Austria Rejects Soviet Proposal at Berlin Talks
Austria formally rejected Soviet terms at the Big Four conference in West Berlin. Foreign Minister Figl said Austria cannot cede the withdrawal of occupation troops, insisting the 7 year draft is the acceptable treaty and will stand. The meeting adjourned with Moscow pressing new terms allowing troops to stay until German unification.
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Berlin
Austria
Russia
Leopold Fig
Figl
Moscow
West Berlin
Allied Control Authority
V. M. Molotov
Fig
Molotov
Unifi
Orchid Paradise Found In Crystal Cave Chamber
In Mammoth Cave National Park area Crystal Cave reveals an orchid paradise in gypsum. National Speleological Society explorers press deeper, with 32 climbers reaching Advance Camp No 1 three miles from the entrance after a 13 hour crawl.
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Mammoth Cave National Park
National
Speleological
William Burke Miller
NBC
Dilion
Joe Lawrence Jr
Philadelpha
Camp No. 1
Ida V. Sawtelle
Brooklyn
Calcutta mob attacks U S Information Library during teachers strike
A Communist led mob attacked the United States Information Offices Library on Chowringhee in Calcutta as police fired tear gas to control the crowd. The violence followed a march of about 10,000 protesters and involved burning police vans, streetcars, and Shopfronts while teachers strike for pay rises.
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New Delhi
United States
Calcutta
Thomas J. Needham
New York
U. S. Information
Chowringhee Street
Needham
B. R. Mitter
U. S
Mitter
West Bengal
Riot police quell Rome strike amid Red violence
In Rome heavy riot police moved quickly to break up the first outbreak of a one day general strike led by the Communists. A police commissioner was struck by a stone and at least 60 demonstrators were detained. Bakers led the walkout as buses and streetcars halted in timed stops and six million CGIL workers were called out, while CISL stayed out. Premier Scelba and his new cabinet met to address wage demands as police posted reinforcements and mounted officers guarded strategic centers.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
CGIL
Free Federation of Labor
CISL
Scelba
Italy
Two Tornadoes Strike Arkansas Killing One Man
Two tornadoes hit Arkansas Monday night injuring at least 24 people and killing W. L. Richardson, about 50, in Whitton. Another twister struck Clarksville injuring others during a basketball game at a college gymnasium.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Whitton
W. L. Richardson
Clarksville
Milk Prices May Be Cut Two Cents
Washington reports indicate an expected two cent per quart cut in fluid milk prices after the government lowers price supports for butter cheese and dried milk. Senator Humphrey urges Congress to overturn the order Benson says will cut retail butter by about eight cents a pound.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D- Minn
Congress
Benson
Ellender
D-La
Appropriations Panel Proposes Slight Cut in 1955 Budget
The House Appropriations Committee recommends a $3,333,241,600 year starting July 1 for the Treasury and Post Office departments, a small cut from Eisenhower’s request. The panel also trims fixed charges and trust funds, preserves White House security staff, and notes a projected Post Office deficit next year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Wnye
Committee
Truman
Treasury
Coast Guard
French Drive Reds From Hills At Dien Bien Phu
French forces broke out of Dien Bien Phu to drive Vietminh from two hill positions north of the Laotian border. Gen. Rene Cogny said 4 000 to 5 000 troops attacked entrenched rebels while mobile artillery blasted Vietminh concentrations. The action aimed to force a decisive battle as hopes rose of crippling Ho Chi Minh’s divisions. results in Vietminh casualties were not yet counted.
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Hanot
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Rene Cogny
Ho Chi Minh
Mrs Atkins Seeks Bond Reduction in Eye Injury Case
Greensboro lawyer Worth Henderson asks to lower Mae Atkins's $10,000 bond in the case accusing her of blinding her stepdaughter. The 12 year old Sandra Lee Judy Atkins is hospitalized in Durham with loss of sight, while doctors plan to try to save the left eye. A Lancaster YMCA worker offered to donate an eye to the girl.
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Greensboro
Mae Atkins
Worth Henderson
Sandra Lee
Judy Atkins
K. H. Atkins
Dale
Korea Threatens Detaining Indian Troops in Korea
Seoul warned that additional Indian troops may stay in Korea until it gains assurances on safety for 76 Korean War prisoners en route to India. The note, signed by Lt Won Yong Duk, was released by Korea’s Office of Public Information and linked to the repatriation dispute with India and UN authorities.
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Seoul
South Korea
India
ROK
K.S. Thimayya
Exe
Won Yong Duk
Office of Public Information
Wa 7 Guarn Ra
Korea
North
U. S. 8Th Army
Inchon
Thimayya
U. N
Senate Set to Debate Treaty Amendment Clash
A divided Senate faced Bricker’s proposed constitutional amendment to curb treaty powers. Senate leaders weighed a vote on a Knowland backed clause tying treaties to constitutional conformity while a separate roll call on ratification gained momentum. Democrats criticized the process as muddled as Humphrey and Magnuson weighed executive agreements against the Constitution.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
White House
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Magnuson
D-Wash
Roosevelt To Resume Stand Today At High Profile Hearing
James Roosevelt testifies in Superior Court as his estranged wife seeks $3,500 monthly support for herself and their three children. The case centers on alleged missing documents, a torn trust note, and a $5,000 diamond ring while accusations of infidelity surface and Roosevelt disputes his net worth and control of assets.
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Pasadena
Calif
James Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Romelia
Arthur E. Schifferman
Irene Owens
Schifferman
Gladys Irene Owens
Roosevelt
Superior Court
Atty
John K. Sloan
Los Angeles
Senate panel approves Goldsboro man for U.S. attorney
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee endorsed Julian T. Gaskill of Goldsboro North Carolina for U S district attorney for the Eastern District. The action is subject to the FBI background check and no witnesses testified at the brief hearing. The nomination likely proceeds to the full committee.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Julian T. Gaskill
Goldsboro
N. C
U. S
Committee Approves Later Individual Tax Filing Date
A House committee backed shifting individual tax returns to a later deadline effective next year. The change eases the March 15 crunch for about 55 million filers and assists tax accountants and lawyers. The plan, in Eisenhower’s budget, does not alter 1953 income returns and leaves corporate filing dates unchanged. It extends the Sept. 15 deadline for tax exempt cooperatives to align with patronage dividend declarations.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Ear
Beck Prefers Own Union Peace Deals
AFL-CIO Leader Dave Beck favors bilateral peace pacts with rival unions over a broad no raiding agreement. He cites ongoing deals with the AFL Upholsterers Union and others as the path to curb labor wars union by union while defending a loan to Fruehauf Trailer Co. and denying constitutional limits on union investments.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
AFL
Beck
International Association of Machinists
aeThe Tenet
Eamsters
CIO
Genbabig
Coon Main G
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Martin Crouse
Yakima
Wash
Crouse
Miami
Executive Board
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