INVESTIGATIONS: Pin Wheels

Joe McCarthy went on record last week in favor of fireworks; he was one of three Senators who voted against a bill to ban shipments of fireworks into states where they are outlawed.

Although the McCarthy-Army hearings were in recess, there were plenty of pin wheels whirling around the issues they had raised. By their fitful light and the rockets' red glare, it was plain that the Eisenhower Administration was determined to quench Joe McCarthy.

The Long Furrow. In his press conference the President held firm to his order barring testimony about the confidential Jan. 21 discussion in the Justice Department...

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