French Abandon Delta Area and 2,000,000 Inhabitants to Reds
France announced it was abandoning the southern sector of the Red River delta in Indochina. About 2,000,000 inhabitants and key towns were evacuated as French forces withdraw to defend Hanoi and the Haiphong corridor. Communist troops moved into Phat Diem as withdrawals began.
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Haiphong
Gulf of Tonkin
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Binh
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Rea
Haipong
Tonkin Gulf
American Airlines Pilots Vote for Strike over Eight-Hour Limit
The Airline Pilots Association ALPA reports pilots at American Airlines voted overwhelmingly for a strike if scheduling exceeds eight hours. ALPA President Clarence Sagen said a strike date will be set soon as similar actions unfold at Trans World Airlines and United.
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Chicago
Airline Pilots, Association
AFL
American Airlines
ALPA
Clarence Sayen
Transworld Airlines
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sagen
New York
Los Angeles
Plane Lands Then Drops Engine At Idlewild
A National Airlines DC 6 from Florida landed at Idlewild with four crew and 48 passengers aboard. One engine fell from its wing during the shutdown, causing a tip onto a wingtip but no serious injuries. Two ground engineers suffered minor injuries.
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New York
National Airlines
Idlewild
Florida
Dunlap Elected Grand Knight of KC Council 3518
Arthur L. Dunlap of San Lorenzo is the newly elected grand knight of Father Walter O'Brien Council 3518 Knights of Columbus, succeeding Rudy Duncan. The 1954 55 staff includes William Corbiere as deputy grand knight and Joseph Hackenkamp as financial secretary, among others, with Duncan moving to a three-year term as trustee and lecturer.
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San Lorenzo
Arthur L.dunlap
Walter O’brien
Knights of Columbus
Rudy Duncan
William Corbiere
Donald Scott
James W. Kennedy
C. W. Musson
A. J. Adams
Joseph Hackenkamp
Paul Minor
Peter Radich
John Connolly
Duncan
Eight New Polio Cases Reported in South County
County health officer Dr. James C. Malcolm released a final report on Salk polio vaccine trials in Southern Alameda County. Eight cases since April 1 included three adults and five children, with no unfavourable reactions from injections.
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San Leandro
Alameda County
James C. Malcolm
Malcolm
Tis School
Decoto-Hillview Crest Area
White Collar Melbourne Council Formed to Represent 64,000
The Council of White Collar associations unites ten professional and clerical worker groups in Melbourne with about 64,000 members. E. J. Gillespie, president of the Australian Insurance Staffs federation, leads the body.
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Melbourne
Council of White Collar Associations
E. J. Gillespie
Australian Insurance’ Staffs’ Federation
Berkeley AFL walkers back wage demands on UC campus
About 1450 AFL building trades workers walked off in Berkeley to back a revised wage formula, with a ring of pickets around the UC campus observed by other affiliated personnel. Another 800 union workers were affected as some reported for duty.
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Berkeley
AFL
University of California
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