30 Cars Derail in Efland Train Wreck
At least 30 cars of a Southern Railway freight train jumped the track near Efland North Carolina. No injuries were reported. The derailment was caused by a broken rail on the eastbound Greensboro to Durham run. Cleanup began with 100 workers and heavy equipment, with trains expected to roll by tomorrow. Engineer H C Andrews and conductor George Redding were on board.
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Efland
N. C
Southern Railway
P. C. Shue
Southern Division
Greensboro
Durham
Shue
Southern
Seaboard Roads
H. C. Andrews
George Redding
Democrats Stand On Calls In McCarthy Army Dispute
Democrats on the Senate Investigations subcommittee demand public access to transcripts of monitored telephone talks relevant to the Army dispute with McCarthy. McCarthy threatens a walkout as Eisenhower secrecy order looms, while lawmakers debate subpoenas and authority over testimony.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy Army
Mundt
A-Sc
Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Meane
Wisconsin
Eee
McCarthy
Army
Government Operations Committee
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Memphis
Tenn
Sen
McClellan
Three Men Captured In Bank Robbery Near High Springs
FBI agents and local police captured three men in High Springs Florida after a bank vault hole was cut and a prior $21 000 robbery was reported. Suspects Paul Mortellaro 29 Tampa former Florida Gator Mike Romanello 45 Jacksonville cafe owner and Julio Means 43 Tampa were arrested following a siege led by Sheriff deputies and officers. They face robbery and burglary charges.
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High Springs
Fla
University of Florida
Gordon Shanklin
FBI
Paul Mortellaro
Tampa
Mike Romanello
Jacksonville
Julio Means
Florida
Ed Cole
Hamp O’steen
Cole
Julian Smith
Gainesville
Romanello
Shanklin
U.S
Moscow Denies Russians In Korea War Involvement
Pravda denounces U S claims that 6000 to 12000 Russians fought in Korea as pure invention. The Pentagon published intelligence based data and cross source analysis to support the assertion.
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Moscow
London
Pravda
U.S
Korea
Pentagon
Washington
U S Allies Weigh Southeast Asia Coalition Issues
U S officials debate a practical Southeast Asia coalition without Britain as New Zealand signals skepticism. Paris talks with France proceed as Australia heads to May 28 elections. Britain delays commitments pending Geneva talks.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Britain
New Zealand
T. Clifton Webb
Dulles
Leslie Knox Munro
U.S
Paris
Geneva
Webb
Southeast
Sia
Deadlocked talks resume in secret over Viet Nam cease-fire
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault leads the nine party session focusing on a Viet Nam cease-fire while seeking to keep Laos and Cambodia separate. Western and Communist delegates clash on how to handle resistance governments and troop withdrawals as Eden and Molotov discuss procedural deadlock.
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France
Viet Nam
Indochina
Georges Bidault
Laos
Cambodia
Red River
Viet-Nam
Bidault
Anthony Eden
London
Churchill
Eden
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Red
China
Chou Enlai
Geneva
Former Army Captain Charged In Slayings In Germany
James M. Leech of Lima Ohio a former US Army captain was charged with murder in the 1946 ax and fire slayings of three American officers in Passau Germany U S Deputy District Attorney William Canfield said extradition papers are being forwarded for Leech as he stood trial authorities say two victims died from ax wounds and one from fire in a case long unsolved with a name tied to Cofran the Passau town commander.
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Frankfurt
Germany
James M. Weech
Lima
Ohio
U.S. Dep. Dist
William Canfield
Leech
Everett S. Corran
Washington, D.C
Seattle
Wash
Canfield
Hampden
Mass
Cofran
Passau
U. S. Court
James M. Leech
U. S. Army
Murder Trial Of Ex-Policeman Continues In New Hanover
Ex-policeman Luke Rourk faces a murder trial in New Hanover Superior Court for the February double slaying of his wife Hilda and her escort E F Green at a Thompson service station. Witnesses described the chase and shooting while Rourk sobbed during testimony. He had been on a suspended sentence for assault on Green.
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New Hanover
Wilmington
N. C
Luke Rourk
New Hanover Superior Court
E. F. Green
Rourk
J. J. Burney Jr
Combouyou
New Orleans
Sion
W.H.S. Burgwyn
Hilda
Green
Thompson
Woodrow Yow
N. J. Wolfe
Red air buildup near Formosa noted by U S officials
Washington reports a substantial Chinese air command redeployment along the mainland coast opposite Formosa. MIG15 fighters and IL28 bombers concentrate in Chekiang as U S policy remains to provide sea and air aid to deter invasion, with no immediate alarm over an attack on Formosa.
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Washington
Red
China
Air Command
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Manchuria
Chekiang Province
Indochina
United States
Chiang
U.S
Truman
7Th Fleet
Eisenhower
Living Costs Decline Slightly in April
The government says living costs fell 0.2 percent from mid March to mid April, the third drop in three months, driven mainly by April 1 excise tax cuts. The index slipped to 114.6 percent of the 1947-49 average, with food up while clothing and fuel costs eased. About 1.25 million workers face a penny per hour pay cut under union contracts tied to the index.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Bureau
Clague
Tariff Clash Averted in Election Year Parliament
President Eisenhower moved to delay a three year renewal of the Reciprocal Trade Act amid GOP opposition to tariffs. He urged hearings this year and action in 1955, offering a one year renewal as an alternative. Key Republicans Reed Simpson and Millikin signaled support for a one year extension.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Daniy A. Reed
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reed
Charles H. Percy
Bell and Howell Co
Chicago
Rep
Richard M. Simpson
Waylord Means
Simpson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Senate
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Administration
GOP
Fair Weather Across Most Regions Despite East Wet Belt
The Associated Press notes rain along the Atlantic Coast and Rockies while fair weather dominates most areas. Cool from the Mississippi to the East Coast contrasts with a Midwest warming trend. Temperatures vary widely with 75 in Great Falls and 59 in Jacksonville, while Maine to northern Florida linger in the 50s.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Coast
Rockies
Mississipi
East
Midwest
North Carolina
Maine
Virginia
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Florida
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