Senators push for fair probes and rules for investigations
Washington February 28 Senator Ferguson Michigan Republican leader of the Senate Policy Committee says both parties must accept responsibility for fair congressional investigations. He plans to seek bipartisan agreement on guiding rules and to analyze current procedures ahead of a committee meeting. Meanwhile Javits New York proposes a Senate House Committee on Internal Security to replace existing bodies, aiming to avoid duplication and enforce fair procedure. Jenner Indiana endorses a uniform bipartisan rule set for investigations. President Eisenhower reportedly backs stronger enforcement of rules governing inquiries. In a separate incident a three car rear end collision on East Patrick Street near Wisner Street caused $250 in damage with no charges filed. In Indochina France contemplates another review of its dilemma amid ongoing war and political maneuvering. Bao Dai’s leadership is questioned as Paris plans to discuss Vietnamese independence under French Union conditions. Liberty Junior 4-H Club in Libertytown elects officers and prepares for a March meeting.
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Ferguson
R.mich
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
McCarthy
Government Operations Committee
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Rep
Javits
Rep- Lit-Ny
House Committee On
Internal Security
House Committee On UN
Jenner
George
D-Ga
Mansfield
D-Mant
Eisenhower
W. B. Huddlesom
Paul W. Mossburg
Kenneth Smith Houck
Woodsboro
Bruce A. Brachey
East Highth Street
East Patrick Street
Wisner Street
Mary Frances Wheeler
Baltimore
Bruchey
Wheeler
Searner
Houck
Paris
France
National Assembly
Indochina
U. & Administration
Hene Pieven
Joseph Lantet
Laniel
Bao Dai
Annam
Bao Dar
Ho Chi Minh
Stricken Woman Refused Hospital After Street Incident
A local woman was struck by a giddy spell and fell at about 1:30 p m Sunday in front of the county jail. Neighbors carried her to a residence on West South Street four blocks away, where she declined transport to the hospital.
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United Rescue
Boy Who Was Revived At Cumberland Dies
Six year old Walter Thomas Brown Jr. died at Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland after a tonsillectomy heart stoppage 11 days ago. He had been in a coma, showed moments of improvement, and recognized his father Pvt Walter T Brown Sr on his arrival from Ft. Lewis. His father had just been released from a stockade for AWOL, and the Red Cross aided his home trip on 10 day leave. The incident involved a five minute heart stoppage during surgery. Surviving are two younger sisters and the parents.
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Cumberland
Walter Thomas Brown Jr
Sacred Heart Hospital
Pvt
Walter T Brown Sr
Ft. Lewis
Army
Brown
Red Cross
Tauals
Tommy
Fire at Grossinger’s Kills Seven in Catskills Hotel
Early morning blaze in the Grossinger Hotel staff residence area killed seven employees and injured 26 as guests fled in nightclothes from a two and a half story frame building. Damages estimated at 330000. Rocky Marciano was among unaware guests at the resort famed as part of the Catskills Borscht Belt.
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Grossinger
Grossinger Hotel
Grossinger’s
Catskills Mountains
New York City
Rocky Marciano
Optimistic Note From Maryland Farmers Convention
A note of optimism opened the first annual Farmers Convention of Sandy Spring at Sherwood High School. About 175 Montgomery County farmers attended, with Basil Mobley presiding and clubs including Senor Farmers Club and Montgomery Lith represented. The event honored retiring county agent O W Anderson after 27 years, and discussed farm progress, trench silos, and the agricultural outlook for Maryland in 1954, with remarks by Dr Paul E Nystrom and Herschel D Newsom. Governor McKeldin and J Glenn Beall attended as luncheon speakers.
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Montgomery County
Basil Mobley
Upper Montgomery
Enterprize Club
Montgomery Lith
Robert H Muller
John E Muncaster
Stanley Stabler
Anderson
O. W. Anderson
Ralph Walkers
Gaithersburg
G. Rust Canby
John E. Muncaster
Muncaster
Roger B. Farquhar
Warren Myers
Howard County
Maryland
Paul E. Nystrom
College Park
Outlaok Island
Herschel D. Newsom
Hisenhower
Unreported Coffee Stocks May Be Held
Washington reports the Foreign Agriculture Service says sizable stocks of coffee may be held in Brazil. World production is seen at 40.5 million bags for the season ending July 1, slightly below last year’s 40.8 million. Demand may require about 41.3 million bags, about one million more than projected production.
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Washington
Foreign Agriculture Service
Brazil
Massive Jakarta Muslim Riot Over Insults to Islam
About 250000 enraged Muslims staged a religious riot in Jakarta, killing an army captain and injuring several. The mob burned two army barracks and marched to Parliament and Vice President Hatta's residence to present their complaints.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mohammed Hatta
Couple Held For New York Grand Larceny Case
Eugene Edward O Hara 38 and his 6 year old wife Mary Helen were held in Frederick on telegraphic warrant to New York City for alleged grand larceny after a car breakdown on South Carroll street and a failed cigarette credit purchase. The case involves a motor block serial number discrepancy and pursuit by state police to verify car theft. Providence police await transfer as New York authorities seek charges.
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New York City
Eugene Edward O'Hara
Washington Street
Providence
Mary Helen O'Hara
Frederick
O'Hara
South Carroll Street
Lieut
Ben Phebus, Jr
Denver Shook
Phebus
New York
Phobus
Norman Dietz
Norman la Day
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Eisenhower Aide to Define State Federal Labor Line
In Washington the administration plans to tell Congress where the line between state and federal authority in labor management relations should lie. Sen. Alexander Smith chairs the Senate Labor Committee and will seek immediate attention for a recommended clarification amid existing jurisdictional confusion. The President has already sent 14 Taft Hartley proposals to Congress, including a call for clearer state and federal rights.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Senate Labor Committee
Eight Coal Cars Derail Near Kemp's Road Crossing
Eight loaded Baltimore and Ohio freight coal cars derailed on Western Maryland tracks one mile east of Williamsport near Kemp's Road Crossing. Two Western Maryland locomotives damaged. no injuries reported. One car slid into an embankment but halted against a telephone pole, narrowly avoiding a nearby house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byers and their two children. Officials aimed to clear the derailment by 10 p.m. Intervening note: observers mentioned bears with poor eyesight.
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Williamsport
Baltimore and Ohio
Kemp's Road
Robert Byers
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