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Maine voters back Smith as McCarthyism faces backlash
The Maine Republican primary defeats Robert L. Jones, seen as McCarthy's proxy, signaling broader pushback against McCarthyism. The piece links Smith's 1950 declaration of conscience to current shows of independence in Maine and New England, praising standards of free speech and criticism.
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Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Smith
Robert L. Jones
Senator McCarthy
Potter
Mich
Government Operations Committee
Wisconsin
Mr. Jones
Down South
John Sparkman
Alabama
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
New England
Maggie’’ Smith
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Joseph N. Welch
Welch
Boston
Senator MceCarthy