Wilson Says Army Knew About Reds Before McCarthy
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told the Senate Armed Services committee that the McCarthy subversion case lacked new evidence for the armed services. He said 51 drafted doctors and dentists face loyalty or security risk questions, with 20 judged serious. Wilson urged Congress to clarify policy on loyalty risks while noting the issue extends beyond the Army and that commissions are required by law for medical draftees.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Qi Oro
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
Army
R-Wis
Department
Army-McCarthy
GOP
State political swap predicts McCarthy dinner sellout in Oklahoma
Oklahoma GOP and Democrats spar over McCarthy speech prospects as tickets for a Saturday dinner reach an apparent sellout. Republican officials claim strong ticket demand while Democrats warn of party coddling by the rival, with McCarthy appearing from Madison, details pending and radio coverage planned.
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Oklahoma City
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Smith Hester
McCarthy
Wisconsin
A Ever
Baid
Repub
Douglas McKeever
Enid
Hester
Purcell
Washippen
Dom
Democratic Party
Madison
Wis
GOP
KVOO
Tulsa
Koma
Cotton Officers Hurt In Wreck Near Newcastle
The Cotton County sheriff Sheriff Boyd Clifton Van tine Walters Police Chief James Finchum and prisoner Lonnie France Glasgow were injured when their car lost control at the Tuttle Y north of Newcastle. They were treated at a hospital with Finchum in serious condition and Glasgow to be observed at Eastern State Hospital Vinita. The vehicle struck a service station causing a fire and about $1000 damage.
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Cotton County
Walters
Tuttle Y
Newcastle
Highway Patrol
Boyd Clifton Vantine
James Finchum
Lonnie France Glasgow
Oklahoma City
Finchum
Glasgow
Eastern State Hospital
Vinita
Chai
Leroy ‘Harris
Army Orders Cox Discharge From Red Prison
The Pentagon says Private Cox of Oklahoma City, 33, released from four years in a Russian prison, will fly to Vienna to marry Inge Brenner, 26. Officials say Sen. Mike Monroney and Rep. John Jarman were notified of the discharge plans.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
Oklahoma
Cox
Ia City
Oklahoma City
Vienna
Austria
Inge Brenner
Mike Monroney
John Jarman
Martin claims GOP votes to beat tax exemptions boost
Washington report says Speaker Martin declares Republicans have the votes to defeat a Democratic plan to raise personal tax exemptions from 600 to 1000 for each taxpayer and dependent. President Eisenhower backs the move while Democrats pursue a broader tax reform to cut corporate and individual taxes.
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Martin
Washington
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Miduchin
Eisenhower
House
Seana
Pres
Ana Stge
Treasrey
A W. Martin Jr
Roosevelt
Humphrey
GOP
French Rebel Artillery Duel at Dien Bien Phu Rages On
French forces press a sixth day assault against the Dien Bien Phu fortress as Vietminh artillery clashes across barbed wire defenses. American supplied air power from Hellcats Bearcats Privateers and B26 bombers roars over the field while aid flights face heavy fire.
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Vieenich Artillry
Ietminh
Dien Bein Phu
Dien Bien Phu
Japanese Fishing Fleet Placed In Radiatio n Checks After H Bomb Test
Tokyo reports 23 fishermen burned by fallout from the Bikini Atoll test. Japanese ministries order ocean going vessels to five ports for radiation checks with Geiger counters. Shunyo Maru crew near 800 miles from ground zero shows no heavy exposure, while tuna markets suffer from radiation fears.
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Tokyo
United States
Tin
Pacific
Marshall Islands
U. S
Agriculture, Forestry and Welfare
Jameee
Tokyo Bay
Bikini Atoll
McCarthy Plans Farm Speech as Investigation Looms
Senator McCarthy moves to press a farm speech in the Senate as his staff weighs potential hearings into the Department of Agriculture and Secretary Benson. The probe could widen after Benson culls dairy price supports, prompting a sharpened confrontation during a Midwest speaking tour and a broader political clash.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Department of Agriculture
Benson
Wisconsin
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Department
Army
Tornado Warning Possible in Southeastern Oklahoma
Weather Bureau bulletin warns of scattered severe thunderstorms intense in extreme eastern Oklahoma with a tornado or two possible in southeastern counties. The forecast targets Hugo to Hartshorne and McCurtain county areas between 3 p m and early evening with risk extending along a Hugo Hartshorne Smithville corridor.
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Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Hugo
Hartshorne
Pittsburgh
Sill Men Hurt In City Crash
Three Fort Sill soldiers were injured in a cab car collision at Second and F at 12 28 a m None seriously hurt. William B Smart 22 fractured left collar bone in the crash and treated at Fort Sill post hospital Clifford E Schwer 21 treated for bruises and sprains Riggs treated for minor lacerations. Both men released after treatment.
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Fort Sill
Second
Monroe H. Pisberdomn
Gk.nite
Gesta
Abel Rises
William B. Smart
Fort Sill Post Hospital
Clifford E. Schwer
Post Hospital
Riggs
Emer Fhe En
Red Cross Drive Nears Eleven Thousand In County
Comanche county neared the 11 000 mark at the start of the third week of the annual drive. Partial reports show Lawton and outside areas totaling 5991 68 while Fort Sill’s section has reached 4664 37.
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Comanche County
Red Cross
Lawton
Fort Sill
Ceremonial Parade Honors Col Bailey at Fort Sill
Col A J B Bailey of the Royal Canadian School of Artillery Shilo Manitoba will be honored Friday at Fort Sill with a large parade and massed colors. Gen Save Hart tours the event as viewing stands and guidons arrange along Gruber Road ahead of the retreat gun and national colors at McNair Hall.
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Fort Sill
Gruber Road
A. J. B. Bailey
Royal Canadian School of Artillery
Shilo
Manitoba
Save F. Hart
General Artillery Center
Polo Field
Bailey
Gen
Hart
McNair Hall
Col. le Bt
Tantalizing Timers Stir Southwest Oklahoma Weather Rumor
A fragmented local item describes tantalizing winds causing speculation about security measures and dampened expectations in Southwest Oklahoma. The short blurb hints at early excitement and shifting conditions without concrete details or outcomes.
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Oklahoma
Chest' Drive Leader Budget Officer Named
In New York City the Chest' Drive committee announces leadership changes with a new drive leader and budget officer appointed to steer the upcoming campaign. The selections emphasize organizational leadership and fiscal oversight aligned with Chest' Drive objectives.
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Yaa Camemees
New York City
Fight toKeep Hospitals On Floor Debate
Mohawk area politics report notes Mike and Sen Robert Skerr in a confrontation over hospital funding. The discussion hints at possible floor action and continued pressure from government officials on the Bureau of Affairs to preserve some hospitals amid contested Indian nation matters.
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Robert S. Skerr
Waite Howe
Burreau
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Maud Leonhardt
Joan Shackelford
Post Children’s School
Frances Curb
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Eaghers
Sauber Rd
Bulletin
Sill
Mike
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