Senators Back Bears in McCarthy Army Probe
Sen Mundt said it would take solid bias evidence to remove Samuel Sears as special counsel for the McCarthy Army inquiry, and he doubts such evidence will be produced. Welch was named Army special counsel to present acts for the Army, while Pvt G David Schine failed to secure a special assignment for a police school due to inexperience.
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Ashington Im
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Golid
Samuel F. Sears
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Jundi
Nate Investigations
Bears
Wisconsin
E Mundt
Sears
Subcommittee
McCarthy Army
Defense Department
Justice Department
Irving Peress
Peress
New Forks
McCarthy
Peres
Azponte
Joseph N. Welch
Primghar
Iowa
Boston
Walch
Grinndil College
Harvard Law School
John G. Adams
Uke
Roy Cohn
Investigatong
Pvt
David Schine
Havre
Sehine
Apiy
Classified Ad Finds Boy a Home
Memphis article notes a 17 year old, Gene Ring of Newbred Tenn, who sought a home with someone who would like a boy and help him finish high school. He chose My and Mrs Morey Evans in Spring Leake. Gene described himself as healthy and ambitious but will stay with Evans while catching up in 10th grade, with divorced parents and no other family support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Gene Ring 17
Newbred Tenn
Morey Evans
Spring Leake
Gene
Schuel Jas
Decemper
Pepe
Housing bill battle shapes Eisenhower housing push
GOP leaders forecast passage of the $5,066 118 768 housing bill with minor changes. They expect authority limits to fund 35,000 public housing units over two years, while proposing amendments to boost loan terms, expand FHA and VA insured loans, and extend federal aid for slum clearance and urban renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Barrett
Washington
Eisenhower
Holtze
R-Mass
Saat
Martin
Wolcott
M-Mich
House Banking Committee
Congress
KHL
FHA
Veterans Administration
Soviets Flip on NATO Pact and Join Debate Switch
Veteran journalist James Marlow analyzes Soviet moves as Moscow floats joining NATO to gain access to Western defense secrets. The State Department calls it a maneuver, aiming to unsettle U.S. France alliance while Dulles prepares talks in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington U
Russia
Molotov
NATO
Washington
James
Knox
State Department
West
United States
France
Dulles
Problums
Geneva
Eyilish
Rusia
Korea
Tadoshina
West Germany
Britain
European Defense Community
Yvory Molutov
Berlin
Eden
BF Dault
Little Rock
Hyvens Farm
United
Dock Workers Return to Jobs Ending 29 Day Strike
New York dock workers resume work after a 29 day strike that halted port activity. ILA chief William V Bradley announces the walkout is over under government pressure and a bargaining move by the ILA. About 10,000 men expected back today with backlog cargo awaiting rehandling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gausman
New York
Independent International
Longshoremen's Association
ILA
William V. Bradley
APL
Dad Tabor
National Labor Relations Board
New York-New Jersey, Waterfront Commission
IBA
Confederate Veteran Riddle Dies at 107 in Texas
Thomas Riddle, a Confederate Army veteran and last surviving Civil War veteran in the area, died at 10 p.m. CST just shy of his 108th birthday at the Texas Confederate Home for Men in Austin. A private in Co 1, 22nd Regiment, Army of Tennessee, he recalled Lee and battles while living in Wichita Falls and Burkburnett, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubstin
Tex
Thomas Right
Ain Themy
Tennessee
Hite Nebragke
Riddle
Phieu
Texas Confederate Home
Studie
Wichita Falls
Burkburnett
Lex
Co. 1
22Nd Regiment
Army of Tennessee
Robert EB. Lee
Thomas
Riddie
Texas
Louisiana
Loaded trailer wrecks Cedar Creek bridge on Highway 88
A 38 360 pound trailer truck crashed through the Cedar Creek bridge on Highway 88 east of Hot Springs last night, causing the steel overhead structure to collapse. The driver, Lawrence Burton Wiles of Memphis, was injured slightly.
