McCarthy Warns of Alarming CIA and Bomb Plant Infiltration
Senator McCarthy said his investigation subcommittee has alarming information on Communist infiltration of the Central Intelligence Agency and hydrogen and atom bomb plants. He noted this as more serious than the Monmouth Army radar laboratory inquiries, while Sen Jackson pressed for prompt disclosure. The hearing also touched on missing monitored calls and transcripts from Roy M. Cohn, with secretary Stevens’ extension-record practices questioned.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Central Intelligence Agency
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Jackson
Monmouth
Alien Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Roy M. Cohn
Ray Jenkins
Cohn
McCarty
Stevens
Kittery Voters Set Special Meeting on Wharf Repair
Kittery residents will vote at a June 14 town meeting at Frisbee School auditorium on a $500 appropriation to repair Frisbee's Wharf at Pepperrell Cove and a petition for rights of way to the pier. Officials negotiate a 20 year lease with Solon Frisbee, with town sponsorship likely to take over the pier due to federal limits on aid to privately owned harbors. Federal aid is sought to dredge Pepperrell Cove and build a breakwater.
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AMEHY
Frisbee School
Frisbee's
Pepperrell Cove
Kittery
Solon Frisbee
Kittery Town
Eisenhower declines view on Oppenheimer security ruling
President Eisenhower refused to comment on the Atomic Energy Commission Security Board decision barring J. Robert Oppenheimer from secret nuclear files. He said the case remains in a quasi judicial process and praised Oppenheimer’s past work. The board's 2-1 ruling found Oppenheimer loyal but not a good security risk and recommended continued barring.
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Ike
Oppenheimer
Washington
Eisenhower
Security Board
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Special ‘Atomic Energy Commission Security Board
AEC
Commission
White House
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N.J
Lloyd K. Garrison
K. D. Nichols
Personnel Security Review Board
Katherine Russell
Special Security Board
Thomas A. Morgan
Sperry Corp
Ward Y. Evans
Loyola University of Chicago
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Evans
Eisenhower lays out GOP steps against Reds and subversives
President Eisenhower defended his anti communism drive at a news conference while sidestepping questions about McCarthy. He highlighted a 16 month record of accomplishments and said the Justice Department and FBI are on a 24 seven 52 weeks a year mission to monitor communists in the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Public Right to Know School Teachings Leaders Say
In Lebanon Gov Hugh Gregg pushed for disclosure of who teaches and what is taught in New Hampshire public schools. He cited university professor Daggett’s refusal to answer in a probe of subversion and urged the attorney general to compel testimony under oath or risk contempt.
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Gregg
Lebanon
New Hampshire
Hugh ‘Gregg
Gwynne H. Daggett
University of New Hampshire
Daggett
Louis C. Wyman
Superior Court
Council Fails to Get Board Request for New High School
City Council delays action on the school board’s May 11 resolution seeking construction of a new high school with $3 million in funding. Board chair Steve Wilder said copies had been delivered, but several council members had not yet received them. The 29th item on a 33 item agenda follows items on a fire truck, land in the Madbury water area, and Dennett Street drainage proposals.
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Steve Wilder
City Hall
Raymond J. Beal
Council
Madbury
Dennett Street
Robert C. Violette
Two Youngsters Die in Icebox in Connecticut
New London reports Julian Drew a part time junkman found an old refrigerator in his yard. The couple left for six hours. On return Mrs Drew opened the door and found the bodies of Larry Murphy age 3 and Paul Murphy age 4. Medical examiner says the boys, cousins, climbed in while playing and suffocated.
