Bedell Smith Ends Geneva Visit Pressing Indochina Peace Push
Washington officials report Walter Bedell Smith flew home from Geneva pledging a sincere patient effort to negotiate an Indochina peace. He blamed inflexible Communist opposition for Korea talks failure and said the United States will stay a friendly, non belligerent participant as Britain considers joining an international anti communism conference.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Smith
Geneva
Korea
Britain
Churchill
Eisenhower
United Front
Pierre Mendes-France
Reds
Paris
United States
United Nations
UN Security Council urges Guatemala cease-fire amid veto clash
The UN Security Council unanimously calls for a Guatemala cease-fire and for aid to cease, after the Soviet Union vetoes a motion to refer Guatemala's aggression claim to the OAS. Guatemala accuses Honduras and Nicaragua of backing mercenary forces and cites U.S. involvement and United Fruit Company links.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Guatemala
U.N
Soviet Union
Coun Il
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Americas
Ioie
Western Hemisphere
Inter-American Peace Committee
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Washington
Eduardo Castillo-Arriola
Honduras
Nicaragua
United States
United Fruit Co
Lodge
Council
Houndias
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
North
U. S. State Department
Fruit Company
Tapachula
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Air Force
Carlos R. Bergunza de Victoria
GOP Leaders See Farm Measure He Can Sign
Senate and House Republican leaders forecast Congress will pass a farm bill President Eisenhower can sign. Senator Knowland and Representative Halleck, after a conference with the President, say they hope the bill will begin a gradual shift to flexible price supports, with the method to be decided by either administration discretion or congressional action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Rep
Halleck
R-Inc
House Agriculture Committee
Benson
Truman's Condition Satisfactory After Emergency Operation
Former President Harry S. Truman remains in satisfactory condition after an emergency operation early yesterday removing his appendix and gall bladder. Doctors expect he could leave Research Hospital in about ten days if recovery proceeds normally.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
White House
Truman
Starlight Theater
Reds Hold 30 US. Citizens in China Prison
In Geneva the Chinese Communists confirm they hold 30 American civilians and say one detained U S. citizen died in prison on Feb 27 1951. They list about 83 Americans believed detained or prevented from leaving China and note several military personnel are dead or missing. The United States cites 50 to 100 Chinese refused visas on security grounds.
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Geneva
United States
U.S
China
W. L. Winter
Winter
Kiangsi
P. E. Voorhis
H. D. Weese
A. D. Hart Jr
Antung
North China
U. S. Naval
Hunan
John B. Maye
Scranton
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Wang Ping-nan
Landy Breaks Four Minute Mile In Turku Record
Australian miler John Landy shattered the four minute mile barrier with a world record 3:58.0 in Turku Finland becoming the second man to do so Roger Bannister was the first with 3:59.4 at Oxford England Landy also set a world best for 1500 meters at Turku Stadium with 3:41.8.
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Turku
Finland
John Landy
Roger Bannister
England
Oxford
Landys
Landy
Postponed Consultative Talks Move in McCarthy Army Hearings
Senate figures announce delay of consultative talks aimed at finding agreement among Republicans and Democrats on the McCarthy Army inquiry. Ray H. Jenkins signals willingness to help draft a verdict while questions swirl about his Senate run. Harmony fades as McClellan calls for staff reform and McCarthy criticizes the Democrats.
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Mundt
Roca Ont Phew
Ray H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Senate
Tennessee
Knoxville
Harmony
Sen. McClellan
Arkansas
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Recilar Subcommittee
French Forces Smash Through Red Villages Near Hanoi
French tanks artillery planes and gun boats and Vietnamese infantry pushed through eight Vietminh villages along the Red River north west of Hanoi in an overnight mop up with more villages under fire. Naval gunboats lashed the targets while air support aided the operation and B26 bombers hit Vietminh convoys supplying the edge of the delta.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Son Tay
Artil
Lery
Delta
Maine Primary Voter Rail On Line In Battle Between Smith and Jones
Maine faces a statewide Republican primary as Sen. Margaret Chase Smith accuses Sen. Joseph McCarthy ally Robert L. Jones of being a strategic plant to defeat her. The race marks a direct clash amid campaign television appearances and renewed wartime style political intrigue in Portland.
