National Affairs: THE INQUIRING CONGRESSMEN

The 82nd Congress, whatever else it achieves, has already set a record for investigations. In their first session last year, the inquiring Congressmen held 130 hearings, ranging in subject from MacArthur's dismissal to the use of chemicals in food products. In their second session, now under way, the legislators will probably handle an even larger number of inquiries. On the schedule:

The McCarran Committee (Senate) will carry on the hunt for Communists, fellow travelers and subversive influences on U.S. policy. Its chairman, Nevada's Pat McCarran, has twelve projects in hand. Only one —...

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