French Dive Bombers Join Assault on Dien Bien Phu
U S supplied Privateer bombers and carrier based fighters joined a large air attack on Vietminh lines at Dien Bien Phu. Bombers dropped fragmentation bombs to breach trenches while carrier Bois Belleau aircraft targeted artillery and anti aircraft positions. Ground fighting paused for the night as Vietminh pressed close to French fortifications and command posts.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Gulf of Tonkin
Belleau Wood
Isabelle
Christian de Castries
Hong Kong
United States
U.S. Air Force
France
Marseille
High Court To Review Jackson Slaying Case
The State Supreme Court will review the manslaughter conviction of Dono van Sharp for the shotgun slaying of Thomas Easley near Jackson on April 11 1952. Sharp claims prejudicial error due to the prosecutor not furnishing his counsel a copy of testimony from a coroner s inquest.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Donovan Sharp
Sharp
Jackson
Thomas Easley
Crosser set for $11250 annual congressional pension
Rep. Robert Crosser of Ohio, defeated by about 500 votes in the Ohio primary, is eligible for the maximum congressional pension of $11,250 a year for life. The veteran’s long career began in 1913 and was ended by Charles Vanik, a former Cleveland Municipal Judge.
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Washington
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Cleveland
Charles Vanik
Steel Union Policy Talks Are Launched
Pittsburgh policy makers of the CIO United Steelworkers opened a two day meeting to draft final plans for the first nationwide labor negotiations of 1954. The 170 member Wage Policy Committee mapped strategy and refined contract demands for the basic steel industry later this month. The union seeks wage increases and improved pension and insurance benefits with a guaranteed annual wage reportedly not pressed. Bargaining starts May 18 with U.S. Steel Corp., the top steel producer, and other firms will set dates soon. The USW also sent 60 day notices asking companies to negotiate new contracts to replace pacts expiring June 30 and to discuss wages pensions insurance and all employment conditions.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
U. S. Steel Corp
Lamb Offers Cash To Tie Him to Reds
Edward Lamb a Toledo publisher and WHOO Inc president offered 10000 to anyone who proves Communist ties. FCC delayed renewal of his WICU TV Erie license citing alleged connections and asked if he ever belonged to the Communist party. Lamb defended the offer as a defense against rumor and attacks on freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Edward Lamb
Lamb
Wicu-Tv
Erie
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Whoo, Inc
Orlando
Fla
Communist Party
Dispatch
Furnace to Restart at Massillon Steel Plant
Massillon Ohio UP Re public Steel Corp restarts an open hearth furnace at the plant halted last March resuming production likely boosting local steel output and employment.
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Massillon, Ohio
Republic Steel Corp
Athens Address Linked To Body Of Man
City police and West Virginia officials investigate a Kanawha River body found in St Albans for potential match to Forrest Willard Lake a 35 year old missing merchant seaman from Bays West Virginia The sole identifying clue is a Len vile watch repair number L174W Authorities check if Lake lived on State Street Athens and if the watch repair number originated there.
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Kanawha River
Athens
West Virginia
Forrest Willard Lake
St. Albans
W. Va
Lake
Bays
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Ohio
W. State St
Joseph B. Grogran
Denied Funds Wife Shoots Kills Spouse in Columbus
Police hold Cecile Evans, 27, mother of two, after she says she lost her head and shot Forest Bill Evans, 31, in bed with a 16 gauge shotgun. He reportedly demanded food after returning home drunk and tossed an empty wallet at her. Evans telephoned a sister to say she shot him.
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Columbus
Cecile Evans
Forest
Bill) Evans
Stephen Tigger
Earl Weeks
Evans
Ironton
Ohio Woman Casts Ballot Under Dead Sister Name
Mrs Rosie Jones 34 pleaded guilty in Cleveland to voting under the name of her dead sister Martha Dickerson. Judge Harry A Hanna placed her on five years probation noting mercy for her five children. She said she voted for her sister who would have done the same for her.
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Cleveland
Rosie Jones
Harry A. Hanna
Jones
Martha Dickerson
Navy Patrol Plane Missing Over Gulf Coast
A PBM patrol bomber from Corpus Christi Naval Air Station with 10 crew is missing in the Gulf of Mexico during a routine training flight. It last communicated at about 9 p.m. authorities said.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Air Station
Gulf of Mexico
Draft boards hears curious excuse from Gastonia registrant
A Gaston County registrant wrote to the draft board claiming romantic fever and a giant wife to seek exemption from military service. The peculiar letter seeks to avoid the draft on unusual grounds.
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Gastonia
N.C
Gaston County Draft Board
Gillette blasts Geneva reversal and GOP split
Sen. Guy Gillette accuses a "astounding and unprecedented reversal" at Geneva over Indochina blameing a split Republican administration. He says a Democratic Congress in November could heal government leadership and press UN action. The piece notes Dulles and Eisenhower defense of Geneva and mentions Truman and Stevenson.
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Washington
Guy Gillette
Iowa
United States
Geneva
Indochina
Congress
America
Dulles
Eisenhower
Gillette
Republican Party
Free World
Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rep
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Senate
House
Bender Plans Early Start for Senate Campaign
Rep. George Bender, victorious GOP Senate nominee, vows immediate campaigning. The 57-year-old Ohio incumbent will face Democrat Thomas A. Burke in November, praising the party’s campaign organization and promising a clean, issue driven race focusing on the Republican program, Eisenhower policies, and Taft Hartley act.
