Flanders Support Shifts in McCarthy Censure Debate
Senator Duff backs Senator Flanders to condemn Senator McCarthy for conduct unbecoming a senator as the Senate debates a censure resolution. The move, opposed by some leaders, triggers calls for committee review and a possible Judiciary Committee referral while McCarthy Eyes a showdown vote.
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Washington
Sen
Duff
R-Pa
Eisenhower
Wac
Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
Rwis
Senate
Dirksen
Wisconsin
la Wns
United States Senate
Indochina
America
Knoonland
California
Cordon
Morse
Ind
Oregon
Vermont
Knowland
Judiciary Committee
Sen. Langer
H-Sd
Barrett
R-Wye
Sen. Hickenlooper Arown
Nixon
Young
R-Sd
Stabbing Victim Is Lucky Heart In Wrong Place
Lancaster California police report Marie Howerton was stabbed during a TV program. Her husband Lawrence Howerton is charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Doctors say the knife narrowly missed her heart as it was positioned abnormally.
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Lancaster
Calif
Marie Howerton
Lawrence
Lee Patton
Airline Strike Hits 91 Cities As 1200 Pilots Walk Out
About 1,200 AFL pilots walked out against American Airlines curtailing service in 91 cities. The strike targets limits on daily flying time, as 970 daily American flights vanish and 32 crews return to bases. A separate wage dispute with aluminum firms neared settlement, easing metal production fears.
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Chicago
AFL
American Airlines
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Aluminum Co. of America
CIO Steel Workers Union
All American
AFL Air Line
Asso
Trike
Steel Pier Blaze Damages Atlantic City Attraction
A fire under the Atlantic City boardwalk damaged parts of the Steel Pier causing about a half million dollars in losses. Four stores and a large General Motors exhibit were destroyed while the blaze consumed the pier marquee and part of the boardwalk. Patrolman James Gilligan discovered the fire at about 5 45 p m and suspected a discarded cigarette or short circuit as possible causes.
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Atlantic City
General Motors
James Gilligan
Senators Seek Condenser for Army Hearings Summary
Washington AP Sen Potter proposes hiring a condenser to shorten Amoe testimony as Jenkins long summary risks delaying verdict. Mundt says hearings ran long and vows a subcommittee meeting to decide next steps amid charges involving Sen McCarthy and Army officials. The probe centers on alleged pressure and blackmail amid the Army Red investigation.
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Washington
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Jenkins
Congress
Sen. Mundt
RSD
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
McCarthy and Cohn
John G. Adams
Phenix City Mayor Arrested for Letting Slots Operate
Phenix City Mayor Elmer E. Reese was arrested in Birmingham on a wilful neglect of duty charge connected to permitting slot machines. The arrest followed recent gambling raids by National Guard troops in Phenix City under martial law. Conviction carries up to a $1000 fine.
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Birmingham
Ala
Elmer E. Reese
Phenix City
Reese
Jack Warren
Russell County
I Warren Hirmcalfewnra
Sv Frees
MSS Sevee
State
Democratic Executive Committee
National Guard
A. L. Patterson
Alabama
Knowland Delays Senate Vote on Foreign Aid Plan
Senate Majority Leader Knowland halted a scheduled vote on the multibillion-dollar foreign aid program to allow final passage of a separate authorization bill. The delay followed debate over censure of Sen. McCarthy, with Malone's amendment to redirect funds for American-made planes rejected 8-17. Wiley signaled readiness to act but held up for the signal.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Malone
R-Nev
Chessmen Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ridgway Urges Ground Forces Over Emphasis on Air Power
General Matthew Ridgway, Army chief of staff, warned in Ridgway Ridgway Harriman that the nation should not overvalue air power and nuclear weapons. He stressed that wars are won by domination of land forces with strong air and sea support, citing World War I as proof that armored forces determine victory.
