Dulles-Molotov Set Talks on Atomic Energy and Korea
Geneva reports note U S Secretary of State Dulles to meet Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for a second time about President Eisenhower's world atomic energy proposals. Talks may cover Korea Indochina and other issues as Dulles tours Milan before returning to Washington.
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Unions Plan Joint Action Against Unemployment
Three large unions the United Mine Workers AFL Teamsters and CIO Steelworkers outlined a united approach to unemployment and the Taft Hartley Act at a luncheon. Leaders John L. Lewis Dave Beck and David J. McDonald said the plan aims to push the government to implement a spending program to fight joblessness. They represent about three million members with roughly half a million idle.
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Mundt May Seek To Shorten Public Hearing On Dispute
Senate Investigations chair Mundt signals a move to narrow seven days of under oath hearings concerning Senator McCarthy and top Army officials. McCarthy and Stevens deny charges while both sides push for a quicker end to the probe amid calls for compromise and tighter focus.
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Army Jury To Deliberate Dickenson Case Monday
A military court will begin deliberations Monday on Corporal Edward S Dickenson a 23 year old POW from Cracker's Neck Virginia accused of collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner in Korea and informing on comrades. Closing arguments depicted him as both morally flawed and mentally unsettled with prosecutors urging a verdict of guilt under a new military code provision.
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Korea
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Japanese Reds Demonstrate On May Day
About 400000 Japanese May Day demonstrators filled Tokyo streets under Red banners to protest rearmament. Police in steel helmets clashed briefly, while American chiefs remained at home by order. Speakers in a downtown park preceded a five column march denouncing Prime Minister Yoshida and calling for an end to hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific.
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Greek quake toll climbs as Athens reports 20 dead
Tremors in Central Greece killed at least 20 and injured 130 with more than 25,000 homeless. Volos and Granitsa suffered severe damage as aftershocks continued, prompting royal travel to inspect the worst hit areas. Volos, Sofadhes, Farsala, Karditsa, Domokos, Trikkala, and nearby villages faced widespread destruction.
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Land swap probe eyed for Crabtree State Park land deal
Raleigh Governor Umstead faces an inquiry into a near even land trade at Crabtree State Park between Raleigh and Durham. F L Blake says he exchanged his 117 acre apple orchard for 217 acres of state land and received 16000 dollars cash for timber rights. Willis Wrenn counters that his firm paid 50000 dollars for the timber with most proceeds going to Blake and others. Timber workers have begun operations on the land trade.
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May Day Demonstrations Across Europe and Asia
May Day protests and parades marked the holiday across Europe and Asia. In Moscow the crowd heard Marshal Bulganin pledge no new war and normal relations with other nations as troops paraded and a giant jet flew overhead.
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Winds Leave Deaths and Many Injured Across Six States
A sweeping storm system produced fatality and at least 56 injuries across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Missouri and Iowa with extensive property damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tornadoes damaged and destroyed structures near Cedar Rapids and Grapeland while Beulah School escaped harm as wind wrecked towns from Mineral Springs to Fort Worth.
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Ickes Diary Reveals Why FDR Hesitated on Relief and War
Excerpts from Harold Ickes diary volume The Inside Struggle covering 1936 to 1939 describe Roosevelt fearing a possible revolution if relief spending and farm benefits were cut to balance the budget. Ickes notes discussions with conservative party leaders who urged restraint, and mentions Baruch's role in Barkley's Kentucky campaign amid New Deal tensions.
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