Show I ideas from other editors From the Cedar Rapids Tribune Cedar Rapids Iowa The villain or hero according to the preconceived ideas of ot the audience was Sen Joseph McCarthy of ot Wisconsin At intervals when he was not Interjecting In a point of ot order which usually amounted to toa a statement or talking sweet Secretary of the Army Anny as Now Bob the cameras swung on McCarthy anyway usually usually usually ally as Cohn was whispering in the Senators Senator's ear On one occasion to vary the plot McCarthy left reft the room followed by the cameras cameras and returned to announce that he had a mystery witness This came near the end endot of ot one days day's show It reminded soap opera addicts of ot other program closing announcements announcements announce announce- ments Who is this mystery witness witness witness wit wit- ness What will McCarthy do next Will the big bad wolf corner the i lamb Be sure to be with us again tomorrow for the latest chapter inthis in inthis inthis this most thrilling of suspense dramas dramas dramas dra dra- mas featuring Sen Joseph McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCar McCar- thy and the United States Army From the Chickasha Star ChIckasha Chickasha Chickasha Chick- Chick asha Oklahoma From this corner it appears that Private Schine knew all the right people to get his commission until they started biting at ea each eath h other other and and this is in indeed indeed indeed in- in deed a pity because U U. would have cost we taxpayers only about a year to put Schine in brass while the big In Washington is costing about that much an hour The pressure extended to get Schine a fast ast commission is typical of thousands of such cases during the past decade It may be fortunate fortunate fortu tortu nate that the deal backfired Maybe Maybe May be something will be done about th the whole stinking mess It is bad however that the money being spent for this stupid investigation is not being used to further soil soU conservation programs farm fann youth organizations polio pollo and cancer funds and any of ot the hundreds hundreds hun of worth while moves so badly bad t ly needed In this country of ours From the South Pasadena Review Review Re Re- view South Pasadena Calif The sessions ha have ve shown how much time can be absorbed in the bickering bickering bickering bick bick- ering over oyer the minutest points of substance and procedure From a political standpoint these hearings harm hann the Republican Party Its It's a Republican senator and a Republican Secretary of Defense Defense De- De ense standing toe to toe and shouting shouting shout- shout ing ng liar at each other The bitterness bitterness bitterness bit bit- which this investigation is engendering will not be easily dis dis- Division In the party could not come at a more unfortunate time for ime for the Republicans November November November Novem Novem- ber is but six months away 4 |