McCarthy Inquiry Plans Shift to Closed Hearings
A six member special committee weighing censure for Senator McCarthy considers holding hearings behind closed doors if the process risks a circus atmosphere. McCarthy pledges early cooperation and minimal cross examination, while critics press for full media access.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Harold E. Fellows
National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters
Congress
Sens
Flanders
Fulbright
D-Ark
Morse
Executive Department
Court Remands Touhy to Prison
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district ruling and remanded gangster Roger Touhy to Joliet State Penitentiary custody. The court stayed a release order and ordered Touhy returned to state custody while the case proceeds, with Touhy previously freed on bond after centuries in prison for a 1934 kidnapping.
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Chicago
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Roger
Touhy
Supreme Court of the United States
Dist
John P. Barnes
Joseph E. Ragen
Ilinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Chicago Father and Sons Missing on Indian River Trip
A Chicago father James VanHook 69 and his sons James 29 and William 25 were missing after leaving on a fishing trip on the Indian River Tuesday in a 14 foot aluminum boat.
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Chicago
James VanHook
James Jr
William
Nixon Receives Gift of Green County Swiss Cheese
Franz W Brand presents Vice President Richard E Nixon with a piece of Green County Swiss in Washington. Sen Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin and Rep Lawrence H Smith helped arrange the event. A second piece goes to E Lamar Buckner at a Jaycee teen road-e-o awards banquet.
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Green County
Richard E. Nixon
Washington
Franz W. Brand
Nixon
Alexander E. Wiley
Wisconsin
Wiley
Lawrence H. Smith
E. Lamar Buckner
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brand
Nathan F. Brand
Monroe
Waukesha
Willard Hotel
Board Okays Rock Blasting at School Site
The board approved blasting of rock for the new senior high and Lincoln school heating plant after agreeing with subcontractor Theodore Stauffacher to remove 600 to 700 yards of rock using small dynamite charges. Costs are covered by a rock clause, not to exceed $20 per cubic yard.
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Spam
Theodore O. Stauffach
Lincoln
Stauffacher
L. S. Wagner and Son
South School
PTA
Herbert T. Johnson
South Pta
Robert Aeschlimann
Donald M. Daley
Stanley A. ‘Beach
Fred H.’ Wittner
Arthur Wagner Jr
Aeschlimann
E. J. Kaderly Jr
Route 2
Juda
Lanz Agency
Eisenhower Praises Senate Farm Bill Vote
President Eisenhower voiced satisfaction with Senate passage of the farm program and urged that it be viewed as a step toward farmer welfare and a stable economy. He noted discrepancies with House versions to be resolved in conference, including a dual wheat price plan and a wool program with no time limit. He favored keeping the dairy price support at 75 percent parity. The Senate approved the measure 62 to 28, with 44 Republicans and 18 Democrats for it. opposition included three Republicans and 24 Democrats plus Sen. Morse.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Benson
William Langer
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Edward J. Thye
Minn
Wayne Morse
Ind-Ore
Shullsburg Man Burned in Blaze
Walter Howard a 26 year old Shullsburg resident is in fair condition at St. Clare hospital after suffering first and second degree burns when a gas tank flared while he and employer Fritz Geissbuhler tried to burn a wrecked truck two miles east of South Wayne on Highway . The truck involved and Swiss cheese valued at over 2000 dollars were discarded in the crash earlier that day. The truck hit a telephone pole during the incident and a driver Clarence A. Landry from Shullsburg described crowding on the road.
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Walter Howard
Shullsburg
St. Clare Hospital
Howard
Fritz Geissbuhler
Shulisburg
Lafayette County Sheriff's Department
South Wayne
Clarence A. Landry
Shullsbrug
Swiss Market Steady as Demand Holds Fair in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin market shows steady conditions for American cheese with fair to good demand and less activity. Offerings of small styles are adequate. cheddars are ample with prices around 35 to 38 for various types. Domestic Swiss remains about steady with light to fair demand and ample supplies. selling prices at state points range from 31 to 41 across grades.
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Madison
Wisconsin
German Ex-Security Chief Faults U S War Plans
Dr Otto John, former West German security chief, announced at a Berlin news conference he defected to the East to expose what he called revived Nazism and U S plans for a new war. He warned the world that Britain France and Bonn would be used as tools in a conflict that could destroy Germany.
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Berlin
Otto John
U. S
Germany
John
West Germany
World Press
Reds
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
East
Konrad Adenauer
U. S. High Commission
East Germany
J. S
Senate Reconsiders Federal Pay Hike Bill
The Senate approved a 5 percent annual pay raise for over two million federal workers but then moved to reconsider the action. Senator Knowland urged sending the bill to the foot of the calendar signaling another potential vote later. A separate measure streamlining fringe benefits for federal employees was sent back to the House.
