Viet Nam Premier Questions Armistice Trap Amid Laos Withdrawal
Saigon dispatch reports Premier Nguyen Van Tam signals doubt a Hanoi peace bid is sincere and says Viet Nam would accept only an armistice tied to unconditional enemy surrender. French and Indochinese sources see the move as a smart, delaying tactic by Ho Chi Minh to slow U.S. aid and prolong the war.
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Saigon
Indochina
Laos
Nguyen van Tam
Viet Nam
Secala
Tnourne
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Moscow
Suang Prang
Sisavang Vong
Plaine Des Jarres
Post Is Urged For Van Fleet
Washington Sen Knowland urged Gen James A Van Fleet to head a U S military mission to train native anti Communist troops in Indochina He said his differences with Gen Omar Bradley over Korea should not block the assignment Van Fleet who led Korea for 22 months argues for a decisive war and believes conditions favor the Allies.
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Washington
Knowland
60th Medal of Honor Winner Named for Korean War Hero
Washington reports Corporal Lester Hammond Jr of Illinois awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for directing artillery fire that saved five wounded comrades while deep in enemy territory in Korea. Hammond, son of Mr and Mrs Lester Hammond of Quincy Illinois, died in action.
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Washington
Cpl
Lester Hammond Jr
Lester Hammond
Quincy
Hammond
Love or money a Park Avenue heiress faces a moral choice
New York and Park Avenue socialite Jean L. Tanburn must choose between marrying Donelson M. Kelly Jr. or forfeiting a $10,000 inheritance and a yearly share from a $675,000 trust. A clause in her great grandfather's will bars descendants who marry outside the Jewish faith and blood from benefits.
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New York
Park Avenue
Jean L. Tanburn
Donelson M. Kelly Jr
Two Americans Die in Indian C-47 Crash
An Air India C-47 crashed in monsoon weather near New Delhi killing 18 aboard. Among the dead are two Americans: Pauline Lehman a 26 year old teacher from Mountain Lake Minnesota and Ramchand Watumull a 40 year old Hawaiian Indian born member of a wealthy family. The flight was a routine five hour trip to Bombay.
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New Delhi
India
Air India
Pauline Lehman
Mountain Lake
Minn
Ramchand Watumull
Honolulu
Bombay
Calcutta
Lehman
Labour landslide in local elections shocks Churchill era
British Labour officials hailed a sweeping local council victory across England and Wales, gaining 417 seats while Conservatives claim the results mislead. Liberal gains totaled 9 with 28 seats for another party and several small shifts noted.
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London
Labor Party
Labor
England
Wales
Churchill
Apeee
Father of Aquator Faces Second Degree Murder Charge
In Tarpon Springs Florida Kathy Tongay died after a diving accident. Police say Russell Tongay 28 was arrested on a second degree murder warrant in Miami and released on 5000 bond. Kathy a five year old aquator died from convulsions after a back layout dive. The family remains secluded at a trailer provided by the mother in Anchote.
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Tarpon Springs
Lonely
An- Clote
Kathy Tongay
Miami
Husky Russell Tongay
Tongay
Kathy
Tongays
Bubba
R. S. Meyer
Anclote
Florida
Sapp
Reds Told To Clarify Plan For Disposal of Prisoners
Navy leader may direct Joint Chiefs. Speculation centers on Adm. Robert Carney as Bradley’s successor with Bradley due to retire August 16. Debate over naval aviation roles colors talks. Radford and Spaatz named contenders, but Army dominance could shift the chair to a non Army general.
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Reds
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Europe
Bradley
Carney
Navy
Air Force
Army
Arthur Radford
Pacific
Defense Department
Radford
Joint Chiefs
Eisenhower
Japan
Korea
Carl A
Tovey) Spaatz
Spaatz
JCS
Rt. 17 Crash Injures Three
Three people were hospitalized after a Saturday Route 17 crash seven miles east of Point Pleasant. Jack Dotson, 24, of Columbus lost control and collided with a 1951 Grace sedan driven by James Grace, 52, also of Columbus. Injured: Lucille Grace, 45, with a fractured shoulder and wounds. James Grace with scalp laceration and knee injury. Dotson with shoulder and forehead lacerations and possible head injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Jack Dotson
Columbus
James Edward Grace
Grace
Dotson
Charleston
Lucille Grace
Holzer Hospital
James Grace
Navy Pilot Bails Out As Plane Catches Fire
An experimental Navy plane caught fire over Columbus on Friday. Flight engineer James Downing parachuted from 8000 feet, landing in a tree with minor scratches. Pilot Dan Darnell made an emergency landing at Don Scott field. fire was out on landing.
