cohn, 27, draws sharpest criticism as Democrats say Stevens sought appeasement and McCarthy acquiesced.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Seniato
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Senate Investigations
Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Adams
Official Weather Data from USS Weather Bureau Bridgeport vicinity
Bridgeport and vicinity forecast, Bridgeport fair and mild with high near 75. tonight clear and cool. tomorrow continued fair with high 75 to 80. New York City similar conditions. Long Island Sound winds west to southwest, visibility excellent, sea mostly smooth. Precipitation zero in 12 hours, 0 for month, 19.25 inches year to date. Barometer 30.00, humidity 65 percent. Ragweed pollen count noted by Bridgeport Hospital medical department.
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Bridgeport
New York City
Long Island Sound
Pleasure Beach
Medical Department of
Bridgeport Hospital
Explosion A Startler In Fairfield Without Any Harmful Blast
A loud explosion startled Fairfield residents at 8 15 am today but no damage occurred as authorities and reporters searched the area seeking a cause. Officers and news staff ruled out an actual blast and attributed the noise to a jet planes crash through the sound barrier heard across the center, Southport, Greenfield Hill and upper Black Rock Turnpike.
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Fairfield
Southport
Greenfield Hill
Upper Black Rock Turnpike
Bonn Demands West Restore Full Powers
Bonn's government urged immediate sovereignty for West Germany while pledging support for European unity despite the European army plan defeat. A communique after talks with Adenauer and coalition leaders outlined plans for Western defense talks with the United States Britain and other Western nations and signaled potential partial sovereignty and unrestricted rearmament amid EU security debates.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Afenguer
Europe
United States
Britain
Hitler
Paul Reynaud
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
EDC
Reynaud
Mendes-France
Champs Elysees
France
McCarthy’s Lawyer Pushes New Legal Move in Censure Fight
Washington Sept 1 AP The Williams legal tactic aims to dismiss censure charges against Senator McCarthy by contesting a Senate Rules subcommittee rush and Johnson’s seating rights. Chairman Watkins delays ruling as he orders staff to review Williams arguments and weighs whether Johnson’s past comments affect legal standing.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Edward Bennett Williams
Senate Committee
Edwin Co. Johnson
Williams
Senate Rules
Watkins
Utah
Johnson
D-Cole
Edward Barrett Williams
Denver Post
Governor orders survey of state storm damage
Hartford Sept 1 Gov Lodge ordered a complete survey of damage after hurricane Carel blasted Connecticut with winds up to 85 miles an hour. He requested reports from state police Civil Defense the Highway department and other agencies to plan action and decide on possible federal relief funds.
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Hartford
Lodge
Connecticut
Highway Department
Petitions Filed For Vivien Kellems Governor Bid
About 250 petitions were filed with Town Clerk Louis A. Hafele seeking Vivien Kellems as an independent Republican candidate for Governor. Other cities reported few filings. Today is the filing deadline to qualify for the November ballot.
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Vivien Kellems
Louis A. Hafele
Whitaker Executed in Texas for 1953 Murder of Joyce White
Walter F E Whitaker Jr a 21 year old former Air Force cadet was executed at 12 06 a m CST for strangling 18 year old Joyce Fern White in Lubbock on Jan 8 1953 His mother and brother witnessed the death cell communion and the board of pardons denied a stay Whitaker asked for a last meal of fried chicken potatoes hot rolls lemon pie ice cream and lemon ade.
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Huntsville
Tex
Walter FE Whitaker
Air Force
Whitaker
Wethersfield
Conn
Joyce Fern White
Lubbock
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Utilities Rush Wire Repairs In County Area
Utilities repair crews from United Wuminating and Southern New England Telephone battled hurricane Carol damage across Bridgeport and southeastern Connecticut. More than 13,900 homes lost power with 1,600 telephone lines affected. by nightfall many repairs were completed and fewer than 600 phones remained out. Dozens of utility trucks and 100 repairmen worked through the aftermath, as residents evacuated shoreline areas and潮 tides flooded homes and streets.
