Dulles Urges Five Prerequisites Before Intervention
Secretary of State Dulles returns to Washington to press for five conditions as prerequisites for any American intervention in Indochina. He cites invitations by authorities, independence for Laos Cambodia and Viet Nam, UN concern, regional coalition participation, and France’s commitment not to withdraw until victory.
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Washington
Dulles
Indochina
National
Pentagon
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Geneva
Red River
U. S
Los Angeles
China
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
U.N. Security Council
Philippines
Thailand
Trade Pacts Extension Seen
Senate leaders from both parties expected approval of a one-year extension of the 20 year reciprocal trade program, after the House backed a 281 to 53 vote. President Eisenhower preferred a three-year extension with tariff cut powers but would settle for one year, maintaining his broader trade goals.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
America
British group seeks asylum for American scholars
The National Council of Civil Liberties in London asks political asylum for Dr. Joseph Cort, 26, physiology lecturer at the University of Birmingham, and his wife Ruth, 28, after their permit to stay beyond June 30 was not renewed. Cort says he was once a Communist student but says he is not now.
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Britain
Geneva
Indochina
Dulles
State Department
Anthony Eden
United States
London
National Council of Civil Liberties
Joseph H. Cort
University of Birmingham
Ruth
Elizabeth Allen
Home Office
Corts
Miss Allen
Cort
Communist Party
Show Goes On After Jet Crash Kills 5 At Memphis Air Show
The Memphis Naval Air Station held a three day festival and air show despite a fatal jet crash. A F7U Cutlass piloted by Robert Woolverton banked and crashed killing the pilot, three chief petty officers, and a civilian secretary. The event resumed with historical aircraft and modern jets as officials identified the victims as Elaine House Branch of Millington and chiefs George Wright Woodruff, Roland Francis Brousseau, and George F. Hurlburt.
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Dallas
Tex
Navy
Robert Woolverton
Elaine House
Millington
Tenn
George Wright Woodruff
San Francisco
Roland Francis Brousseau
Manchester
N.H
George F. Hurlburt
Portland
Ore
ELC Convention Approves Merge of Lutheran Groups
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis votes to merge four Lutheran bodies into a 1.2 million member church pending final approvals from American Lutheran, Lutheran Free, and United Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Dr. Alvin N. Rogness elected president of Luther Theological Seminary over Dr. George Aus.
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Minneapolis
Evangelical Lutheran Church
American Lutheran
Lutheran Free
United Evangelical Lutheran
ELC
Alvin N. Rogness
First Lutheran Church
Sioux Falls
S. D
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Rogness
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Duluth
George Aus
Aus
State Police Chiefs Elect George Roope to Post
Moorhead Minn State Police Chiefs elect George Roope to post as secretary as the League of Minnesota Municipalities holds its final 1954 session with officers to be elected and convention site for 1955 chosen Detroit Lakes among bidders. The meeting names officers for several allied associations including mayors, public works and city officials with a focus on Minnesota municipal leadership.
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Leo Forte
Virginia
Louis H. Redfield
Brainerd
H. H. McClane
Willmar
A. W. O’treaba
West St. Paul
L. H. Bielfeldt
Moorhead
Minnesota Mayors Assn
E. W. Linner
Stillwater
Harold Miller
Levy Johnson
George Byers
St. Cloud
Howard Thornforde
Crookston
C. L. McQuilan
Rochester
Einar Wallin
Jackson
Joseph Dillon
St. Paul
R. S. Leahy
Morris
George Johnson
Duluth
Eric Hoyer
Minneapolis
C. S. Smith
White Bear Lake
H. H. Rowher
Park Rapids
Minnesota Public Works Assn
P. James Rough
Hibbing
Charles Dahlgren
St. Peter
Sidney Mitchell
Edina
Minnesota City and Village Attorneys Assn
Arthur Anselmo
L. L. Kells
Sauk Centre
Francis Watson
Red Wing
James E. Garrity
Minnesota Clerks and Finance Officers Assn
L. R. Haberman
Owatonna
Rosella C. Johnson
Columbia Heights
E. A. Jaenisch
Robbinsdale
L. K. Bower
Minnesota City Managers Assn
McCarthy Advocates Open Debate Within Party Over Farm Policy
Senator McCarthy said internal disagreement helps a party and cited the farm program as an example where discussion benefits the nation. He warned against rushing reforms and favored exchange of ideas while noting war prosperity has often supported farm income. He planned to address the Wisconsin Republican Convention after traveling to Sioux Falls and referenced potential Senate hearings involving Pentagon officials.
