Oppenheimer Security Ruling Sparks Debate on Loyalty and Service
A special security board labeled Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer a security risk while affirming loyalty, raising questions about reversing 1947 clearance. The editorial urges the AEC to study the case anew to avoid stifling scientific progress and harming U.S. atomic efforts.
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Oppenheimer
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Security Board
Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Oppenelgi
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Senate approves massive farm research funding cut worm aphid woes
A TV viewer joked about a cardboard box at the hearing as the Senate approved 11,500,000 dollars for farm research to combat aphids armyworms and cutworms, aiming to speed up the inquiry and fund pest control measures.
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Senators
Senate
Flanders Defends Senate Speech Against McCarthy Critique
Sen. Flanders of Vermont spoke to the Senate warning that Communist and Fascist tactics sow division and fear. He contrasted McCarthy’s methods with his own calm, constructive record and urged Americans to see through calls to smear and spy on neighbors.
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Wisconsin
Barnet
Vermont
Jones & Lamson Machine Co
Springfield
Sen. McCarthy
Passing Social Security Legislation in an Election Year
The piece notes lawmakers move quickly on social security bills during election years comparing to athletes. It recalls a nurse strike in a nearby town that left a skeleton staff to comfort patients.
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Bill Vukovich
Roger Bannister
Washington DEW grows 1000 sensitive jobs in health agency
A Washington postwar numbers game begins at Health Education and Welfare with 124 security risks and 114 suspected subversives ousted since 1953. The department reports 238 risks, 1,000 sensitive jobs, and 285000 dollars for an internal security office, prompting calls for explanation from secretary Oveta Hobby. Ballot counts stretch to West Texas counties as returns lag.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Education
Public Health Service
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Food and Drug Administration
Oveta Culp Hobby
Public Service Department
Office of Internal Security
A Fisherman With Zeal
The National Patent Council urges Congress to revise tax laws to restore American inventors zeal. The council questions whether current incentives curb invention and cites Claud A. as an example to illustrate the issue.
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National Patent Council
Congress
Mea
New York Medical Society BBQ Votes Threaten Health Plans
The New York State Medical Society House of Delegates censured a member for advertising a local cooperative plan and voted against voluntary health plans. It also urged salary-only care for public charges and restricted patient choice to a panel. AMA national meeting will consider similar resolutions.
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Blue Cross
American Medical Association
AMA
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House of Delegates
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Society
New York State
Greater New York
San Francisco
Reds In Defense Plants Washington Hearings Question McCarthy Claims
The AP report summarizes Senate inquiries into Communists in defense plants amid the Army McCarthy hearings. Questions arise about proof of 130 alleged Communists, what constitutes dangerous positions, and which defense plants are affected by security rules.
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Sen. McCarthy
Army
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Defense Department
John A. Hannah
Paryty
bin Deco Aegga Art Fense Det
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Hannah
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Jones
Kelly
Murphy
FBI
Beside a cemetery and the seminary spelling test
A playful note on spelling accuracy from the Atlanta Constitution. It recalls a scene with a nervous peddler and cobbler beside a cemetery as a professor dictations to 208 students produced no perfect score and an average of five errors.
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Atlanta Constitution
Cobler
Burlington Wis Liars Contest Expected to Pick Champion
The Atlanta Constitution notes the annual Burlington Wisconsin Liars contest will crown a champion after the McCarthy Army hearings conclude. Judges expect clear selection once proceedings end.
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Lee Aikman
Atlanta Constitution
Burlington
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