U S Officials Report on Formosa Cease-Fire Prospects
Adm Arthur W Radford and Walter S Robertson return from Taipei where they discussed Chinese Nationalist reactions to Formosa cease-fire talks. Eisenhower remains committed to pursuing a cease-fire despite some Senate opposition. Knowland disputes the administration while 12 GOP senators back negotiation efforts.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Walter S. Robertson
Formosa
White House
Presidenter
Dulles
Robertson
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
Richmond
Peiping
U. S
Eisenhower
Formosa Strait
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Burlington
Wis
Formosa Straits
GOP
Nannie Doss Sanity Hearing Set For Today
Nannie Doss, who confessed to four of five husbands’ murders, faces a sanity hearing in Tulsa to decide if she is legally sane for an upcoming murder trial over Samuel L. Doss. Prosecutors seek a safe disposition if insanity is found. psychiatrists prepare competing testimony.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nannie Doss
Samuel L. Doss
Louisa Hazle
Lexington
N.C
Dos
Doss
Global May Day demonstrations mark tension and clashes
Workers worldwide marched on May Day amid East West tensions. France saw violence with Algerian demonstrations and police clashes injuring 41 and arresting 70. Zhukov in Moscow reviewed troops in rain as Paris agreements stirred alarms. Mao watched from Peiping as Vatican and Berlin events unfolded.
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Associated Press
France
International Socialist Congress
Moscow
Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
Russia
Zhukov
Paris
West Germany
Peiping Radio
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping
Peng Chen
Formosa
Vatican City
Pius XII
Italy
St. Peter's Square
Joseph the Workman
Arthur Deakin
Lille
Maubege
Berlin
West Berlin
Otto Suhr
Germany
East
Buenos Aires
Peroni
Singapore
United States
New York
5Th Avenue
Four-Power Conference Endorsed by Bonn and Paris Talks
Bonn and Paris governments agreed no delay in forming a four power conference with the Soviet Union. France Britain and the United States have deposited ratification instruments for the occupation treaty. Adenauer and Pinay said all outstanding questions were settled and Saar border issues resolved prior to ratification.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
France
Tryng
Russia
Moscow
Paris
Britain
United States
Antoine Pinay
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Adenauer
Pinay
Saar
Council of the West European Union
Stwal
North Africa
National Assembly
Debate Opens on Foreign Trade Bill in Senate
The Senate begins debate on Eisenhower's foreign trade bill, with leadership optimistic it will pass largely as committee adjusted. The measure would extend the reciprocal trade agreements law to 1958 and authorize tariff cuts up to 5 percent annually, despite industry opposition and fears of import damage.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Congress
North Carolina Appropriations Bill Moves Toward Approval
The North Carolina General Assembly eyed an appropriations bill for 1955 to 1957 with about 640 million dollars in authorizations. The Joint Appropriations Committee backed the bill while Finance weighs new tax options, including a motor vehicle tax proposal to bypass tobacco tax. A separate vote planned on annual legislative sessions sparked debate after a revived proposal faced mixed reactions.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Joint Appropriations Committee
Hodges
Joint Finance Committee
Appropriations
Wan
Beaufort
House Finance Committee
Rodman
House
David Clark
Lincoln
Eisenhower asks Congress to join world finance corp
President Eisenhower urged U S participation in a new international finance corporation affiliated with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The plan would require a U S subscription of 35 168 000 to a 100 million dollar capital, aimed at providing risk capital to private enterprises when other funds are scarce.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
International Finance
U.S
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
No End To Strikes In Sight
Widespread rail and telephone strikes stretched into day 50 with no settlement in sight. Negotiators plan to meet in Washington on the Louisville and Nashville strike while Atlanta sessions were not scheduled. Cable damage disrupted about 2300 customers as sporadic dynamite and cable cuttings occurred.
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Atlantap
South
Washington
Louisville & Nashville
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
National (Railway) Mediation Board
G. E. Leighty
Leighty
L&n
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Birmingham
Ala
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Southern Bel
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Cleveland, Tenn
Gretna
New Orleans
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Chester
S. C
Harriman
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Policeman Accepts Christ at Billy Graham Crusade in Glasgow
A Glasgow police officer on duty accepted Christ after being guided by Associate Evangelist Howard Butt during the final Billy Graham crusade service at Kelvin Hall. The Glasgow crowd of about 25 000 saw 842 decisions at the service, boosting six week totals to 16 236 from 670 000 in attendance.
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George Burnham
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Glasgow
Howard Butt
Billy Graham
Kelvin Hall
Butt
Christ
Howard
Kelvin
Ibrox
Hampden
Billy
Jesus Christ
Scotland
Tom Allan
Heaven
Which Hughes Will Win Anglesey Seat In May Election
In Holyhead Anglesey voters face a choice for the House of Commons seat. Labour candidate Cledwyn Hughes, 38, holds the current seat and runs as Hughes the law. Conservative Owen H. Hughes, 45, is Hughes the school. Liberal John William Hughes, 45, campaigns as Hughes the news. The result hinges on which Hughes the voters choose.
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Holyhead
Wales
Anglesey
Hughes
House of Commons
Labor Party
Cledwyn Hughes
Conservative
Owen H. Hughes
Liberal Party
John William Hughes
Cledwyn
Owen
John William
Group Plans Salk Serum Allocation
Washington committee outlines a voluntary plan to prioritize scarce polio vaccine once available, aiming for high-need areas and age groups while vaccine makers and federal control debates continue. A second polio death and 29 Cutter-related illness cases prompt ongoing recall and testing actions.
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Washington
Idaho
Chester S. Keefer
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
Newark Herald Tribune
Roosevelt
D-Calif
Leonard Scheele
Scheele
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Jonas E. Salk
Pittsburgh
Public Health Service
Vietnamese Premier attacks rebel forces in Saigon mission
In Saigon Premier Ngo Dinh Diem leads four National Army battalions against the Bien Xuyen rebel private army in Cho Lon as U.S. backing for Diem remains firm. Clashes reach the Nhi Thien Duong Bridge while Bao Dai faces a proposed deposition by a nationwide assembly.
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John Roderick
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
French Riviera
National Army
Cho Lon
Bien Xuyen
Binh Xuyen
Diem
le van Vien
Nhi Thien Duong
Paris
Big Four Begin Secret Talks on Austrian Treaty
In Vienna the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union start secret talks to update the Austrian Independence treaty draft. After a decade of deadlock the Soviets indicate a wish to end occupation, with troop withdrawal possible within 90 days after ratification. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson Jr. chairs the first session as rotation begins among Soviet Ivan Llyichev British Geoffrey Wallinger and French Roger Lalouette.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Russia
U. S
Llewellyn F. Thompson Jr
Big Four
Ivan I Llyichev
Geoffrey Wallinger
Roger Lalouette
Governors Meet Eisenhower for Policy Coffee Break
Governors from various states gathered with President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon for a morning briefing on international, national, and state issues. Topics included foreign affairs, national defense, highways, and the polio vaccine program as top officials briefed the group.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
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