Top Official Supports Oppenheimer Despite Security Concerns
A high level Eisenhower official privately says physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is a loyal American though his file is voluminous and presents a prima facie security risk. The official backs a fair hearing by the AEC panel led by Gordon Gray and urges case-by-case judgments on past associations.
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Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Pioner
Eisenhower
U. S
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Army
Gordon Gray
Dr. Oppenheimer
Big Housing Cleanup Seen
Washington says early criminal prosecutions may surface from a full administrative cleanup of the FHA scandal. Albert M. Cole promises top level firings as he meets with Justice, IRS, and FHA officials. Eisenhower orders full cooperation with probes by two congressional committees into multimillion dollar rackets in FHA loan insurance.
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Washington
Albert M. Cole
Federal Housing Administration
Cole
Strategy Council
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
Housing and Home Finance Agency
FHA
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Order
Engineer Sounds N. D. Fire Warning
Fire swept the Salter Lumber Yard and grain elevator near Hankinson North Dakota as high winds fanned the flames. An unidentified Soo Line train engineer awakened townspeople with his whistle, possibly preventing greater damage by alerting volunteers and the fire crew.
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Hankinson
N.D.W
Soo Line
Salter
Kerosene Explosion Fatal to Worker
Ed H. Leske age 60 of Mattoon Illinois died from severe burns after a kerosene can exploded while he kindled a fire for repairs at a church near Dunn Center Dickinson North Dakota He succumbed to his injuries at St Joseph s Hospital late Friday with burns covering most of his body.
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Dickinson
N.D
Dunn Center
Ed H. Leske
Mattoon
Ill
Leske
St. Joseph's Hospital
Resurrection Day Across World in H-Bomb Era
The Easter observance unfolds worldwide with prayers for peace amid fears of nuclear war. Eisenhower will attend services in Augusta, Pope Pius XII in Rome, while Passover runs concurrent with Easter. In New York the Easter Parade returns and Red Cloud Nebraska displays a 124 by 9 foot egg drawing 3,000 children.
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New York
Christ
Eisenhower
Augusta
Rome
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Egypt
Israel Goldstein
American Jewish Congress
Holy Land
Old Jerusalem
5Th Avenue
Red Cloud, Neb
New Clue in Hartley Mystery Surface in Merrill
La Crosse authorities plan to question Edward Klett 31 of La Valle in Merrill Monday about the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley 15. Klett has pleaded guilty to raping a 25 year old Tomahawk woman and denies any link to the Hartley case. Dist Atty Jacob Anent said evidence will be checked and a detective kit will be shared with local police.
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LA Crosse, E
la Crosse
Merrill
Evelyn Hartley
Edward Klett
la Valle
Sauk County
Lincoln County
Robert Scullin
Christ Is Only Bomb Defense, Graham Says
Billy Graham tells British crowds at Harringay Arena that faith in Christ is the sole defense against the hydrogen bomb. He cites debates in Parliament and Coventry abandoning civil defense, urging listeners to seek spiritual strength and pray weapons never be used.
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London
Billy Graham
Britain
Graham
Harringay Arena
House of Commons
YWCA cancels dating discussion for teens in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City officials report the YWCA canceled a dating Q and A session after no teens attended. An official joked that the youths were likely out dating elsewhere.
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Salt Lake City
YWCA
Would-be death by own action spares rescuer in Biloxi
Elaine Martinez a 24 year old dancer leapt from a Biloxi wharf tired of living but saved by a bystander James Jenson who jumped in despite not knowing how to swim. Martinez pulled him from the water and was arrested on disorderly conduct charges.
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Biloxi
Miss
Elaine Martinez
James Jenson
Miss Martinez
Emile Rousseau
Vincent Ferenda Jr
Time running out in Indochina
AP writer William L. Ryan outlines a forthcoming series from Indochina tour. Back in Singapore he reports on communism in action and promises fresh insights from battle areas, with his “Ryan on Indochina” feature set to begin Monday in the Austin Daily Herald.
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Indochina
William L. Ryan
Viet Nam
Ryan
Singapore
Austin Daily Herald
Vietminh reach 800 yards from Dien Bien Phu center
Vietminh attackers tighten ring around Dien Bien Phu as they close to within 800 yards of the key French fort center. French garrison, supported by planes tanks and artillery, counterattacked while rebels entrenched near the main airstrip. The siege threatens to widen ahead of the Geneva conference as Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap masses 45,000 fresh troops. Authorities cite 14,000 defenders per AP with censorship limiting details.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries
de Castries
Paris
Vo Nguyen Giap
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Cambodia
United Nations
Viet Nam
Montreal Siamese twins die after rare triple birth
Siamese girl twins died Friday twenty days after birth. Born March 27 as part of a rare triple birth to Mr and Mrs James Savage. One twin died during transfer from Catherine Booth Hospital to Montreal Neurological Institute. The other twin died after surgery. third child, a girl, is doing well at home. The twins were joined at the crown and lay end to end.