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Harriman
N.Y
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Ridgway
Germany
France Yields Internal Tunisian Control to Tunis
In a rapid move Premier Pierre Mendes France returns control of Tunisia's internal affairs to Tunis authorities with conditions. Paris aims to end terrorism and stabilize the protectorate with diplomatic strings attached.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Plane Crash Report Only False Alarm
A U S bound Transocean Airlines plane reportedly ditched in the North Sea with 72 aboard was found safe in Iceland. An initial alert from Scheveningen Radio caused a Europe wide search before Schiphol confirmed radio contact and officials declared a false alarm.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S
North Sea
Iceland
U. S. Air Force Headquarters
Transocean Airlines
Frankfurt
United States
Europe
Britain
Scheveningen
Netherlands
Schiphol
Amsterdam
Pleads Innocent Dr. Sheppard Charged With Murder
Dr Samuel H Sheppard 30 a osteopath jailed on a warrant charging him with first degree murder of his wife Marilyn 27 Bathed in blood in bed July 4 case linked to a possible witness Miss Susan Hayes a 24 year old lab technician who once worked at Bay View Hospital Sheppard pleaded innocent in Town Hall and was placed in solitary confinement awaiting a hearing set for next week.
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Bay Village
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Town Hall
Marilyn Sheppard
Cleveland
Sheppard
Hi Wife
Susan Hayes
Canon
Couny
Frank T. Cullitan
Gershom Barber
Jong Howre
Lake Erie
Vilage Law
Richard S. Weygandt
Richard Sheppard Sr
Bay View Hospital
Miss Hayes
France's Chief Flies To Tunisia To Restore Order
Premier Pierre Mendes-France flew to Tunisia after a cabinet meeting gave him broad authority to restore order in the rebellious protectorate. A professional soldier, Gen. Pierre Georges Bover de la Tour du Moulin, was named resident general, replacing Pierre Voierd, amid ongoing guerrilla clashes that have killed hundreds.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Tunisia
Mmeeeure
Tunis
Pierre Georges Bover de la Tour du Moulin
Pierre Voierd
British Authorities Stop Ship With Asylum Seekers Aboard
A Boston scientist Joseph Cort 26 and his wife Ruth 28 were reported headed for political asylum in Red Czechoslovakia but the Polish freighter Jarowslaw Dabrowski was stopped by Scotland Yard on the Thames before it could sail. The Corts had sought asylum after being expelled from Britain while American officials sought Cort for questioning over a 1953 draft notice and alleged Communist ties.
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London
Joseph Cort
Boston
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Ruth
Jarowslaw Dabrowski
Thames
Scotland Yard
Corts
Cort
Hugh Lucas-Tooth
Home Office
Hugh
U. S
United States
Rhee Seeks United Front as Crusade Against Communism
Washington reports South Korean President Syngman Rhee presses a plan for a militant action against Communist China. A joint statement with President Eisenhower stresses cooperation and UN principles while signaling no immediate war action. Rhee vows to rally support and emphasizes action to save Asia from communism.
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Washington
Syngman Rhee
China
Rhee
Eisenhower
Asia
South Korea
U. N
Dulles
State de
Congress
Red
North Korea
Eisenhower Rests at Camp David in Catoctin Mountains
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower retreat from Washington heat for a weekend at Camp David with son Maj. John Eisenhower, wife, and grandchildren David six Barbara Anne five and Susan.
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Thurmont
Eisenhower
Washington
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Maj
John Eisenhower
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Two Red Chinese Planes Shot Down By US Navy
Vice Admiral Phillips detailed a five minute air engagement near Hainan in which 11 Skyraiders from the carrier Philippine Sea and supporting aircraft downed two Chinese LAT fighters. No American casualties reported as rescuers searched for survivors of a separate British airliner downed earlier.
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Nan
United States
Peiping
U.S
Hainan
Adm
W. K. Phillips
U.S. 1St Fleet
Phillips
Philippine Sea
Hornet
Cmdr
George C. Duncan
Tacoma
Wash
Duncan
Tatham
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Leroy T. Halber
Columbia
Clarence L. Sayer
Pilots’ Union
American
ALPA
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trans Canada Airlines
Toronto
Whitley P. McCoy
Federal Mediation Service
New York
General Electric Co
CIO Electrical Workers
Independent Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Kennecott, American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda Copper
Phenix
Bulletin
By Don Huth
Tham
Crooks
Hainan Beach
William H. Alexander
Jamestown
Joan L. Damian
Encino
Richard S. Ribble
Mountain Lake
N.J
John M. Rochford
Phoe
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