Indochina Situation Grave Two Vietminh Thrusts Rain Blood
Vietminh forces scored two major blows in the Hanoi delta. At Cho Moi 60 Vietnamese defenders and rebels fought to halt Vietminh assaults near Haiphong Hanoi road, while 3,000 Vietminh overwhelmed a Catholic seminary in Quanphungha, turning it into a deadly battleground with hundreds killed or captured.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Haiphong
Cho Moi
Haiphong Harbor
Quanphungha
Actus
Ouanphungha
Homicide ruled by coroner in Canfield death
Coroner Dr. J Ward Doering of Hocking County ruled the death of 71 year old David B Canfield a homicide with unknown assailants. He set the date of death as May 24 noting a shotgun or car backfire heard nearby and the need to appoint an executor. Canfield was last seen May 21 and found dead four days later facial wound from a 16 gauge shotgun near his Jack Run home. Sheriff Waldron offered no new leads on weapon origin.
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Logan
J. Ward Doering
Hocking County
David B. Canfield
Lancaster
Mr. Canfield
Firestone's Voice to Run on ABC Net
Indications say the Voice of Firestone will move from NBC to ABC with no program gaps, continuing the live radio and TV musical at the same Monday 8 p.m. slot. Firestone officials and ABC discuss ABC taking over the show costing about 2.5 million dollars annually, with Paramount Theater as the studio in Times Square. NBC plans a Sid Caesar show for its TV slot next fall, may keep radio portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Voice of
Firestone
NBC
ABC
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
American Broadcasting Co
Paramount Theater
Times Square
American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc
National Broadcasting Co
Voice of Firestone
After Five Year Wait Murderer Is Executed
William T. Reed, a 45 year old Louisville Negro, executed in Eddyville for murdering his common law wife Louise Young. He spent nearly 50 years in the death house after being convicted December 8, 1948 and brought to Eddyville January 29, 1949.
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Eddyville
William T. Reed
Eddyville State Penitentiary
Louise Young
Louisville
Hawaiian songwriter's daughter to wed Tucson airman
Hollywood reports "Sweet Leilani" Owens, the composer of the Hawaii theme, is engaged to Pvt. Roy M. Dobric Jr. of Tucson, Arizona. The couple met as University of Arizona students last year. Owens wrote the song when Leilani was born in Honolulu.
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Hollywood
Leilani
Owens
Roy M. Dobric Jr
Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Honolulu
Young Republicans Converge for Ohio Convention
About 400 Young Republicans gather in Columbus for a three day state convention to set party priorities and elect leaders. The event marks the group’s annual meeting with speeches and organizational business planned.
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Young Gop
Columbus
Ohio
Geneva delegates plan rest before bridge to talks
Indochina conference delegates near a long weekend recess after a string of fruitless secret meetings. Western delegates accuse Viet Minh figures like Pham Van Dong of fierce anti French rhetoric as talks resume in closed sessions to pressure concrete policing proposals for a Far East truce.
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Geneva
Pham van Dong
Mier
Vietminh
van Dong
France
Georges Bidault
Frankfurt Youth Admits Theft Over Drinks Debt
A young Frankfurt man confessed to police that he stole 30 marks from his girlfriend's friend's purse. He said he invited her for drinks, was broke, and needed to pay for the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Toll Increase To Reduce Weekend Traffic Risks
Ohio officials warn that Memorial Day traffic trends may repeat with higher fatalities. State highway safety director A. C. Felty cites past weekends after holidays showing a drop in safe driving and a spike in deaths and urges motorists to stay vigilant this coming weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Seven Hamilton Fishermen Charged Over Ontario Catch
Seven fishermen from Hamilton Ohio were charged with possessing more than the legal limit of pompano and pike from Nipissing Ontario. Named are Omer Jacobs Joseph Walner C R Brown Paul Brown W S Brown Frank G Beierle and Howard Shreck. Officers say the fish were cleaned packed in ice and all gear was seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bay
Ohio teen named state star farmer for 1954
Herbert Litt, 17, of Bellville Route 1, named Ohio star farmer at the state FFA banquet in Columbus. He owns a third of his family 264 acre farm, rents 60 acres, and raises cattle and hogs. Betty Grooms of New Albany named queen. she studies home economics at Ohio State University. Litt graduated from Fredericktown High May 27. About 4000 Ohio FFA members attend the convention.
