France May Seek Aid as Indo China Talks Continue
Paris reports Prime Minister Mendes France told the National Assembly he aims to halt fighting in Indochina by July 20 or resign. He said France will keep a Far East position and may seek international help if needed. U.S. aid stands at about 1.0 billion dollars annually. He noted progress in talks with Chou En Lai prioritizing military issues and defense of vital interests.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Switzerland
Chou Enlai
China
National Assembly
Indochina
France
Far East
United States
Mendes-France
Viet Nam
Cam Doodia
Laos
Mendes- France
Washington
Sen. Knowland
R-Calif
Chou
Munich
Tonkin
Cambodia
Mendes-Prance
Joseph Laniel
Army Faces Storage Crunch for Hitler Portraits
Washington dispatch reports the Army stores 40 Hitler portraits among 10 000 historical items with no home yet. Miss Marian McNaughton notes top quality works clutter space as efforts to create a National War History Museum proceed.
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Washington
Hitler
Marian McNaughton
National War History Museum
Miss McNaughton
George Patton
Western
Aay
U. S. Grant
Richmond
Russia accuses U S of seizing tanker off Formosa
Moscow cites a Soviet tanker Tuapse seized by a U S warship about 300 miles south of Formosa. The Kremlin note demanded the vessel crew and cargo be returned and warned of measures to safeguard Soviet shipping. The U S State Department said there was no evidence of American involvement and pledged a reply in due course.
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United States
Russia
China Sea
Formosa
US. Navy
Indochina
Southeast Asia
U.S. State Department
Washington
Kremlin
Tuapse
Black Sea
U.S.A
Army Seeks 23000 Draftees for August
The Army announced it needs 23000 draftees in August matching July’s quota. The monthly draft has stood at 18000 since February but rose to cover soldiers finishing two years of active duty in July. Since September 1950 about 1743430 men have been drafted or earmarked for induction.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Lone Bandit Robs Fremont Bank in Disrobed Heist
A lone bandit at pistol point forced two women tellers to remove their dresses and two men to shed trousers during a Fremont Bank robbery. Officials say about $18,000 was taken as cashier Doug las R. Peacock and a customer were ordered to lie on the floor for three minutes.
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Fremont
N.C
Branch
Banking and Trust Co
Sarah Wiggs
Frances Sasser
Douglas R. Peacock
J. C. Penney 77 Taken To Hospital With Pneumonia
J. C. Penney chairman of the board of the J. C. Penney Co. was taken to George Washington Hospital today suffering from pneumonia. He is a national chain store executive.
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Washington
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney Co
George Washington Hospital
Eisenhower Farm Price Support Plan Hits Senate Setback
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 8-7 against the Eisenhower Benson flexible price supports proposal, favoring continuation of fixed 90 percent parity for key crops. If vetoed, the 1949 law would govern, lacking surplus disposal provisions and potentially lowering supports. House actions include authorizing surplus disposal abroad and allocating funds for stockpiles and related programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Sen
Young
R-Nd
Benson
House
Congress
House Committee
Commander Denies Seizure of Russian Vessel
Pearl Harbor June 24 Admiral Felix B. Stump Pacific Fleet Commander said no US warship seized a Russian ship in response to Moscow’s accusation of seizing a Russian tanker off Formosa. The Tuapse was reported by Russia as boarded by a US destroyer and its crew. The note cited Chinese Nationalist ships near the Red China coast.
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Pearl Harbor
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
United States
Formosa
Stump
Associated Press
Rushia
Black Sea
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
Red China
Adm. Ae
Parkersburg
W. Va
Des Moines River Flood Crest Tops record at 30 feet
Des Moines and Ottumwa brace as the Des Moines River crests just over 30 feet, higher than 1947. City officials led by City Manager Leonard Howell vow to ride out the flood while evacuations continue and damage nears eight million dollars.
