Cohn Claims Army Resisted McCarthy Probe
Roy M. Cohn testifies the Army and officials Stevens and Adams tried to stop the McCarthy subcommittee inquiry into Communists in the army. He says they believed exposure would reflect on them, and that the moment the committee ends there would be a relaxation. He also notes he would be fired if army charges prove true and discusses Schine’s commission bid. Page 11 continues.
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McCarthy Subcommittee
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Cohn
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Adams
Joseph Welch
Schine
Welch
West Reds Tangle Over Peace Talks
Western powers led by Britain France and the United States clash with Soviet and Chinese officials in Geneva over including Communist countries in a cease fire supervision commission for Indochina. Molotov Chou En Lai and Bao Dai figures appear as diplomats push for or against neutral participation.
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France
United States
V. M. Molotov
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Chou En-lai
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India
Pakistan
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Asia
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Walter Bedell Smith
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
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Cannes
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Molotov
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Ceylon
Indonesia
Burma
Eisenhower touts anti communism wins as McCarthy clash looms
President Eisenhower declared an impressive list of accomplishments in fighting communism and subversion at a news conference. He refused to answer questions about the McCarthy administration controversy, saying his objective now is to push his legislative program. He cited a 16 month report and noted 24 seven surveillance by federal agencies under due process.
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Eisenhower
Sen. McCawthe
Ime
McCarthy
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Brownell
McCarthy Says White House Advised Against Public Hearings
Senator McCarthy revealed alarming information on Communist infiltration of hydrogen bomb plants and CIA. He linked a June White House meeting at a secretary’s home with top officials, but said public hearings were not in the public interest. The fate of further investigations depends on a committee vote.
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McCarthy Army
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Justice Department
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Subcommittee
Army
Ft. Monmouth
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Veterans Day replaces Armistice Day in 1954
President Eisenhower signed a bill renaming November 11 to Veterans Day to honor American service veterans of all wars, replacing Armistice Day. The change elevates remembrance of veterans across U S conflicts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Eisenhower cites no decision on Southeast Asia intervention
President Eisenhower told a news conference he has not reached any decision on a congressional resolution to authorize U S intervention in Indochina. He said the government is exploring all lines of action to solve national and world problems. He noted ongoing discussions about Hanoi and the seaport Hai Phong.
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Eisenhower
United States
Southeast Asia
Free World
Sailor Rescued After 60 Hours Adrift At Sea
Hector Neri, 22, of the tuna boat Western Clipper out of San Pedro California, spent about three days afloat after being washed overboard with Slavo Mururca and Philip S. La Fata during a storm. Mururca was saved after 15 hours. La Fata remained missing. Neri was rescued yesterday by the fishing yacht Surprise about 20 miles off Acapulco. He is in fair condition, weak from exposure but expected to recover.
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Pacific Ocean
Hector Neri
San Pedro
Calif
Neri
Slavo Mururca
Philip S. la Fata
Mururca
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Surprise
Hearing Set For Alleged Killer Jordan
A preliminary hearing for Richard L. Jordan on first degree murder and assault with intent to commit murder is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 10 in justice court. Justice of the Peace James M. Huwsare set the hearing after Jordan's attorney Cliffton E. Bloom requested it at the arraignment. Jordan, a 30 year old former mental patient, remains silent in court. He is charged in the desert slaying of Phyllis Mae Thompson and the near fatal shooting of James Clark. He is held without bond in county jail and has shown religious study behavior since arrest.
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James M. Huwsare
Jordan
Cliffton E. Bloom
Bloom
Phyllis Mae Thompson
Colorado
James Clark
Phoenix
Udall
Coast Kidnaper Gets Death Sentence
Charles Jackson was sentenced to death for the abduction of Realtor Leonard Moskovitz in San Francisco. Co defendant Joseph Lear received life imprisonment as the judge rejected a defense motion for a new trial.
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Charles Jackson
Joseph Lear
Leonard Moskovitz
Twain Michelsen
Eisenhower silent on Oppenheimer security ruling
President Eisenhower declined to voice an opinion on the AEC security board decision keeping J Robert Oppenheimer from U S nuclear files. The 2 1 vote cited past Communist associations and delay of hydrogen bomb work while deeming him a loyal citizen. Oppenheimer and his lawyers asked for immediate commission review after appealing the ruling.
