Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, who two ### accused Sen. Mike Monroney of “anti-Semitism” because Sen. Monrone### the tactics of two McCarthy aides, today shouted insinuations from the S### alleging that Sens. Monroney and Herbert H. Lehman were pro-Community###.
Sen. McCarthy read a letter which he said Sen. Lehman sent in 1948 Hiss. He accused Sens. Lehman and Monroney of “attempted character### nation ” of Roy Cohn of the McCarthy committee staff. He hinted the ### opposed Cohn because of Cohn’s work against Communism. Sen. Monr ### Lehman need make no apology for his public service.
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