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Des Moines
Leonard Howell
Runnells
Ottumwa
Mississippi
East Side
Peppets Des Moines
Nelson Leclair Jr
Rock Island
Cedar
Iowa
Rock Springs Banker Named Wyoming Solon
Cheyenne Wyoming June 24 Ted Crippa a 55 year old banker from Rock Springs was appointed to the U S senate for the remaining six months of the late Senator Hunt's term Crippa a Republican national committeeman for Wyoming restores the Senate majority GOP had before Senator Tait's death and marks a political shift in Wyoming politics.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
E. D
Ted) Crippa
Rock Springs
U.S
Sen. Hunt
Crippa
Sen
Robert Tait
Ohio
Wyoming
Guatemala War Effort Rebuffs Invasion Claims
Guatemala vows a big fight to end the anti-Communist invasion as rebels cross from Honduras. Government radio claims advances on all fronts while peasants remain mostly silent. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas blames rain for delays and officials describe captured matériel and prisoner gains. Guatemala rejects Inter American Peace Committee inquiry, citing UN Security Council jurisdiction.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Carlos Castillo Armas
Nicaragua
Inter-American Peace Committee
Gas Balloon Explosion Burns Three in Wheeling
Three Wheeling residents were burned when an acetylene filled balloon exploded after a cigarette touched it. Mrs. Odett Armstrong and Mrs. C. W. St. Meyer suffered second degree burns. Armstrong's son Richard was treated for minor burns. The blast shook nearby houses and caused a broken window.
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Wheeling
Odett Armstrong
C. W. St. Meyer
Richard
Mrs. St. Meyer
Kremlin Rejects Idea To Scrap Hydrogen And A Bomb
London reports say Western Powers propose complete scrapping of atomic and hydrogen weapons with a binding timetable, but the Kremlin rejects the plan. The UN Disarmament subcommittee ended in deadlock after 20 meetings with US Britain France Canada backing the proposal and Russia opposing it.
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London
Kremlin
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Russia
Morehead Patterson
Soviet Union
Free World
Patterson
Western powers clash after Eden proposal on Asia peace
Washington officials brushed aside a British plan for a Western anti Communist pact to secure Southeast Asia. Eden’s critique of U.S. Asia policy drew private indignation as Churchill and Eisenhower prepared talks at the White House. State Department offered no comment citing lack of text.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Eisenhower
White House
State Department
Eden
America
United States
Dulles
Coopere
Commons
Sccre
Edenas
Britain
Indochina
Los Angeles
Churchill Long
Germany
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Europe
Hitler
Russia
TV Stars Father In Unique Role In Televised Surgery
A Minneapolis father Edward Schmidt connected his blood system to his daughter's to allow her heart and lungs to rest while surgeons repaired a hole in the heart wall. The operation on Pamela Schmidt was filmed for NBC's March of Medicine telecast aired two months earlier on about 70 stations. The AMA cited Smith Kline & Co Laboratories for pioneering television in health. Pamela had lived 10 months in an oxygen tent.
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San Francisco
Pamela Schmidt
Edward Schmidt
Minneapolis
NBC
Smith, Kline &Nd Laboratories
Philadelphia
American Medical Assn
AMA
Pamela
Senate Extends Reciprocal Trade Agreement One Year
The Senate approved a one year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act by a 71 to 3 vote. The chamber defeated a Democratic bid for a three year liberalized extension 45 to 32. President Eisenhower had supported a three year plan with tariff cutting powers but accepted the one year extension. Senator Gore argued for broader liberalization while GOP leaders warned of possible delay to the program.
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Washington
Senate
Socrats
Butler
Malone
McCarran
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
United States
U. S
Truman Now Improving Doctor Says
Kansas City report says former President Truman showed improvement after a restless night. Dr. Wallace Graham cited better afternoon condition following emergency gall bladder and appendix removal last Sunday. Earlier notes described him as feeling rough with temperature but general condition remained satisfactory.
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Kansas City
Harry
Truman
Wallace Graham
Research Hospital
Graham
Nalsea
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