Jenkins Named Chief Counsel for Senate McCarthy-Era Probe
The Senate investigations subcommittee selected Ray H. Jenkins of Knoxville Tennessee as chief counsel for its inquiry into the McCarthy Army dispute. Jenkins said his object is to present facts impartially after initial ground work and staff setup. He noted no prior record on McCarthyism and stressed he did not seek the post. The hearings begin April 21 with telecast approval under certain sponsorship rules.
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Alvin Spivak
Washington
INS
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Ray H. Jenkins
Knoxville, Tenn
Jenkins
McCarthy
Phoenix
Ariz
Mundt
Rs.d
McCarthyism
Taft
Knoxville
Robert A. Taft
Choice of the
Tennesseean
Samuel P. Sears
Boston
Sears
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Link-Belt Officials See Prospects For Strong Year In Industry
Link-Belt Corporation president R C Becherer said peacetime conditions point to a good year in heavy equipment. In Cedar Rapids for the unveiling of a new shovel crane by Link-Belt Speeder, he noted sales may dip in some lines but rise overall. The one yard capacity portable crane could boost construction efficiency and demand, with Cedar Rapids as a key subsidiary focus.
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R. C. Becherer
Chicago
Link-Belt Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Becherer
Cedar Rapids Corporation
House Backs Wire-Tapping Vote Divides Congress
The House approved 197 to 151 a measure to legalize wire tap evidence against spies saboteurs and subversives. It permits Attorney General Brownell to use FBI file material but requires future cases to obtain federal judge approval. The decision blocks the admin from centralizing all wire tapping authority.
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Washington
INS
House
Brownell
FBI
Deputy Merle Allen Dies After Icy Crash Near Amana
Cedar Rapids reports Deputy Merle Allen aged 44 died at St Luke's hospital from injuries from a March 30 crash. He and Deputy Bernard Coply were transporting a prisoner to Anamosa when their car slid on ice into an oncoming truck driven by Rudolph Kensler of Marengo. Kensler was unhurt. Coply and the prisoner Hilde rbaugh suffered minor injuries.
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Merle Allen
Polk County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Amana
Allen
Bernard Coply
Anamosa
Rudolph Kensler
Marengo
Kensler
Coplay
Hilderbaugh
Iowans Back Aid For Indo China in Straw Poll
In a 1954 straw poll, Iowans favored more American aid to the French in Indo China and opposed active U.S. participation. Results: Yes 2,666 No 1,311 on aid. Yes 1,703 No 2,177 on possible troops. Martin sent 40,000 questionnaires. 4,113 replies from his district.
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Washington
Indo-China
Indo- China
Martin
America
Iowa
Tumulty Aide To Wilson Dies At 74
Joseph P. Tumulty, 74, longtime secretary to President Wilson during eight White House years, died Thursday at his home in Olney Maryland.
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Washington
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
White House
Olney
Food Pages: Savings Specials in The Gazette
The Gazette highlights weekly money saving ads in the food pages from pages 20 to 30. It promotes using the food section as a shop and budgeting aid for readers.
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the Gazette
Ood
AIova Farmland in Debt Says Soviet Encyclopedia
Moscow reports Aiova's agriculture is dominated by large capitalist farms. Farms declined since 1945 from 209000 to fewer, with debt to banks about 50 percent of farm value. Des Moines, Sioux City, Davenport cited as main cities. Iowa City and Ames host universities. Aiova became a state in 1846.
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Moscow
Aiova
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Soviet Union
Encyclopedia
Mississippi
Missouri Rivers
Iowa City
Ames
Defense Issues Rigid Personnel Security Directive
Washington Defense Secretary Wilson announced a new Personnel security directive to tighten and speed up removal of security risks from the armed forces. The measure mirrors civilian standards, consolidates regulations, and aims to prevent past mistakes after McCarthy attacks over Communists and the Peress case. It requires known Communists to be inducted while others with derogatory information may enter at the lowest enlisted pay grade pending full investigation.
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Washington
Defense Department
Armed Services
Administration
Defense
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Irving Peress
McCarthy
Crash of Tanker Plane Kills Five
Five U S airmen died in a fiery crash of a large air force tanker in central Japan on Thursday. Six crew members escaped by parachute and survived the disaster.
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Tokyo
INS
U. S
Air Force
Japan
Husband Pleads Guilty To False Fire Alarm
Jesse Hale admitted sending in a false alarm claiming his wife, about 270 pounds, had fallen and he could not lift her. The judge placed him on probation for two years.
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Pittsburgh
Jesse Hale
Talks Off Engagemen ts as Stevenson Enters Hospital
Chicago AP reports Adlai Stevenson called off weekend talks in Indiana on a physician advised plan. His office said he would enter a hospital for further treatment of a kidney ailment.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Indiana
Stevenson
Palmer Platform is Cautious on Liquor by the Drink
State Rep. Ernest Palmer of Fort Madison, one of six Republican gubernatorial contenders, said he would sign only a liquor by the drink bill that protects smaller cities and communities and ensures strong statewide enforcement. He stressed study of the measure and its amendments and said the governor has limited direct control over liquor laws. Palmer also opposed tax increases and urged careful state spending while favoring reapportionment of the legislature by both area and population.
