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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, January 18, 1955
McCarthy Asks Data On'90 Employes' Issue
Washington—(U.P.)—Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy demanded today that the State department clarify how many employees it still retains of the 90 he accused of being Communist or Communist supporters in 1950.
At the same time, Sen. McCarthy charged that Sen. Olim D. Johnston (D-S.C.) "twisted and distorted the facts" in interpreting a State department letter about the fate of the 90 employees.
Sen. Johnston had claimed the letter made clear that "not one of the State department employees charged in 1950.. has been found to be a Communist or disloyal to the United States."
Sen. McCarthy called Sen. Johnston's statement a "garbled misstatement of facts." He said the "misstatements may have been merely mistakes" but added, "I doubt it."
The Wisconsin Republican also labeled Sen. Johnston's statement "an attempt to discredit the fight to expose Communists."
He said the State department no longer has most of the 90 employees on its rolls. And he pointed out that the department's job is not to prove a suspected employee actually is a Communist but only to decide whether he is a security risk.
The State department letter to which the two senators gave different interpretations outlined what action had been taken in the cases of 10 employees publicly accused of being Communists or Communist sympathizers by Sen. McCarthy in 1850. And, 80 other employees similarly accused whose names were
This division has about 1,300 members. The parent ASC with more than 70,000 members is the world's largest professional society.
At 36 years of age Dr. Vander-Werf is one of the education division's youngest chairman. He joined the KU faculty in 1941 and in 1949 became a full professor.
Dr. Calvin VanderWerf, professor of chemistry, has assumed the chairmanship of the division of chemical education of the American Chemical society.
Dr. VanderWerf has received many grants for research in organic chemistry from government and private agencies, and currently holds a large grant from the American Petroleum institute. His general chemistry textbook, of which he is co-author with Dean A. W. Davidson, has been adopted in nearly 100 universities and by the United States Armed Force institute.
VanderWerf Leads Group
supplied by Sen. McCarthy and investigated by the old Tydings committee.
Of the first 10, the department said, two were dismissed on security grounds. Of the remainder, one was dropped for failing to meet foreign service standards, five either transferred, retired, resigned or completed assignments, and two were never State department employees.
Dr. VanderWerf previously was secretary of the education division of the ACS.
Of the 80, one resigned while being investigated under the Eisenhower security program, two resigned under investigation under the old Truman loyalty program, two were removed under the law authorizing arbitrary dismissals and another was "removed for suitability reasons under personnel regulations."
Of the remainder, 32 resigned. 10 were transferred to other agencies, four completed limited appointments, eight were separated for emonomy reasons, one retired, one died and seven were never employed.
Sen. McCarthy noted that this accounted for only 69 of the latter group of 80 and said he had not realized "11 were still working at the State department." He said he had "been led to believe that all of the 80 had disappeared from the department."
Debate Tourney To Be Held Here
Sen. McCarthy said he wants a further report on this. Nevertheless, he said, the fact that the state department has "gotten ride of 69 out of 80" shows "there was something radically wrong" when he made his charges in 1950.
State high school debate team champions will be decided Jan. 28 and 29 when the Class AA and Class A high school debate tournaments are held in Fraser.
Eight teams are expected to compete in the Class AA tournament and six in the Class A.
The winners will be announced and trophies presented at the Student Union after the results have been tabulated. The tournament is sponsored by the Kansas State Activities association and the University of Kansas Extension and department of speech.
Dr. Murphy to Speak to PEO
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will speak at the Lawrence PEO Founder's day celebration at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kansan room of the Student Union. Dinner reservations may be made with Mrs. Fred Montgomery.
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Washington —(U.P.)— Opponents of the proposed Dixon-Yates power plant expensed confidence today that Congress will refuse to appropriate $6,500.00 this year for the Tennessee Valley authority to build a transmission line to the plant.
Final Moore Talk To Be at 7 Tonight
Prof. Geoffrey Moore, visiting Rose Morgan lecturer, will present a summary of his lectures on "The Spirit of Modern Literature" at 7 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
Dixon-Yates Refusal Seen
He will discuss the main trends in modern literature and the most influential writers.
A TVA bloc of Democrat senators considered President Eisenhower's request for such an appropriation as a "fair target" in their fight against the proposed steam power plant at West Memphis, Ark.
But Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D-N.M.), a leading opponent of the private plant project, said the assault on the appropriation request for the transmission line would be only a skirmish in the main battle
French Arms Pool Plan Expected To Be Killed
Chaperones for the Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity Winter formal which was held at the chapter house were Mrs. John Skie Sr., Mrs. C. S. Underwood, Mrs. Betty Park, and Mrs. Ralph Rosenbrough.
If opponents fail to block construction of the plant. Sen. Anderson said, he would favor appropriating money eventually for the connecting transmission line. It will not be needed for two or three years even if the plant is built, he said.
4 Choperone ATO Dance
Paris—(U.P.)—Britain lined up with West Germany and Holland today in a move that practically doomed a bold French plan to put the proposed European arms pool under a single agency.
A weak compromise on the French plan began to emerge, however, before France's partners officially went to work on demolishing the single-agency idea.
Informed sources said some sort of arms pool definitely will grow out of a seven-nation conference being held here.
Britain's principal objection was known to be against a provision which would permit the supranational agency to control arms contracts.
Mr. Erhard circulated a memorandum to other conference delegates yesterday, stating West Germany's objections to the French plan under which a single agency would control the manufacture and distribution of arms.
These sources said Germany, Britain and Holland would turn down the French plan at the meeting starting at 3 p.m. (9 a.m. EST), with German Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard outlining his country's official view.
As the delegates met, a Soviet diplomatic offensive operated with precision against Germany and France.
France's partners in the arms pool project came to Paris determined they would do nothing to wreck final French ratification of the Western European Union.
Radio Moscow last night shifted its appeal to French opinion with the charge that the arms pool would be only "a smoke screen behind which the allies would favor Germany."
Almost all of the nations represented at this conference agreed
that some sort of pool will be necessary.
Informed sources said Mr. Erhard will agree to the establishment of a pool and will give Germany's pledge that she will not make chemical, bacterial, or biological weapons.
German Club to Elect Officers
The German club will hold an election of officers for next semester Thursday afternoon in 502 Fraser and will give a farewell party for members who are leaving the University.
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