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Columbus
James Downing
Dan Darnell
Don Scott Field
13 Crewmen Saved As Yank Ship Sinks
The Hawaii Maru reported colliding with the American tuna clipper 40 miles off Cabo Blanco Costa Rica. The American vessel sank but the Hawaii Maru said all 13 crew members were rescued and were being taken to Los Angeles.
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San Diego
Calif
Coast Guard
Cabo Blanco
Costa Rica
Los Angeles
Eisenhower Golf Trip With Milton Eisenhower In State College
President Eisenhower spent Saturday at State College Pa golf course and Trout Creek fishing with his brother Milton Eisenhower. The White House described the outing as a quiet, recreational day away from political duties.
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Tee
State College
Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Rioting in Elmina Leaves Police Official and Ten Others Dead
In Elmina, nine other people and Police Superintendent Edgar Brookes were killed during rioting over a new local tax. A large protest Friday night was dispersed by tear gas, and Saturday’s march toward the police reserve at St George’s Castle ended with gunfire and multiple deaths.
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Accra
Gold Coast
Edgar Brookes
Elmina
St. George ‘Sa
Brookes
Mason County Voting Fraud Cases Erased
Five election law violation cases in Mason County circuit court were dismissed on faulty indictments identified by a special October grand jury. Defendants include Finley Cremeans, Nellie Brockman, Charles Wallis, Lenna Burdette, Virgil Love, John McCausland, and Charles Bechtle across several precincts. Court adjourned to Tuesday morning.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Commission
Finley Cremeans
Nellie Brockman
Charles Wallis
Lenna Burdette
Virgil Love
John McCausland
Charles Bechtle
Warren Worker Slain in Front of Wife and Pregnant Witness
A 53 year old steelworker returned from a drinking spree and shot his 42 year old coworker Christy Spiro in front of the victim's pregnant wife Eunice Sterb. Sterb identified the killer as her husband William Sterb as sheriff T. Herbert Thomas announced. Spiro, a U S Steel Mc Donald Works employee, was held for questioning.
Reds' Turn To Answer UN Queries
At Panmunjom the Reds faced UN truce team questions on their prisoner plan. UN and U S officials signaled objections to key points, warning of unresolved issues and possible further talks.
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Panmunjom
Planes Carry War to Reds
U S Sabre jets fought as fighters and bombers in Korea. They shot down two Communist MiGs and destroyed a major troop concentration near Panmunjom. The strike involved 36 Sabres and targeted Red oil and ammunition dumps near the Yalu River.
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Seoul
U. S
Korea
Panmunjom
Kuup
Yalu River
Borr
Judge Fines Lisbon and Salem Teens in Gang War Threat
Thirty-eight Lisbon and Salem high school boys arrested as they prepared to fight a gang war were fined $10 to $20 each by Juvenile Judge Louis Tobin. The judge also suspended for thirty days the driving licenses of youths who possessed them. Fifteen to twenty other boys, picked up Thursday night on Ohio Route 588, were released.
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Lisbon, O
Lisbon
Salem
Returned POWs Go Home On Mothers Day Reunion
Mothers in Syracuse and across the nation welcomed returning prisoners of war on Mothers Day. MSgt. Robert W. Shaw rode an all night bus from a California hospital to join his mother, while others began reuniting with families at Travis Air Force Base.Many veterans hoped for word about sons still missing health and safety uncertain for hundreds as the day passed with mixed joy and anxious waiting.
