Cease-fire line agreed to split Vietnam near the 17th parallel
A French source reports East and West nations agreed to partition Vietnam roughly along the 17th parallel with the United States stepping aside. The line will run about 12 miles north of highway No. 9 from Quang Tri to Savannakhet. Final obstacles to signing were overcome, though language issues lingered on Laos and Cambodia.
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Geneva
United States
Viet Nam
Indochina
Quang Tri
Savannakhet
Laos
Cambodia
Anthony Eden
Britain
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Pierre Mendes-France
Pham van Dong
Carl Griebel Seeks Office for Register of Deeds
Carl Griebel a seven year General Insurance Agency owner filed today as a candidate for register of deeds. He resides at 408 S Main and has a wife and four children. Griebel has lived in Austin since 1940 after attending the first class of Austin's Junior College. He served three years in World War II as a Griebel flying officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force then the U S Air Force flying nearly 100 missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross twice.
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Carl Griebel
General Insurance Agency
Register of Deeds
S. Main
Austin
Griebel
Royal Canadian Air Force
U. S. Air Force
Two New Water Records Set in Austin Monday
Austin set two new water consumption records on Monday as the city pumped 5,534,000 gallons and mains carried 6,800 gallons per minute, surpassing prior peaks. Utilities officials attributed the surge to near capacity usage and noted low residential pressure, with plans for an elevated west tank and ongoing well drilling at Athletic Field and Ellis Avenue.
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Austin
Country Club
Todd Park
Lamon
William Dunlap
Utilities Board
Laman
Ellis Avenue
State Board of Health
Dunlap
Roy Cohn Resigns as Counsel in McCarthy Hearings
McCarthy announces Roy M. Cohn chief counsel of the Senate Investigations subcommittee has resigned as showdown vote looms. Cohn cites lack of unanimity among investigators. Carr says he plans to stay unless voted out. Cohn’s departure marks the first official McCarthy Army hearings casualty.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Roy M. Cohn
Senate
Cohn
Roy Cohn
Army
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Subcommittee
Pvt. G. David Schine
Schine
Subcommittee
Carr
Chicago Tribune
Evacuation Talks Reported for Hanoi Civilians
Civilians and soldiers heard a Geneva dispatch claiming a tentative cease fire and French withdrawal from Hanoi within 35 days, with Haiphong evacuation in 160 days after signing. Verification was lacking as residents discussed the news in the streets, while Chinese registrants seek evacuation to Haiphong and Saigon aboard chartered flights.
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Hanoi
Saigon
Geneva
Indochina
Haiphong
Haipong
Beatrice Lillie to Visit U S Army Hospital in Tokyo
Actress Beatrice Lillie will tour the U S Army's main hospital in Tokyo tomorrow to speak with soldier patients and boost morale during a wartime visit.
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Tokyo
Beatrice Lillie
U. S. Army
Army Worms Threaten Corn in Minnesota Fields
County agent F L Liebenstein reports army worms hatching across Mower County with corn borers more numerous and potential heavy losses in some fields. He urges careful field checks, spraying if 10 plants in 100 are infested, and notes worms moving from grain to corn. Federal survey may qualify area for disaster loans.
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F. L. Liebenstein
Mower
Liebenstein
Leonard Longergan
Rose Creek
Lonergan
R. E. Jacobs
Freeborn County
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Anderson
Moorhead-Fergus Falls
Windom
T. L. Aamodt
Showers Cool Austin After Heat Wave
Thunder showers brought relief in Austin as temperatures fell from the upper 90s to 70 by noon. Monday's heat peaked at 96 at the municipal plant and radio transmitter, with the downtown thermometer at 98 during the hottest afternoon.
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Austin
Austin Daily Herald
Vote Slowed by Filibuster Delays Atomic Energy Bill
Senate debate stretched as Majority Leader Knowland predicts a showdown vote on the administration's atomic energy measure. Senator Gore leads opposition, warning a vote may not occur today amid long speeches and a 13 hour session. The fight centers on an amendment limiting AEC authority to sign private power contracts for the Tennessee Valley.
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Washington
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley
30 Years in Prison for Murl Jarvis
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Judge Clarence E Rinehard sentenced Murl Jarvis 30 to years in prison for armed assault and kidnapping on top of an existing 25 year term. Muriel Russell Jarvis 30 Richmond Indiana received 30 years after Monday court action.
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Murl Jarvis
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Russell Jarvis
Richmond
Ind
Jarvis
Clarence E. Rinehard
Senate panel nears final pass on broad Social Security bill
The Senate committee moved to finish a bill extending social security to about six million people, lowering the add-on for new entrants while approving President Eisenhower's benefit and tax-base increases. It rewrote coverage to exclude most farm operators and professional workers, maintaining compulsory coverage only for some workers via employer cash payments.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
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17Th Parallel
Tourane
Hue
Harold Lamon
Utilities
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North Island
New Zealand
Leonard Lonergan
Ian
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