Probe of Aides' Influence Asked Contained Speech Sparks McCarthy Critique
The Senate hears Flanders deny testifying on McCarthy Cohn and Schine while McCarthy accuses Flanders and others of religious bias. Flanders argues McCarthy risks corrupting church positions, cites alleged staff ties to a private army, and questions Schine’s documented use as investigator. The exchange touches on treason, party lines, and potential probes involving staff and loyalty data.
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Eeee McCarthy
Flanders
New Englander
McCarthy
Cohn
Schine
Senate
Cohn and
Tos
Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
Thalie
Mundt
Hiss
Carr
Army
Himself
Stevens
Adams
Ft. Monmouth
Legislature probes seek road funds amid denounced agenda
Reporters attend a Senate investigative session as debates turn tense over Gov plan to allocate 2.6 million for emergency road use. Amendments and private remarks trigger calls for executive sessions while Bowles and other figures weigh resignations amid partisan critique.
Plumbers Reach Tentative Pact Amid Contract Talks
Charleston Building Trades Council reports ongoing contract talks with Master Plumbers Association and AFL CIO locals. Three joint sessions held recently among Building Contractors Association, craft unions, and business reps. Cement finishers remain on strike after their March 41 contract expired.
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Charleston Building Trades Council
Master Plumbers Assn
A F of L
Charleston Building Contractors Assn
Building Contractors Assn
A F of L Iron
Union of Cement Finishers
Carmen
Elaine Culpepper
Mary Dibut
Tosto
Carpenters
Charleston Building Trades 'Council
Building Contrastar
Acon
Freedom Honors Awarded to 87 MH Graduates
West Virginia underscored opportunities amid school integration debates as 87 graduates received advanced degrees from the college. Judge Lewis H. Miller and Rev. Bernard E. Vanderbeek were honored with Doctor of Laws and Doctor of Divinity respectively, with Dr. Ashby C. Blackwell presenting the graduates to Dr. Leonard Riggleman.
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Miller
Ripley
State Senate
West Virginia Judicial Assn
State Judicial Council
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Bernard E. Vanderbeek
Kanawha
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Charleston
Ashby C. Blackwell
Leonard Riggleman
Stubborn Passenger Delays Eastern Flight at Kanawha Airport
A passenger aboard an Eastern Airlines flight from Boston to Louisville caused a delay of about an hour by refusing to deplane and by allegedly molesting a stewardess. Deputies consulted the prosecutor for possible charges but no violations were found. the man eventually left his seat and the crew sealed the door. No charges were filed.
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Kanawha
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Boston
Louisville
James Tucker
Garrett Brown
Charles Walker
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Senators
Addie Rosamond Hutsenpillar
Charlesd. Perry
Eunice Johnson Boehm
John Wilkie McCormick
Mario Joseph Palumbo
Robert
Carpenters
Walker Chandler
William Waldo
Johnson
Robert Lee Brown Jr
Carl Hamilton Ball
Patricia Ann
Caldwell
Mary Inez Cruise
Lawmakers Clash Over Distorted Information Charge
Bowles blamed House Minority Leader Cecil Underwood for giving newsmen distorted information, a claim Underwood denied, and said the committee faced suspicion of suppressing evidence. The brief afternoon session focused mainly on secondary issues after reporters were admitted.
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Cecil Underwood
R-Tyler
Underwood
Libbey-Owens Lays Off 240 Workers
The firm cites competitive pressure from low cost European imports as a reason for laying off 240 workers. Executives point to freight advantages from Antwerp to Miami versus Charleston to Miami and urge protective action. Union leaders Burl Phares and Marcel Boucher support appeals to the President and Congress to safeguard domestic jobs.
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Pacific
Charleston
Miami
Fla
Antwerp
Belgium
Backus
Burl Phares
Federation
Marcel Boucher
Window Glass Cutters’ League
Congress
Honesty Of Exhibits Questioned In Court
The report notes accusations of coercion and perjury amid testimony about memoranda. Welch faced questions about the authenticity and relevance of exhibits while McCarthy pressed for under oath clarification. A weather note predicts partly cloudy east and sunny west.
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Beas McCarthy
Welch
Ward Pyar
Driscoll
Oppenheimer Hearing Reaches Verdict On Loyalty
The Army board found Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer loyal but not fully candid and concluded his security clearance should not be reinstated. It cited his associations with former communists and concerns over future conduct in national defense. Oppenheimer's lawyers prepared an appeal aided by John W. Davis as co counsel and reflected ongoing tension with McCarthy era probes.
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Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Cohn
Adams
Army
Stevens
Schine
Wise Cohn
McCarthy
New York
Asst
Defense
H. Struve Hensel
Hensel
Carr
Ft. Dix
Hari Ringler
Ft. Monmouth
Dr. Oppenheimer
Flo
Openheimer
United States
Hisenhower
AEC
John W. Davis
Davis
Supreme Court
Weather map overview from Charleston to the nation
Weather summaries show mostly partly cloudy and cooler conditions across Charleston West Virginia Maryland and Virginia with showers in parts of the coast and cooler temperatures. Ohio and Kentucky also report cooler weather while Tennessee remains fair. Highest wind measured 35 mph from the southwest.