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Columbus
Herbert Litt
Route 1
Bellville
Ohio
Future Farmers of America
Ty Betty Grooms
Newe
Ohio State University
Miss Grooms
FFA
East District of Ohio Association
J. Elva Litt
Herbert
Fredericktown
Ohio Ffa
Solar Generator Aims To Power Homes From Sunlight
Air Force researchers at Wright Field near Dayton report a solar generator that could convert sunlight into home energy with refinement. The project credits Donald Reynolds and Lt. Col. Gerard M. Leies. Bell Telephone also unveils a silicon transistor solar battery storing harvested energy.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Donald C. Reynolds
Gerard M. Leies
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Man Killed as Fire Rips Through Elyria Home
Flames tore through a frame house in Elyria Ohio last night killing 74 year old David L Keith. Fire crews could not determine cause.
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Elyria
Ohio
David L. Keith
Four Puerto Ricans Face Trial for House Shooting
Doorkeeper W Swem Elgin and Rep James Van Zandt testified as witnesses in the trial of four Puerto Ricans led by Lolita Lebron. The defendants Rafael Cancel Miranda Andres Figueroa Cordero and Irving Flores Rodriguez face possible maximum sentences of 75 years each on multiple counts of assault with intent to kill and with a deadly weapon.
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Warren Rogers, JR
Ashington
House of Representatives
U.S. Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
Kenneth A. Roberts
D-Ala
Lolita Lebron
James van Zandt
R-Pa
Frank B. Wise
Akoma Park
Ely Named Top War Post In France Move
Paris France appoints Gen Paul Ely 56 as military commander in chief and chief of staff replacing Gen Henri Navarre. The cabinet also elevates Frederic-Dupont to cabinet rank as minister for Indochina while Navarre faces renewed criticism after Dien Bien Phu. Ely’s Far East survey informs new defense plans against Viet Minh threats near Hanoi.
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Paris
France
Paul Ely
Joseph Laniel
Ely
Henri Navarre
Maurice Dejean
Indochina
Navarre
Dien Bien Phu
Laniel
Edouard Fredeeric-Dupont
Frederic-Dupont
Marc Jacquet
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Delta
de Lattre
Viet Nam
Lattre
Three Governors to Meet in Cincinnati on June 22
Ohio Governor Lausche Kentucky Governor Wetherby Indiana Governor Craig will convene in Cincinnati on June 22 to study highways Ohio River navigation and mutual problems. Highway officials and turnpike commissions from the three states will participate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Kentucky
George N. Craig
Indiana
Cincinnati
Ohio Five Day Forecast From Associated Press
Period opens cool with five day trend near seasonal norms. Temperatures rise to warmer conditions Sunday through Tuesday before turning cooler Wednesday. Normal lows 56 to 58, highs 76 to 81. Rain chances include showers and thunderstorms Tuesday or Wednesday with about a half inch or less.
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Associated Press
Symington Demands McCarthy Share Names With FBI
Sen. Symington urged the Senate Investigations subcommittee to order McCarthy and aides to hand over to the FBI the names of 133 alleged Communists or security risks in defense plants and federal work. The motion stalled awaiting absent members as a Pentagon staffing dispute over sending the list to Defense Secretary Wilson loomed.
