Pressure for Schine Commission Tied to McCarthy Aide
Maj. Gen. Miles Reber testified that in a decade as Army liaison with Congress he faced unprecedented pressure over G. David Schine’s officer commission. He cited persistent calls from Roy Cohn and Sen. McCarthy as part of unusual methods used to push Schine’s case. Reber recalled no other instance of such pressure and noted Cohn’s insistence on speeding a commission, while McCarthy denied improper pressure. He also mentioned broad inquiry volume from Congress during his tenure.
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Washington
Miles Reber
Congress
G. David Schine
Sen
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Reber
Roy Cohn
Senate
Schine
Cohn
Ray Jenkins
Cournel
Sen. Dirksen
H-ill
McCarthy and Cohn
Maison Post
J. N. Welch
Army
Cohn Reber
Sam Reber
Germany
Europe
U. S. Information Service
Department of the Army
Army Department
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Joe McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Joe Helfrich
Route 2
Baldwin
Guernsey
Helfrich
Journal-World Photo
Kansas announces 245-man June draft call
A Kansas draft call for 245 men in June was announced Thursday by Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell, state selective service director. This compares to a May call noted in the report.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joe Nickell
F “Uy
Lower food and clothing prices cut living costs in March
The government reports a two tenths of 1 percent drop in the March cost index to 114.8 percent of the 1947-49 average, marking a second straight monthly decline. Aryness Joy Wickens notes potential April effects from tax cuts and dairy support prices, while Jan-Mar trends show food and clothing prices down four tenths of 1 percent and transportation down three tenths. Rents and services like medical and personal care edged higher.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
Aryness Joy Wickens
Labor Statistics
Templar to resign as stated
George Templar U S District Attorney for Kansas announced Thursday he will resign, effective Monday morning April 25, just after which he will be relieved from Hatch Act restrictions. The Kansas political figure, once in the state senate and house, hinted at a future gubernatorial bid.
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Arkansas City
George Templar
U. S
Kansas
Templar
Kansas Senate
House
Topeka
Nigrie
Murray Injures Back in Ft Leavenworth Fall
Managing editor of the Journal-Wor rd is confined to home with a wrenched back after slipping on wet steps at Grant Hall during a tour of the military reservation with about 50 Lawrence businessmen. X-rays showed no fracture. he traveled home by car after the 4 p.m. fall yesterday.
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Journal-W Rrd
Ft. Leavenworth
Lawrence
Army
Murray
Grant Hall
The
Fort Hospital
Defecting Russian Captain Surrenders to Allies in Germany
Soviet hatchet man Nikolai Knoktov defects to the Allies in West Germany and reveals the Kremlin’s espionage and kidnapping machine. U S authorities present him at the high commission and disclose two East German agents in protective custody planning to kill an anti Red Russian émigré. Khoklov cooperates fully, naming MVD offices from Moscow to Vienna.
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Bom
Germany
West Germany
Kremlin
U. S
Nikolai ‘Evgenyevich Knoktov
High Commission
Vietminh pressure grows at Dien Bien Phu siege front
Vietminh divisions pressed toward the heart of Dien Bien Phu as heavy machinegun and mortar fire battered French positions at the fortress corner. French defenses boosted trenches while American C124s prepared to fly in parachute troops from France amid rain and muddy ground hampering armor and air assaults.
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Preak
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
France
Paris
China
Big Three Leaders Study Geneva Meet Delay
Paris reports say Western Big Three foreign ministers expect delays before the Geneva conference starts amid unsettled preliminary issues. Red China role, conference organization, and format remain in question as Dulies Bidault and Eden discuss Korea and Indochina.
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Paris
Russia
Red China
Geneva
U. S
State Dulies
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
Korea
Indochina
Local folks skeptical yet heed the forecast
Larry Lawrence notes skepticism among locals, but rain was forecast for the night. Several disbelievers left car windows open and few drove to work on wet seats Wednesday, as Lawrence recalls.
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Lawrenciann
Lightning Struck Porch Triggers Power Outages
Evening storm near Lawrence caused a porch strike that shattered porch wood and blew fuses as Kansas Power and Light crews worked to restore service. John Engstrom and his wife described a ball of fire and a door blown from its frame while others reported multiple transformer outages and a northeast transmission line knocked out for about two hours. Rainfall reached .51 inch with a total of 1.23 inches in two days and 1.6 inches for the month to date.
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Angie
John Engstrom
Locust St
Cr. T. Hough
Kansas Power and Light Co
Lawrence
Town
Lecompton
Detour for Troop Lift Overland Route Blocked
U S Air Force spokesman said the airlift of French troops to Indochina is detouring around India after Prime Minister Nehru announced that troop ferry would not cross his country. The note signals a re routing of the key air link to the Far East as markets and military planners react.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Indochina
India
Nehru
Far East
Kansas Cition Dies Beneath His Truck In Wreck Near Here
A Kansas City man Bus ter E Waldo, 44, died when his semi truck collided with another in heavy rain on U S Highway 50 in Johnson County seven miles east of Baldwin. Waldo was crushed after his vehicle overturned and pinned him beneath the cab. Fellow drivers Earl Stubblefield and Robert Spangler were also involved in the crash as rain slicked the highway.
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Buster E. Waldo
Kansas City
Baldwin
Waldo
Johnson County
Clournal-World
Kansas
Here
Kan
Hutchinson
Earl Stubblefield
Wichita
Robert Spangler
Stubblefield
Spangler
Sunflower plant will continue propellant work for a year
Sunflower Ordance Works near Lawrence plans to maintain production for at least the next 12 months. Maj Donald L. Catherman and George H. Ripley said schedules through March 1955 are approved and no curtailment is planned. The plant employs about 4,000 workers, with peak wartime payroll at 12,000.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lawrence
Manger
Donald L. Catherman
George H. Ripley
Hercules Powder Co
Hercules
Army Ordnance Corps
May
Catherman and Ripley
Journal-World
Sunfower
Chief of Ordnance
Army
Navy
Sunflower
S.O.W
Weather forecast for Kansas with varying cloud cover and temperatures
Weather notes predict considerable cloudiness through Friday with lingering showers. Highs reach near 79 in the southeast and around 70s elsewhere, with lows near 49 tonight. Rain totals to 7 am today about 0.51 inches, and 1.23 inches since Tuesday morning.
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Armas
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