Eisenhower backs Stevens in McCarthy feud over Army witnesses
President endorses Stevens in the dispute with Senator McCarthy over Army witness treatment. Stevens vows never to permit abuse of officers, signaling a rift with McCarthy and unsettling party unity as congressional intrigue and verbal clashes continue.
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Ing
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Stevens
Ris
A Eisenhower
White House
Pee Liscarthy
Ralph W. Zwicker
appearsCarthy
Youth Kicks Boy To Death In Orphan Home
A 12-year-old boy admitted kicking a 3-year-old in an orphan home after the younger child repeated Bible verses during evening devotionals. Autopsy showed death from a ruptured liver and bruises. The older boy, who had been devotional leader, said he struck Jimmy after the boy insisted. He is to be placed in juvenile custody after inquiry.
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San Antonio
Santiago
Jimmy
Kerfville
Jesus
Louise
Gaid
Woman seeks divorce over baseball fan husband
Freehold New Jersey February 26 Mrs Henry A Schauer seeks a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty She testifies that whenever the New York Yankees game is on her husband becomes irate and abusive due to his fanaticism toward baseball
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Freehold
N.J
Henry A. Schauer
Weather forecast for fair, warmer with dust and clouds
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions with blowing dust. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler tomorrow, high around 75.
Senate panel orders study of rules on investigations
The Senate Republican Policy Committee voted to study current rules governing investigations by committees or subcommittees. Chairman Ferguson said the move stems from the McCarthy Stevens controversy and will examine witness rights and committee procedures. He will convene chairmen to discuss a possible Senate code or per committee rules.
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Washington
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ferguson
R-Mich
Stevens
Senate
White House
Nixon
Sen. Potter
Potter
Eight-Year-Old Found Safe After Large Okemah Search
In Oklahoma, 400-strong posse and police units found Larry Walker, an eight year old who cannot speak, alive near Buckeye Creek after a 10 hour disappearance around Deep Fork River. He was located by Col. James Smith and deputies Weldon Liggett and David Ramage and taken to Okemah hospital for checks.
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Okemah
Okla
Deep Fork
Larry
Walker
Parr Walker
James Smith
Oklahoma National Guard
180Th Infantry Regiment
McAlester
Hughes County
Emil Petete
Petete
Weldon Liggett
Seminole County
David Ramage
Buckeye Creek
Suspected Forger Has Cops Confused
Oklahoma City officers arrest Frank I. Kelsey on a forging charge for a $1 622 check but find him sick with mumps. Authorities defer action, noting it may be a matter for the county attorney who suggests waiting until tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
Frank I. Kelsey
Sher
Grand Jurors Indict Slayer in Shooting Case
Houston February 26 A grand jury indicted Carroll Clayton Farrar on a murder charge for the slaying of Officer Fred Maddox Jr after a liquor store robbery Farrar faces trial on the first open date in March no later than April Ballistics linked a .38 pistol to the killing Funeral plans for Maddox and support for the Maddox family were reported as a community responds with aid and sympathy.
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Houston
Carroll Clayton Farrar
Farrar
Fred Maddox Jr
Laura Koppe Road
John Cahoon
Billy Maddox
Korea
Houston Police Officers’ Association
Rebels Stop Long Offense In Laos Withdrawal
French authorities reported Viet Minh rebels halted a month long push on Luang Prabang retreating into northern jungles under heavy air attack. Division 306 suffered heavy losses as it pulled back 75 miles from Luang Prabang after lifting Muong Sai siege, marking a second quick retreat across Laos without a major engagement.
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Saigon
Indochina
Luang Prabang
Muong Sai
Bac
Laos
Burma
Thailand
Texan Will Hunt For Fierce Tiger
Rome India hunt for a tiger blamed for 145 deaths prompts Texas hunter William Garrett McMillan of Lubbock to travel across Europe toward Lucknow. He aims to beat rivals to the tiger and hopes police do not scare it away. McMillan left Lubbock February 18 and will fly to New Delhi after Rome.
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Rome
William Garrrett McMillan
Lubbock
Tex
Europe
India
Lucknow
McMillan
Texas
New Delhi
Fire Rates Santiago Slums Leave One Dead Nine Hurt
A deadly blaze swept through slums on the outskirts of Santiago last night. One person died, nine were injured, and about 500 people were left homeless as crews battled the fire.
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Sanago
Pontiff Eats Solid Food as Pius XII Improves
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII ate solid food for the first time in a month after gastritis. He spent a restful night and attended 7:30 a.m. Mass in his private chapel, with condition improving after previous weakened spells while delivering his message to the sick of the world.
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Vatican City
Italy
Pius XII
Vatican
Vatican Radio
Dallas Prosecutor Aids Push for Death Penalty in Walker Case
In Dallas District Attorney Henry backs a death penalty case as trial opens Monday for 19 year old Tommy Lee Walker charged with the murder of Mrs. IH C Parker in September. The defendant is a Dallas Negro.
