Mendes-France Seeks France's 20th Postwar Cabinet
Pierre Mendes-France, 47, nominated to form a new French cabinet after Laniel's resignation. He faces a divided National Assembly and must win support from multiple parties, including MRP and URAS, amid plans for economy and reduced Indochina and European military build up. Foreign minister Bidakult will pursue Indochina peace talks in Geneva on a caretaker government.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
France
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
National Assembly
Europe
Mendes-France
Rene
Jose Laniel
Laniel
Assembly
Radical Socialist
Coty
Elysee Palace
White House
Vietminh
Mendes
Bes
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Union For Republican and Social Action
URAS
McClellan Predicts Split Report In Army McCarthy Inquiry
Senate investigations subcommittee likely to issue a split report on the McCarthy Army case with dissents. McClellan and McCarthy expect continued questioning as witnesses remain. Mundt presides and the pace hints at a final week of televised hearings.
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Joseph N. Welch
Cohn
Carr
Mundt
MelCarthy
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Knowland Flanders McCarthy Clash Faces Senate Block
Senate leaders and party loyalties shape the effort by Sen. Flanders to strip Sen. McCarthy of his chairmanships. Johnson reportedly tells Democrats to avoid backing the move while minority party attitudes remain uncertain. Only Cooper supports Flanders, with Hennings criticizing McCarthy's conduct.
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T McCarthy
Flanders
McCarthy
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Vermont
Sen
Knowland
California
GOP
Lyndon B. ‘Johnson
Texas
Jack Bell
Washington
Sen. Flanders
R-Wi
R-Wis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Wisconsin
Senate Elections
Cooper
Kentucky
Hennings
Missouri
Killer Moved From Reach Of Crowd
In Stilwell Oklahoma an angry crowd gathered at the Adair County Courthouse after police said 21 year old Indian, Chester Gonzalis, signed a statement admitting he shot Sheriff Henry Buckner to death Saturday night in a drunken rage. The sharpshooter fled after the shooting and was captured, with the statement claiming one shotgun blast from a .16 gauge ended Buckner's life.
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Stilwell
Okla
Adair County
Henry Buckner
Chester Lee Gonzalis
Gonzalis
Fogg Hollow
Buckner
Claude Seymour
Crime Bureau
Operation Alert civil defense drill tests nationwide air raid impact
A simulated 24 hour exercise called Operation Alert runs across 54 cities in the United States and Canada with 41 U S cities targeted. Cities like Washington New York and Philadelphia participate with local time adapted drills and evacutions planned in Mobile Alabama 26000 people to walk to safety. The drill aims to test civil defense teamwork communication and readiness for an atomic or other attack.
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Washington
United States
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
New York
Philadelphia
Mobile
Ala
Capitol
Senate
House
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
NAACP Plans to Support School Desegregation Rise
Walter White of the NAACP outlined efforts to back the Supreme Court desegregation ruling at a Freedom Celebration in Durham North Carolina. He urged action to counter opposition including politicians and petitions and praised Greensboro and church leaders for their stance.
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Durham
N. C
Walter White
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Supreme Court
White Rock Baptist Church
White
Talmadge
Georgia
Wallace
N.C
North Carolina
Raleigh
Greensboro
Southern Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Montreat
Vincent Waters
Catholic Church
Senate
Kerr
Scott
Forecast Says U S Construction Spending Hits Record
FRANK OBRIEN reports a government forecast predicting 1954 construction spending will reach an all time high, about 361 billion dollars, driven by a surge in private home building and new commercial and religious structures. The report notes 1,080,000 private nonfarm housing starts and gains in residential, commercial, and religious construction despite a downturn in private industrial building.
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Frank O'Brien
Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Missing Bills In Mountains Police Look For Ransom
In Phoenix, Daniel J. Marsin, 41, is charged with kidnapping the wife of a wealthy industrialist for 75 000 dollars. Police search the Superstition Mountains for the ransom money and the weaponry used. Mrs. Evelyn Ann Smith overheard a second man during the trunk abduction. she and investigators note delays in reporting her safe return. Marsin bonds set at 50 000 dollars as his defense attorney questions police procedures.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Daniel J. Marsin
Superstition Mountains
Evelyn Ann Smith
Herbert
Smiths
Smith
Marsin
Little t i: fragment on sense and losing ground
The fragment notes that some people lack common sense and have been losing ground over time, reflecting a restless social mood. It mentions individuals and a general decline without specific names or places. The tone hints at frustration with evolving attitudes and personal judgment.
May End After Talk On Korea
In Geneva the conference neared its end as Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and British Foreign Secretary Eden met for almost an hour. They said the Indo China group would meet after noon and Korea talks would resume tomorrow. Western delegates declared the Korean session pointless and the conference a failure while Indochina talks were to be kept secret.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
Indochina
Eden
Molotoo
U. N
Korea
McCarthy Rests As Carr Substitutes At Hearings
Francis P. Carr testified that Secretary Stevens discussed using G. David Schine as a personal observer at Army intelligence schools and reporting to Stevens. Carr, chief of the McCarthy Investigations subcommittee, described Oct conference plans and attempts to secure Schine an Army commission. He testified Army officials sought to sidetrack McCarthy's Reds-in-the-Army probe with special treatment for Schine.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Milwaukee
Sioux Falls
D. Cohn
Carr
Cohn
Army
Pvt
G. David Sehine
Subcommittee
Stevens
G. David Schine
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Roy Schine
McCarthy Army
Sen. McCarthy
FBI
M and Cohn
Sen. McCarethy
Schine
Secretary of the Army
Eee
McCarthy Subcommittee
Air Force
Navy
John G. Adams
Pvt. Schine
Adams
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
New York City
Monmouth
Vnewe
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