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Jordan notifies Security Council it will not take part in scheduled debate; Charter pledge issue linked
el Malakh explains identification of ship as Cheops'; cites type of gypsum cement used to seal craft in bedrock, method of stonecutting used on limestone blocks; says condition of wooden decks, oars, etc and persistent odor of cedar and incense prove chamber has not been opened before; repts his preliminary findings confirmed by Amer and others at site; replies to some criticisms by US experts; illus; his sketch of discovery site and gen view of site illus
23d day of hearings; Cohn cross-examined by Jenkins; denies that he or McCarthy used improper means or sought special favors in Schine case; subcom seeks to establish amt of subcom work done by Schine while on leave from Ft Dix; effort leads to clash between Dem subcom members and McCarthy; subcom subpoenas own files when McCarthy says he will not make them available in order to bar Dems from learning names of Govt employes who supply him with data; McCarthy promises data requested after being served with subpoena; subpoena then canceled; Carr volunteers to appear as witness; Mundt takes no action on McCarthy demand that all Army files bearing on dispute be subpoenaed; Cohn testifies that Schine was never in Florida on time off from Ft Dix for subcom work, that Stevens told him he would send Schine as observer to Army intelligence schools to rev textbooks after basic training; Cohn denies Stevens testimony that on Sept 16 McCarthy requested comm for Schine; says he does not recall what he said when excluded from Ft Monmouth lab but denies declaring war on Army or that he said he had continuing access to FBI files; says that Army officers at Ft Monmouth told him in '53 that official USSR mil mission inspected radar work 'a couple of yrs earlier'; Jenkins seeks from Cohn explanation why subcom continued to rely on Schine for 4 mos after it was known he would be drafted; at Welch suggestion Jenkins seeks specific data on work done by Schine on leave; Cohn cites writing of 3 interim repts; says documents will be made available to subcom after wk-end; does not recall incident described by Adams in which Cohn allegedly threatened to give Army 'a little natl interest'; testifies that Adams on Feb 18, while reimbursing him for prize fight and theatre tickets, told him of importance of closing accts between them but would not explain meaning of statement; McCarthy lr disclosing Carr's willingness to testify raises issue of Hensel role; Jenkins repts Schine will testify; Jenkins, com members illus
Joint session hears Emperor Haile Selassie
McCarthy expands his oft-repeated charge of '20 yrs of treason' into 'the past 20 or 21 yrs which would include 1 yr of Eisenhower Adm, Sen subcom hearings in Army-McCarthy dispute
1954Robert Beaser, American composer and educator[†]
Robert Beaser is an American composer.
1954Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician[†]
Gerald Wesley Moran is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 113th U.S. Congress, during which he led successful Republican efforts in the 2014 election, producing the first Republican Senate majority since 2006. Previously, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Kansas's 1st congressional district.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]