Western split grows at Geneva conference
The Geneva talks reveal deep rifts among the United States Britain and France over Korea and Indochina. U S officials say wariness from Britain and France weakens Western bargaining while Russia may exploit the split.
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Geneva
U.S
Britain
France
United States
State Dulles
Polic
Dulles
London
Paris
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Philippines
Churchill
Indochina
Tremor Warnings Said To Save Greek Towns Before Quake
In Sofadhes and Farsala a preliminary tremor warned residents minutes before a catastrophic earthquake hit central Greece. The quake killed about 20 people, injured around 130, and caused extensive property damage across Karditsa Trikala and Volos. Relief efforts rush supplies as communications gradually return.
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Sofadhes
Greece
Farsala
Karditsa
Trikala
Volos
Lechonia
Palamas
Leontari
Vrisse
Agia Marina
Senator Russell Defends Dignity Against Headlines Grab
In Athens Georgia on May 1 Senator Richard Russell criticized the rush for sensational headlines as government by hippodrome calling for actions to preserve Congress dignity. He urged that every federal branch faces pressures and not all questions should be solved by popular interest.
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Athens
Hippodrome
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
University of Georgia
Institute of Law and Government
Georgia
HPT&D Names 3 Directors Bruton To Be Freight Chief
The High Point Thomasville Denton Railroad annual meeting names three new directors C T Ingram Jr Charles E Hayworth and I L B Dunn to fill deaths and confirms J E Millis as president O A Kirkman as secretary treasurer Bruton named General Freight Agent succeeding F J Flagler effective May 1 Flagler becomes special traffic representative The report notes a rise in 1953 tonnage, dieselization progress and new industry customers including Kay Manufacturing Co and a Taylor Street plant.
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J. E. Millis
O. A. Kirkman
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
John T. Bruton
F. J. Flagler
Bruton
Mr. Flagler
C. T. Ingram Jr
Carolina Container Corporation
Charles E. Hayworth
John C. Sheroff
Doak Finch
Hpt&d
Railroad
Southeastern Express Co
Concord
Thomasville Business College
LaSalle University
Kay Manufacturing Co
Taylor St
Doctors Celebrate Century of Organized N C Medicine
North Carolina marks the 100th anniversary of organized medicine with a centennial session at the Carolina Hotel Pinehurst. Leaders include executive secretary James T. Barnes and officers Dr. Joseph A. Elliott Sr. and Dr. Zack D. Owens. A medical museum, memorial service, and papers on historic progress are planned along with lectures by Dr. Walter B. Martin and Dr. George F. Lull.
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Pinehurst
N.C
State Medical Society
North Carolina
James T. Barnes
Raleigh
Joseph A. Elliott Sr
Charlotte
Zack D. Owens
Elizabeth City
John F. Foster
Sanford
Julian A. Moore
Asheville
Treas
Urer
Millard D. Hill
Barnes
Carolina Hotel
E. A. Beaty
Davidson
Bureau of Health Education
Millard Hill
Florida To Vote For Governor
Florida voters head to the polls for an unprecedented special gubernatorial election as Acting Gov Charley E Johns seeks the office. Democratic contenders include state Senator Leroy Collins and Brailey Odham, while the regular off year primary also features several congressional races.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Dan McCarty
Congress
Storm
Charley E. Johns
Starke
State Senate
McCarty
Leroy Collins
Brailey Odham
Sanford Oil
Gillette accuses USSR of misrepresenting UN charter revision
Senator Gillette of Iowa says the Soviet Union misrepresents U S efforts to revise the UN charter claiming it would threaten veto power. He argues charter revision aims at world peace and denies any move toward world government while receiving a peace education award in North Carolina.
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Greensboro
N. C
Sen
Gillette
D-Ia
Soviet Union
United Nations
Senate
U. S
American Freedom Assn
Iowa
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Executive Department
NAACP Asks Information On Charges Against Timmerman
Columbia scene heats as NAACP president James M. Hinton asks U.S. Attorney General Brownell to request details from Lt. Gov. George Bell Timmerman. The campaign claims accuse the NAACP of being subversive in South Carolina and seek substantiation of state NAACP branch activity.
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Columbia
S.C
U.S. Atty
Brownell
South Carolina
NAACP
James M. Hinton
Naacp—National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
George Bell Timmerman
Timmerman
The
Lighthouse and Informer
Columbia Insurance Firm
Lester L. Bates
Hinton
South Carclina
U.S. Department of Justice
Charleston
Bates
House set to curb overseas use of American troops
Rep. Vorys predicts the House will insert restrictive clauses into the foreign aid bill to limit U S troop use in combat zones despite Eisenhower opposition. The bill covers 3.5 billion in foreign aid and follows a failed amendment blocking new military funds for combat abroad without congressional approval. Senior senators and others disagree on wider curbs.
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Washington
Vorys
Ohio
House
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Coudert
RNY
United States
Indochina
Bennett
R-Mich
U.S
Congress
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Ferguson
Michigan
Senate
Mundt Pushes Restatement To Speed McCarthy-Pentagon Hearing
Sen Mundt says restating issues may expedite the Senate Investigations subcommittee hearings into the McCarthy Pentagon dispute. Stevens to be questioned again as McCarthy's possible testimony is debated. Transcripts of monitored calls and Schine’s role are readied as the panel weighs public-trust violations.
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Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Acing
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Stevens
N. Mundt
Sen. McCarthy
Army
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy
Mundt
Ray H. Jenkins
Subcommittee
Jenkins
Welch
Ogre
Levens
John G. Adams
Kirken B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
Potter
R-Mich
Pvt. G. David Schine
Senate
Unmarried Girl 25 Held In Babys Death
A 25-year-old unmarried woman, Latrell Jackson, was charged with murder in the death of a baby whose head was found in the front yard of a Williamston home. The inquest heard she claimed the baby was born at her mother's home and that she severed the umbilical cord with her hands. Darnell Jackson testified finding the baby's head near the kennels and turning it over to police. Authorities said the baby died shortly after birth and that Miss Jackson admitted the birth. She was bound over for grand jury action on May 10.
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Williamston
S.C
Latrell Jackson
Senate
Ers
John B. Powers
Anderson County
Clint McClain
Miss Jackson
Darnell Jackson
Jackson
Chief Powers
Powers
McClain
Olin Burton
Jackson Home
Maude Jackson
Ida Sellars
Iberian talks continue on army tactics alliance
Staff talks on coordinating army tactics proceed between Spain and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is a NATO member, while Spain is not but remains linked to Western defense plans through U.S. aid for bases.
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Madrid
Spain
Portugal
Choir from Dalecarlia Plans 18 Day Russia Tour
An 80 member choir from Dalecarlia Province schedules an 18 day concert tour of Russia beginning June 6. The group will perform in multiple cities across the country during the tour.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Dalecarlia
Russia
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