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Senator Joe McCarthy, by Richard Rovere. A balanced portrait by an able Washington reporter who convincingly presents Joe as a reckless political hipster...
...maximum penalty for blaspheming, destroying hops, burning a haystack, or "maliciously damaging a river bank" is still life imprisonment. But the maximum penalty for forcing a child to live in a brothel is six months, and having sexual intercourse with a child or maiming a person by reckless driving can bring only two years. In spite of gradual reforms, it is still worse to steal a dog (18 months) than to attack a neighbor (one year...
...virulent attack on Brigadier General Ralph Zwicker* had the nation witnessed such a bitter and protracted personal assault by a member of Congress. Last week, in the memorable clash of the Senator v. the Ambassador, a presidential mission was compromised, and from the floor of the Senate reckless charges were cast against the integrity of U.S. diplomatic policy. Chief figures in the Page One drama...
...exchanges have dragged their feet so much that the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve Board are investigating questionable activities, are threatening to get tough. All of the warnings have slowed trading. Belatedly, the New York Stock Exchange warned its members against using their facilities "for reckless speculation by the uninformed." It has finally realized that Wall Street's failure to do its own policing will bring more stringent Government regulation...
...outfield, there has also been plenty of switching. Only Phil Bernstein managed to secure his position in center field at the start and hold onto it. Right field will be filled by Seth Singleton, a very successful batter and fielder, who is sometimes too reckless...