McCarthy Subcommittee set for key staff showdown in DC
In Washington, Sen. Joseph McCarthy announced a Thursday meeting of his investigating subcommittee likely to trigger a staff shakeup. Democrats seek a housecleaning after security clearances and alleged threats. Roy Cohn and other aides face dismissal amid the Army-McCarthy dispute. Meanwhile in Paris, Dulles arrives for talks with Mendes-France and Eden to press for a Southeast Asia defense pact and a peaceful Indochina settlement amid Western cautions against a sellout.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Army
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Subcommittee
Housecleaning
Defense Department
Ben
Donald A. Surine
FBI
Thomas W. Lavenia
Secret Service
Charles FE. Potter
R-Mich
Roy M. Cohn
Ens
Iverett M. Dirksen
Ur-Wd
Karl E. Mundt
D-Sd
Paris
John Foster Dulles
Indochina
Dulles
U.S
C. Douglas Dillon
Pierre Mendes - France
Britain
Anthony Eden
Mendes-France
Eden
Geneva
Chou Enlai
Hanoii
Red River
Hanoi
Haiphong
Tha
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Viet Nam
United States
NEA
France
V. M. Molotov
Southeast Asia
Moves to Preserve Segregation in Mississippi
In Jackson a 25 member legal advisory committee drafted an amendment to preserve segregation if needed and backed a school construction program to maintain separate but equal facilities for Negroes and whites. The Supreme Court outlawed school segregation but will wait for fall hearings to implement the decision.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme Court
Weather Report for Northwestern California and Coast
Northwestern California fair today tonight and Wednesday with local coast fog. Cooler in northwest wind 12 to 25 mph near the coast. Readings include Uldah 100 to 58, Santa Rosa 92 to 51, Napa 88 to 54, Fort Bragg area fair today and Wednesday with occasional fog and little temperature change.
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California
Uldah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
Ike Won't Put Highway Proposal Down Threats Of Governors
BOLTON LANDING N Y UP Gov Dan Thornton R Colo says Eisenhower has no plan to ram a 50 billion highway program on the governors He says White House assurances the proposal is only a suggestion governors should craft their own plan VP Nixon read the speech to the governors at their banquet Opposing views focus on federal gas tax and roadbuilding roll Call for Washington conference to define the speech led by Gov Fine and Gov Knight They warn of continued federal fuel taxes and toll road concerns and discuss heavy vehicle taxation Patterson Oregon and Arn Kansas propose surveys and uniform weight mile tax plans.
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Bolton Landing
N.Y
Dan Thornton
R-Cole
Eisenhower
Thornton
White House
Richard M. Nixon
R-Pa
Fine
Goodwin J. Knight
Rcalif
Knight
Washington
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Paul L. Patterson
Oregon
Arnas
Patterson
Guatemala's Chief Warns of Strife After Regime Fall
Provisional President Carlos Castillo Armas told an anti-communist rally that the fight against Communism is not finished and Guatemala must extricate Reds from hiding. He pledged unceasing effort until Communism is suppressed and said those responsible for atrocities would be sentenced to death as an example for future generations.
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Guatemala City
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
Two Year Old Drowns Near San Francisco Summer Home
Charles F. Burkhardt Jr., age 2 and son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Burkhardt of San Francisco, drowned in the Russian River near their summer cottage ten miles south of Talmage. About 300 searchers including deputies, volunteers, and Boy Scouts combed the river and hills until the body was found at 9:15 p.m. near a willow clump by a narrow footbridge. Funeral plans are pending at Eversoe Mortuary.
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Charles F. Burkhardt, Jr
Charles R. Burkhardt
San Francisco
River Road
B. G. Broaddus
Ocean Beach
Mack Miller
Charles Burkhardt
Office of Civil Defense
Santa Clara County
Ukiah
Sheriff's Office
Burkhardt
Talmage
Eversole Mortuary
No Charges Filed In Fort Bragg Shooting Case
James R. Erskine 35 will not face charges after admitting he shot Leslie V. Hayter as the latter prowled near Mrs. Erskine's bedroom window. District Attorney James Busch said Hayter does not press charges. Hayter, shot three times with a 12 gauge shotgun, was improving at Redwood Coast Hospital.