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Senate
Washington P
Senate Today
Sen
Knowland
California
House
Barn on Marty Farm Destroyed by Fire Near Monroe
A large barn on the Henry Marty farm nine miles north of Monroe was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin shortly after 9 a m. Norman Ace, an hired hand, saw a man run from the burning barn and a police search was launched. No livestock were in the barn, insured, and about 110 by 40 feet in size. Firemen from Monroe, Monticello and Albany fought the blaze, saving a hog house and other structures.
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Marty
Henry Marty
Monroe
Monticello
Times
Robert M. Garsson
Wilbur E. Deininger
Norman Ace
Albany
Ace
Hoover slams misuse of power in 80th birthday address
West Branch special report says former President Herbert Hoover denounced Democratic misuse of power during his 80th birthday speech from his birthplace park. He accused ongoing executive overreach, criticized Yalta Tehran accords, and linked U S actions to spread of communism while dedicating a new elementary school named for him.
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West Branch
Herbert Clark Hoover
Park Lawn
Hoover
Soviet Russia
United States
Roosevelt
Truman
White House
Congress
Yalta
Tehran
North Korea
Mongolia
China
Mr. Hoover
First Polio Patients Treated at St Clare Hospital
From Brodhead and Clinton two youths, a 6-year-old and a 15-year-old, were admitted to St Clare Hospital with mild polio cases. Both show no muscular involvement and will be isolated for a week. County gamma globulin shots for under 16 continue with 208 processed. schedule set for vaccinations by last name initials F to I today and J to Z on subsequent days.
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Laube
Marion Laube
Hockman
Joseph Hockman
Coural Society
Wiley Defends U.N. Progress Against U.S. Exit
Sen. Wiley voices strong defense of the United Nations before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He warns that U.S. withdrawal could threaten global peace and cites UN achievements while noting Gen. Mark Clark’s call for breaking ties with Russia.
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Washington
Sen. Wiley
Senate Today
United States
United Nations
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mark Clark
U. N
Clark
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Russia
Soviet Union
Senate
Justice Dept probes housing scandal cases for grand juries
Senator Capehart says the Justice Department has sent some housing scandal cases to federal grand juries and notes many other cases are under intense study. He cites ongoing federal inquiry activity in Washington.
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Washington
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Justice Department
Eisenhower Says He Will Use Legal Means to Stop Atomic Plant Strikes
President Eisenhower pledged to use every legal tool to prevent worker strikes at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky atomic energy plants. He spoke after Paducah producers voted to strike for higher pay, and Oak Ridge’s status remained tenuous.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Two Get Heavy Terms For Theft Netting $1.60
Two men received maximum terms of one to seven years in Waupun as Municipal Court Judge Donald Gleason sentenced Jack Schiedermayer and James J. Dreyer after guilty pleas to assault and robbery in a theft that yielded $1.60. The pair, ages 25 and 35, from Sheboygan Route 1 and Appleton, respectively, attacked tavern operator Peter Brittmacher in February.
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Green Bay
Waupun
Donald Gleason
Jack Schiedermayer
Route 1
Sheboygan
James J. Dreyler
Appleton
Peter Brittmacher
Eisenhower Says US Should Not Sever Ties With Russia
President Eisenhower told a news conference that the United States cannot gain by severing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and that a preventive war against communism is unthinkable. He noted tensions have eased and the free world stands to attain solid peace. He also discussed labor, farm policy, and plans to address Congress.
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Senhower
United States
Russia
Free World
Eisenhower
Mark W. Clark
Clark
U. S
Far East
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
United Nations
Soviet Union
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Atty
Gen
Brownell
House
White House
Congress
Mountain Lodge
Camp David
Thurmont
Washington
Stock List's Rise Slows in Late Trade
The stock market rose vigorously and then cooled in midday trading in New York. Leaders included American Telephone, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, General Motors, Southern Railway, Kennecott Copper, Texas Co, Goodrich, Grumman, Fairchild Engine, Lockheed, Mergenthaler, and American Cyanamid.
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New York
American Telephone
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
General Motors
Southern Railway
Kennecott Copper
Texas Co
Goodrich, Grumman
Fairchild Engine
Lockheed, Mengel
American Cyanamid
Vogel Approved For Post as TVA Head
Senate confirmed Brig. Gen. Herbert D. Vogel as a TVA board member and named him chairman. The nomination was approved by a committee on Tuesday.
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Gen. Vogel
TVA
Wachingson
Senate Today
Herbert D. Vogel
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vogel
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