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Washington
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
eCarthy Army
McCarthy
FBI
Feder
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Dworshak
R-Idaho) and Dirksen (R-Ii), Chairman Mundt
Pentagon
Wilson
May
Defense Department
Roy M. Cohn
McCarthy Subcommittee
Cohn
Subcommittee
White family members noted at Oklahoma universities
In Enid Oklahoma a 58 year old John M White Sr retired Army captain is a junior at Phillips University. His son John Jr is a graduating senior at the University of Oklahoma. The piece describes a junior who is a senior and a senior who is a junior within the White family.
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Enid
Okla
John M. White Sr
Phillips University
John Jr
University of Oklahoma
Outlook Not Hopeless says Dulles on Indochina aid
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Indochina war situation is grave but not hopeless as he urged approval of a new 3.0 billion dollar foreign aid program. He pressed for flexible spending to act quickly against the growing communist threat in Indochina and Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Indochina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
China
Southeast
Wiley
van Fleet
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
Harold E. Stassen
Housing Approved By Senate
Senate approves broad housing bill with liberalized government insured credit for home buyers and a plan to clear slums. It also backs Eisenhower's demand to authorize 5,000 public housing units annually for four years, a provision not in the House version. A Senate House conference will seek a compromise.
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Washington
Eisenshower
Senate
Senate House
Eisenhower
House
Capehart
Senate Banking Committee
Senate House Conference
Bodies Found In Everglades After Marine Skyraider Crash
Two Marine fliers died in the Everglades crash of two Skyraiders. A fourth parachuted to safety and was rescued in serious condition with severe burns. Missing are Lieut. Ray Holton, Lieut. Harry Proudian Jr, and private first class John Costa.
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Miami
Fla
Marine Air Corps
Everglades National Park
Pfe
Willam G. Coilier
South Webster
Ohio
Ufc
Ray H. Holton
Rt. 3
Alpharetta
Harry Proudian Jr
Los Angeles
John Costa
Salem
Oil Company Cuts Gasoline Prices in Ohio
Standard Oil of Ohio reduced the price of regular gasoline to 26.9 cents and premium to 29.6 cents a gallon at most company stations in the state. The cut reflects weakened price conditions in retail and wholesale markets.
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Cleveland
Standard OU
Ohio
Yanks and Britons Differ About Communist Threat
American fears of communism are seen as excessive by Britons while many Americans view Britain as soft on Communists. The difference in views shapes tensions between allies, with some Britons doubting American loyalty and others trusting their government amid spy cases.
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Don Whitehead
London
America
United States
Britain
Old Dutch Masters Arrive for Major New York Exhibition
A major Dutch art show crossing the Atlantic will open in New York next October with about 106 works. Leading organizers Blake Godwin of Toledo Art Museum and Theodore Rouseau of the New York Melon Museum join Dr. A. de Vries of The Hague Royal Cabinet of Paintings. The display will travel to Toledo and Toronto, featuring Rembrandt Vermeer Hals Steen and Ruysdael among others. Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Luns will open the exhibition in New York.
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Hague
Netherlands
New York
Blake Godwin
Toledo Art Museum
Theodore Rouseau
New York Me Ilon Museum
A. de Vries
Hague Royal Cabinet
Rembrandt
Vermeer
Franz Hals
Jan Steen
Jacob van Ruysael
Toledo
Toronto
de Vries
Amsterdam
Joseph Luns
Buggy Stolen Then Recovered After Horses Fear It
Dallas report says Mrs. William H. Fursman had her buggy stolen and later found. She told police she bought it for their horses but the animals are terrified of it, being accustomed to cars and avoiding the buggy.
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Dallas
William H. Fursman
Former educator dies in Ohio at 83
Richard John Kiefer 83 longtime educator and superintendent for Upper Sandusky Bellefontaine and Niles was found dead yesterday at his Indian Lake home in Bellefontaine Ohio authorities reported.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Richard John Kiefer
Upper Sandusky
Bellefontaine and
Niles
Indian Lake
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Burdick
Paul W. Shhaefer
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Omaha
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