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Des Moines
Ernest Palmer
Fort Madison
Palmer
Stravinsky Barred From Rome Opera For Attire
World famed composer Igor Stravinsky and his companions were refused entry to the Rome Opera House for not wearing formal dress. Stravinsky, conductor Robert Craft, and composer Ned Rorem were with him. a confrontation followed as a doorman denied entry until Stravinsky insisted his companions be admitted. A manager was unavailable and police were summoned, producing a chaotic scene before the group left.
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Rome
Igor Stravinsky
Rome Opera House
Henze
Robert Craft
Hollywood
Ned Rorem
New York
Paris
Nicholas Nabokov
Mr. Stravinsky
Sharing Taxis In Boston Meeting A Jennings Introduces
A humorous snippet from Washington DC to Boston recounts a man named Jennings introducing himself to a fellow taxi passenger at the station. The exchange captures a light moment as the Bostonian responds with a puzzled remark, adding to the chuckle.
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Washington, D.C
Boston
Jennings
Anldlw
Navy Halt to Anti-Commie Talks Is Told
William J. O Hara a former naval intelligence officer testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that the Navy ordered him to stop making anti Communist speeches after leaving the service in 1945. He recalled a ban after Holy Name church talks and said he was told he could no longer speak at the Maven. He helped build a New York file on Red activities believed to contain 100 000 cards, a figure others questioned.
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Washington
INS
Naval
New York
Navy
William J. O’hara
Vernon
N. Y
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
O’hara
Third Naval District
Pacific
Naval District
Subcommittee
Jenner
Rind
White House
John J. Wendt
Brooklyn
Charles Rees
Holy Name Speakers Bureau
Holy Name Church
Naval Intelligence
Yeggs Strike Amana Mill Forover $400 In Cash
Yeggs cracked the Amana feed mill safe in Homestead Monday night taking more than 400 dollars in currency. The door blew off the safe with force and a metal fragment pierced a wall while office windows were blown out. Manager George Selzer found the safepan when he opened the mill Thursday morning. Residents recall a explosion-like report heard between 9 and 10 p m Wednesday. Sheriff Guy Schroll compared the method to a prior Gilman break-in and notes a March 14 theft of about 1600 dollars from the South Amana general store.
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Gazette
Homestead
Yeggs
Amana
George Selzer
Iowa
Guy ‘Schroll
Marengo
South Amana General
Air collision kills 36 near Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
A Trans-Canada Air Lines North Star airliner and a training plane collided in the air Thursday. All 35 aboard the airliner and the trainer pilot were killed. The North Star hit a house by Willowdale golf course. the trainer crashed on the course. An eyewitness said the trainer struck the airliner in the tail. The fire gutted the house and damaged adjacent homes.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Trans-Canada Air Lines
North Star
Willowdale
French Destroy Line of Trenches at Dien Bien Phu
French Union troops around Dien Bien Phu destroyed a long trench line built for a fresh assault. Sixty rebels were reported killed in the operations as French forces pushed to widen control over the northwest Indo China bastion.
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Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina War Explained in 12 Installments
The Gazette begins a twelve part editorial picture story to explain why the Indo-Chinese conflict matters to the United States. It outlines the war's background and the taxpayer share of costs and will run daily on the editorial page. Today's installment appears on page 6.
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United States
Gazette
Knowland hints Congress may withhold foreign aid
Senate Leader Knowland suggested Congress might withhold foreign aid to pressure allies for a unified response to Secretary Dulles and possible action on the Indo China crisis. He noted France and Britain delaying moves on the European Defense Community and eyed Geneva as a basis for a new reading. Senate quotes also considered U S naval and air intervention if the Indo China conflict escalates, with McCarran warning of possible war.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Congress
America
Dulles
Southeast
Geneva
Congress of the
France
European Defense Community
Germany
London
Paris
State Department
Henry Suydam
Reward Offered for Poke at Schine by Fort Dix Official
Retired U. S. Army Major General Arthur R. Wilson offered a $100 reward to the first tough non commissioned officer who strikes Pvt. G. David Schine in the nose. The reward was placed with the Fort Dix commandant as a challenge to an NCO. The case ties to McCarthy era investigations and claims of intimidation by Roy Cohn. Wilson, in Europe as a businessman, urged a straightforward act by a noncom.
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U. S. Army
Pvt. G
David Schine
Schine
Sen. McCarthy
Arthur R. Wilson
Fort Dix
N. J
Army
McCarthy
Roy Cohn
Wilson
Europe
Milder Readings Seen for Friday
Weather outlook in Cedar Rapids shows a rebound from a 28 to 68 degree swing as a high pressure system from Minnesota moves southeast. Forecasters predict temperatures in the 50s to 60s Friday with possible showers in northern Iowa late Friday or Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids News
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