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Clarence Shaw
Syracuse
N. Y
Shaw
Valley Forge Hospital
Pennsylvania
Robert W. Shaw
Vancouver
Wash
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Voigt, Longtime Ohio University Dean, Dies at 70
Irma E. Voigt, 70, retired dean of women at Ohio University after 36 years, died Saturday in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Funeral Monday at First Methodist Church. burial in West Union Street Cemetery. She retired June 30, 1949, after guiding student affairs from 1913.
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Irma E. Voigt
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
First Methodist
John M. Versteeg
West Union Street
Elmwood Place
Miss Voigt
John C. Baker
Dean Voigt
Student Council
Women's League
Women's Recreation Association
Panhellenic Council
YWCA
Red Cross
World Students’ Service Fund
Campus Religious Council
Quincy, Ill
Henry C
Mary Tuffle Voigt
Quincy
I State Normal University
University of Illinois
Ike Aide Warns Red Ink Will Persist in Spending
Republicans pressed Secretary Humphrey after his claim the budget cannot be balanced this year and may require debt increases. He argued two thirds of the budget funds security and much is fixed, making cuts risky to national security.
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Ike
Treasury
Humphrey
Taft Projects Large Deficit in 1954 Budget
Senator Taft said President Eisenhower’s first budget will show a deficit of 9 to 11 billion dollars unless changes are made. He expressed disappointment with the fiscal 1954 outlook, noting military and foreign aid costs could push the deficit beyond January’s 9.9 billion projection and above this year’s 6 to 8 billion figure.
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Humphrey
Treasury Department
Congress
Rep
TaBor
House Appropriations Committee
Hot Springs
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Senate
Truman
Four Die as Car Dives into Little River
Hopkinsville Kentucky reports four members of a single family drowned when their car swerved from the highway Pee Dee and plunged into Little River. A fifth occupant escaped by kicking out a rear window and swimming to safety.
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Hopkinsville
Pee Dee
Little River
Jenkins Eyes Compromise on Ameri can Bill Provisions
Washington state lawmakers report a compromise plan taking shape to modify a bill for Americans. The plan aims to soften many provisions opposed in Cabinet testimony. A House floor fight is anticipated on a few points as Ways and Means hearings continue. Representative Jenkins predicts substantial modification and an area of compromise that might satisfy all sides.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Thomas A. Jenkins
Dulles Begins Survey of Middle East Asia
Secretary of State Dulles starts a 20 day on the spot check of conditions in the Middle East and South Asia to develop a possible fresh U S policy. Mutual Security Director Stassen will accompany Dulles on the tour the first by an American secretary of state in office to this part of the world.
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Washington
Dulles
Middle East
South Asia
U. S
Mutual Security
Stassen
Dulles Responds to Red Truce Plan with Caution
Secretary of State Dulles said parts of the Red eight point truce proposal for Korea are unsatisfactory and need clarification. He disclosed U S aid to Thailand to counter Laotian invasion and outlined U S positions with allies on Korea Laos and Indochina.
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Washington
State Dulles
Korea
United States
Thailand
Laos
Indochina
Dulles
Britain
France
Turkey
Eisenhower
White House
South Korea
United Nations
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Far East
China
U Nations
Mine Union's Lines Upheld By Court Ruling
The Fifth District Court upheld fines totaling 7000 dollars and jail terms up to 20 days for the United Mine Workers union and nine officials and members. The case arose from mass picketing at the Bruns Coal Co. mine in Stovertown last October after a court order by Common Pleas Judge Clarence J. Crossland banning mass protests and violence. About 200 men picketed on October 30, 1952, and a gun battle followed.
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Zanesville
Fifth District
United Mine Workers Union
Bruns Coal Co
Stovertown
Common Pleas
Clarence J. Crossland
Brung
Senate moves to empower committees to compel testimony
Senate leaders press a McCarran bill to grant two thirds majority power to congressional investigating committees to force witnesses to answer and grant immunity for disclosed statements. Proponents cite need to pierce refusals by potential witnesses on grounds of self incrimination, while critics warn it weakens constitutional protections. George of Georgia criticizes but does not seek to block the measure.
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Washington
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Congressional
Congressional Investigating Committee
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