Bannister Breaks Four Minute Mile At Oxford
Roger Bannister, British medical student, clocked 3:59.4 at Islington track Oxford University in a controlled AAU match. Poor weather with crosswinds did not deter him as he became the first to break the four minute mile, beating the prior record of 4:01.4.
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Eisenhower Signs Bill for Federal Highway Aid
President Eisenhower signed a bill granting states nearly two billion dollars in federal highway aid to modernize and expand the nation's roads. The $1,982,000,000 two year program covers primary rural and urban systems, interstate improvements, and highways on public lands, with annual appropriations to states and national forests. He spoke of acute highway needs and urged continued investment as lawmakers attended the signing in the White House.
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Democratic leaders fault Indochina briefing and Dulles secrecy
A secret Democratic strategy meeting drew strong criticism of the Administration for failing to keep Democrats informed on Indochina and for not being fully frank. Radford was accused of withholding joint Chiefs opposition to sending U.S. forces, while Sam Rayburn criticized Dulles as briefing only briefly. Continued on Page 12.
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French Air Attacks Press Dien Bien Phu Siege
French fighter-bombers again bombed the Viet Minh besieging Dien Bien Phu as Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries urged pilots to fly low for supply drops amid monsoon mud and heavy anti-aircraft fire. American civilian pilots refused daylight sorties for C-119s, citing accurate flak, while French and Viet Minh forces clash around the shrinking fortress.
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Optimistic British shift seen as easing Indochina crisis
Washington reports reveal Britain weighing against US Indochina defense plans while President Eisenhower cites ongoing talks on a Southeast Asia security arrangement. Britons previously resisted a rapid defense pact, delaying until Geneva truce prospects clear up, as US pressure aims to strengthen Western bargaining in Indochina talks.
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Allies Weigh Expanded Indochina Talks at Geneva
Western delegations near a planned Indochina phase at Geneva with talk of enlarging participation. US officials discuss India and Japan Korea roles while Donovan may visit Saigon. Plan seen as last resort to salvage Southeast Asia and guard Singapore amid possible Communist gains in Indo china.
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McCarthy Versus the Army Letter Sparks Hearing Battle
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr said a letter McCarthy used in the Army McCarthy hearings was an unauthorized use of secret FBI information. He argued the 2 1/4 page letter and the 15 page FBI memorandum should not be made public. McCarthy testified the letter was given by an Army intelligence officer claiming Hoover wrote it, a claim Brownell disputed noting matching phrasing with a confidential FBI memo. Brownell said the original Hoover memo could not be lambasted as public. The Senate subcommittee debated publication while Stevens corrected testimony about a Pentagon meeting. Roy Cohn alleged loyalty-board records show Communist front ties, without naming individuals. The panel voted to refer transcripts to the Justice Department for review.
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Laniel Wins Paris Confidence Vote Over Indochina Peace
The French National Assembly backed Premier Laniel with a 204 to 268 majority in an unofficial tally. The vote affirmed his government amid Indochina peace negotiations, with the premier avoiding toppling the cabinet on the eve of talks.
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Drastic Budget Efforts Blamed for Guarding CrIminals
The Federal Bureau of Prisons cites drastic budget cuts as increasing risk in guarding prisoners. For three months of 1954 California rural highway patrol reports show 37 deaths from construction program incidents and 269 injuries. The agency urges a $100 million, five-year program to fund new prisons and reform facilities.
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First Series of Polio Vaccine Tests Completed
Alameda county completes the first of three polio vaccine series in a regional field test. Between 8,000 and 10,000 first to third grade students were inoculated over two days, with health officials finalizing totals after tabulation.
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Seaway Project Near Approval Faces Final House Vote
Washington reports that opponents conceded defeat in the last bid to block American Canada participation in the St. Lawrence Seaway project, estimated at 105 million dollars. House leaders predicted approval this session, sending the bill back to the Senate for minor amendments before President Eisenhower. supporters claim a substantial majority, while opponents press a plan to finance via private bonds, a move seen as jeopardizing the project. The proposal envisions a 27-foot deep channel replacing the current 14-foot path, enabling ocean-going vessels to bypass the Great Lakes' locks, with tolls funding repayment to private investors handled by a government corporation.
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