Top Allied Leaders Resigned To Losing Much Of Indochina
AP report by John M High tower analyzes a week of Washington diplomacy on Indochina. The piece probes what the White House talks achieved what remains uncertain and how Eisenhower and Churchill handle US Britain aims in Southeast Asia.
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Indochina
Free World
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Churchill
United States
Britain
Washington
John M. Hightower
White House
Western Allies face strains over Indochina and Southeast Asia
A week of high level talks in Washington and London as Dulles, Churchill, Eden and others navigate the Indochina crisis. Officials note limited gains against Communist expansion and discuss attempts to form a 10 nation Southeast Asian defense pact despite friction with Britain.
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John M. Mostower
Oes
Washington
Hanoi
Sint
United States
United Nations
Moscow
Britain
France
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Eden
Eisenhower
Dulles
Australia
Richard Casey
New Zealand
Leslie Munro
Thailand
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Free World
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Amercan
United Action
Ta Kae Oe
Tobacco Sellers Checked Smokers Pay Little Heed To Physicians
Tobacco wholesalers and retailers in over twenty major cities report no clear drop in cigarette sales after an American Cancer Society warning that smoking shortens life. Some areas note modest declines up to 25 percent and a shift toward filter tips, pipes, and cigars, but overall demand remains steady as smokers show little alarm.
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Associated Press
American Cancer Society
San Francisco
Nebraska Senator Hugh Butler Dies at 76
Nebraska Republican Sen. Hugh Butler, elected to a third six-year term, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke. His death leaves the Senate split 47 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and one vacancy. Butler had been active in Senate until illness. his wife and two children had predeceased him.
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Hugh Butler
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R-Neb
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Griswold
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Lester C. Hunt
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Hoey
Hunt
Wuh Smith
Charles W. Tobey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Robert Crosby
Crosby
Omaha
Ideath
GOP
Bowring
Kenneth S. Wherry
Guatemalans Sign Peace Pact Ending Civil War
Rebel chief Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego Monzon signed a peace pact in San Salvador ending Guatemala s two week civil war. The accord creates a five man military junta including Castillo Monzon and two Monzon aides, with elections planned after a new constitution. The cease fire unites Castill o s forces with the regular army and outlines power transfer and potential constitutional changes.
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Col
Elfego Monzon
Guatemala
Monzon
Castillo
Vatican
Honduras
Jacobo Guzman
Arbenz
Ton
Enrique Oliva
Mauricio Dubois
Jose Luis Cruz Salazar
Guatemala City
Seenese
Gerardo Barrios
Washington
el Salva
Possible Endgame in Indochina After Red River Delta Withdrawal
Report from Singapore suggests French pullout from the Red River Delta signals a turning point in Indochina. Vietminh forces, aided by Chinese-trained divisions and tens of thousands of troops, threaten the southern delta defenses as Ho Chi Minh pursues broader victory. Western observers fear a rapid consolidation of Vietminh control regardless of Geneva talks.
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Red River
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh
tanoi-Haiphong
Dien Bien Phu
Shioe Tig
Acnion
Haipn Ae
9 Year Old Boy Suffocates In Ice Box in Hopewell
Archibald Waldron Jr. 9 suffocated after climbing into an unused ice box in his aunt Esther Coleman's Hopewell basement. The device lay on its back. the door shut, muffling his cries while his parents attended a funeral. Troopers found him inside a compartment after a search in Trenton.
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Hopewell N.J
Archibald Waldron Jr
Esther Coleman
Hopewell
Trenton
Archibald
Relatives Mourn Communist Terror Victims In Guatemala
In Guatemala City a line of mourners viewed mutilated bodies of alleged Arbenz era opponents. The victims, many said to be Communist backers, were tortured and killed by police following Colonel Castillo Armas' government takeover. Six bodies from Villa Lobos, described in detail, mark the latest purge. More corpses were found in streets or at homes as the crackdown continued.
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Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Guatemala City
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Carlos Castillo Armas
Libbenz
Ota
Villa Lobos
Castillo Armas
North Carolina Faces Heat Wave Across State
The state endures extreme heat with 95 to 107 degree highs and scarce relief from the Weather Bureau. Lamberton reached 100, Charlotte 99, Raleigh 99, Greensboro 98, Asheville 96, Wilmington 63, and Hatteras 34. Farmers worry as rainfall since mid June has been sparse.
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Lamberton
Piedmont
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Asheville
Wilmington
Hatteras
Johnson Presses View on China U.N. Membership
Senate remarks by Lyndon Johnson of Texas urge American refusal to back United Nations if Communist China joins. He says Congress may cut U.S. contributions and asks Dulles to reaffirm policy before the Foreign Relations Committee. Morse counters, warning against isolation and a potential third world war.
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
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China
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Senate
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Califoon
Congress
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Dulles
Foreign Relations Committee
Seine
England
France
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Ind-ore
Morse
Knowland warns of U.N. break if China admitted
Sen Knowland says Congress may seek to cut all American contributions to the United Nations if Peiping china is admitted. He would ask Dulles to reaffirm policy and may attach an amendment to halt U.N. funding. McCarran backs withdrawal threats if China joins.
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R-Calif
Congress
United Nations
U. N
China
Conan Knowland
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
California
Eisenhower
Peiping
U. S
Toa McCarran
D-New
U.N. E
Knowland
Farm States Rally Behind Wheat Price Plan in House
The House defeated by voice vote an effort to strike a two price plan for wheat from the farm bill. Farm state members claimed a comeback as administration forces pressed to keep a flexible price support compromise in the measure. An attempted amendment to remove the wheat provision was rejected on the floor.
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House
Rep
Ford
R-Mich
House approves dairy price support provision in farm bill
The House backs a dairy price support clause raising supports to 80 percent of the level set by Secretary Benson after he lowered it from 90 percent to 75 percent. The proposal includes a wheat farmer referendum next year on continuing straight supports or taking 100 percent of the domestic crop portion for price control.
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Washington
House
Hope -Kans
House Agriculture Committee
Negotiators Seek End To Strike In Telephony
NEW YORK negotiators for Western Electric and the union met separately in prep for a joint session to end a day old coast to coast strike of telephone equipment installers. CIO officials said most workers were idle by noon as walkouts spread to several Texas cities and Dallas to Lubbock with 80 percent of phones on dial systems.
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CIO Communications Workers America
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Texas
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Austin
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Mexia
Fort Worth
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Abilene
Lubbock
Shriners Climax Annual Convention in Atlantic City
Shriners paraded in Atlantic City to climax their annual convention. Frank Land of Kansas City was installed as imperial potentate of the Mystic Shrine, with 12 other officers installed. The Mexico City Shriners aim to raise $125,000 for the Shrine Hospital for Children. next year’s convention planned for Chicago in June.
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Mystic Shrine
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Remmie Arnold
Is Va
Council For the Shrine's Hospital For Children
Mexico City
Quick Tax Bill Okay Is Sought
Washington editors push to pass the administration tax overhaul bill amid warnings of remaining amendments. Senators predicted quick disposal of lingering changes with a likely final vote in favor despite some opposition and proposed income tax relief measures.
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Eisenhower
Sen. Long
D-La
Ision
Senate
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Johnman
House
Rio Grande Waters Back In Banks
The Grande is back in its banks as flood relief efforts ramp up across the border. President Eisenhower declares disaster loans eligible for stricken areas while Gov. Allan Shivers teams with federal agencies. Red Cross and Salvation Army aid floods in Piedras Negras and Nuevo Laredo amid reports of hundreds dead or missing and blocked cross river assistance.
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Grande
Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
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Piedras Negras
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Gomez
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