Communist Drive In Asia Halted Question Mark
A far east coverage assesses whether Communist expansion has slowed. It notes Formosa Nationalists and Southeast Asia Treaty Organization talks, with Indonesia and Japan facing economic and military pressures while Korea and Vietnam stabilize under U.S. aid. The piece surveys rising peasant unrest, land reform, and shifts in Asian power dynamics amid Cold War tensions.
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Tokyo
Southeast Asian
Asia
U.S
Far East
Formosa
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Manila
Associated Press
Sento
Dienbienphu
Indochina
Thailand
Malaya
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Abdul Rahman
China
Floats Inc Brings Big Displays to Brussels Fair as Firm Struggles Premise
Floats Inc the Pasadena based display company keeps afloat by selling exhibit work for Rose Parade and other projects. Founders Roger Tierney and Robert Henry started with 5500 dollars in 1946 and built a million dollar annual business while maintaining 5500 dollars in capital stock. The firm employs 70 people at a Los Angeles area plant and has produced displays for Monsanto Kaiser Convair General Motors and Disneyland. Negotiations begin with potential investors to take on management while founders stay in control but shed day to day duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Monte
Calif
Floats, Inc
Pasadena
Douglas
Lockheed
Convair
U.S. Army
Army
White Sands Proving Grounds
Roger R. Tierney
Robert L. Henry
Tierney
Henry
Monsanto Chemical Co
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Disneyland
General Motors
Los Angeles
California
Girl Pulls Self Two Miles With Broken Back
Mary Mortis 16, daughter of Juneau boatbuilder Lee Morris, fell 20 feet on a rugged trail. With two broken vertebrae and bleeding hands, she dragged herself four hours to shelter, reaching hospital casted but alive. Doctors call the fracture a freak accident not involving paralysis.
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Juneau
Alaska
Mary
Mortis
Lee Morris
Cape Alava Named Westernmost Point in United States
Cape Alava in Washington state is identified as the westernmost point in the United States, marking a geographic extremity and reference for regional mapping and navigation.
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Okinawa
United States
Cape Alava
Washington State
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Indonesia
By Belman Morin
Free Nations
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Burma
Russia
Red China
South Korea
South Viet Nam
North
Sie
U. S
Orient
South Pacific
Reds
Brussels
Red
Ee Hopei
Codie
Penn
Penney’s
Pennsheen
Gabardine
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