Six Michigan Communists Fined and Given Russia Choice
Six Michigan Communists convicted of conspiracy against the government were sentenced by Federal Judge Frank A. Picard. Each faces four to five years in prison or the option to go to Russia with a $10,000 fine. Defendants include Saul Wellman Helen Winter Nat Ganley Thomas Dennis Jr Philip Schatz and William Allan.
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Michigan
Russia
Frank A. Picard
Picard
Saul Wellman
Helen Winter
Nat Ganley
Thomas B. Dennis Jr
Philip Schatz
William Allan
Wellman
Dennis
Schatz
Winter
Carl Winter
New York
Mao Tsé-tung gravely ill amid absence from key Peiping meeting
Reports from Hong Kong say Mao Zedong, 60, may be seriously ill as he missed a crucial Central Committee session in Peiping. Radio explanations cite a vacation, while observers doubt the absence signals loss of power, citing a weak heart and long-standing health rumors.
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Mao Tze-tung
Peiping
Mao
Central Committee
Joseph Stalin
McCarthy ejects two at hearing in Washington
Senator McCarthy ejected Army chief counsel John Adams and Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker from a closed investigations hearing. He pressed on Peress the Queens dentist granted an honorable discharge amid Fifth Amendment objections. Zwicker defended his testimony as truthful, while Adams cited consulting with the Secretary of the Army.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Army
John G. Adams
Ralph W. Zwicker
Camp Kilmer N.J
McCarthy
Zwicker
Irving Peress
Queens
Peress
Camp Kilmer
Adams
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Korea Opposes Geneva Peace Talks but Leaves Door Open
South Korea denounced the Big Four plan for a Geneva peace conference as incompatible with the armistice. Seoul said participation by the Republic of Korea is not ruled out, while stressing caution about inviting Communist China. Bonn and Vienna called the German Austrian failings, and Vietnam endorsed discussing Indochina with safeguards against Vietminh gains. The Geneva talks will include the Big Four, South Korea, North Korea and other Korean war participants, excluding neutrals like India.
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Rocky Mount
Wilson
Duke University
United States
Ett & Myers
Ham
Morehead Planetarium
University of North Carolina
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Raleigh
State College
Bier
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Berlin
South Korea
Geneva
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Austria
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Red China
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V. M. Molotov
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Dulles
Molotov
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Korea
India
Davis Backs Present Farm Programs
DES MOINES Assistant Secretary of Agriculture John H. Davis, who will resign soon, defended current federal farm programs as preventing an agricultural economic slump. He contrasted this stance with Secretary Benson’s view that the programs have priced farm products out of markets, caused surpluses, and led to government controls.
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John H. Davis
Benson
Panmunjom decision to be made and farm program debate
In a speech at the 16th Annual National Farm Institute Davis urged caution over farm programs noting a 5 percent price decline but defending the policies as stabilizing and valuable despite costs. Davis plans to join Harvard after leaving the post. Separately, U S and 16 Korean War allies meet to decide on Panmunjom talks and potential peace discussions with Red China, with leaders wary of just recognizing adversaries and seeking a broader accord.
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Davis
America
Harvard University
Benson
New York State
James A. McConnell
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Washington
United States
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Berlin
Switzerland
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Terday
Red China
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Russia
China
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Sen
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Assur
Pigeon at City Hall Dodges Blame for Fateful Egg
A Greensboro city hall pigeon sparked debate over prankster or clumsy bird as it laid an egg on a ledge and dropped it to the granite steps, drawing puzzled looks from a citizen who spotted the brass eagle on the flagstaff.
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City Hall
Judge and AFL Official Clash Over Union Records
In St Louis a federal judge and AFL labor officials clash over turning over union financial records to a grand jury investigating labor racketeering. Harold J. Gibbons and Louis Berra refuse to comply and are jailed for contempt as the union plans a legal battle and considers appointing a trustee to access documents. The case follows earlier indictments and a continuing probe into eastern Missouri labor racketeering.
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AFL
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Local 688
Louis Berra
George H. Moore
Berra
Gibbons
William Latal
Moore
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
Miami Beach
Fla
Teamster
Missouri
Grand Jury
Paul H. Halahan
Local 42
Be Kind To Democrats: Knight Advises Ike At Palm Springs
California Gov. Knight tells reporters at the Eisenhowers Palm Springs retreat that avoiding bitter attacks on Democrats helps Republicans. He cites California’s 20 year trend against the New Deal and notes Eisenhower’s stance against extreme partisanship. The session followed Knight’s briefing with Ronald Button.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenver
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Eisenhower
Knight
Republican National
Smoke Tree Ranch
Paul H. Helms
Los Angeles
Thunderbird Course
Tamarisk
Ben Hogan
Helms
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Eisenhowers
Dickenson Case Raises Military Law Questions
Dickenson, a 23 year old from Cracker Neck Virginia, faces charges of aiding the enemy while a prisoner of war and questions whether the wartime status applies. The Marine Corps probes two officers including Col Frank H Schwable cited for false germ warfare confessions under captor pressure. Maj Royn Bley, Schwable’s fellow prisoner, shifts from witness to potential co defendant as the court martial proceeds.
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Marine Corps
I Ro
Dickenson
United States
Korea
Marine Court of In
Col
Frank H. Schwable
Reds
Schwable
Maj
Royn Bley
Bley
Santa Jon
Cau
Soviet Claim of 7500 MPH Passenger Rockets From Moscow to Peiping
Moscow radio quoted engineer A Sternfeld describing future passenger rockets for earth to earth travel. A Moscow Peiping route could cover 6000 kilometers in half an hour at speeds around 7456 mph. The plan includes astro-navigation, rocket tech, cosmic navigation and automatic telemechanics studies.
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Moscow
Peiping
Moscow Radio
A. Sternfeld
Chkalov Aero Club
U.S
Astro Navigators
Paris faces new obstacle in Indochina talks delaying army treaty
Paris debates whether to press the National Assembly to ratify the European Defence Community treaty or delay until after Geneva talks on Korea and Indochina. Premier Laniel's cabinet considers strategy as Berlin awaits Foreign Minister Allès return and a consent plan faces opposition from Le Monde and others.
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Berlin
Indochina
French National Assembly
Unitates
Russia
Korea
American Congress
France
le Monde
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Joseph Laniel
Laniel
Treaty Bill All But Dead Says George
Sen. George Ga says the constitutional amendment on treaties is dead unless a tentatively approved provision is removed. He notes the Bricker plan may move forward with a two thirds Senate vote to make treaties effective only with congressional action. The debate resumes with Bricker’s proposed amendment and pending changes to his original measure.
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Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
Bricker
Ohio
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