United States and Britain push regional anti Communist alliance
U S and Britain plan to line up Pacific and Southeast Asian countries including India to back strong stand against renewed Communist aggression after a prospective Indochina truce. Eisenhower calls for a collective security system to guard Southeast Asia. Admiral Carney urges more openness about Russia. Red Sox at Detroit postponed due to rain and wet grounds. Eisenhower backs Army Secretary Stevens against McCarthy dispute.
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Joseph W. Grigg
United Press
Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Eure
India
Indochina
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Ceylon
Burma
Indonesia
Washington
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
Carpenter Arrested After Attempt on Japanese Premier Yoshida
A 23 year old carpenter Noro Kazuhara was seized by police at Yoshida’s residence in Oiso 30 miles south of Tokyo after an overdose of sleeping pills. Police say the suspect intended to kill Yoshida and die. He received treatment for the overdose.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Noro Kazuhara
Oiso
Yoshida
Massachusetts to grant $120 to $300 yearly pay raises
About 15 000 state employees will receive annual wage increases from 120 to 300 dollars after Senate approval of Gov Herters recommended measure. Proponents say the plan costs about two million dollars yearly.
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Boston
Llp
Herter
Senate
House
Dickenson Convicted Of Collaborating With Communists
The 23 year old CPL Edward S. Dickenson was convicted by a military tribunal in Washington for collaborating with Communist factions. His parents in Copenhagen Denmark and the mountain home in Virginia expressed heartbreak and disbelief over the verdict.
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Cpl. Dickenson
Crackers Neck
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Farmer van Buren Dickenson
Washington
Incentive To Work And Save Promoted By NAM Chairman
Charles R. Sligh Jr of the National Association of Manufacturers urged Invest in America Week speakers to push tax reform that rewards saving and investment. He warned that inflation and deficits erode purchasing power and stressed dollars must be matched by goods production for real prosperity.
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United States
Charles R. Sligh, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Invest In America
America
Mr. Sligh
Riimers Discuss Foreign Films Versus Hollywood Quality
The Riimers discuss a recent English film noting its realism and simple storytelling. They compare foreign cinema favorably to Hollywood arguing that Hollywood churns out many films while British cinema produces fewer but often steadier productions.
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Riimers
George
Lea
Automotive Age What It Means
The passage notes American ingenuity producing over 100,000,000 cars and trucks and employing about 1 million directly with 514 million in related work. It states more than 41,000,000 cars serve as the nation’s transportation.
There's Still a Truman in Independence
Pontiac Michigan reports John Truman and his family recently moved from Independence Missouri. He states no relation to the former president, though they once lived near the Trumans in Independence.
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Truman
Independence
Pontiac
Mich
Tragian
John Truman
Hat mixup leads to swap kept for two years
In Portland Maine Carlye H Lavigne Edward M Korb and James L Williams sorted a hat tangle from a meeting two years ago Ed and Jim swapped hats by mistake Carl later reclaimed his hat but Jim and Ed kept the ones they had worn for the past two years.
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Portland
Carlye H. Lavigne
Edward M. Korb
James L. Williams
Jim
Carl
Interpreter Lisa Sergio recalls Mussolini link in Woodstock
Miss Lisa Sergio long time resident of Woodstock recalls serving as Benito Mussolini's official English interpreter in Fascist Italy. She escaped in 1937 and reflects on a quote about the typical time someone asks for five minutes but ends up giving twenty five.
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Benito
Woodstock
Lisa Sergio
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Summer Exercises For Reserve Forces Begin This Summer
The article notes about 230000 National Guardsmen and 105000 Army Reservists will join 15 days of field training this summer under Army Field Forces. Wives accompany families to camps while juniors learn crafts and dads train in the field.
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Washington
Junior
Daddy
Army
National Guard Field Training Series Reaches Eighth Year
Camps run May through September with many veterans of World War II and Korea. This marks the eighth annual field training program since the 1946 National Guard reorganization and the fifth time for the current structure.
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Korea
National Guard
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