McCarthy Concedes Signing Schine Commission Form
Sen. McCarthy admitted on the Witness stand that he signed Schine’s Army commission application despite prior testimony claiming he did not. Special counsel Welch showed the document and noted the oath of loyalty, with McCarthy later telling reporters he would raise the issue as the first order of business. The exchange touched on Monmouth security concerns and delays in alerting Army officials.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
G. David Schine
Joseph N. Welch
Special Army
Schine
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Welch
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Wisconsin
Jackson
FBI
Monmouth
McCarthey
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Turns Warm and Humid
Cloudy conditions continue in Southern Illinois with warm humidity. Partly cloudy skies bring scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. tonight’s low around 70, tomorrow’s high near 90, with mid 70s expected Thursday night.
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Illinois
Weather figures and spillway level at Crab Orchard
The record notes yesterday's low of 69, high 88 and today’s 77 at 6 p m with a 0.53 inch rainfall from 7 a m yesterday to 7 a m today. Sun rose at 4 34 a m and set at 7 28 p m, and it mentions the Crab Orchard Lake spillway level at Little Grassy Lake.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Unlocked Windows at Pentagon Spark Security Memo Trail
Washington June 16 report details unlocked Pentagon windows from April 14 nighttime checks by G-2 agents in Hensel's suite and later in the press room. A May memo and multiple internal notes trace the inquiry to janitors, clerks, and security staff, ending with a broad order to keep windows closed.
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Washington
Pentagon
G-2
H. Struve Hensel
Hensel
Corps of
Interoffice
Headquarters
Military District of Washington
Army Headquarters Commandant
Administrative Facilities Planning Branch
Secretary of Defense
Herrin Miners Killed and Injured in Freeborn No 3
Three Herrin miners were killed and one injured at Freeborn No 3 mine disaster. The incident prompted immediate reporting as rescue operations began and security was heightened at the site.
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Herrin
Freeborn No. 3
Survivor recounts near collapse in Freeburn mine accident
John Sey mour of Herrin describes a rapid cage incident Tuesday night at the Freeburn mine near Stiritz Williamson County where three miners died and a fourth was critically injured. He helped prevent further deaths while others were thrown from the cage as a counterweight loosened.
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Freeburn
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Stiritz
Williamson County
Sahara
Ilinois
Farm Income Down In First Five Months
The Agriculture Department reports farmers earned about 10.3 billion dollars from farm product sales in the first five months of this year, down four percent from the same period last year.
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Agriculture Department
Three Herrin men killed in mine cage accident near Johnston City
Three Herrin men died and a fourth was critically injured when a counterweight failed at the Freeburn No. 3 mine trapping them from a 237 foot shaft. Surviving workers and responders described the cage floor tilting to 45 degrees before the fall. An inquest was set for today at Storme's Funeral Home in Herrin.
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Johnston City
Herrin
Freeburn No. 3
John Bione
Rt. 1
Joe Lombardo
S. 12Th St
Ebert Mann
N. 14Th St
Clarence Cravens
Marion Memorial Hospital
John Seymour
Herrin Rt. 1
Louis Gossage
Carl McNeill
Carterville
Gossage
McNeill
Williamson County
Sam Simmons
Storme
Frank Kolisek
Benton
Kolisek
Bione
Lombardo
Mann
Cravens
Vergennes
Murphysboro
Charles Morrow
Tamaroa
Roland Wil
Etta McClelland
Billy
Experts Meet On Dust Bowl In Amarillo
Soil experts from six states convened in Amarillo Texas on June 16 to discuss coping with blowing land and drought risk. They rejected subsidies as a solution and urged farmer cooperation, warning against overcultivation and flight from worn-out farms by “suitcase farmers.”
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Waters S. Davis Jr
National Assn. of Soil Conservation Districts
Clarence Swedman
National Association
Colorado
Bill Richards
Nebraska
Stanley Marr
Kansas Association
Son Directs Father Robbery At Filling Station
A 16-year-old boy planned and directed the armed robbery of his father at a filling station in Indianapolis. He enlisted a 17-year-old friend to shoot the father, telling him to “shoot him and get it over with.” Both youths faced armed robbery charges as grand jury action loomed.
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Indianapolis
Harold Goodman
William Dale Miller
Herbert Miller
Kenneth Mahurin
Miller
Goodman
Young Miller
Martin
Outstanding Doctor Dies
Dr. Lee T. Hoyt a Roseville country physician famed for improving food nutrition through soil fertilization died at his home at 58 He was Illinois outstanding general practitioner in 1948 and led the Roseville Clinic with his son Dr John Lee Hoyt after years as the towns sole physician in northwest Illinois
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Roseville
Lee T. Hoyt
Hoyt
Illinois Medical Society
Illinois
Roseville Clinic
John Lee Hoyt
Teller says Oppenheimer should not hold vital secrets
Dr Edward Teller, a key figure in hydrogen bomb history, says he would feel safer if J Robert Oppenheimer did not have custody of vital secrets. The transcript release shows Teller praising Oppenheimer as loyal yet questioning his wisdom while many peers defend Oppenheimer's loyalty amid security board findings.
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Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edward Teller
University of California
Oppenheimer
Teller
Dr. Teller
Special Security Board
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Seven early warning signs of alcoholism named by Dr. Ivy
Dr Andrew C Ivy of the University of Illinois outlines seven warning signs of alcoholism. They include sneaking extra drinks, needing a drink to start the day, craving a drink at a set time, irritability without alcohol, drinking alone, drinking to prevent tremors, and steadily increasing daily doses.
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Loma Linda
Calif
Andrew C. Ivy
University of Illinois Physiologist
Institute of Scientific Studies For
Rough Tough Cats Return Parakeets Unharmed
St Louis reports two domestic cats bringing home parakeets unharmed. Mickey belonging to John Harris returned Monday with a green parakeet in its mouth. Butch owned by William Murphy came home Tuesday with a chartreuse parakeet. Owners await word from the birds' families.
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Mickey
John Harris
Butch
William Murphy
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Seymour
Amraillo, Tex
Atom
William L. Borden
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Soviet Union
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dr. Ivy
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