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Se ke cae a POA bak ere Lee Meee i he agers Rew yer es oar -tone” i, P.O SO ee TPUMAN Drasts Al M’ Carthy as ‘Liar’ WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UP).—President Truman denounced Sen. McCarthy (K.-Wis.) today as a pathologi- cal character assassin who-rakes a business of attacking. Government employes. + The Chief Executive mate clear he takes no stock { cCarthy's recent charges that one” White’ House aide has been named in. FBI reports as a Communist and that the loyalty files of another underwent “a convenient disap- pearance,” The President said McCarthy's attack on Philleo Nash, White House adviser, followed the Hine of all his attacks on povernment employes who incur his dislike. He was asked whether the Wis- consin Republican told the truth when he said he had information on Nash from FBI files. ‘Truman asked in reply whether the Sena- tor ever told the truth. He also said he doubted very much whether MeCarthy had re- ceived any information from the Loyalty Review Board about David D. Lloyd, an administrative assistant to the President. Truman Sald McCarthy did nol need any information to he a: character assassin. MeCarthy told reporters “ihe of Truman's words “is about the same as those ustd when the House committee was ‘exposing Alger Hiss and about the same as those used when I was exposing (John Stewart) Service.” Truman emphasized that in criticizing McCarthy he was speaking without immunity. Mem- bers of Congress have immunity for anything they say on the floor - of the House or Senate. A Senate Elections subcommit- tee postponed action Monday on a resolution to Investigate Mc- Carthy’s fitness to hold office. The resolution was sponsored by Sen. Benton (D.-Conn.). WE SEEB 27 1Yb¢ uy ie 0-19 Tolaon Ladd Nichols Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen Tracy Leavghblin Mohr Tele. Nease Gandy Room. dA f Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Compass t A Darét 5 joi Page pee