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Cleveland
George Bender
U. S. Senate
Thomas A. Burke
Ohio
Bender
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Party leaders bat 500 in Ohio primary contests
Republicans nominated George H. Bender of Cleveland for U.S. senator but passed over Francis B. Douglass for Ohio Supreme Court. Democrats backed George D. Nye of Waverly for lieutenant governor while John W. Donahey lost to Joseph T. Ferguson for state treasurer. Governor Lausche praised Nye while Ferguson edged Donahey. The field included other contests for the Supreme Court and auditor positions with Lamneck and Matthias contesting the court seat.
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Columbus
Epublicans
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Francis B. Douglass
High Court
Frank J. Lausche
George D. Nye
Waverly
Nye
Lausche
John W. Donahey
Hudson
Donahey
U S
A. V
Vic) Donahey
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Supreme Court
Edwards
Matthias
Douglass
John M. Matthias
John H. Lamneck
New Philadelphia
Second Trucker Is Protected In Columbus Unload
Gov. Lausche ordered state patrols and city police to Columbus to protect a second trucker unloading at Merchandise Warehouse Co. The action followed AFL unloaders demanding a full day’s pay for work that often takes only hours. L. A. Dollar of Arbet Truck Lines said he would unload Harvey, Illinois, shipments if protection was provided.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
L. A
Felty Named National Chairman of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Felty, director of the Ohio Department of Highway Safety, announced he has accepted appointment as chairman of the National Committee of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators in Washington.
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Felty
Columbus
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Washington
Native Troop Buildup In Indochina Urged
Senator Mansfield cites 4700 Vietnamese and 1500 Cambodians among 12 000 defenders of Dien Bien Phu as proof anti communist armies can be trained in Indochina. He warns there is time to bolster forces if France concedes more independence demands.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Senate
Foreiin
Dulles
Congress
Symington
McCarthy
Ohio primary returns show contest outcomes by race
Unofficial totals tabulated by Secretary Ted W. Brown list contested races for U S Senator Republican winner George H. Bender and opponent Saxbe with large margins, and unexpired term Supreme Court contests among Campbell Douglass Matthias Rutherford. Uncontested GOP wins include Governor Rhodes and other statewide offices while Democrats tally Burke Lausche Reider Lamneck.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Republican U_ 8
George H. Bender
William Saxbe
Republican Supreme Court
Willard D. Campbell
Francis B. Douglass
John M. Matthias
Iiiand R. Rutherford
Herbert S. Duffy
George TD. Nye
John Taylor
John W. Donahey
Joseph T. Ferguson
John J. Gallagher
Walter WA. Bolton
Paul F. Ward
Democratic Supreme Court
James F. Bell
Fred A. Dewey
James A. Rhodes
John W. Brown
Roger W. Tracy
C. William O'Neill
Supreme Court
Henry A. Middleton
Kingsley A. Taft
U.S
Thomas A. Burke
Frank J. Lausche
Robert W. Reider
John H. Lamneck
State Senate Nominations Listed by Senate Clerk
Columbus report shows eight nominees for the state Senate with incumbents marked. Districts range across Adams Pike Scioto Vinton Jackson Lawrence Meigs Gallia and Fairfield Hocking Athens Morgan Washington Noble Monroe Licking Delaware Muskingum Perry. Candidates include Oakley C Collins Eleanor Brande, C Stanley Mechem, Tom V Moore and W Mitchell with party notes provided.
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Columbus
State Senate
Senate
Thomas E. Bateman
Adams
Pike
Scioto
Vinton
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Gallia
Oakley C. Collins
Eleanor Brande
Portsmouth
Fairfield
Hocking
Athens
Morgan
Washington
Noble
Monroe
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Licking
Delaware
Muskingum
Perry
Tom V. Moorehead
Zanesville
W. Mitchell
Law Violation Questioned as McCarthy Hearing Drops Transcript
Senators voting to forward the hearings transcript to the Justice Department cited possible perjury or law violations. McCarthy clashed with Symington over an FBI material claim tied to security risks at Monmouth radar labs and Hoover letter doubts.
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Washington
Justice Department
Sen. McClelland
D-Ark
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
McCarthy
FBI
Monmouth
Len Jackson
Dp - Wash
Jackson
McCarthy Subcommittee
MeeCarthy
Stevens
Hoover
Army
The
Indochina Talks Delayed By Disputed Chairs In Geneva
In Geneva East and West remain split over chairing the Indochina session at the Geneva conference. Delays push prospects for peace talks to next week as Cambodia and Viet Nam Laos delegates are unsettled. French political turmoil risks postponing movement despite urgency from Dien Bien Phu and Viet Nam positions.
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Geneva
Indochina
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Laos
Mier
Joseph Laniel
French National Assembly
Laniel
Forien
Georges Bidault
Paris
Bidault
Jean Chauvel
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dien Bien Phu
Allied Negotiator Awarded Navy Medal
Tokyo Lieutenant General William K. Harrison Jr received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for diplomacy during his 14 months as chief allied officer of the Korean Armistice. The retiree to-be will assume command as commander in chief of U S forces in the Caribbean.
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Tokyo
William K. Harrison, Jr
Navy
Harrison
Far East
United Nations
Caribbean
U. S
Package Recovered by Cab Drivers in Chicago
An excited, unidentified man recovered a package he left in a taxicab yesterday and told two drivers it contained $40. He opened the package, took out two $20 bills, and gave one to each driver, Rocco Bologna, 35, and Edward Cajda, 33. The man had left the package in Bologna's cab after a ride to a loop bank.
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Chicago
Rocco Bologna
Edward Cajda
Bolgonia
Primary vote ignored in New Mexico hamlet
Vermejo Park precinct in Colfax County recorded zero votes for all candidates as 16 registered Democrats and seven Republicans missed election day in the remote northern New Mexico ranch area.
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New Mexico
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