Wilson Seeks Expanded Pentagon Security Authority
Defense secretary Charles E. Wilson told the Senate Armed Services committee that the Pentagon lacks legal authority to fully protect vital defense industries from subversives and security risks. He urged passage of the Defense Facilities Protection Bill and a measure giving the Subversive Activities Control Board power over Communist dominated groups. He noted about 20,000 contractor plants and 500,000 employees have been cleared for secret and confidential info, with 688 denials by industrial security boards in four years.
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Charles E. Wilson
Pentagon
Army-McCarthy Hearines
Army
Deffense Department
Peress
Irving Peress
Elmhurst
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McCarthy
Defense
Wilson Con
Wilson
Defense Department
Bitter Fight Looms In Texas Governor Race
In Texas the Democratic gubernatorial contest pits Gov. Allan Shivers against Ralph W. Yarborough as the July 21 primary looms. The campaign centers on who is the truer Democrat with mudslinging, third terms, and charges of corruption amid other candidates, including J. J. Holmes who bills himself as a dark horse contender.
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Austin
Tex
INS
Texas
Allan Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
Shivers
Yarborough
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
J. J. Holmes
Hybrid Corn Use Seen Leveling Off
Washington INL The Agriculture Department says indications show hybrid corn use is leveling off with about eight of every ten acres planted to corn in hybrids. Some experts question whether the upper limit has been reached, noting slower demand may reflect seed shortages for hybrids suited to areas outside the main corn belt. Istanbul's new Demir Bank is called the Iron Bank because Turkish iron dealers make up most of the founders.
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Washington
INL
Agriculture Department
Istanbul
Demir Bank
Iron Bank
Eight States Enforce Loyalty Oaths for Municipal Officials
Chicago report notes eight states mandating loyalty pledges for municipal officers. North Dakota Texas and Oregon demand a positive allegiance to state and federal constitutions. Kansas New Jersey California Washington require denial of any intent to overthrow the government. Maryland requires written submission by state and local staff.
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Chicago
U. S
American Municipal Association
North Dakota
Oregon
Texas
Kansas
New Jersey
California
Washington
Maryland
Prayers And Courage Lift Amputee to Active Life
In Memphis, John Patterson parlayed prayer and grit into a remarkable recovery after a New Year’s Day 1953 accident left him an above‑the‑k hip amputee. Despite doctors predicting lifetimes as a helpless invalid, he learned to sit up, rise, and move to a wheelchair. He became office manager and part owner of a trucking firm, funded partly by a railroad settlement, proving perseverance and faith can defy prognosis.
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Memphis, Tenn
John Patterson
Patterson
Illinois Central Railroad
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