Defense Chief-Elect Signals Reexamination of U.S. Policy
Secretary of Defense designate Charles E. Wilson said he would quickly re-examine materiel and procurement, NATO commitments, and basic security planning, aiming to streamline the Defense Department and seek Congress’s help if changes are needed. He spoke at a GM show luncheon amid Senate hearings on his possible conflict of interest with GM.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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General Motors Corp
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Brownell backs dropping private business ties in cabinet
Sen McCarran questions Brownell on his belief that cabinet members should divest private business interests as his nomination for Attorney General faces Senate Judiciary scrutiny. Brownell delays stance citing study of the Wilson defense secretary nomination and possible overtime pay for review. General Motors ties loom over Wilson bid. Armed Services delays action until after Eisenhower’s swearing in. Approved with Brownell by Judiciary. other nominees Weeks and Humphrey advance. Sherman Adams says administration will ride out the Wilson dispute. White House faces conflict over financial interests and ethics in the early Eisenhower era.
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Borrowed Kidney Boy in Paris Raises Questions on Interests
The condition of 16 year old Marius Renard who has lived for over three weeks with a kidney transplanted from his mother worsened after Brownell testified to the Judiciary Committee that he had divested all business interests and now holds only government friends and a modest stake in an investment trust.
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Judiciary Committee
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