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Dallas
Atty
Henry
Tommy Lee Walker
IH. C. Parker
Korean War Allies Invited To Parley
The United States invited 14 Korean War allies to a Geneva peace conference with Russia, Communist China, and North Korea on April 26. Invitations were sent after the Big Four ministers meeting in Berlin, to South Korea, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, and South Africa.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Ching
North Korea
Geneva
State Department
Berlin
South Korea
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Ethiopia
Greece
Luxem
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Turkey
South Africa
Premature Praises in Jacksonville Theft Case
Frs. Feb. er ley S. Knight, 37, from Durham N C, drove to Jacksonville to answer theft charges alleging he stole a car to make the trip. Police say he planned to use a second vehicle for the journey.
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Jacksonville, Frs
Erley S. Knight
Durham
N.C
Snowbound Iowa Faces Traffic Slush As Storm Moves East
A storm dumping up to 23 inches of snow in Iowa disrupted travel and clogged roads in Cedar Rapids and other cities. Snow plows worked overnight to clear streets while dust storms in the plains and new snowfall spread across the Midwest toward Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio.
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United Press
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Ohio Valley
Plains
Midwest
Weather Bureau
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Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Maine
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Rockies
Cedar Rapids
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Mercury
Detroit
Mich
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Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Wheat
Women Riot in New Harris County Jail
Seven rebellious women prisoners were kept in dark cells after a riot at Harris County Jail. A jail matron cited construction of the new facility and lack of proper separation as the cause of disturbances that began Wednesday night and continued Thursday, with inmates banging trays and setting fires.
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Houston
Harris County
Blanche Pennington
Brownwood boy kills father in farm home shooting
The 12 year old Barnett, described as a sharp shooter, shot his father on a Brownwood area farm after a sequence of confrontations with Dorothy Jean Bartlett and their mother. Police said the boy’s actions followed the father’s failed pistol discharges and a chase as the family tried to return to town. The Justice of the Peace announced a verdict of justifiable homicide was expected.
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Oscar Levant
Beverly Hills
Calif
Levant
United Press
Justice of the Peace
T. H. Hart
Barnett
John’ Paul
Dorothy Jean Bartlett
Rae
Dorothy Jean
Riot High School
Brownwood
Dorothy Jeanna
Prisoners Don t Know Breaking Point Of Mind
Washington February 26 Up war prisoners who survived Communist torture do not know the breaking point of mind and spirit. Marines court of inquiry hears Col Frank H Schwable describe four months of humiliation and fear while captors sought a false germ warfare confession in Korea. Fellow prisoners recounted periods of intense pressure yet many refused to sign.
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Washington
Marine Court of Inquiry
Frank H. Schwable
Korea
Schwabie
Charles W. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
United Nations
Vincent J. Cassone
Winfred Overholser
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Taig
Maj
Roy Bley
Schwable
William G. Thrash
Atlanta
Price
Georgia Tech
Ormer
Thrash
Suspected Dope Peddlers Caught in Beeville Arrests
Five arrests were made in Beeville this week as pounds of marijuana were seized in a smuggling operation. Sheriff Louis Duffy with Customs Agents A D Richards and Tom B Wagner led the raid. Charges include smuggling and violation of the narcotics tax act against Jesse and Vincente Garcia, Rose Garcia, Richard Eldridge, and Louise Ellison. cases filed before U S Commissioners in Laredo.
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Beeville
Louis Duffy
Duffy
A. D. Richards
Tom B. Wagner
Laredo
Bee County
Jesse and
Vincente Garcia
Vincente
Rose Garcia
Richard Eldridge
Louise Ellison
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S
Nationalist China Receives Two Destroyers
Two destroyers join Chiang Kai-shek fleet in the Straits of Formosa amid ongoing tensions. The vessels strengthen Nationalist China’s naval presence as regionally active power broadens defense posture.
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Remy Snipe
Chiang Kab Sheke
Straits of
Formoe
Near Record Level Living Costs Rise Missed
Washington reports the consumer price index climbed 3 percent from mid-December to mid-January led by coffee and pork price hikes. Occupation wage cuts affect about 1 million workers in auto, aircraft, and farm equipment sectors as a partial offset due to index levels. Coffee prices surged across 46 cities, while pork and vegetable costs also rose, pushing food prices higher in most locations.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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BLS
Four GFWC members report Brazil coffee shortage
Four General Federation of Women's Clubs leaders visited Brazil to study the coffee shortage. They described frost and drought harming coffee trees and warehouses, saying the world market faced a short supply that could affect American coffee availability.
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Miami
Fla
Brazil
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Jfacindas
Theodore S. Chapae
Jerseyville
Ill
Gilbert F.loebs
Waterville
Air Tanker Boom Saves Jet Plane
At Smoky Hill AFB Salins Kansas the Boeing KC97 tanker pilot used the boom designed for in flight refueling to tow a disabled jet plane. The maneuver demonstrates a novel use of the fuel transfer device to assist another aircraft in distress.
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Smoky Hill Afb
Boeing
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