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McCarthy Censure Debate Faces Slow Senate Action
The Watkins committee report on censure of Senator McCarthy drew emphasis as discussions continued in Washington. McCarthy criticized any changes beyond typographical corrections, calling the process a potential precedent and promising to fight communism. Amid funeral obituaries and a reshaped Senate lineup of 49 Republicans, 46 Democrats, and one independent, the body prepared for a possible vote within weeks as remnants of controversy lingered.
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Watkins
McCarthy
Wilkins
Special Committee
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Special Elections Subcommittee
Sen
Ervin
D-Nc
Washington
North Carolina
William B. Umstead
Senate
Maybank
S. G
McCarran
D.-Nev
Wisconsin
American Coalition
Iy Vincent Ferrari
Queens County
N. Y
Catholic
Communist Party
Watkins Committee
Sen. Flanders
R-V
New York
Edward R. Martin
1St Army
Joe
Msr. Martin
Bronx