Bare-Faced Lies Roil McCarthy Inquiry as Hensel Faces Probe
In Washington, Asst. Defense Secretary H Struve Hensel is accused by Sen. McCarthy of trying to discredit the Senate subcommittee. McCarthy cites Hensel alongside Army Secretary Stevens and Counselor Adams amid a widening probe of Army ties to Schine and possible misconduct. Hensel denies wrongdoing and threatens a lawsuit if forced to testify under oath. The hearings begin as networks plan coverage with cross examination rules set.
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H. Struve Hensel
Army
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Senate Investigations
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Eisenhower
Senate
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Houston
Tex
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Sen. Dworshak
Idaho
Mundt
Pvt. G. David Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Francis Carr
Defense Department
Internal Revenue
Justice Department
Arthur L. Peirson & Co
Schine
Stevens
Adams
Indiana's Two-Headed Baby Dies
The Hartley infant of Washington Indiana died at 4 months 7 days old from a respiratory illness after surviving pneumonia. Born December 12 the baby had two heads two shoulders four arms three lungs two hearts and two stomachs with a single body below the waist.
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Washington
Ind
Indiana
Hartley
Petersburg
Daviess County
Cecil Hartley
Widnall Defeats McCarthy Advocate in New Jersey Primary
In Newark William B. Widnall defeated J. Parnell Thomas 35000 to 5000 in the New Jersey 7th DistrictRepublican primary. Widnall framed the win as a vote of confidence in President Eisenhower rather than a test of McCarthyism. Thomas, a seven term former congressman, had backed McCarthy and was jailed in 1949 for payroll padding.
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N. J
William B. Widnall
McCarthy
J. Parnell Thomas
Eisenhower
Widnall
Thomas
New Jersey
Congress
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Senator McCarthy to Speak in Texas at San Jacinto Site
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy arrives in Houston to deliver a late one hour speech before a critical Army hearing. He works through the night on the manuscript at the San Jacinto site where Texans once defeated Mexican forces in the historic battle. The speech is tied to his looming clash with the Army and is being hosted by the San Jacinto chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.
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Tex
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Battle of
San Jacinto
Texas
The
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Builders President Disputes FHA Charges
National Association of Home Builders president R. G. Hughes rejects claims that the government lost millions or that rents rose from abuse of the FHA loan insurance program. Senate and House committees hear testimony on alleged inflated profits, while Hughes cites low default rates and limited insurance payouts to support FHA's soundness.
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National Assn. of Home Builders Today
Association
R. G.hughes
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Hughes
Geneva failure may hasten Pacific anti Communists alliance
Senators Wiley and Ferguson said a Geneva failure to reach Korea and Indochina accord could push steps toward a Pacific coalition. They expect Dulles to push allies for commitments to a Pacific NATO before the conference. Dulles warned of reckless Red assaults and seeks an honorable peace in Indochina and a united Korea. Jenner urged not to link with weak partners or European colonial powers.
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Switzerland
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Dulles
Indochina
Korea
Ferguson
Russia
Red China
Geneva
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate
United States
Asia
U S Air Force ferries French paratroops to Indochina
Paris AP The U S Air Force is moving French paratroopers toward Dien Bien Phu for a drop in a noncombat area. The troops were flown from Orly yesterday in American transports and will be ferried to northwest Indochina by French pilots or American civilians. Details on numbers and routes are classified.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
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U.S
U. S
France
North Africa
France-to-Indochina
Pierre de Chevigne
Quimper
Soviet Budget Declares Largest in History With Defense Rise
Moscow reports a record 193 budget totaling 571.8 billion rubles with 100.3 billion for national defense, equal to about 25.1 billion dollars at four rubles per dollar. Finance Minister Zverev presents the bill to the new Supreme Soviet as Malenkov and leaders attend.
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Soviet Union
Arseny G. Zverev
Supreme Soviet
Parliament
Georgi Malenkov
New Soviet
Wife Rejects Roosevelt Divorce and Property Offer
In Los Angeles Rom elle Roosevelt rejected her husband James Roose velt's offer of a divorce and half his property calling it a publicity stunt. Roosevelt seeks the Democratic nomination in California's 26th District in the June 8 primary. His attorney Schiffman said the proposal aims to sway public opinion and prejudice the court. The couple faces court actions set for April 30 including a request to convert his separate maintenance suit to a divorce and to strike a 1945 letter listing nine infidelities.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Romelle
Roosevelt
California
Arthur E. Schifferman
Schiffman
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO and Geneva Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles lands in Paris to join NATO discussions and Western Allies on the Geneva conference strategy. He meets French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault and plans talks with the Big Three on Korea Indochina and Moscow’s note.
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Paris
NATO
Geneva
John Foster Dulles
Georges Bidault
Russia
West
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
Defense chief backs Hensel amid McCarthy dispute
Washington bulletin reports Secretary of Defense Wilson calling H Struve Hensel a competent honest man and says he does not believe Hensel masterminded Army charges against Senator McCarthy as the Wisconsin Republican contends.
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Washington
Wilson
H. Struve Hensel
Hensel
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Nixon Outlines Policy Of Holding Indochina
Vice President Nixon said the aim of the Eisenhower administration is to hold Indochina without a war involving the United States if possible. He warned that if Communists prevail in Indochina the world balance of power could shift, urging united action with allies and readiness to intervene if necessary.
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Indochina
Cincinnati
Eisenhower
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
University of Cincinnat
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Pekin
Dulles
China
Geneva
Radioactive fallout found on car windshields in Dayton area
A Yellow Springs scientist from Antioch College reported radioactive material in dirt from car tops with pockmarked windshields. He said fallout after A or H bomb tests is measurable but not dangerous. Wright Patterson AFB noted 10 staff car windshields badly damaged by pockmarks.
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Ohio
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Public Information
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Petrov Accused by Soviet Embassy of Embedding Theft
The Soviet Embassy in Canberra accuses Vladimir Petrov of stealing large sums from the embassy funds by forgery and demands his extradition. Petrov, who sought asylum after turning himself in April, faces questions as Australian authorities probe a supposed Soviet spy plot and the embassy’s data.
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Australia
Vladimir Petrov
Petrov
Robert G. Menzies
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