Unknowns Serve On McCarthy Committee
The McCarthy censure resolution is now in the hands of a six member Senate committee. The panel includes three lawyers and former judges, a Harvard Law School graduate among them, two seasoned politicians, and a personal friend of President Eisenhower. Senate leaders Knowland and Johnson had urged elders Millikin and George to join.
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Eisenhower
Senate
William Knowland
Calif
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
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Colorado
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Colo
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Utah
McCarran
McCarthy Crisis Tests Senate Leadership and Choices
The piece analyzes Senate leaders reluctance to engage McCarthyism, noting junior members chosen for a probe while veterans stay aloof. It highlights Democrats Stennis Ervin and Johnson, and Republicans Knowland Watkins Case Carlson and others, amid fears of McCarthy's self destructive tactics and the Army hearings.
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