Schine Testimony Details New Year Leave and Alleged Favoritism
Pvt. G David Schine's commander testified he allowed Schine to remain at home after Roy Cohn phoned the fort despite reporting him as absent without leave The officer denied offering favors or pressuring for preferential treatment and said Schine was warned not to seek special privileges The hearing also covered a Florida trip offer and Schine's push to speed up firing-range training
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G. David Schine
Schine
Ft. Dix
N. J
Roy Cohn
Fort
Joseph J. M. Miller
Miller
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Florida
Subcommittee
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Cornelius Ryan
McCarthy Subcommittee
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Nurse De Galard Returns to Civilian Life After Dien Bien Phu
Lt Genevieve de Galard Terraube, the French air force nurse famed for tending wounded during the Dien Bien Phu siege, resumed personal affairs in Hanoi on her second day of freedom. She visited Lanessan hospital to see airlifted casualties and prepared for possible orders that could send her to Paris next week.
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Indochina
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Dien Bien Phu
Lanessan
de Galard
Air Force
Paris
McLean Plan Wins Support for Sea-Land Truck Ferries
Transport analyst Walter R. McDonald testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission in favor of McLean ESco Co plan to build at least four ocean going ferries carrying 285 loaded trailers. Terminal sites include Boston Providence Newark Baltimore Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah and Jacksonville. He argues the service would not shift traffic from railroads already captured by trucking.
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Atlantic
Walter R. McDonald
Atlanta
National Assn. of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
McLean Esco Co
Winston-Salem
McLean
Boston
Providence
R. L
Newark
Baltimore
Norfolk
Wilmington
N.C
Charleston
S.C
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
British Plan for Indochina Talks Fails at Geneva Parley
At Geneva, Laos and Cambodia object to a four point Eden plan aimed at starting immediate military discussions to end the Indochina war. Delegates fear partition of their lands as private consultations resume to craft a new approach. Pham Van Dong proposed a plan stressing Communist claims in Laos and Cambodia. Bidault warned the talks may turn decisive in about eight to ten days.
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Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Paris
Eden
Molotov
Viet Nam
Graham Begins Golf Vacation in Perthshire Scotland
American evangelist Billy Graham starts a 10 day golf vacation in central Perthshire after a London revival campaign. He asks how far his hotel is from Muirfield where the British Amateur is underway and says he wants to watch Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio play.
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Scotland
Billy Graham
Perthshire
Graham
London
Muirfield
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Gastonia Man Killed In Truck Loading Platform Crash
Gastonia man William H. Ramsey, 25, was killed when a trailer truck backed into a loading platform. Vestal Ward, 29, of Charlotte, was not aware Ramsey was in the path. The incident occurred last night as Ward attempted to connect the cab to a trailer.
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Boston
William H. Ramsey
Vestal Ward
Charlotte
Ramsey
McCarthy Hearings Prompt Reader Poll in The Enterprise
The Enterprise asks readers to weigh in on McCarthy by answering three questions. Do you think McCarthy is right or wrong, are you fed up with the hearings, and do you approve of his actions but question his methods. Responses may be mailed or dropped in the editor’s letter box without signatures.
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Enterprise
McCarthy
Two Explosions Fire Rock Bennington Carrier
More than 100 men died and 220 were injured when two explosions and a fire struck the carrier Bennington as it cruised the east coast. The ship reached Quonset Point for medical evacuation and port amid reports of high octane fuel involvement.
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Quonset Point
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Quonset, R. I
Ens
Robert Grant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grant
General Quarters
Hobson
Wasp
Newport Naval Hospital
U Onset
Naval Air
Naval Hospital
Newport
Secretary of the Navy
Quonset
Navy
Washington
New York Navy Yard
Boston
Chelsea
Mass
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Joseph H. Wellings
Newport Naval Base
Potter
Sparkman Attacks GOP Alibi on Congressional Progress
Senator Sparkman and Senator Russell denounced Bernard Shanley’s claim that Democrats block Eisenhower’s program while riding his coattails. They cited failed 18 vote, Taft-Hartley revision, and tax-boost measures, noting Eisenhower’s stance on states rights and social security proposals.
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Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
White House
Congress
Russell
Dga
Bernard M. Shanley
Eisenhower
Senate
Shanley
House
Nationalist Puerto Rico leaders seized in seditious conspiracy case
Eleven top figures of the Nationalist party of Puerto Rico are arrested on seditious conspiracy charges to overturn the U.S. government. Detainers are issued for six more members amid a long FBI probe tracing back to 1936.
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Brownell
Nationalist Party of
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U. S
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New York City
San Juan
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Blair House
United States
Hoover
Pedro Albizu Campos
Carlos Aulet
Jorge Luis Jimenez
Armando Diaz Matos
Angel Luis Medina
Gonzalo Lebron Sotomayor
Dolores Lebron
Iof
Manuel Rabago Torres
Rose Callazo
Bronx
New York
Oscar
Callazo
Truman
York
Jose Antonio Otero Otero
Brooklyn
Carmelo Alvarez-Romen
Maybank Opposes Public Housing as Court Ruling Shifts Policy
The Supreme Court rejected the San Francisco Housing Authority appeal ending a challenge to racial segregation in public low rent housing. Senator Maybank DSC says the ruling makes it impossible to support public housing, risking Eisenhower’s four year program and a proposed 810 000 unit total. GOP and Southern Democrats weigh strategy.
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Supreme Court
Eisenhower
San Francisco Housing Authority
California
San Francisco
Sen
Maybank
DSC
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Maybanks
Sparkman
D-Ala
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