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West Virginia
Aoler
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Tennessee
Falr
Cugler
Kentucky
Seattle
Washington
Weall
Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnali
Dallas
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
St. Fi
New Orleans
New York
Murder conviction overturned over hypnotic confession
The Supreme Court reversed a first degree murder verdict citing a psychiatrist who induced an almost trance like state to obtain a confession. The ruling affects Camilo Weston Leyra, 54, facing a third trial for the 1950 hammer deaths of his parents in Brooklyn. The decision also upheld state authority to tax airlines’ aircraft stops for interstate routes.
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Supreme Court
Camilo
Weston Leyra
Brooklyn
Leyra
Camilo Leyra
High
Bryant Airways
Dallas
Nebraska
New York Court of Appeals
Max Halland
Seyre
Leyva
New York
Justice Black
Black
Halland
Hall
House Debates Social Security Bill and Tax Ceiling Rise
The House rules limit amendments to the social security bill as debates focus on raising the wage base from 3600 to 4200 and boosting monthly benefits. Democrats push to 4800, while Republicans resist. six million Americans receive benefits and changes shift payments to next year.
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Ways and Means
Lyte
D-Tex
Congress
Halleck
R-Ind
SBS
Memorial Day Toll Sets New Record Across Holiday
The Memorial Day weekend recorded a record three day toll of 539 deaths with 339 violent fatalities and 93 drownings. Traffic deaths reached 62, just shy of the all time holiday high set in 1952. President Eisenhower urged action to reduce highway fatalities.
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America
Eisenhower
Korea
Death Driver Free Pending Hearing
A Mingo County man, Charles M. Core, 42, was freed on bond after Kanawha County Circuit Judge Frank L. Taylor granted a writ of habeas corpus at 1 p.m. Sunday. Core, Williamson accountant, was arrested Saturday evening on involuntary manslaughter charges in the traffic death of Ossie Blevins, 8, near Nolan, west of Williamson. Justice of the Peace George Ward said Core was released about 1 p.m. Sunday on a $1,000 bond pending a June 8 hearing before Justice of the Peace Mont Dotson of Mingo County. Ward clarified Core was not released on Judge Taylor's habeas corpus.
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Kanawha
Frank L. Taylor
Charles M. Core
Williamson
Ossie Blevens
Nolan
Justice of the Peace
George Ward
Core
Mont’ Dotson
Taylor
Cop Assigned Spot on Brooklyn Beach
Milwaukee police say a plainclothes detective was assigned to watch the Brooklyn game in County Stadium at the request of Brooklyn Manager Walt Alston. The officer stood in the Dodgers dugout scanning the crowd behind home plate where someone allegedly shone a light into pitcher Russ Meyer’s eye. No arrest was reported.
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Milwaukee Police Department
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Alston
Russ Meyer
Eeno Rave
Fight Victim Near Death in West Side Pool Room Fight
Ott Harriison, 65, was knocked from a stool at Champion Billiards on Washington Street West, suffering a basal skull fracture after a fight with Joseph Bradford Wiseman. Wiseman, 32, was arrested on felonious assault and admitted striking Harrison with his fist. Harrison remained unconscious for over 20 hours and was listed very critical at St Francis Hospital. If he dies, a murder charge may be filed.
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Washington St. W
West Side
Mill Hammack
Joseph Bradford Wiseman
RFD
Elk Two Mile
Harrison
Hammack
Wiseman
Champion Billards
Washington St
St. Francis Hospital
Woman Survives Attempted Car Robbery on Kanawha Blvd
Mrs Norvella Phalen reported a young man about 27 tried to force entry into her car at Morris Street intersection with Kanawha Blvd. She escaped after the assailant entered a parked car. City police and deputy sheriffs searched the area for the suspect.
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Kanawha Blvd
Morris St
Norvella Phalen
Injured Alpinist Rescued From Denali After Harsh Ordeal
Argus, injured in a 20,600 foot ascent on Denali, was airlifted in stages by eight experts after a five day climb. He suffered a badly dislocated hip aggravated by 16 days immobile on the mountain and was flown to Elmendorf Air Force Base Hospital in Anchorage for orthopedic treatment. The rescue began last Wednesday when two companions descended from the peak and alerted rescuers. The team battled crevasse lined terrain to reach Argus in a tent at the glacier head before transferring him to a base camp and onward to Minchumina, then to a final air transfer to the hospital.
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Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
McKinley
Air Force
Argus Hadi
Witness describes armed, fleeing assailant in city incident
The Charleston resident testified she saw a bag opened and believed a gun inside. She stated she rapidly drove through a red light to escape. The suspect was about 5 feet 11 inches, 160 pounds, wearing khaki pants and a white T shirt.
Vietminh Attacks Near Hanoi and Dien Bien Phu Survivors Return
Vietminh fighters strike near Hanoi attacking small posts and attempting to seize two Vietnamese posts south of the capital while a heavy rebel assault repels at Chanoi. Twenty seven Dien Bien Phu survivors arrive in Hanoi to aid wounded French troops. Three doctors and 24 medics released from Vietminh care reach Hanoi by Dakota. Edgewater fire devastates Hudson River waterfront with estimated one million dollars in damage.
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Vietminh
Chanoi
Hung Yen
Dien Bien Phu
Paul Graywin
Edgewater
N. J
Hudson River
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