U S and France at odds over South Viet Nam policy
Paris May 7 secretary of state Dulles and French premier Faure end two hour talks still at odds on how to prevent communism in South Viet Nam. Diem backed by the United States Bao Dai seeks return as constitutional king as Bao Dai appeals in Paris.
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John Foster Dulles
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Dien Bien Phu
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Bao Dai
Diem
United States
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Dulles
Faure
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Formosa
Douglas Dillon
Indochina
William Gibson
Antoine Pinay
Ho Chi Minh
Asia
New Mexico
Premier Diem
Riviera
Duiles
U. S
West European Union Comes Into Being
Paris reports the West European Union was formally organized by seven nations Britain France West Germany Belgium Italy the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Prime Minister Macmillan announced the WEU links these states with NATO and plans a WEU Assembly to meet with the Council of Europe Assembly. Louis Goffin of Belgium was named secretary general.
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West European Union
Belgium
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mcmillan
WEU
Council of Europe
Ree
France
Macmillan
Louis Goffin
Iran
Eden in Big British Bid for Votes
Prime Minister Eden urged a re elected Conservative government to press a supreme effort to resolve East West differences. In a radio address ahead of Britain's May 26 election he warned a Labour victory would bring a party divided on foreign policy. Attlee accused Eden of stalling big power talks and said Labour would pursue talks with Russia and the United States if returned to power. Both leaders signalled hope for talks with the Soviet Union, with Eden pledging to push negotiations within months and noting NATO and Western unity as a basis for possible progress.
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London
Eden
Britain
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Blaydon
Russia
United States
West
NATO
West Germany
Soviet Russia
Dulles
Macmillan
France
Eisenhower
Faure
Bulgarin
Churchill
Bulganin
Britain Asks U S To Back Big 4 Talks
Paris dispatch reports British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan urged the United States to back a summit plan for the Big Four leaders to address East West tensions. Dulles gave cautious, noncommittal replies, with policy leaning toward foreign ministers talks and possible later high level meetings if progress occurs.
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Britain
U.S
Paris
Harold Macmillan
United States
Macmillan
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Republicans Back Peace Try By Ike
Twenty six Republican congressmen express full support for President Eisenhower’s cease fire efforts in the Formosa area. They say his actions show U S dedication to a just peace and relief of international tensions, pledging overwhelming backing as for the Formosa and Pescadores defense. Rep Frelinghuysen circulated the statement to show cross section GOP backing.
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Eisenhower
Formosa
United Staes
Pescadores
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Frelinghuysen
R-Nj
Humphrey Signals Tax Cuts and Balanced Budget Hope
Secretary Humphrey told the Business Advisory Council at the spring meeting that tax cuts and a balanced 1957 budget are possible if the current business upswing continues. Industry leaders cited rising activity, while Harvard’s Donald K. David warned against an overexpansion of credit.
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Treasury
Humphrey
Business Advisory Council of the
Commerce Department
BAC
Donald K. David
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
David
Eisenhower
Congress
Zhukov Charges U. S. Preps For Atomic War
Moscow reports Marshal Georgi Zhukov accuses the United States and Britain of surrounding the Soviet Union with bases for atomic warfare. He lambasts Montgomery and criticizes wartime alliances as delaying peace while signaling escalating Cold War tensions.
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U. S
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Georgi Zhukov
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
Eisenhower
Lord Montgomery
Pravda
East Berlin
Britain
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Brodie Twin’s Life Hangs On After Brain Hemorrhage
Doctors said Rodney Dee Brodie’s mysterious brain hemorrhage may have stopped and he looks better and rests comfortably after the coma continuing since the day before. The 31 year old, first head joined Siamese twin, remains hospitalized in Chicago as his condition is monitored. Blood transfusions have been given as needed.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
University of Minois Education and Research Hospital
Rodney
Pakistan Afghanistan clash nears break in relations
Western diplomats warn the Pakistan Afghanistan quarrel could trigger a wider crisis as trade routes across Pakistan face disruption. They urge both sides to stop name calling and seek a face saving formula to avoid bloodshed and a new world crisis.
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India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
West Pakistan
Northwest Frontier
Kabul
Pakstan
Asia
Reds Create Alliance to Rival NATO in Warsaw Next Week
East Germany Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl announced a Soviet bloc military alliance to rival NATO, including rearmament of East Germany and unification of communist armies under a single command. He spoke at the 10th anniversary of Germany’s surrender in East Berlin with leaders present. Official participation listed several Eastern Bloc nations. No date given for the armys expansion.
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Berlin
East Germany
NATO
Warsaw
Moscow
East WieTmany & Cootmmnitminise
Otto Grotewohl
East Berlin
Germany
Georgi K. Zhukov
Red
China
Peng Teh-Huai
Grotewohl
M. G. Pervukhin
Peng
Opera House
Soviet Union
Red China
Poland
Hungary
North Korea
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Albania
Romania
Railroad Strike Settlement Eludes Mediation Board
In Atlanta on May 7 the Loulaville and Nashville Railroad strike remained unsettled as mediators in Washington failed to secure a final agreement. A day of hopeful talks ended with a recessed session until Monday while issues on the LAN system and regional telephone disputes were slated for arbitration. Francis O'Neill, National Mediation Board chair, said the sides were close and expressed optimism.
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Atlanta
Loulaville & Nashville
Washington
Francis O'Neill
National Mediation Board
Principal Trapped In Cave After Rockslide Rescue
Center Kentucky May 7 A four year old principal and science teacher Michael Angelo Fancher was trapped nearly seven hours when a rockslide pinned him in Mammoth Cave. A rescue crew led by A F Houston freed him using hydraulic jacks as his wife and three children watched. 15 year old pupil Tommy Jeffries helped summon aid and was first out of the cave.
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Michael Angelo Fancher
A. F. Houston
National Park Servence
Mammoth Cave
Fancher
Houston
James Scott
Washington experts plan vaccine message as halt urged
A top level scientific meeting in Washington discussed how to frame tomorrow's public message on the Salk polio vaccine program. Surgeon General Scheele urged postponing mass inoculations pending a Sunday statement, while Dr. Jonas Salk and NIH officials attended the talks.
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Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Jonas Salk
Pittsburgh
National In Jr
The
Nations Institutes of Health
James A. Shannon
National Institutes
David E. Price
W. Palmer Dearing
U.S. Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan
Alber Heustis
Ottawa
Paul Martin
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