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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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John G. Adams resigns as Army Counselor amid McCarthy-Army row, prompting rumors Secretary Stevens may follow; resignation effective March 31, accepted without reference to prior dispute; Stevens expected to exit after Peress case probe. (198 characters)
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WASHINGTON. (AP)The resignation of Army Counselor John G. Adams, a key figure in the McCarthy-Army row, stirred fresh speculation that Secretary of the Army Stevens also may be on the way out.
Stevens announced Friday, as he was starting his own third year in office, that he was accepting Adams' resignation, effective on March 31.
Adams' letter of resignation and Stevens' reply made no mention of the running fight which erupted nearly a year ago in "pressure" and "blackmail"charges exchanged by Stevens and Adams on one hand and by Sen. McCarthy and Roy Cohn, then McCarthy's top aide, on the other.
Adams wrote that "projects which have occupied my attention are now well advanced and I therefore, would like to leave my post" as the Army's top civilian lawyer.
Stevens wrote back, accepting the resignation "in the same spirit in which you have offered it."
Pentagon friends of Stevens said privately they expect the secretary to return to private business after a new Senate investigation of the Army's handling of the case of Maj. Irving Peress-a prime issue in the McCarthy-Army controversy.
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Announced Friday, Effective On March 31
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adams' resignation accepted effective march 31; speculation that stevens may resign and return to private business after new senate investigation
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John G. Adams, Army Counselor and key figure in the McCarthy-Army row, resigned citing advanced projects; Stevens accepted without mentioning the controversy involving pressure and blackmail charges exchanged with McCarthy and Cohn; Pentagon friends expect Stevens to leave after investigation of Maj. Irving Peress case