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James R. Erskine
Leslie V. Hayter
Erskine
Hayter
Boonville Assault Trial Opens
Four Fort Bragg men face assault and resisting arrest charges in Boonville. Deputy Russell Tolman tried to arrest them after a disturbance at the Track Inn on May 25. The jury selection filled the first day. the trial continues with the second of three days.
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Fort Bragg
Russell Tolman
Charles Ciapusci
William Evans
Dink Hakill
Everett DePriest
Tolman
Track Inn
Boonville
Swanson family fields a 20 member clan in Pontotoc
Pontotoc Mississippi reports the Swanson family is very large with 20 children. Parents Mr and Mrs Early Swanson are said to have 12 daughters and eight sons. Daughters Dorothy Norma Leuvenia Faye Kathleen Nona and Frances form a basketball team coached by their brother Marlin.
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Pontotoc
Miss
Early Swanson
Dorothy
Norma
Leuvenia
Faye
Kathleen
Nona
Frances
Marlin
Swansons
Fishboat Goes After Lehi Raft In Rescue Mission
SAN FRANCISCO UP A 43 foot commercial fishing boat started from a Southern California port to find the ill fated raft Lehi and rescue radioman Don Smith who is sick and says he fears the flu. Dr. Arthur Fearon and crew aboard the rescue vessel Vergen set out from San Simeon 200 miles south. The Lehi headed south instead of Hawaii as planned and Fearon hopes to persuade Smith to stay aboard. The raft aims to prove five men can reach Hawaii without sails motors or food or water.
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San Francisco
California
Lehi
Arthur Fearon
Hawaii
San Simeon
Calif
Here
Vergen
Fearon
San Luis Obispo County
Don Smith
Smith
Explosions Wreck Lake County Gas Plant at Clearlake
Five people critically injured and twelve others with minor injuries after a blast that leveled the Lake County Gas plant in Clearlake Highlands. Five critical patients treated at Lakeside Hospital include Donald Garner and Lon Gibson. A nearby residence owned by Lee Peoples burned to the ground.
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Lake County
Clearlake Highlands
Lakeside Hospital
Clearlake
Bess Gibson
Donald Garner
Irvin Garner
Charles Baum
Lon Gibson
Clearlakes Highlands
Charles Danbrook
Young Garner
Garner
Lee Peoples
William Corbett of Willits Dies in Europe
William R. Corbett 35 died Sunday of balbar polio in Landshut Germany where he studied voice He was son of Nellie Corbett of Willits who was visiting an army buddy in Oregon when told of his death Corbett served in World War II wounded at Normandy He later worked as a governor in Germany and a war crimes interpreter at Dachau His hobby was aiding war orphans Funeral services planned in Willits and his body was being returned home
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Evelyn Fillmore Willits
William R. Corbett
Landshut
Germany
Nellie Corbett
Willits
Oregon
Frank
Sacramento
William
Corbett
Normandy
Dachu
Europe
Willis
Unions Continue Talks With Lumber Firms
Portland based AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union said it would resume negotiations with Eugene employers and the Lumbermen's Industrial Relations Committee in Seattle as part of efforts to resolve a crippling regional lumber strike. The CIO International Woodworkers of America was also set to meet with LIRC, while Oregon talks failed to produce progress yesterday.
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Portland
Ore
AFL Lumber and Sawmil Workers Union
Northwest
AFL
Eugene
Lumbermen’s
Seattle
Wash
LIRC
CIO International Woodworkers-of America
Oregon
Fof
Portland Coast Columbia
President Attends Services For Brother's Wife
President and Mrs. Eisenhower fly from Washington to Altoona for the funeral of Helen Eakin Eisenhower wife of Milton Eisenhower. They join the family at St Andrew's Episcopal Church for noon services, with private burial at Centre County Memorial Park.
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State Colege
Eisenhower
Helen Eakin Eisenhower
Milton
Altoona
Pennsylvania State University
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
James B. Shannon
Centre County Memorial Park
Kansas State College
All-Star Game Sets Scoring Records in Cleveland
The American League beat the National League 11 to 9 in Cleveland at Muntelpak Stadium in the 21st midsummer classic. Casey Stengel earned his first All-Star win after four losses as fans witnessed a high scoring, record setting game.
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Cleveland
Muntelpak
Casey Stengel
National League
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