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Portland
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jones
Pearson
Washington
Pri
Smith
Knowland Sees Republican Victory Over Tax and Trade Reforms
Senate leaders, led by Knowland of California, forecast beating Democratic attempts to revise the reciprocal trade act and tax reform bills. Eisenhower backs a one year extension of trade powers, while House plans a 875 page tax revision measure with $2.477 billion in first year cuts. Democrats push higher exemptions or a $20 credit if stalled.
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Washington
Knowland
California
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Agress
Sen. Hunt
D-Wye
Farrington
Hawaii
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Sen
Morse
Indore
Congress
Finance Committee
Martial Law Declared As Guatemalan Invasion Mounts
President Arbenz Guzman declares martial law as rebel forces advance in Guatemala and neighboring Honduras with three-pronged drives toward rail and road links. U S Embassy plans evacuations of Americans amid rising anti U.S. sentiment and UN calls for cease fire.
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Teguciglapa
Honduras
Jacobo Arebenz Guzman
Guatemala
Associated Press
Jack Rutledge
Guatemala City
U.S
Neuva Ocotepeque
Jutiapa
Macuelizo
Puerto Barrios
Caribbean
Zacapa
Arbenz
France
Marne River
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Soviet Union
Organization of American States
Council
Columbia Broadcasting System
Flora Lewis
London Daily Express
New Hearing On Phone Rate Case In Raleigh
The State Utilities Commission opens a second round of hearings on a large rate increase sought by Southern Bell Telephone in North Carolina. The case, started in 1952, followed Supreme Court review and a previous $1 648 056 annual rise. Proponents cite inflation and rising costs. opponents say fair returns are already being earned. The commission will hear Southern Bell witnesses and then recess for protester cross examination planning.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Commission
North Carolina
C. L. Lott
Telephone Company
Southern Bell
Direct Talks Sought In Indochina Cease Fire Talks
Geneva delegates pursued private meetings to advance cease fire negotiations for Laos and Cambodia while direct talks with Viet Minh were unsettled. The nine power session recessed as Chou En-lai remained, with Eden Molotov and Smith returning home. Cambodian and Lao negotiators insist on Viet Minh as the sole interlocutor and aim for cease-fire discussions by July 10.
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Geneva
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
China
Chou En-lai
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
Vietminh
12 Die Violently In North Carolina Weekend
The weekend violence in North Carolina claimed at least 12 lives. Victims include two 16-year-olds Er ie Clay Griffin and Dillon Plyler who were struck by a hit‑and‑run vehicle near Monroe as they walked along a highway. Police and Highway Patrol seek the hit‑and‑run car. other deaths include L. J. Williams 42 who drowned at Rockfish Creek near Wallace, eight‑year‑old Steve Queen killed by a car while bicycling in Shelby, Edward F. Jones 30 shot while grouse hunting near Bryson City, a 6‑year‑old girl Hazel Rebecca Cash crushed by an oil drum at Mount Holly, Bill Burch fatally beaten in Charlotte with police arresting Howard Knox, William Earl Babson 38 killed when his car overturned near Whiteville, George W. Maness HM drowned at Deep River near Ramseur, James Willis Hammond 20 drowned at Rainbo Lake near Fayetteville, William Allen Tiptett 58 died en route to hospital after colliding with a train near Whitakers, William Roosevelt Boone 21 killed when his car ran off and overturned on N C 49 in Randolph County.
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North Carolina
Monroe
Erie Clay Griffin
Dillon Plylerriffin
L. J. Williams
Rockfish Creek
Wallace
Steve Queen
Shelby
Edward F. Jones
Bryson City
Pul‘ce
Hazel Rebecca Cash
Mount Holly
Simpson
Cash
U. S
Germany
Bill Burch
Charlotte
Howard Knox
William Earl Babson
Brunswick County
Whi'evi
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