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Eisenhower
Security Board
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Special Atomic Energy Commission Security Board
Oppenheimer
AEC
Commission
White House
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N. J
Aletter
Special Board
Ward V. Evans
Loyola University of Chicago
Lloyd K. Garrison
Mgr. K. D. Nichols
Personnel Security Review Board
Senate Adds Millions To REA
Washington votes 42 to 40 to add 35 million dollars of rural electrification loan authority to the farm bill amid late changes. The 100 million dollar fund already approved by the house and appropriations committee gains the additional funds.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
India warns Russia over Vietminh Laos stance
India told the Soviet Union that support for the Communist Vietminh position on Laos and Cambodia would damage Moscow's friendship with independent South Asian nations. The warning came from informed sources in London and Delhi.
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London
India
Russia
Laos
Cambodia
South Asia
War alliance grows as Hanoi bombing targets Vietminh near key route
Britain France Australia New Zealand and another nation pursue ongoing military consultations. In Hanoi the French high command announced a large air strike destroying a string of Vietminh bases 12 miles east of the city. A spokesman said 30 fighters and 20 bombers hit arms depots and rebel caches along villages near the highway and railway corridor.
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France
Australia
New Zealand
Hanoi
Indochina
Weather notes from a warm spring day across Arizona
The piece records warm temperatures across Arizona with the weatherman noting hot weather not yet 100 degrees. It cites yesterday’s Tucson high of 97 and predawn low of 67, and lists daily highs and lows for Phoenix Yuma Douglas Winslow Prescott and Flagstaff.
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Flagstaff
Court Validates At-Large Petitions For Nomination In Arizona
The Arizona supreme court unanimously ruled nominating petitions may be signed by qualified electors from different precincts. Justice Levi S. Udall wrote that the papers were legally sufficient and Bolin’s rejection was unwarranted, despite a 1952 legislative change. The decision prevents need for precinct-specific petitions and avoids invalidating many circulating petitions.
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Arizona Supreme Court
Levi S. Udall
L. S
Dick) Adams
Congress
Adams
Wesley Bolin
Bolin
Douglas Job Forms Mailed at Douglas Aircraft Plant
More than 2,000 job applications have been handed or mailed to Douglas Aircraft Co. seekers in the city. August Wieden of the state employment service reported 1,002 applications mailed to those who applied yesterday morning, 897 blanks handed out yesterday afternoon, and 254 in the first two hours today. Douglas plans to lease the municipal airport facilities starting June 15 and cautions that hiring will be moderately paced for months, with a peak of about 3,000 staff expected after more than a year. The employment service office will process applications until a local Douglas office is opened soon.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
August Wieden
State
S. Sixth Ave
Wieden
Douglas Aircraft
Municipal
Grand Central
Douglas
Explosion in Portsmouth submarine drydock kills two painters
A blast in a main ballast tank of the Sirago in Portsmouth naval yard drydock killed two civilian painters Raoul Senechal 28 and Joseph Rousseau 40 and injured four others. Sailor John Perry serious with third degree burns. three more painters slightly injured. Cause undetermined. board of inquiry to hear witnesses. Sirago launched May 11 1945 commissioned Aug 14 1945.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Robert E. Cronin
Raoul Senechal
Somersworth
N. H
Joseph E. A. Rousseau
Portsmouth
John Perry
O. M. Perry
Columbiana
Ala
Joseph E. Gagnon
Henry F. Woodmaney
Vernon Evans
Eliot
Senecha
Rousseau
Eisenhower Defends Record on Communism and Farm Policy
President Eisenhower addresses questions on fighting communism and subversion, defends farm program price supports, and comments on riding coat tails in politics. He notes opposition voices and cautious openness to resuming talks on an international atomic pool.
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Rep
Hope
R-Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
America
Gernard M. Shanley
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Voter Registration and Local Events Tonight in Tucson
Tonight at Bob's Union station and Amphitheater the GOP reregistration booths run 5 30 to 9 30 PM in precincts 25 and 26. A Tucson sports lineup features a 8 PM baseball at Hi Corbett field and 8 30 PM professional wrestling at Tucson Sports Center. Tomorrow includes a bookmobile stop 10 to 11 30 AM and voter registration 4709 E Speedway El Rancho market 3360 E Speedway.
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el Rancho Market
E. Speedway
Index House Passes Social Security Changes Mostly as Desired
Notable items reference House passage of social security amendments aligned with Eisenhower’s preferences. Mentions Page 2 coverage and related editorial context.
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VFW
Buck Shaw
Tucson
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