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Milwaukee
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Benson
Sioux Falls
S. C
Washington
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Committee
Francis L. Carr
New Jelly like Formula Cleans Ovens Without Scrubbing
ITS oven cleaner promises grease free surfaces without scraping. The product is brushed on allowed to stand and wiped away with water. Available at Cleveland Hardware for $1 and includes a plastic brush.
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Cleveland Hardware
Wheat yield forecast at billion bushels
The Agriculture Department projects this year's wheat production around one billion bushels. Production will likely require controls next year as the crop exceeds market needs by about 100 million and adds to a surplus near 875 million bushels. Secretary Benson may announce a next year’s program within weeks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Benson
Department
Attempted Robbery Ends in Fiasco in Rhode Island
In East Providence a would be holdup man entered a hardware store and pointed a gun at the proprietor who seized the weapon and alerted police. The gun was unloaded and rusty. A customer identified the suspect and officers found the getaway car empty at the curb.
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Providence
R.I.P
Navy Jet Crashes Near El Paso Killing Pilot
A Navy F9 Panther jet crashed and burned just 50 feet from a residential area in El Paso. The pilot, whose name was withheld, was killed as the aircraft clipped telephone poles and narrowly missed several rooftops.
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EL Paso
Tex
Berlin's Look of Fear Fast Disappearing
Hal Boyle reports Berlin shows signs of postwar recovery. The city, split between Western and Soviet sectors, sees fewer fear lines and more optimism as shops reopen and rubble is cleared. Western Berlin outpaces the East in restoration and daily life improves.
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Berlin
West Berlin
FDR Jr Seeks New York Governor Nomination
Rep Franklin D Roosevelt Jr declares candidacy for New York governor. Meeting with Carmine De Sapio and Charles A Buckley sparks backing from party figures in 16 of 62 counties, with early commitment sought to fuel a faster campaign against incumbent Gov Dewey who may run again.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
New York City
Carmine de Sapio
Charles A. Buckley
de Sapio
Democratic National Committee
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Buckley
Bronx
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Tiling Project Nears Completion in Mower County
The Mower County Soil Conservation District advances a five mile tile drainage project across six Rose Creek farms with 9,965 feet laid and 15,000 feet of laterals remaining. Farm owners include John Skolte H O Lalone Albert Uill weling Fred J May Dr C E Schraefel and Mary Elliott. outlet on Skolte farm. Work began June 1. Two smaller tiling jobs are also planned in nearby areas.
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Mower County Soil Conservation District
Rose Creek
Lawrence Strief
SCS
John Skolte
H. O. Lalone
Albert Uiwelling
Fred J. May
C. E. Schraefel
Mary I. Elliott
Skolte
Streif
Francis Gilgenbach
Tappi
Lodi Township
Matt Miller
Gilgenbach
Three Midshipmen Cleared as Risks Receive Commissions
ANNAPOLIS Md Three young officers were commissioned after being cleared of security risks following a weeklong wait Their cases were reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas and the Navy in Washington The trio Ens Paul Shimek Jr Harold I Pollack and Marine 2nd Lt Peter Yadlowsky expressed gratitude for the personal interviews and support from officials and family Shimek heads to Pensacola for aviation training Pollack to USS Fox at Guantanamo Bay and Yadlowsky to Quantico for Marine officer training
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Navy
Washington
Charles Thomas
Ens
Paul Shimek Jr
RFC 2
Hazen, Ark
Peter Yadlowsky
Jersey City
Shimek
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Armed Services
Pollack
Siberia
Paul
Poland
Hazen
Ark
Pensacola
Fox
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Yadlowsky
Quantico
Home Coshocton Patient to be Examined at State Hospital
Cletus Reese, 36, a former mental patient from Coshocton, Ohio, linked to a farm grave of three murdered men, is to undergo examination at the state hospital for the criminally insane.
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Coshocton
Ohio
Cletus Reese
State Hospital
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Memphis Naval Air Station
George Roope
W. R. L. Taylor
Hopkins
Leroy Trafton
Richfield
Philip L. White
New Ulm
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Ernest Suprenant
Tracy
Manville Fuchs
Wells
Robert Erickson
Proctor
Weather Bureau
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Hal Boyle
Fdr, Jr
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Hartford, Conn
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