France Drifts Toward a Has Been Status Despite Strength
Preston Grover argues France, rich in resources and culture, drifts due to weak government, persistent communism in unions, and slow reform. He cites delayed German rearmament, Indochina losses, and economic protections that keep prices high. The piece concludes America will likely remain allied, but France’s trajectory remains cautious and unsettled.
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France
Free World
United States
Russia
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Paris
Lorraine
European Coal-Steel Community
Mendes-France
North Africa
Germany
Indochina
Pacific
Ho Chi Minh
Phalt
Mao Tse- Tractor
Jung
Newheart
George W
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Tunisia
Europe
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Czechoslovakia
Chevalier Granted U S Entry After Visa Reversal
French music hall and film star Maurice Chevalier was admitted to the United States on Wednesday after an apparent State Department shift. The U S Embassy offered no explanation for reversing the earlier visa denial.
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Chevalier
Paris
Maurice Chevalier
United States
State Department
U. S
Kiwanis State Convention Tallies Delegates at French Lick
At the 1954 Kiwanis state convention in French Lick August 22 to 24, Anderson Kiwanis Club delegates R E Clark Cedric Dunkerly and Floyd Stoelting will attend the three day session. Warren Graffam Kiwanis International treasurer and Pittsburgh executive will be a featured speaker. Delegates from 106 clubs representing over 7800 leaders will join Dwight F Gallivan Indiana district governor for the event hosted by Kiwanis Club of French Lick. J A Raney Indianapolis State School for the Deaf superintendent and Kiwanis International vice president will also speak.
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French Lick
R. E. Clark
Cedric Dunkerly
Floyd Stoelting
Anderson Kiwanis Club
Warren Graffam
Kiwanis International
Pittsburgh
French Lick Springs
Dwight F. Gallivan
Indiana Kiwanis District
Bluffton
Kiwanis Club
Graffam
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Ymca
J. A. Raney
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana State School For the Deaf
Man Fatally Shot Ex-Wife Wounded in Owensville
In Owensville, 10 miles southwest of Princeton, a man identified as William A. Stewart, 41, was found shot to death in his house. His former wife, Thelma Davis, 38, was wounded in the shoulder. Thelma Davis's present husband, Johnny Davis, 28, was held for questioning. Sheriff Maurice Wood stated the suspect was taken into custody and turned over to the sheriff.
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Princeton
Ind
Owensville
William A. Stewart
Thelma Davis
Maurice Wood
Gibson County
Beck
Stewart
Davis
Securities Head Resigns Post
INDIANAPOLIS Secretary of State Crawford Parker said Wednesday Robert Fink of Indianapolis has resigned as state securities commissioner and Joseph Shannon of South Bend has been appointed to succeed him. Fink will join the US Senate Banking and Currency Committee as investigator. Shannon’s deputy role goes to Franklin Foust, with George Banta named to Foust’s post.
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Indianapolis
Crawford Parker
Robert Fink
Joseph Shannon
South Bend
Fink
US. Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Shannon
Franklin Foust
Columbia City
Secretary of State
George Banta
Bourbon
Foust
Hiccups Sufferer Dies in York Pennsylvania
Earl H. Dorsey, 60, who endured hiccup attacks for seven years, died at York Hospital. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause. The widow said the episodes began seven years ago, increased for three years forcing retirement, and have since been nearly constant.
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York
Earl H. Dorsey
York Hospital
Russia protests U S over flights above Soviet ships
Moscow radio reported that Russia complained to the United States about American military planes allegedly flying over Soviet merchant ships in the Formosa area. The claim emphasizes violation of freedom of the seas and occurred on Wednesday night.
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Russia
London
United States
Formosa
Moscow Radio
Transfusions End For Boy In Middletown
In Middletown Ohio 6 year old Eddie Philips who underwent a tonsillectomy endured 12 days of grave illness and 27 days of blood transfusions. The surgeon reports a cautious but hopeful outlook as Eddie recovers with tube feeding and breathing support. If improvement continues doctors may attempt to restore throat muscle function so he can speak.
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Middletown
Ohio
Eddie Philips
Eddie
Third Bluffton youth pleads guilty in delinquency case
Franklin Vore 18 and Ned Murray 20 pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of minors in a Wells County sex and beer party probe involving reformatory inmates. Judge Byrd deferred sentencing until Aug 31. Physieal Knight also pleaded guilty but charges dropped for lack of evidence. two others await arraignment. Separately, Senate investigators criticized TV as a factor in juvenile delinquency, with editors divided on regulation and responsibility shared by parents and the industry.
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Bluffton, Ind
Franklin Vore
Bluffton
Wells County
Indiana Reformatory Trustees
Homer J. Byrd
Vore
Ned Murray
Physieal Knight
Washington
Senate
World Bank posts 26 loans to 16 countries for year
The World Bank reported 26 loans to 16 countries for the year ended June 30, collecting all repayments and earning a net income of 20 million dollars. Total loan commitments reached 1.914 billion dollars. Consumer prices shifted mainly under 5 percent with notable changes in potatoes up 31 percent and calves down 7 percent.
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Washington
World Bank
Rains Come Too Late For Some State Corn
Indiana drought pressures corn as early rains fail to save late planted fields. Purdue figures show 88 percent tassled and 66 percent silked statewide while alfalfa second crop 79 percent complete and soybeans setting pods. Cantaloup and watermelon harvests spread in the southern belt as local rains create sharp field contrasts.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Purdue University Agricultural Statisticians
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