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Hot Springs
Cedar Creek
Highway 88
Here
Lawrence Burton Wiles
Memphis
Wiles
Water Rights Law Urged by Arkansas Soil Conservations
Arkansas soil conservation experts asked the 1955 General Assembly to enact a water rights law to ensure the best use of water resources. A resolution urging passage was adopted by the Arkansas Association of Soil Conservation Districts. The proposal would establish priority rights for surface water use. The group backed extending the Pope-Jones act to Arkansas to provide long term low interest irrigation loans. State Senator Morton warned the coming era would be historic for soil use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litile Rock
General Assembly
Arkansas Association of Soil Conservation Districts
R. S.rainwater
Walnut Ridge
Arkansas
Farmers Home Administration
Margin
Morton
Jonesboro
Picket line at Jacksonville jet base removal ordered
The Arkansas Operating Engineers Union ordered removal of its 3 month old picket line at the Jacksonville jet bomber base construction site. Pickets protested an eight hour week without overtime pay by contractors D, GB, Hi I and S, Evans. Work by Tecon Construction Co. faces talks as union negotiates over a four million dollar base contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
ATL Operating Engineers Union
Jacksonville
Hi I
S, &, Evans
W. Wilkerson
Tecon Construction Co
Dallas
W. Harold Veazey
Little Rock Trades Council
Tecon
Pardoned Slayer Robbery Suspect in Muskogee
Jol K. Carson, a 41 year old pardoned slayer from Arkansas, pleaded not guilty yesterday to a robbery charge in Muskogee. He faces the death penalty if convicted and will stand for trial at the April 19 term before Judge E A Summers. Carson was released from Arkansas prison in 1952 after a prior slaying sentence and was pardoned in 1954 following the State Hospital guard murder case.
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Muskogee
Okla
Arekansas
Jol K. Carson
Anjt
Arkansas
E. A. Summers
Carson
State Hospital
Department Store Sales Slump Hits Major District Cities
Department store sales in the Federal Reserve District nose dived last week versus a year ago, with retail dollar totals down about 16 percent. Declines ranged from 14 to 87 percent across Memphis Louisville St Louis and smaller cities, and four week trends show continued weakness led by Gary and Lite Rock Arkansas.
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St, Louis
Federal “Reserve
Allies
Memphis
Tenji
Lite Rock
Ark
St. Louis
Contracts Set for Guard Armories
National Guard armory contracts awarded for Bentonville and Brinkley. FF C Galvamora of Rogers submitted the Bentonville general bid of 37875 dollars. Van Joyce Co of North Little Rock offered 38280 for Brinkley general work. Cox Electric Co of Stuttgart bid 2070 for lead work at Bentonville and 1870 for Brinkley. Calligen McKinney Co Bentonville got plumbing heating at 3945 dollars. Boone Hays and Plumbing & Heating Co Stuttgart low at 3731 for Brinkley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little’ Rock i
National Guar Armories
Bentonville
Brinkley Ware
North
Brinkley
Calligen-McKiney Co
Boone Hays and Plumbing & Healing Co
Stuttgart
Brinkiey Armory
Arabs Push for U N Conference Urgent Security Council Meeting
Arab delegates urged an urgent Security Council session to press Israel over killings in Jordan and a raid on Nahally. Lebanon, lone Arab member, sought broader U N action on Palestine as Western powers weighed a wider hearing. Delegate Rizk transmitted the demand to Russia's U N president, hoping the council acts next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
1-Nation Council
Nahally
Palestine
U. N
Edward A. Rizk
Russia
Ans Dvei Y
Vishingky
Security Council
Riyk
Ecouell
Madler
Police chief faces action after patrols alleged misconduct
Fragmentary police case report alleges Sam Hyller died after injuries from plaster cast restraints. Testimony at a hearing cites dental charges and suspension of a City Civil Services official. Details are incomplete but imply a formal inquiry into police conduct and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hyller
Heller
Air Force academy construction gains by Eisenhower plan
The article reports on the long sought Air Force academy near West Point with plans to start a temporary site entry by June 1956. It notes authorization of a million dollars for the temporary campus and outlines phased progress toward a permanent site by 1957 and eventual graduation of about 600 to 760 officers. It highlights congressional action and President Eisenhower’s role in accelerating approval for the independent Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air. Force At Long
Lwn- Academy
West
Point
Thad Lay
Hubert
Harmon
Thane
Ian Cambonite
Nomin Ted
Aly
Ronet Ye
Knight
Lilegislatio
Yaars
Eisenhower
Air Force
Bcome
Army
Navy
Shely’ Academy
Alpmen
Honda
Air Force Base
Air Forge
Fleers
Enor
Aly I
Eaynest
Bopyd
Defense
James Faint
Columbia
Unive
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New Mexico
Paul C. Mangelsdorf
Harvard
Ducks Unlimited, Inc
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Atoll
Federal Civil’ Defense
Neaervice
Icy
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