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Montreal
James Savage
Catherine Booth Hospital
Montreal Neurological Institute
Chinese Reds Prefer Formosa to Mainland
Seventeen Communist Chinese fishermen told a Korean court they prefer Formosa to Red China if released after facing charges of violating the Rhee Line. They argued execution in Red China is likely, and noted the line, about 60 miles off the south Korean coast, is enforced to restrict Korean fishing.
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Pusan
Formosa
Red China
Tire alarm lights on dashboard for under inflated tires
Detroit Chicago concern describes a tire alarm system with a switch mounted on the brake plate. The red light on the instrument panel activates when a tire is under inflated and continues flashing until the problem is fixed.
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Detroit
Chicago
Pockmarks on Windshields Debunked by UW Scientists
A University of Washington team reports windscreen pits mainly result from normal driving and age rather than a new damage wave. Seattle police note the issue is about 5 percent vandalism and 95 percent hysteria, with pits primarily on windshields.
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University of Washington Physics, Chemistry and Meteorology
Max Allison
Seattle Police Laboratory
Sisters Die, Sister Injured In Friday Bus Collision
Two sisters traveling to Good Friday services were struck by a Twin City Rapid Transit Co bus in St. Louis Park. Mrs. Clifford Browne, 58, died. Her sister Mrs. Elsie Maust, 52, of Canton, Minn., was hospitalized in fair condition. Bus driver Clayton Endres, 37, Bloomington, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. Earlier, a two-car crash on Highway 36 near the Hennepin Ramsey boundary injured five, with Frank Kopacz Jr. 30, Minneapolis, critically hurt.
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Minneapolis
Twin City Rapid Transit Co
St. Louis Park
Clifford Browne
Elsie Maust
Canton
Minn
University Hospitals
Clayton W. Endres
Bloomington
Hennepin-Ramsey County
Frank Kopacz Jr
Lawrence Rogers
Ricardus Nevin
Eveleth
Nevin
Bruce Young
Missouri Synod to Publish Luther Work
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod will publish a 30 volume edition of Martin Luther's works. Editor is Rev. Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan of the University of Chicago. First volume is scheduled to appear.
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Missouri Synod
New York
The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Martin Luther
Jaroslav Pelikan
University of Chicago
Release No Great Surprise to Abetz
Otto Abetz, former Nazi ambassador to occupied France, said his release from a French prison in Lille did not surprise him. France pardoned him after a 20 year wartime sentence imposed by a Paris military tribunal in 1949 claiming he had no blood on his hands.
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Aachen
Germany
Otto Abetz
France
Lille
Paris
Abetz
Army reports 20 more Korea dead missing in action
Washington The Army released the names of 20 soldiers confirmed dead in Korea after previously being listed missing in action. The list includes Sgt. Benny Bowstring, son of Mrs. Rose Earth of Max, Minnesota.
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Washington
Korea
Benny Bowstring
Rose Earth
Max
Minn
Rain and Clouds Spread Across Eastern Nation
The Associated Press reports rain and cloudy conditions over most of the eastern half of the country with light showers from the Appalachians to the Atlantic coast and into the Lower Great Lakes and New England. Easter Sunday is forecast to be fair for most areas, while northern states stay cloudy to partly cloudy and cooler in the Mississippi Valley with 30s in the Upper Great Lakes and 40s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Appalachian Mountain
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
New England
Washington
North Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
First Boat Launched for Garrison Dam Reservoir
The U S Sycamore, a 37 ton 45 foot tug, was launched by the Corps of Engineers at Riverdale North Dakota. The vessel, recently acquired from Detroit district, will immediately push floating logs and debris onto the reservoir banks.
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Riverdale
N.D
Garrison Dam
Corps of Engineers
U.S. Sycamore
Detroit, Mich
Corps of Engineers District
Challenges Are Heard in Congress
Nixon suggests possible use of American troops in Indochina if French forces withdraw while stressing other means to save Vietnam. Republicans and Democrats challenge the stance. Hickenlooper and Long urge congressional approval before any intervention.
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Congress
Washington
Nixon
Indochina
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Long
D-La
Armed Services Committee
U. S
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Augusta
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wilson
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Duluth Port Opens Shipping Season
Whistle blew and flags waved as the freighter Sultana became the first ship from lower lake ports to enter Duluth Harbor signaling the opening of the shipping season in Duluth Minnesota.
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Duluth
Duluth, Minn
Sultana
Lower Lake Ports
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