Senators clash as Army McCarthy hearings loom
Senate Investigations subcommittee opens secret sessions amid a heated clash over who lied in the Army McCarthy controversy. Sen. Potter accuses both sides of pressure and blackmail as McCarthy and Cohn defend their aides and a potential purge of staff looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
Michigan
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Stevens
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt
David Schine
Cohn
John G. Adams
Schine
Mundt
R-Sd
Adams
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Stevens to shun Mundt cocktail party after hearings
Secretary of the Army Stevens, amid McCarthy era tensions, says the Army’s integrity is not at stake and plans to decline Mundt’s after hearing reception. He rejects resigning, insists on continued service, and vows cooperation with Congress while Defense Secretary Wilson stresses countering communism without sacrificing free society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. Mundt
RSD
Mundt
Washington
Defense Department
Armed Forces
Army
McCarthy
United States
Congress
Wilson
Lung Cancer Victim Sues Reynolds Tobacco Co for 500000
Ira C. Lowe of Festus Missouri filed in circuit court a 500000 damage suit against R J Reynolds Tobacco Co over alleged cigarette caused lung cancer. Lowe withdrew a prior federal suit for 250000 against Reynolds and others. Pat Mariam operator of Shop Ezy market faces the new suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ira C. Lowe
Festus
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Lowe
Reynolds
Donald Siegel
Pat Mariam
Public hearing on milk sales from vending machines set
Raleigh reports the State Board of Agriculture will hold a public hearing Tuesday on allowing milk sales from mechanical dispensing machines. The proposal requests permission to sell pasteurized milk through vending devices under state oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
Second Oust McCarthy Attempt Seen Doomed in Senate
Washington reports the second bid to strip Senator McCarthy of his committee chairmanships appears doomed as Senate leaders and the Rules Committee show little interest. Senator Jenner, chairing the committee, doubts any action will occur this session with adjournment near. Leaders fear a floor fight could derail Eisenhower's legislative program and set a dangerous precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Rules Committee
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Sen. Flanders
RVI
Rules
Flanders
Senate Government Operations Committee
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Free Dollar Bills Spark Times Square Uproar
Five members of the Fountain of the World sect handed out $1 bills in Times Square accompanied by a biblical quote. Police stopped the crowd surge after a 10 minute disruption as passersby scrambled for the cash. The group, from Canoga Park California, said the act aimed to promote practical Christianity and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Square
New York
California
Krishna Verta
Broadway
42Nd St
Ani
W.E.F.L. Fountain of the World
Canoga Park
Calif
Warning on Sun Eclipse Dangers to Eyes
Doctors warn that viewing the June 30 solar eclipse through sun glasses or tinted devices can cause permanent eye damage. The AMA Journal cites opposition to any commercially marketed sunglasses as unsafe for direct solar viewing and advises extremely dense filtration and brief viewing only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Joint Committee On Industrial Ophthalmology
AMA Journal
Box Score of McCarthy Army Hearings Details
Washington report details the McCarthy Army hearings with 36 days in session from April 22 to June 17. It tallies 1,700,000 transcript words and 300,000 words in documents, 7,424 testimony pages, 160 hours of session time, 30 witnesses, and 115,000 spectators with about 10 million dollars of radio and TV time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Army
Robert I L. Stevens
Francis P. Carr
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Prisoner Berts Appetite Restored After 14 Day Fast
Bert Moss 58, jailed for first degree murder in May 31 shooting in Jackson County, ends 14 day hunger strike after forced nasal feeding at Waynesville hospital. He eats beef stew and mashed potatoes then buttermilk, later eggs and coffee, with orders to take it easy. Moss had refused food while claiming to starve himself to avoid trial. He had threatened to spend his $100 on food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
N.C
Bert Moss
Fficers
Moss
Haywood County
Lindsay Passmore
Passmore
Jackson County
Fred Campbell
Queen Elizabeth I Narrowly Escapes Horseback Hazard
The London Star reports Queen Elizabeth II narrowly escaped serious injury while riding at Ascot. A telephone wire, stretched across the course at head height, was avoided when she ducked just in time. The Duke of Edinburgh, on a faster horse, shouted a warning as the Queen reined in and went under the wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Star
Elizabeth I
Ascot
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Mendes France To Fly To Geneva Indochina Talks
French sources expect Pierre Mendes France to travel to Geneva Monday to join Indochina peace discussions. He aims to head the foreign ministry in a new cabinet and will resign if no settlement by July 20. Diplomats weigh implications of his stance and possible direct talks with Ho Chi Minh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Indochina
Mendes- France
French National Assembly
Mendes-France
United States
National Assembly
Far East
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
Russia veto blocks Indochina peace patrol plan
United Nations Security Council reject a Thailand proposal for an Indochina peace patrol after a Russian veto marked its 59th. US Britain France and six others backed the plan while Lebanon abstained. Thailand pledged to take the issue to the General Assembly where no veto exists. A special session was not expected before late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Thailand
Indochina
Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Lebanon
U.N. General Assembly
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Thanat Khoman
Reds Preparing Big Demonstration
Armed Guatemalan exiles mass along the frontier with Honduras amid reports of a planned revolt against President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. The movement led by Carlos Castillo Armas draws support warnings as 100000 laborers were said to be marching in Guatemala City and exile forces depart Tegucigalpa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Amadeo Chinchilla
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guaemalan
Puerto Barrios
Rodolfo Mendoza
Castillo Armas
Castillo
Arbenz
Caribbean
Weks
U.S
Stettin
United States
State Department
Ene
Ashington
Siareleouara
Mendes-France Faces Cabinet Choice and Indochina Aim
France's new premier Pierre Mendes-France rushes to form a cabinet at the Bourbon Palace. He may keep Georges Bidault as foreign minister and aims for an Indochina settlement by July 20 or resign, with Geneva talks possible after Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Foreign Ministry
Georges Bidault
Indochina
Geneva
Joseph Laniel
Mendes - France
Bourbon Palace
National Assembly
Graham Lands Church Action On Segregation
Dr. Frank Graham, U N mediator and former North Carolina senator, praised the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church for condemning segregation. His statement urged a Christian stance against racial division and warned demagogues may exploit tensions to harm the South and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U. S
Frank Graham
United Nations
Graham
North Carolina
South
America
Council of Christian Relations
Church
U. S. Supreme Court
Britain Rejects Request to Search Own Vessels for Arms
London announced it refused an American demand to search British ships that might carry arms to Guatemala. Britain pledged to pursue police action on the high seas to halt any British vessel bound for Guatemalan ports with arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Guatemala
High Seas
Guatemalan
Fear Army Technicians Captured In Viet Nam
Five U S Air Force men stationed at Tourane France base are missing and feared captured by Vietminh after leaving the base in a French vehicle to a beach area. Gen John O Daniel heads the inquiry as officials verify reports of sighting among war prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
Tourane
U.S
John O’daniel
Viet Nam
Salogon
Hanoi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ncaa
Ciea
Ali
Marily
Pne
Carr
Special Army
Joseph N. Welch
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Clark Clifford
Truman
Symington
Clifford
Ralph W. Zwicker
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Rocky
By Elton C, Fay
Ful
Berl
Reds
By Sam Summerlin
Lily
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
Robert Schuman
Mostor
MRP
Graham Lands Church Action
Fear Army
Teneee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!