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New London
Conn
Julian Drew
United States Increases Military Aid to Honduras
In Tegucigalpa the United States stepped up military aid to Honduras to bolster regional defenses against Communist influence in Guatemala and to support stability near the Panama Canal.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
United States
Guatemala
Penama Canal
Sailor on Watch Burned in Sirago Sub Explosion Tragedy
Two civilian painters died in a flash explosion aboard the submarine Sirago undergoing overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Joseph Rousseau, 40, and Raoul Senechel, 28, were killed while spraying a volatile fluid. engineman John Perry, 31, was seriously burned and others treated for dust in the eyes. The blast occurred about 3:45 am in the main ballast tank. cause under Navy investigation. The Sirago, first launched at Portsmouth after World War II, arrived March 10 for general overhaul.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Joseph E A. Rousseau
Market St
Portsmouth
Raoul Senechel
West Green St
Somersworth
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
John Perry
Columbiana
Ala
USN
Perry
Broad St
Naval Hospital
Joseph E. Gagnon
Prospect St
Henry E. Woodmaney
Clark Rd
Rye
Vernon Evans
Beech Rd
Eliot
Navy
Robert E. Cronin
First Naval District
New England
Atlantic Fleet
Submarine Force Command
Rousseau
Senechel
Anen
Atlantic
Europe
Bennington Deaths Now Stand at 101
QUONSET POINT R I The Navy reports the first death from a blast aboard the carrier Bennington as a board of inquiry enters its fifth day of investigation. The latest victim is Marine Pfc Delbert Baird of Akron Ohio Lt Maurice A Somme in charge of the catapult launching system was to face inquiry today Rear Adm John S Hoskins presiding said the move does not imply wrongdoing Somme hails from New Orleans Louisiana.
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Quonset Point
R.I
Navy Today
Bennington
Marine Pfe
Delbert Baird
Akron
Ohio
Maurice A. Somme
John 5. Hoskins
Navy Court of Inquiry
Hoskins
Somme
New Orleana
Bidault Plans Asian Neutrals for Indochina Cease-fire
Geneva reports French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault plans a cease-fire supervisory plan with Asian neutrals dominating. The United States and Britain reportedly back Asian policing for Indo China areas with India Pakistan Ceylon Indonesia and Burma considered. The U S delegation favors excluding states within the Soviet orbit from leadership and would deploy at least 15 000 troops for policing, opposing a Russian plan for a group of India Pakistan Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Geneva
Georges Bidault
Indochina
United States
Britain
U.S
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Indonesia
Burma
Korea
Laos
Cambodia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Air Force to Erect Steel Barracks Here
The Air Force approves steel-frame barracks at Portsmouth Air Base and awards a $5,415,093 contract to Davison Construction Co. of Manchester for 13 steel-frame barracks, five mess halls, and admin buildings. Bid process followed a May 26 opening and a delay after Rep. Philbin urged scrutiny of steel-only bids. Advance notices for two more base projects were issued, including a concrete-block training building of 1196 by 56 and 120 by 56 feet.
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The
Air Force
Portsmouth Air Base
Army Engineers
Boston
Davison Construction Co
Manchester
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Philip J. Philbin
Dmass
SAC
Philbin
New England
Air Base
Reading study on reading difficulties at junior high
A series of special meetings will be held tonight at 7 30 at the Junior High School to discuss failures in reading among elementary pupils. The School Board curriculum committee called the sessions to thrash out the problem and seek a solution with teachers and parents in attendance. The sessions follow a meeting last week arranged by School Superintendent Raymond I Beal that failed to provide answers.
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Raymond I. Beal
Navy to take possession of $1.7 million Electronics Building
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will hand over the new 58,320 square foot electrical electronics shop to the Navy, with Rear Adm. John B. Perry to receive a symbolic key. Built of reinforced concrete and brick, the facility includes two freight elevators, cranes, a monorail hoist, and specialized test and calibration rooms for gyro, sonar, compass, and weapon systems. Subsequent occupancy will involve personnel from the Shops Si and 67 and the electrical tent laboratory.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Navy
Adm
John BR. Perry
USN
Bureau of Yards
Shaps Si and 67
Electrical Tent Laboratory
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D-Wash
McCarthy Subcommittee
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Roy Cohn
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James Juliana
Flanders
Ralph Flanders
RVI
R-Vis
Special Board
Ward V. Evans
Ed We
Russell
Berlin
Odinga Rousseau
Bidault
United Nations
Joseph E. A. Rousseau
Raoul C. Senechel
N. J. Gendron Lumber CO
Baynes Ave
Portamouth
Kelly-Morris Circus
Portsmouth Lions Club
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