Senate Skirmish over McCarthy Stevens feud continues
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy said no differences exist with Army Secretary Stevens and called the feud over witnesses ridiculous. The Senate GOP Policy Committee ordered a study of inquiries rules amid the dispute. McCarthy planned a New York hearing on Fort Monmouth espionage but postponed to Washington after Sen. McClellan’s objections. Two privates were to be questioned about loyalty oaths.
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Washington
INS
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Robert ‘. Stevens
WMG Data Onend
Senate
GOP
McCarthy-Stevens
McCarthy
Ralph Zwicker
New York
Fort Monmouth
N. J
John L. McClellan
Ark
McClellan
Arkansas
Marvin Belsky
The
Murphy
Teley
Robert Stevens
R-Wis
Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
P.S
Missing Western Air Lines plane over rugged Wyoming
A Los Angeles to Minneapolis Western Air Lines Convair with six passengers and three crew vanished over the rugged northern Wyoming South Dakota area. It was last reported at 12 25 p m EST near Wright Junction between Casper and Sheridan. Ground and air searches began as weather hampered visibility and fuel remained for about two hours after the Rapid City arrival time.
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Casper
Wyo
Western Air Lines
Wyoming
South Dakota
Convair Zwarrier
Wright Junction
Sheridan
Wye
Minneapolis
Rapid City
S. C
WAL
Western Air Line
Colorado
Vietminh Seek Jungle Cover After Laos Retreat
French spokesmen say Vietminh forces abandoned their Luang Prabang assault and pulled back to jungle cover 75 miles north, calling it a great defensive victory. In Laos and nearby zones 62 Vietminh dead near Lapit. French losses heavy. clashes reported around Dien Bien Phu and Son Tay.
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Saigon
Indochina
Laos
Luang Prabang
Asia
Burma
Thailand
Lapit
Pleiku
Son Tay
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Mitchell Declines St Patrick Banquet Bread With McCarthy
Democratic Chairman Stephen Mitchell refuses invitation to share bread with Senator Joseph McCarthy at a Chicago St Patrick's Day banquet. He accuses McCarthy of “20 years of treason” and says he will not associate with a man who has borne false witness against millions of Americans.
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Washington
INS
Stephen Mitchell
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Chicago
McCarthy
Mitchell
Trish Fellowship Club
Joseph J. Cavanagh
Inside Today Fix It Y'rselk and Eilgallen Markets
A compact reader page notes two markets and a brief obituaries section with 0 percent highlighted. The item mentions radio and TV coverage and hints at sports content in the edition.
Daugherty Nomination Faces West Virginia Opposition
West Virginia labor leaders including Al Willer of the CIO and William Blizzard of UMW District 17 oppose Duncan Daugherty of Huntington for U.S. Attorney. Senate Judiciary Chair Langer postponed the hearing with no new date set, while Kilgore and Ree Neal voiced mixed positions. A call for a full committee investigation was issued to assess Daugherty's impartiality.
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Washington
Duncan Daugherty
Huntington
W.va
U.S
West Virginia
Langer
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Daugherty
Sen
Kilgore
Dwva
Viller
Blizzard
Charleston
Coffee and pork push index to near historic high
The Labor Department reported January living cost and wage data show coffee and pork price rises lifting the index toward a record level. Hourly earnings reached a record 1.30 while weekly earnings stood at 70.92, though auto, aircraft, and farm machinery wages slightly lagged.
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Washington
Labor ‘Department
Bureau of Labor
Labor Department
Honest Appraisal Prelate Urges Lent TV Radio Fast
Archbishop John F. O'Hara of Philadelphia urges Catholics in the Archdiocese to unplug television or radio for a week during Lent to reassess what is gained or missed and to reclaim family conversation and sound personal judgment over propaganda. The appeal appears in his pre-Lenten pastoral letter published in the Catholic Standard and Times. Lent begins next Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
John F._ O'Hara
Pennsylvania
O’hara
Catholic Standard and Times
Court Denies Brage's Plea in Murder Case
Judge William J. Thompson ruled Bragg's defense request to have a state paid pathologist testify was unsupported. Prosecutor Watts and Bragg's attorneys argued over whether the state should finance Dr. Ladewig to testify about the death of Robert Guliett near Charleston. The case involves Bragg claiming self defense after hiring Guliett’s taxi in Logan. Guliett’s body was found near state highway 14.