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United Tuminating and
Telephone Companies
Richard HA. van Horn
Vier
United Wuminating Company
Lauritz C. Eisby
Bridgeport
Southern New England Telephone Company
New London Damage Tops Million Dollars in Hurricane
Hurricane Carol battered Connecticut causing inland and shore damage with New London reporting a million dollar loss. One death, Herman M. Zarnetske, 55, in New Haven, and widespread injuries were noted as utilities failed and streets flooded. Rail traffic slowed with tracks near New London submerged and trains rerouted.
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New London
State
Herman M. Zarnetske
New Haven
New York
Boston
Grand Central Station
Springfield
Junger Is Chosen Maybank Sheriff Nominee
Fairfield county Democrats nominate Harry P. Junger of Stamford by acclamation for county sheriff in the November election. Duncan Nairn of Stratford withdrew, leaving Junger unopposed at the convention in Stamford. The party aims for a vigorous campaign against Sheriff Edward A. Platt.
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Stamford
Harry P. Junger
Fairfield County
Duncan Nairn
Stratford
Junger
Edward A Platt
Sherman
Bridgeport
Junifer
Edward R. Fay, Jr
Congress
Roth
Fourth hurricane Dolly forms in Atlantic east of Florida
A new hurricane Dolly developed 725 miles east of Jacksonville as the season’s fourth cyclone. At 12 am its position was near 30.1 N, 69.8 W, moving north at about 200 mph with 65 to 75 mph winds in squalls. Gales extend 100–150 miles east and 50 miles west. No land areas are in the path. Shipping advised to exercise caution.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Weather Bureau
Dolly
Doctor Aide or Not Aide? A Riddle Remark
A quirky line ponders if he still bears his appendix and tonsils naming him a doctor at nineteen to one odds. The text hints at a playful nickname or pun related to medical lore and a possible corporate or merit context.
Tuna Fishermen Buffeted By Storm At Dock Sinks
A hurricane battered the Connecticut Tuna club at the US 3 Atlantic Tuna tournament docks in Rhode Island. Two boats sank and a third damaged as five members from Bridgeport Stratford Milford leaped into the Atlantic, rescued by nearby crews.
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Rhode Island
Galilee
Carol
Connecticut Tuna Club
Bridgeport
Stratford
Milford
Connecticut Club
Lapwing
Magnus Anderson
Anderson
Dan London
Eyward FE. Buecher, Jr
Stephen Evans
Robert Jenkins
Orean City
Eisenhower Orders Fast Federal Aid After Northeastern Hurricane
President Eisenhower directs Civil Defense to cut through red tape and mobilize full federal resources for hurricane victims in the northeast. White House confirms quick deployment of money, manpower, and military installations through Civil Defense chief Val Peterson, with governors alerted and aides already en route to disaster zones.
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Fraser
Colo
Eisenhower
Federal Civil Defense Administration
The
United
States
Val Peterson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Peterson
Civil Defense Field
Battle Creek
Mich
Death Toll 49 as Carol Wrecks New England Coast
Hurricane Carol's devastation across New England left 49 dead and damage estimated above 300 million dollars. Rhode Island and Massachusetts shores bore the brunt as Cape Cod cottages lay splintered and power eluded many towns. National Guardsmen patrolled coastal areas to deter looting while refrigeration and ice shortages strained households and food handlers. Electric power restoration could take days in affected communities.
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Boston
Carol
New England
Canada
Atlantic
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Gavilan Mumps Forces Change in Title Fight Card
Kid Gavilan fell ill with mumps 24 hours before the Welterweight title bout with Johnny Saxton in Philadelphia. Promoter Herman Taylor announced a 10 round featherweight bout between Ike Chestnut of New York and Bobby Bell of Youngstown, Ohio to air at 10 pm on CBS, as fans are kept apprised.
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Philadelphia
Kid Gavilan
Johnny Saxton
Herman Taylor
Ike Chestnut
New York
Bobby Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
Wll
CBS
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Vivien
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Munion
Ike
Fridgeport
Associated Press
Pestphate Mathews
John Grasso
Stratford Avenue
Joseph C. Kerrigan
Mr. Grasso
Burke
Suffolk County
Garrett H. Byrne
Elmer
Trigger
Byrne
John Does
Maybank
South Carolina
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Flat Rock
N. C
Burnet Rhett Maybawk
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Carolina
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James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Supreme Court
Watns Storm
Florida
Ty AL. Bennett
N. E
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