Eisenhower backs secrecy order in McCarthy Army probe
President says he seeks to end the McCarthy Army hearing quickly but insists the inquiry must conclude with full facts. He denies White House approval of any Army charges and notes the Jan 21 conference was unrelated to the core issues. Mundt plans to decide if the secrecy order can be modified.
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Gen
Brownell
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
Army
McCarthy
John G. Adams
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John Adams
Sherman Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Mundt
R-Sd
Atty
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Stone Statue Of Christ Found In London Ruins
A six and a half foot stone statue of Christ, dating to the early 16th century, was found beneath the bombed Mercers Chapel in Cheapside near St. Pauls. Joan Evans and Norman Cook called it a major London archeological find of the century. The original chapel stood 1518 to 1522 and burned in 1666. the later chapel was built in 1682.
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Christ
Joan Evans
Society of Antiquaries
Norman Cook
Guildhall Museum
The
Times
Mercers
Cheapside
St. Paul's Cathedral
Judge Delays Sentence In Female Assault Case
Hoover Porter a 27 year old truck driver was found guilty in municipal court of assaulting a young woman after a drug delivery. Judge Myatt postponed sentencing to review mitigating background. The woman Miss Rose Anna Hudson testified Porter put his arms around her and touched her. other witnesses supported the incident. Porter claimed consent and no resistance during the encounter.
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Myatt
Rose Anna Hudson
Porter
Foley Drug Co
Asserby
Drug
Hudson
Russell McMahan
Bencini Flats
Segregation Hearing Set For Oct 12 Under Scrutiny
Gov. Herman Talmadge backed Cook calling the hearing an invitation to cut our heads off while officials in the South voiced disappointment as the October sessions weigh immediate or gradual integration. Observers expect the Supreme Court to issue detailed decrees, with enforcement options including contempt actions and damages suits in federal courts.
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Ings
Herman Talmadge
Cook
South
Supreme Court
Indochina Parley Resumed After Deadlock in Geneva
In Geneva the nine party conference reopened in secret with no progress as Western powers push for immediate Communist withdrawals from Laos and Cambodia. France opened direct talks with the Vietminh on Dien Bien Phu wounded evacuation while Eden hosts top diplomats for strategy discussions.
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Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
France
Dien Bien Phu
Cred Eee Ey
Anthony Eden
United States
Ee Bidault
Washington
Paris
Hoey Names Memorial Fund In Wife’s Will
Senator Clyde R. Hoey filed a handwritten will in Shelby directing a $12,000 memorial fund for Mrs. Bessie Gardner Hoey to aid charitable educational and religious causes. Trustee is his law partner Joseph C. Whisnant. Hoey’s three children receive all real and personal property except $90,000 of life insurance. they get $20,000 each of the insurance and a portion of the remainder set aside for the memorial.
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Shelby
N.C
Clyde R. Hoey
Bessie Gardner Hoey
Hoey
Joseph C. Whisnant
Clyde R. Hoey Jr
Canton
Charles A. Hoey
Isabelle Hoey Paul
Pantego
Riot at Yancey County Prison Camp Ends Under Patrol Hiatus
Prisons Director William Bailey said about 18 of more than 100 inmates at the Yancey County Prison Camp rioted after he declined to visit on their terms. Highway Patrol with tear gas dispersed the disturbance, amid months of inmate complaints over food recreation and store items. Bailey plans future visits but will not negotiate with prisoners on their terms.
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Yancey County
Thestate
Highway Patrol
Wiliam Bailey
Teoey
Bailey
Asst
Robert) Allen
Soners
Allen
J. C. Harris
Rutherford
Raleigh
Ike Alarmed Over Latins in 1946 Charlotte Stop
President Truman’s Chicago speech reception noted as he visited Charlotte North Carolina to discuss party chances in the fall elections. Eisenhower avoided predicting a GOP win in the district held by Rep. Charles Jonas and spoke on world peace and the McCarthy Army controversy. He also joked about drinking more milk to ease government problems.
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Eisenhower
Charlotte
N.C
House
Charles Jonas
South
United States
Rebel Raiders Board River Boat Near Rangoon
Raiders disguised as Buddhist monks boarded a river boat near Rangoon Burma. They attacked the crew and detained an escort and passengers. Police said the incident occurred over the weekend and investigations are ongoing.
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Rangoon
Burma
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