McCarthy Probe Counsel Faces Public Hearing Quiz
Senate probe counsel Sears faces questions on assurances given at a closed meeting about taking the post. Mundt and other subcommittee members affirmed. The Armed Services Committee voted to reject Kefauver's bid for its own investigation amid debate over impartiality.
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Sears
Senate Armed Services’ Committee
Sen. Kefauvet
DeTenn
Saltonstall
Mass
Kefau
Ver
Kefauver
Tennessee
Prober Potter
Lindbergh Nomination Approved Amid McCarthy Fallout
The Senate armed services committee approved Charles A. Lindbergh for brigadier general in the Organized Air Force Reserves as a row with Roosevelt persists. Lindbergh offered resignation as a colonel, Roosevelt accepted it, and the nomination moves to the Senate for consideration amid howls over alleged pressure on McCarthy allies.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Force
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevervelt
McCarthy
Cohn
Tole Lindbergh
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Army
South
Pacific
Lindbergh
Senate
L A Man Heads State Corporation Board
Hor hert A. Smith of Los Angeles is appointed acting state corporation commissioner by Gov. Knight, replacing Edwin M. Daugherty who retires at 70 after 17 years with the Division of Corporations. Smith is a Stanford and Hastings Law graduate and was Los Angeles assistant commissioner.
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VFI
hert_ A. Smith
Los Angeles
Knight
Edwin M. Daugherty
Ernors
Smith
Stanford University
Hastings College For Law
Division of
Corporations
Daugherty
Jobless Tally Levels Off in New Report
Washington reported March unemployment rose 54,000 to 3,725,000, the smallest monthly gain in six months, with officials saying unemployment leveled off and signs of a turn in the job market. The labor force grew, boosting total unemployed despite higher employment in farming and nonfarm jobs. Easter timing and late spring were noted as factors in the outlook.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Simmer
Eisenhower
Federal Reserve Board
Derauneese
Vincent T.afl
Nova Scotia
Terrorists Trial Reset to June 2
The trial of four Puerto Rican terrorists charged with firing on the House of Representatives and wounding five members is rescheduled to June 2. U.S. District Judge Walter M. Bastian granted the continuance at the request of attorney Myron G. Ehrlich to allow defense teams more time to prepare and to review defendants’ backgrounds in New York and Puerto Rico, citing widespread publicity prejudice.
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Washington
House of Representatives
U.S
Walter M. Bastian
Myron’g. Ehrlich
Ehrlich
New York
Puerto Rico
Suspect Fled Chicago Court Jumped From Window
Eugene Brim, 31, escaped from the Criminal Courts Building by jumping from a first floor window after signing extradition papers. He had been held by the FBI on an unlawful flight charge and was sought by Los Angeles police on a robbery charge. Brim disappeared after asking for a drink, leaping to the street below.
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Chicago
Eugene Brim
Criminal Courts
California
Brim
FBI
Los Angeles
Charles S. Dougherty
John Babb
Lovers quarrel ends with assault near sheriff office
Deputies say Robert John Sam, 20, chased his girlfriend's sister Evelyn Montgomery 21 into the sheriff's office Thursday and began beating her head against the door casing. A deputy vaulted the counter and arrested Sam on suspicion of assault after an auto chase. Peggy Churchill 23 reported the lovers quarrel and Sam's threats during the pursuit.
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Lancaster
Robert John
Sam
Peggy May Churchill
Evelyn Leah Montgomery
Peggy
Duchess of Kent to visit eastern Canada this summer
The Duchess of Kent and her 17 year old daughter will tour eastern Canada for three weeks in August and September visiting cities and regional centers as part of a royal goodwill program. The announcement outlines a busy provincial schedule and public engagements.
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Duchess of Kent
Ottawa
Canada
Pre-Strike Vote Proposal Approved in Taft-Hartley Revision
Washington labor committee approved a revised Taft-Hartley plan for pre-strike balloting with Kearns proposals shaping legality thresholds. McConnell said final language will reflect a one day pre-strike vote arranged by the mediation service and supervised by state or private agencies. President Eisenhower earlier urged strike vote changes. Senate committee left this issue out.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
McConnell
R.ps
Rep. Kearns
Rpa
Kearns
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Bonelli Seeks Re election to State Board of Equalization
LOS ANGELES William G Bonelli filed nomination papers to seek re election to the State Board of Equalization in the fourth district He recently switched from Republican to Democrat and cross filed He will face Norman Kramer who filed for the Republican nomination in the same district.
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Los Angeles
William G. Bonelli
State Board of Equalization
Bonelli
Norman Kramer
Board of Equalization
Vandenberg Dies Former Air Force Chief Remembered
Former Air Force chief of staff Hoyt Vandenberg dies at 42 after battle with illness. Family at bedside included his wife Mrs Gladys Rose Vandenberg and daughter Gloria Rose. Gen Nathaniel Twining called him a great man and Talbott praised him as a prime architect of the modern air arm. Vandenberg served with the 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing in Germany before being recalled to Washington.
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Gladys Rose
Tuxcodle
Gloria Rose
Air Force
Robert Ransome Miller
Colorado Springs
Cola. & Son
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg Jr
Susan Hoyt Miller
Lisa Ransome Miller
Hoyt 5
Vandenberg
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12Th Air Force
Germany
Washington
Nathan IE. Twining
Twining
Free Nations
Talbott
Slayer of Girl Pays Penalty in California Senate
In Sacramento a bill to appropriate 2.75 million dollars for a new State Department of Employment building in Los Angeles was approved by the Senate. Henry Desaillet, 51, was found guilty in the jealous slaying of 13 year old Phoebe Blair. he died today at San Quentin while serving a sentence in connection with the case. The structure will house employment offices for industrial and apparel workers, and related agencies.
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Sacramento
State Department
San Quentin
Henry Ployment
Los Angeles
Frank Decaillet
Knight
Senate
Calousy
Phoebe Ann
Blair
Mems
Madison
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