Readers condemn one sided views in May 27 letter
Letters from Herrin criticizes Doris Fleeson and Roscoe Drummond for allegedly favoring left wing causes and questions sources of funding for anti-New Deal groups. The writer argues for presenting both sides and recalls historical committee actions including the 1930s Senate Civil Liberties Committee and McCarthy era debates.
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Southern Illinoisan
Doris Fleeson
House Committee
Carroll Reece
Miss Fleeson
Miss Freeson
Institute of Pacific Relations
Harvard
Reece Committee
Drummond
Wedemeyer
Marshall
Tydings Committee
Owen Lattimore
FBI
Amerasia
Robert M. LaFollette Jr
Sen. LaFollette
Herrin
McCarthy Digresses in Public Hearing Pull
The McCarthy hearing opened April 22 amid charges between Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Army over Pvt. G David Schine and alleged attempts at influence. McCarthy shifted to new attacks and red- baiting while critics press for focus on the Army charges and subcommittee work.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Army
McCarthy
Pvt
G. David Schine
Subcommittee
Ft. Monmouth
Pvt. Schine
Hair Growth Claim Stirs Debate On Block
A local man touts hair growth claims as a trichologist amid neighborhood skepticism. Joe Foss, famed ace, needed 26 planes but won South Dakota GOP governor nomination by 53 000 votes, highlighting surprising political support.
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Joe Foss
South Dakota
Nehru May Shape Indochina Settlement With Vietnam Invasion Stand
India led by Prime Minister Nehru warns Moscow that backing Vietminh invasion in Laos and Cambodia will cost friendship and risks widening anti communism, a move seen as potentially guiding Geneva talks toward a truce while signaling Western support.
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India
Ministre
Pandit Nehru
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Kremlin
Nehru
Moscow
South Asia
Thailand
Pakistan
Ceylon
Burma
Midwest Economy Slows More Than National Average Says Fed
The June issue of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Business Conditions reports Midwest economic activity has fallen faster than the nation since the previous year’s peak. Durable goods makers, farm equipment and steel products cut output more than average while construction in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan remains robust. Overall, conditions are not controlled but not as dire as the deep lows of 25 years ago.
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Midwest
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
United States
Sheik Seeks U S Wife After 42 Wives
A sheik with 42 wives now desires a U S wife. He jokes about replacing the old slogan with a wife there, suggesting careers in politics to graduates as a path to TV exposure.
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U. S
Visa Denial for Nobel Physicist Dirac Stirs U S Debate
The United States denies Prof Paul Adrien Dirac a visa to work at Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. The British physicist, Nobel laureate 1933, challenges U S policy amid broader refusals to foreign leaders. Critics call the action small minded and harmful to science and security.
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United States
Paul Adrien Dirac
Princeton
N. J
Institute For Advanced Study
J. Robert Oppenheimer
America
Dirac
State Department
No Time Out From Smoking In Bed A Major Fire Cause
The Institute for Safer Living reports smoking in bed is a major fire risk. Half of male smokers and 54 percent of female smokers are habitual smokers in bed, with many lighting after going to bed or upon waking. Smoking occurs indoors and out, at work, in hospitals, kitchens, and basements, and risks extend to mothers and babies.
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Institute For Safer Living
Anti-Intellectual Moves Rise in New Republic Debates
The piece surveys anti intellectualism in America with references to McCarthy era attacks on foundations and figures like Oppenheimer Bunche Dirac and Lattimore. It notes loyalty reviews at the UN and House cuts to Fulbright Smith Mundt programs and Library of Congress funding. The author urges readers to compile their own list.
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New Republic
America
Harvard
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Ford
Reece Committee
House
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Board
Indianapolis
Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
U. S
U. N
Ike
Val R. Jorwin
State Department
Jus
Johns Hopkins School of Far Eastern Affairs
Library of Congress
Congress
United States
For Those Who Came In Late in The Christian Century
A reflective piece on the need for historical grounding in faith and society. It argues many modern readers miss past contexts, citing religion, psychology, and politics, and calls for clearer lessons on constitutional rights and demagogues to prevent shallow modernity.
