Molotov Plot Seen To Topple French Cabinet
Western diplomat says Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov could trigger a crisis by delivering a semi public Indochina speech Tuesday aimed at ousting Prime Minister Laniel and Bidault and shifting Europe toward a unified army. The move might delay EDC ratification and curb French action in Indochina and Southeast Asia.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Indochina
Molotov
Southeast Asia
Joseph Laniel
Paris
Bidault
Laniel
Inchmna
U.S
France
Europe
French Unionists Push Rebels Back Near Hanoi
French Union troops crossed the Day River and pushed Vietminh forces six miles from key roads and a rice center south of Hanoi. They mopped up villages, killed 15 Vietminh and captured six, as B26s and dive bombers dropped 52 tons of bombs on rebel bases around Phu Ly.
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Hanoi
Indochina
River Ay
Eee Key Road
Phu Ly
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Delta
Blaze Gutts Moundsville Lumber Co Office in $150000 Fire
A night fire gutted the Moundsville Lumber Co three story office building with losses estimated at 150000 dollars. The blaze damaged a planing mill, glass stock, hardware and kitchen equipment. Principal owners Thomas and Charles Wilson could not yet estimate total losses. Harold Wilkerson reported flames in a re fan. Firemen from Wheeling McMechen Benwood and Glen Dale aided the response. Two homes nearby were scorched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
Moundsville Lumber Co
Thomas
Charles Wilson
Harold Wilkerson
Wheeling
Mechen
Benwood
Glen Dale
Moundsville Department
Asl
House Debates Farm Parity Question
Washington June 6 Senator Knowlands argues the administration would rather Congress pass no general farm legislation than keep rigid price supports. Senator Russell warns the parity debate may be politically costly for Republicans as the Agriculture Committee takes up the issue tomorrow.
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Washington
Sen
Knowlands
R-Calif
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Gencaia
Senate
Ape
Bridges Favors A-Bomb Not Men
Sen. Bridges of New Hampshire said he would favor using the atomic bomb in Indochina to save American lives, even mentioning Korea as a past option. He discussed potential Democratic foreign policy advisers for President Eisenhower on the NBC forum, suggesting Sen. Richard Russell as a possible pick.
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Washington
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Indochina
Bridges
Korea
Sen. Magnuson
D-Wash
NBC
American Forum of the Air
Eisenhower
Magnuson
Dean Acheson
Trusman
Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Troce
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Richlands Officer To Be Charged In Brother Shooting
Richlands police said officer Ral Hankin will face charges for shooting his brother Bernard Hankin during an argument at their father Tim Hankin's Dry Fork home between Tazewell and Amonate. Bernard Hankin was wounded by a .38 caliber pistol and was listed in good condition at Mattie Williams Hospital.
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Richlands
Ral Hankin
Hankin
Bernard Hankin
E P. McGlothlin
Ralph Hankin
Tim Hankin
Dry Fork
Tazewell
Amonate
Sign marking jail entrance stolen in Winchester
Winchester Virginia sheriff Robert L. DeHaven reports a 3 by 2 foot metal sign that marked the jail entrance disappeared from a small alley beside the Winchester Frederick County jail. He suspects pranksters stole the sign and notes the jail remains open for business.
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Winchester
Robert L. DeHaven
Winchester- Frederick County
Lotte
Woman’s Life Saved By Call from London
Burlingame California June 6 A transatlantic call by Elizabeth Evans 32 to John Hurd an American aircraft maker in London prompted police to rush to her Burlingame apartment after she became unconscious. Two sleeping pill bottles found near her led Officer M D Porter to hospital aid and the condition of Mrs Evans improved.
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Burlingame
Calif
London
Elizabeth Evans
M. D. Porter
Porter
R. C. Theyer
Theyer
Evans
John Hurd
Chief Theuer
Hurd
Eisenhower Plans Non Political Delaware Maryland Tour
President Eisenhower, in a White House described non political swing, will visit Delaware and Maryland tomorrow. The schedule includes 40 miles of auto touring along the Eastern Shore from Dover to Chestertown, with Republican politicians expected to greet him and join in public appearances.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Delaware
Maryland
Cee
Dover
Del
Chestertown
Lions District Governors Elected At State Convention
W R Pete Cooke of Bluefield was elected governor of Lion's Club District 29 W. Clarence C Street of Reidsville and Carl C Bender of Weirton were chosen governors of districts 29 V and 29 A. Mas sey Roe of Hagers town MD spoke at a luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel as the convention closed. Delegates set Clarksburg as next year’s convention site with no date. A religious ceremony preceded the luncheon in the auditorium.
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W. R
Pete) Cooke
Bluefield
Lion's Club
Clarence C. Street
Reidsville
Carl C. Bender
Weirton
Lion International
Massey Roe
Hagerstown
West Virginian Hotel
Fire Near Los Alamos Held In By Indians
Gusts up to 40 miles an hour fanned a forest fire four miles from Los Alamos New Mexico but officials said it was contained. New Mexico Indians aided by a wind shift formed a fire line and blocked the blaze as 800 military personnel fought it. They hoped the fire would ease by tonight and warned winds could shift further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamos
N.M
New Mexico
Petiis Natheot
Turkish Premier Heads For Home After Talks in Washington
Premier Adnan Menderes departed Idlewild Airport with his party aboard Adm. Fechteler’s private plane after high level talks in Washington. He stated Turkey is convinced of the soundness of U S foreign policy and headed home.