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William J. Thompson
Malcolm Bragg
Logan
Robert Guliett
Thompson
Emerson W. Salisbury
W. Hayes Pettry
Bragg
J. Blackburn Watts
Salisbury
Pettry
Peter "P. Ladewig
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
forBragg
Mondhay
Ladewig
Venus
Surrett
Lincoln County
Kanawha
Walter Putschar
Charleston
Gullett
Fort Myers
Fla
Noves
Judge Aveman
Investi Thompson
Watts Bureau
Delmar
Craft
Noyes Ave
J. C. Crockett
Troy
Harmon
MacCorkie Ave. S. E
Crockett
Notable Destroyer O Bannon Saves Seaman In Storm Rescue
Pearl Harbor February report details the destroyer O Bannon racing 200 miles through gale winds to hospitalize Quartermaster Seaman Ernest B Lane after a ruptured appendix. Lane, 21, was saved by the ship’s highline transfer from the Arequipa and delays in surgery, with the O Bannon earning a Presidential Unit Citation for World War II service.
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Pearl Harbor
O’bannon
O'Bannon
South Pacific
Guadaljcanal
Korea
Lytton Freed In Theft Of SRC Tires
Former Charleston tire dealer George B. Lytton was acquitted by an Intermediate Court jury after a night session. A co-defendant pleaded guilty earlier, and sentencing for the other man was postponed to April 12. The case centered on a state tire deal linked to a probe of a state administration slush fund.
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Bayard F. Ennis
the Gazette
Charleston
George B. Lytton
Somerset Dr
Willam J. Thompson
Lytton
Thompson
Harry Ellis
MacCorkle Ave
South Charleston
Charles M. Walker
Angus Peyton
Sam L. Lepinsky
Emerson W. Salisbury
State Administration
Ellis
State Road Commission District 1
Commission
The
Syria Rebels Split Fight For Control
Beir ut reports of a new crisis in Syria as rival factions clash for power after President Adib Shish ekly resigns. Parliament names speaker Maamoun el Kuzhari interim president, while factions in Homs and Aleppo push for restored or altered governing authority.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Adib Shishekly
Damascus
Shishekly
Maahmoun el Kuzhari
Kuzhari
Aghayat
Homs
Aleppo Group
Farm Program Delay Advised
The Senate House Economic Committee recommended postponing President Eisenhower's flexible farm support program due to business uncertainty. The 14 member panel endorsed major White House aims but urged ongoing tax relief discussion and creation of an economic watchdog to monitor employment and production trends day by day. It warned that full adoption now could worsen farm families' position amid looming instability.
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Washington
Senate House
Eisenhower
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Congress
White House
Senate votes 60 to 31 to block constitutional treaty change
The Senate rejected a plan to amend the Constitution to limit treaty powers by a 60 to 31 vote, ending a lengthy battle since January. President Eisenhower's position favored by Republicans and many Democrats, with House action still pending. Kilgore cast the deciding vote against the measure. Knowland briefly supported it before backing away. If enacted, the amendment would nullify conflicting treaties and require Congress for international agreements to take effect as internal law.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
George D-Gale
House
Sen
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Knowland
California
George
Muilkin (Cole
GOP
Ferguson
Omlich
Policy Committee
Sen. Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Morse
ind-Ore
Scelba Wins Test in Italy
Premier Mario Scelba survived a Senate confidence vote by five votes 123 to 110 with two abstentions amid a week of heated debate. He faces a Chamber of Deputies test next, as strikes and demonstrations claimed five lives and intense attacks from both extremes.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Senate
Scelba
Chamber of Deputies
Copenhaver Overruled. Charleston Officers Cheer Cop Reinstatement
The Charleston Police Civil Service Commission overruled Mayor Copenhaver's discharge of Patrolman Russell H. Adkins. The crowd of police officers cheered as the commission ruled the city failed to prove insubordination or improper behavior. Adkins had been discharged January 29 after a two hour hearing, with city witnesses and defense presenting contrasting testimony.
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Copenhaver
Dewey Williams
Adkins
Police Civil Service Commission
Col
Ben Venable
Carl Andrews
Charleston
John Hackney
Wsusi
Terry Turner
the Gazette
Russell H. Adkins
Russell Adkins
Council Chamber
F. Boone Hill
Kanewhe Blvd
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Aleppo
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Naguib
Saleh Salem
Revolutionary Council
Salem
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Eng
Harold Wood
England
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