Press-conference day dawned brightly in Washington. President Eisenhower, in the added heat of TV lights, faced questions sparked by previous blasts from Senators. "Mr. President," the firing began, "Senator Morse yesterday accused Mrs. Hobby of gross incompetency, and said she should be removed from office."
Sternly, Ike said he would not waste his time on the Morse attack, but would be glad to give an opinion about his Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Despite some feeling among White House aides that Oveta Hobby's handling of the polio vaccine problem has been...
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