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Thrill-thriving U.S. radio commentators and newspaper columnists could hardly conceal their chagrin last week at the course of the coldly efficient, seemingly drab censure hearings against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. But the hard fact was-and nobody knew it better than McCarthy-that the special committee headed by Utah...
Replying to the charge that McCarthy urged Government employees to give him classified documents, Lawyer Williams attempted to show that other Senators have done the same thing. But Chairman Watkins pointed out that his committee was investigating only McCarthy, not the other Senators.
How Far Dare They Go? The basic differences between McCarthy and the spirit of the Senate shone most clearly in an exchange between Watkins and McCarthy about the role of the Senate investigator. Taking off from McCarthy's celebrated attack on Brigadier General Ralph Zwicker (when he said Zwicker...
Said Watkins gravely: "... I am very curious about this whole thing because I have held a number of hearings myself as a member of the Internal Security Committee ... I know the exasperation and irritation and provocation there is in a very strong degree with some of the witnesses. But I...
Thin of face, frame, voice and manner, Watkins is cautious, precise and meticulous. Despite his quiet manner, he has a stubborn quality, has refused to be blown down by such formidable wind channels as Texas' former Democratic Senator Tom Connally and Illinois' Republican Senator Everett Dirksen. Last week...