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Charles Lamb
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George Gershwin
Dickens
Mark Twain
Bob Hope
Milton Berle
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Vienna
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Worry Clinic Urges Parents to Build Independence in Children
Dr George W Crane advises gradual self reliance starting in early childhood. He suggests family steps including a sibling by age two, Sunday school, babysitters, trusted pals, and supervised trips away from home, with steady parental reassurance and supportive letters during camps.
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Boy Scouts
Price of Peace Costs for Geneva Conference Revealed
Rep Allan Oakley Hunter notes Geneva Conference would cost the United States about 8 270 dollars weekly plus 24 000 dollars for air travel and unspecified entertaining expenses. He says Congress has been asked for 200 000 dollars to cover costs.
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United States
Congress
Allan Oakley Hunter
Rcalif
Congressional Quarterly
Pious Pair Delay Church Run Over Sabbath Fishing
Two old cronies in Tracks magazine discuss missing church after a morning of Sabbath fishing. One laments being late for church while the other cites a sick wife at home, signaling a humorous wartime or rural humor vignette.
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Tracks Magazine
McCarthy Defies Law and Poses Usurpation Challenge
The piece argues Sen. Joseph McCarthy defies permanent law by challenging presidential powers and a right to access classified material. It cites Sen. McClellan and Attorney General Brownell while warning Democrats that McCarthy’s stance threatens national security and loyalty norms.
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Joseph McCarthy
John L. McClellan
Senate
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell Jr
McCarthy
Brownell
McCarthy Faces Three Laws Claims by McClellan-Symington Group
The group says McCarthy violated three laws not just a presidential directive and urged 2 million people to break them. They argue Eisenhower defiance undermines two Espionage Acts and point to Section 2387 of Title 18 Civil Code, which penalties incite disloyalty or mutiny.
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McCarthy
McClellan-Symington Group
Eisenhower
Brownell
Social Security Now Be a ik ceed
The House of Representatives moved to expand social security with near unanimous GOP support on April 19, 1935. Key figures including Rep. Muley Coughton and Rep. Frank Crowther faced off as the bill advanced, while Democrats recalled a hard fought prelude to bipartisan backing.
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House of Representatives
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert L
Muley’) Coughton
North Carolina
Ways
Joseph W. Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Lawmakers Split Over Recommitment Vote Narrowly Fails
In a tense session Democrats held a 318 to 104 edge over Republicans as the party line shifted. A faction of conservative Democrats joined Republicans but the recommittal measure was defeated 254 to ? indicating continued bloc strength.
McCarthy Faces Insubordination Charge Over Hoover Memo
Democrats argue the inquiry may press insubordination charges against a young intelligence officer who shared portions of the Hoover memo with McCarthy. McCarthy could be summoned as a key witness in any court martial, while Democrats contend he bears equal guilt for receipt and use of the secret data.
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Army
J. Edgar Hoover
McCarthy
Brownell
Democrats weigh risk of challenging McCarthy over Eisenhower
Democrats doubt Ike will move against McCarthy. Reprisal could boost McCarthy as martyr and alienate voters. Republicans mixed on action, with Everett Dirksen and Victor Johnson among McCarthyists. Democrats aim to force a break between Ike and Joe as strategy shifts.
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Eisenhower
McCarthy
White House
Carthyites
Sen
Everett Nley Dirksen
Illinois
Victor A. Johnson
Senate
Ike
Joe
Lincoln Ancestors Linked to English Parish Bust Memorial
National Geographic Bulletin notes Abraham Lincoln’s English lineage tracing to Hingham in Norfolk County. The parish church houses a bust with a plaque honoring the Lincolns and urging charity toward all lands, linking past to the American president.
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Abraham Lincoln
Hingham
Norfolk County
England
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