Ten French Battalions Attack Viet Minh Base in Indochina
Ten battalions of French Union commandos, about 11 000 troops, launched a sea troo land assault against a Viet Minh base along the Annam coast between Hue and Da Nang. The operation aimed to wipe out two Viet Minh regiments as part of a broader French offensive in Indochina. Notes say paratroopers were dropped behind enemy lines and armor and artillery supported the landing.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Annam
Hue
Ang Tri
Hano
Free World
Lang Son
China
Duke of Kent Enlists in Army as Buck Private
The Duke of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, announces he will enlist as a private in the British army. He will train at a pre cadet unit and may proceed to Sandhurst if he passes exams. The royal family notes he will be treated like any other recruit and addressed as Prince Edward in the ranks.
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Duke of Kent
Buck
London
George V
Eton
England
le Rosey
Switzerland
Royal Airforce
Navy
Army
Sandhurst
Britain
Prince Edward
Murrells Inlet Citizen Shot and Killed in Bed
Georgetown County Sheriff Cribb says Murrells Inlet resident GEORGETOWN, S C B C W Davis 42 was shot in his bed yesterday with his wife and neighbor Carl Hewitt 40 held in connection Hewitt wounded in stomach after alleged attempted suicide Coroner jury ruled Davis was shot by his wife and Hewitt Davis native of North Carolina survived by wife three sons two daughters mother and several siblings
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Georgetown
S.C
B—C
W. Davis
Murrell’s Inlet
Garris Cribb
Davis
Carl Hewitt
Cribb
Hewitt
Davises
Red
Whiteak
N.C
North
South Carolina
Princess Margaret Promises No Move Until May On Townsend Romance
London dispatch says Princess Margaret remains in love with Peter Townsend but will wait to act until May when royal family duties and Parliament approval constraints may clear. Townsend’s transfer and royal policy frame the delay as Margaret weighs royal prerogatives and church law before any marriage.
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Margaret
Peter Townsend
Royal Circle
Ee An Musel United
Ess
London
Princess Mararet
Duke of Windsor
Ben Elizabeth
Duke of Inburgh
Townsend
Brussels
Elizabeth
Church of England
Privy Council
Love Heads Discussion At Meeting
CHAPEL HILL North Carolina J Spencer Love chairman of Burlington Mills Corp led a group discussion at the annual Business at Institute as speakers included William L Hemphill Lindsay Squires and Everett Greensboro Dr William J Graham UNC executive program Kenneth K Edgar Henderson and Lind Say Michaels Greenville South Carolina A trio of leaders said the Korean truce will not trigger a national recession and that general leveling off is likely while taxes remain high They predicted tax cuts would aid business when enacted Dean Thomas H Carroll Ralph Nicholson and W Dowdy joined as discussion leaders in the session
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Chapel Hill
N. C
J. Spencer Love
Burlington Mills Corp
Institute
William L. Hemphill
Lindsay Squires
Everett
Greensboro
William J. Graham
UNC
Kenneth K. Edgar
Henderson
Lindsay Michaels
Greenville
S. C
United States
Meee
Thomas H. Carroll
University of North Cotona School of Business Administration
Ralph Nicholson
The
Charlotte Observer
W. Dowdy
Pendent
Belk Brothers Co
Charlotte
Revolutionary Figure Jose Figueres Elected Costa Rica President
Jose Figueres, leader of the 1948 revolution, won a clear majority in Congress. The National Liberation Party candidate totaled 111,553 votes to 60,379 for Fernando Castro Cervantes of the Democratic Party, and his party secured 30 of 45 congressional seats.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
National Liberation Party
Fernando Castro Cervantes
Democratic
Figueres
Prison Inmates Steal $500 From Jail Vault
Police say inmates at the Paris jail pried a padlock from a vault in a cell and distributed $500 from the Tazewell County Fair proceeds. The money had been deposited for safekeeping over the weekend and was found missing before prisoners were released.
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Paris
Ill
Tazewell
Government Employment In Decline
A congressional committee reported federal employment fell by 116,999 during the fiscal year ending last month, with June showing a rare increase of 3,950. Total payroll at June 30, 1953, stood at 2,482,359, down from 2,599,558 a year earlier, with civilian Defense Department roles accounting for most of the decline.
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Washington
Congressional
Joint Committee
Marty F. Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Defense
Study of Value of Gamma Globulin in Polio Fight Begins
CAWLWELL and Catawba counties start a study of the value of gamma globulin in controlling poliomyelitis outbreaks. Dr. Fred T. Foard of the North Carolina State Board of Health said plans include cooperation with the Public Health Service to compile results from across the United States. Final conclusions may take months. The study covers the two counties and a statewide survey of families with more than one polio case this year.
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Raleigh
Caldwell
Catawba
Fred T. Foard
Division of Epidemiology
State Board of Health
Public Health Service
United States
Foard
Bird Ignites Fire at Newington Hardware Sign
Officials in Newington Connecticut investigated a fire at a hardware store caused by a bird that chose a living neon sign wire as a nesting perch. The bird’s nest and the energized wire started the blaze, prompting an electrical fire response.
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HOT Nest
Newington
Reduction mostly in United States cuts nearly all nonmilitary aid
Most of the 1,000 unit reduction occurred within the continental United States leaving a small portion elsewhere. The move affects regional programs and shifts funding to other sectors. Officials say the goal is budget discipline while continuing essential services.
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Continental
United States
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Selma
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Ray Lewis
Elizabethtown
U. S
Panmunjom
Korea
Tokyo
Stiffkey
Duchess of Windsor
Newark
N. J
Victor Basile
Basile
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Time Payment Department
East Washington Street
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Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Federal Reserve System
Venetian Blind Laundry Service
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Pele
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