Ruling Orders Stevens to Submit Army Names in Peress Case
Senate investigators order Secretary Stevens to name Army officials who allegedly aided Maj. Irving Peress in a case linked to McCarthy. Mundt seeks to limit public testimony while Dirksen proposes closed sessions for nonessential witnesses, drawing protests from Welch and Symington. Roy Cohn questions Stevens as hearings resume.
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Senate
Stevens
Army
Maj
Irving Peressee
Sen
McCarthy
Mundt
R-Sd
Mund
Sen. Dirksen
R-I
Tha
Dirksen
Joseph N. Welch
Equity
Symington
D-Mo
Sen. Potter
R.mich
Bankers Hear NC Power Growth and Tax Facts
Louis V. Sutton of Carolina Power and Light told North Carolina bankers the state’s farms are 96.1 percent served by electricity, above the national 90.8 percent. He cited a $117 million post war expansion, rising to $200 million by 1957, and noted $34 million in taxes paid by Carolina and Duke Power Cos. last year. Governors, legislators, and bankers filled three days of the NC Bankers Association meeting with prominent talks and a statewide oratorical contest.
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Pinehurst
N. C
North Carolina Bankers Today
Louis V. Sutton
Raleigh
North Carolina
Sutton
Carolina
Duke Power Cos
North Carolina Bankers Assn
Edwin Pate
Laurinburg
John P. Stedman
Lumberton
Unization
Pate
Davis
Mecklenbug County
Win
Planes Bomb and Strafe Roads From Dien Bien Phu
French fighters and bombers struck roads northeast of Dien Bien Phu as Vietminh convoys moved along the Tuan Giao to Na San route and toward Lai Chau. Air attacks cut the highway in multiple points while Vietminh forces mass in the Thai country and Na San area.
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Giao
Dien ‘Bien Phu
Na San
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Tuan Giao
Indochina
Lai Chau
Dien Bien Pu
French Union
Luang Prabang
Little Mountain Kingdom
War Back In Waiting Phase Again
The seven year Indochina war returns to a waiting phase after Dien Bien Phu fall. Vietminh may target Luang Prabang while minor attacks on French lines continue around Hanoi. Captives from Dien Bien Phu include Brigadier General Christian de Castries and thousands of soldiers.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Kingdom of Laos
Luang Prabang
Vietminh
Hanoi
Red River
Radio Vietminh
Hong Kong
Christian de Castries
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Tokyo
Radio
de Castres
People's Army
Truce Terms Face Opposition on Dien Bien Phu Wounded
At the Geneva Indochina talks the Vietminh rejected a French armistice plan and pressed for evacuation of wounded from Dien Bien Phu. Brig. Gen. De Castries was cited as captured, while Molotov chaired as Bidault pressed for treatment of the injured.
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Geneva
Indochina
Dien Bien
Georges Bidault
Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Christian de Castries
Dien Bi Phu
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam Peoples Army
Georges ‘Bidault
Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Vietminh
Molot
France
Policy Change Demanded as Indochina Fallout Grows
Senators press for a shift in foreign aid and allies after Dien Bien Phu fall and Geneva setbacks. Smathers urges new Latin American partners and continued aid for Greece and Turkey along with Asia outposts. Kennedy warns US intervention risks broader war with China.
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America
Europe
Asia
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Dulles
Security Council
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wilson
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Senate
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Britain
France
Florida
Smathers
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Chile
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
U.S
Greece
Turkey
South Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Japan
Pacific
England
United States
Munich
Sourea
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
CBS
Red China
Legislative Candidates Favor Repeal of Secrecy Law
An Associated Press poll of 58 of 105 Senate candidates and 133 House candidates shows most favor repealing the secrecy law. Of responding incumbents and candidates, 32 House members and six senators back repeal, with several undecided while a few oppose or defend secrecy.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Legislative Appropriations Committees
J K. Doughton
Alleghany
House Appropriations Committee
Larry I. Moore
Wilson
John W. Umstead
Orange
Umstead
Military Aid to Continue French Indo China Plan Unchanged
A Pentagon spokesman said the fall of Dien Bien Phu will not alter the U S program of military aid to the French Union and Associated States in Indochina. Sea and air shipments and aircraft technicians will continue to support free forces, with overall Far East strength held steady despite Korea divisions.
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Washington
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Pentagon
United States
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
Free World
Formosa
Pakistan
Red
Far East
Korea
White House
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Disc Jockey Killed by Robber in Chicago
In Chicago a radio station employee, Richard H. Dix a 24 year old disc jockey known as a platter turner for WMAQ, was shot five times and died at Belmont Hospital after a robber tried to rape his young companion Carol Giddins 19. The assailant took $20, tied them, and fled after Dix tried to intervene.
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Chicago
Richard H. Dix
WMAQ
Proram
Dix
Belmont Hospital
Carol Giddins
Dix's Automobile While They Were Fired On the Northwest Side. Miss Iddins
Belmont
Troy
Threat To Kill Ike Is Probed
Secret Service investigated a reported threat to assassinate President Eisenhower after a wreath visit to Mary Ball Washington’s grave in Fredericksburg Virginia. Police said a reliable informant spoke of plans to kill the President, but authorities found no real danger after hours of checks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Baughman
Fredericksburg
Kendall
Pittsburgh Struck by Citywide Transit Strike
Thousands of workers walked or rode in due to a major transit strike in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Railways Co. with 2700 employees halted 3000 trolleys and most buses, prompting taxis and rail lines to fill gaps. Early parking became scarce as officials urged share the ride.
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Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Phyo
Advance
Truman urges vigorous action to curb political assassins
Former President Truman with a National Press Club address urges President Eisenhower to lead a united bipartisan foreign policy with clear actions against political attacks. He cites McCarthy and calls for disavowal of fringe elements, insisting the onus is on Eisenhower to quell intra party extremism and maintain unity.
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Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
National Press Club
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Roosevelt
White House
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Weimar Republic
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