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New York
Adnan Menderes
Turkey
Washington
Menderes
Idlewild
Adm
William M. Fechteler
U.S.N
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Ex-convict charged in schoolgirl attack and killings
In Manhattan a 27 year old ex convict John Francis Roche admitted attacking a 14 year old schoolgirl and acknowledged rapes and killings of four others in the Lower Yorkville area. A second suspect Norman Roye 18 was arrested after being linked to additional rapes and murders. Roche faced multiple murder charges and refused bail while police intensified the inquiry amid tense street patrols.
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New York
Dorothy Westwater
John Francis Roche
Marion Brown
Yorkville
Manhattan
Norman Roye
Lhe
Atest
Roche
Westwater
Ae Ee
Kn Atlen
Herme Wis
Saccabe
Rosa Chronik
Navy
Alex Jablonka
Upper East Side
Queens
Three Of Quadruplets Die After Birth In Cuba
In Santa Clara Cuba June 7 Mrs Petra Luz Badia wife of a laborer delivered quadruplets all girls at a hospital yesterday Three of the babies died shortly after birth leaving one survivor as authorities prepared to investigate the case
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Santa Clara
Cuba
Petra Luz Badia
Carbide Plant Set to Resume Operations After Blast
About 1,750 workers will report to the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant in West Virginia as repairs and clean‑up continue after a Friday night blast and fire. Officials say nine of 14 hospitalized employees remain as patients and utility services are being restored. Production centers on basic metals for plastics with a focus on restoring the utility system and glass, while a large maintenance crew clears debris.
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W. Va
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Company
W Evour Fu
George J. Ratcliffe
Morelo
U S Asked For 100 Million In Reparations
Manila reports President Ramon Magsaysay urged seeking an extra 100 million dollars in war damage reparations from the United States. The push comes via resolutions from the Philippine American War Damage Claimants Assn and allied groups, arguing 400 million originally authorized remains largely unpaid.
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Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
United States
D Day Anniversary Observed By 25000 On Utah Beach
On Utah Beach France 25000 picknick ing Frenchmen celebrated the 10th anniversary of the invasion leading to Western Europe’s liberation. The ceremony centered on a German blockhouse monument as flags from Belgium Canada Britain Norway Luxembourg the Netherlands and France flew overhead. President Eisenhower’s representative Henry Cabot Lodge Jr and President Rene Coty laid wreaths while French and American bands played. Lodge praised Franco American comradeship and the emergence of a united Europe. Coty commended Ike and American leadership. About 18000 American casualties were noted in the first 24 hours on Utah and Omaha beaches.
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Utah Beach
France
Europe
Brigraf Hem al
Maine Caffey
Belgium
Canada
Britain
Norway
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Rene Coty
Coty
Henry Cabott Lodge Jr
Eisenhower
Lodge
European Coal and Steel Community
Indochina
America
McCarthy Repeats Secrecy Vow in Wisconsin Address
Senator McCarthy says executive branch bears responsibility for enforcing the law and Congress must ensure it is done. He urges FBI secrecy on investigative methods and questions the role of the press and Democratic advisers in shaping Republican policy during Senate hearings on his clash with Pentagon officials.
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Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Separ
Senate
Pentagon
Executive Department
FBI
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Ripon
Eisenhower
See
Swordfish Attack Sinks Boat After Catch
A Messina fishing crew hooked a female swordfish and while hauling it in the male swordfish attacked their boat. The impact smashed planking and severely wounded a fisherman as the crew fought to keep the craft afloat and reach shore.
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Messina
Sicily
Potter Questions Truth in McCarthy Army Hearings
Washington June 6 Senator Potter doubts full truth will emerge from the McCarthy Army hearings saying deliberate lying and widespread misinterpretation cloud testimony. He predicts grey findings with many facts unclear as stenographic transcripts of Stevens talks are reviewed. Mundt plans to read more transcripts as hearings resume tomorrow.
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Washington
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
iPotter
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McClellan
Arkansas
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
MccClellans
Stevens Tells Schine Plan for Basic Training
Chicago Tribune reports a private 1953 telephone between Army Secretary Stevens and G. David Schine, monitored by a Pentagon stenographer, detailing plans for Schine to undergo basic training before possible employment, discussed as McCarthy hearings resume.
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Chicago
Army
Stevens
G. David Schine
Schine
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Willard Edwards
Tribune
Pentagon
Defense
Wilson
Amy
the Tribune
New York City
Dave
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Ft. Monmouth
N.Y
John G. Adams
Army Signal Corps
Ohio Miner Found Dead At Residence
A 1-year-old miner named Paul Kuzma was found dead at his residence in Powkatan Ohio. Coroner Dr. W Lory Bebmont withheld judgment pending investigation into a pistol wound near the body and the cause of death.
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S Bidault
Rebs
Moundsville Lumber Company
West Virginia Lions
Cooke
House
Bender
Norman Ye
Lhce
Deedora Goomes
Thomas McCabe
Roye
Margaret Branch
M N
Kathleen Stewart
Polo Grounds
McCarthy-Army
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
Institute
Kanawha County
Eddie Stewart
Kanawha River
Associated Press
Carbide
Tally 95
W Carthy
Robert Stevens
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Air Force
Truman Clark Clifford
Democratc Party
Sen. Potter
Fearing
John G Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Ohio
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