McCarthy Hearings Highlight Demagogic McCarthyism and Senate Conduct
The piece critiques Senator McCarthy's Washington hearings, denouncing time-wasting diversions, defiance of executive orders, and one-man control of a Senate subcommittee. It argues the cross-examination under oath is essential to complete the record and warns Republicans to dissociate from a demagogic approach harming government respect.
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Joseph McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
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David Schine
Sen. McCarthy
United States
U. S. Senate
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Worry Clinic: Reynolds Pegler Libel Case and Media Talk
The column reviews the libel suit between Quentin Reynolds and Westbrook Pegler, noting Reynolds's prolific output for Collier's and payments per article. It recalls Pegler’s decline, Roosevelt era excesses, and mentions literary trends, adaptations, and reflections on reading habits and politics. It also touches on royalties, book rankings, and light musings about breakfast habits and tastes.
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Quentin Reynolds
Westbrook Pegler
Richard Chaplin
Collier’s
Reynolds
Collier's
Chaplin
Pegler
Why children reject foods and how to teach tastes
Dr. George W. Crane explains that early food acceptance is learned through happiness and repeated exposure. Begin with small portions of new foods, praise the child, and avoid drama at meals to prevent feeding battles.
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George W. Crane
Donna B
Ex-DOD Chief Roger Kyes Returns to GM Post
Roger Kyes, former Defense Department administrator, to take a top GM executive role after divesting government bonds. In Illinois, parents struggle to explain to five year olds the contrasts between biblical Abraham and another Abraham.
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Roger Kyes
Defense Department
General Motors
Illinois
Abraham
Truman’s Final Poland? Wait. This is about H-bomb
In 1949 1950 President Truman made the final decision to proceed with the hydrogen bomb amid AEC divisions. Dr Henry Smyth notes the commission urged presidential input and that views shifted from opposition to general support as information favored the project.
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Robert Oppeneimer
Harry S. Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Henry D. Smyth
AEC
Smyth
Truman
State
Defense Departments
United States
Army rocket sled vows win at 1956 Olympic bobsled
The Army boasts a rocket sled speed of 421 miles per hour claiming strong prospects for the United States to win bobsled events at the 1956 Games. The rest of the text notes modern appliances ease housework and seeks ideas to fund such goods.
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United States States
May the Best Site Win For U S Air Academy
The Midwest shows two strong bids Alton Illinois and Lake Geneva Wisconsin as possible locales alongside Colorado Springs for the U S Air Force Academy. Midwest sites offer central location and access to major cities while weather favors Colorado. The site commission is split and decision pending.
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N.Y
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Elmer Davis
Midwest
U. S. Air Academy
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Ill
Mississippi River
Lake Geneva
Wis
Colorado Springs
Wisconsin
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Colorado
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Rockies
U. S. Air Force
Special Site Commission
Double trouble at Geneva and Lake Geneva site clash
The note highlights turmoil over the Air Academy Site at Lake Geneva Wisconsin and mentions a separate Geneva, Switzerland crisis. It jokes about 68,000 traffic lights nationwide and recalls stopping at many on the way to work.
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Switzerland
Lake Geneva
Wis
Air Academy
Victory for Gas Consumers in Phillips Petroleum Ruling
Illinois residents and industry players won a U S Supreme Court victory as the court sided with regulation by the Federal Power Commission. The 5 3 decision overturns a prior ruling and holds independent natural gas producers and gatherers under FPC oversight.
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Commission
Supreme Court
Congress
Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
U. S. Supreme Court
Phillips Petroleum
Sherman Minton
Federal Power Commission
McKelway Family Noted Editors Across Generations
St. Clair McKelway Jr a killed Air Force lieutenant in France and former editor of Cornell Widow. His father St. Clair McKelway Sr. is on the New Yorker staff and formerly edited the Daily Mail in Bangkok. His uncle B. M. McKelway edits the Washington Star, and another St. Clair McKelway was editor of the Brooklyn Eagle.
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ST. Clair McKelway, Jr
Air Force
France
Cornell
Young McKelway
St. Clair McKelway Sr
The
New Yorker
Daily Mail
Bangkok
Siam
B. M. McKelway
Washington Star
St. Clair McKelway
Brooklyn Eagle
Oppenheimer Case and AEC Appointments Stir Debate
The Wall Street Journal piece argues against politics driving the Atomic Energy Commission decision on Dr. Oppenheimer. It notes a potential shift in three Eisenhower appointees versus two Truman, raising concerns that security clearance should rest on principle, not party or personnel. It questions timing before June 30 and calls for decisions based on individual judgment and national security.
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Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Oppenheimer
Truman
Eisenhower
Emperor Haile Selassie Likely Not Invited on TV Tour
During a forthcoming visit, Haile Selassie is unlikely to be invited to participate in a television presentation promoting the be sharp, look sharp, feel sharp campaign. The plan emphasizes public service messaging rather than royal appearances.
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Haile Selassie
Hefty Handlers Haile Selassie Protocol Names
Philadelphia Inquirer notes state department officers tasked with introducing members of Haile Selassie I’s official party must handle long titles. Examples include Tsaffhi Taezaz Wolde Yohannes the minister of justice and minister of the pen and Ta farra Worg Kidane Wold the emperor’s private secretary. Endalkatchew Makonen is described as the chief of protocol.
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State Department
Haile Selassie I
Ethiopia
Tsafhafi Taezaz Wolde
Guiorguis Wolde Yohannes
Tafarra Worg Kidane Wold
His
Endalkatchew Makonen
Calvin Builds World's Biggest Railroad Claim Sparks Denver Contest
In Denver a birthday celebration for George Washington hosted a biggest file contest on a local radio station. William E. Murphy won a cherry tree and hatchet prize after claiming Cal v in Bunyan's little brother built the Ireland Jerusalem Australia and Southern Indiana Tracks Magazine.
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Rockies
George Washington
Denver
William E. Murphy
Paul Bunyan
Calvin
Ija&si
Ireland
Jerusalem
Australia
Indiana
McCarthy Symington 1956 Campaign Prospects
The speaker voices fatigue at televised hearings and contemplates a 1956 presidential race between Senator McCarthy and Senator Symington, expressing strong opposition to the idea.
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Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Symington
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