Red Guns Bash Quemoy In New Chinese Island Burst
Formosa front line reported renewed shelling of Quemoy Island by Red forces with casualties among U S Army officers. Washington warned of responsibilities as the U S Seventh Fleet stood ready. Chinese Nationalist forces vowed readiness to fight as fighting persisted seven miles offshore.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Red
China
Quemoy Island
Washington
Defense Department
Quemoy
Military Assistance Advisory Group
Frank Walcal Corps
Canor
Chicago
Leca
Grand Rapids
Mich
Formosa Strait
Sian
Seaton
Department
U.S
Forfhosa
Chiang Kaishek
U. S
Chang Yi-ting
Defense Ministry
Asst
Defense
Fred A. Seaton
For
Joseph H. Holt
Rcalif
Hong Kong
The
Peiping
Amoy
Russians Ready To Move After EDC Demise
Washington reports Moscow is expected to push a new all European security plan amid Allied disarray after the EDC defeat. Officials say the stage is set for a Soviet maneuver to weaken NATO and widen Communist influence in Europe, while Western powers quarrel over Germany, France and Indochina policy.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Germany
France
West Germany
Britain
Indochina
Geneva
London
Red China
Eden
Dulles
State Department
Europe
French Assembly
NATO Council
U.N. Assembly
New York
Return of Dien Bien Phu General De Castries Sparks Joy
General Christian de Castries, freed after nearly four months in Vietminh custody, arrives in Hanoi praising good health and requesting potatoes. His wife Jacqueline expresses relief and plans to care for him while French officials deny her authority to visit him in Indochina. The former Dien Bien Phu commander walked with a cane and said he would recover in coming days while detailing his arduous captivity.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Christian de Castries
Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
de Castries
Ae Be
Ange Syene Cogny
Paris
Dien Bien Phu Veteran Seen Thin and Fatigued
A report describes a veteran as thinner and more tired since Dien Bien Phu, with estimates of a 20 pound loss. De Castries mentions an officer died recently, while censors bar naming the dead until next of kin are notified. The French News Agency says De Castries lied about the surrender flag.
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Dien Bien Phu
de Castries
Plywood Plant in Fairmont Destroyed by Fire
A blaze engulfed the Standard Plywood Co. plant in Fairmont North Carolina starting in the boiler room. Fire departments saved the Ed F Hodges oil plant from destruction. No injuries were reported and the loss was partially insured. The plant, owned by L W Anderson, was originally the Fairmont Veneer Co. before reorganization.
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N.C
Fairmont
Standard Plywood Co
Fairmane
Lamberton
Ed F. Hodges
Howard Patterson
L. W. Anderson
Fairmont Veneer Co
Eee
Poplar Saint
Enterprise Labor Day publication schedule notice
The High Point Enterprise will not close for Labor Day but will publish on Monday. The paper goes to press early and offices close at noon to grant a partial holiday, with regular publishing resuming Tuesday.
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High Point Enterprise
Stevens tenure in doubt as Labor Day toll rises
The article notes ongoing speculation about Stevens possibly leaving his post as Army secretary amid a turbulent period with the Mundt hearings and Capitol Hill disputes. It also reports on Labor Day weekend traffic fatalities totaling 119 across 30 hours, with state police and National Guard patrols in full effect and officials urging drivers to stay safe.
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Pentagon
Robert T. Setvens
Army
Stevens
Army-McCarthy
Senate Committee
Mundt
White House
Capitol Hill
John G. Adams
Gaynee
Washa
Johnson
Es Hill
Truman
Associated Press
Eisenhower
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Michigan
Wisconsin
National Guard
Tennessee
Carly
le Ae Ang
Gerwil Aiter
Guns Senate
Parison
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Town
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
New Hare
Od Eoe
U. S. Rubber Plant In Winnsboro Ready
A $500,000 expansion of the U. S. Rubber Co. yarn plant in Winnsboro has been completed. The facility can now produce large quantities of dress goods and suitings for the company’s fabric line including orlon viscose fibers.
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U. S. Rubber Co
Ials
Rg A
Extra Costs Controversy Over Dixon Yates Power Deal
President Eisenhower’s plan to use Dixon Yates private power to supply 1957 Mem phis area faces new legal snags. The AEC TVA cost sharing dispute centers on a 107 million dollar contract, with annual cost estimates from Budget Bureau and TVA differing, drawing opposition over economic fairness and private interests. Congressional figures signal hearings as administration refines technical details and tax/transfer implications.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valey Authority
TVA
AEC
Dixon-Yates Utility Group
Mema Tenn
Paducah, Ky
Budget Bureau
Myrenoy
Pers
Inter
St Sekinaa
Gan
Frank H. Weitzel
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
Borneo
TWA
Perm
Weitzel
Congress
Dixon-Yates Group
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcole
Johnson
Isons
Plane crash near Shannon Airport kills at least one
A New York bound KLM airliner with 55 aboard crashed into the River Shannon on Sunday. Eyewitnesses saw several persons crawling ashore from the wreckage as rescue efforts began. The aircraft was a Super Constellation with 44 passengers aboard.
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Shannon
Ireland
Adenauer pledges voluntary limits on West German arms
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told all network listeners Bonn would voluntarily restrict armaments even after full sovereignty. He said German limits would apply alongside protections by the Western powers and linked European security to a future Big Four conference. He cited the failed six nation European Defense Community treaty and urged allied support for sovereignty and Western defense contributions.
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Bonn
Germany
Konradauer
West Germany
Federal Republic
Britain
France
Eisenhower Air Tour Through Colorado and West Reach
President Eisenhower conducted a 1 500 mile aerial tour visiting Colorado and Utah with brief talks in Grand Junction and Denver. He traveled with Secretary Benson and was greeted by Republican candidates at airport platforms as they sought November victories.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Grand Junction
Colo
Evr
Colorado
Utah
Benson
Harvest Outlook Gloomy Across Western Europe
Europe faces the worst summer for decades as farmers race to save crops. Poor yields expected from France to Britain with heavy rain and flooding lowering quality and delaying harvests by weeks. Denmark predicts a billion dollar harvest, while Austria, Hungary, and Romania report losses and slowing ripening across many regions.
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London
Europe
Staly
Denmark
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
East Germany
Western Europe
France
Holland
Eee Ee Ces
Istry
Sweden
Britain
Auto Trunk Murder Plea Denied by Motive Dispute
In a jury trial Robinson pleads not guilty to second degree murder for the John Thomas Mitchell case. The defense questions motive as prosecutors recount the fatal auto trunk incident with few remaining questions from the lengthy proceedings.
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Robinson
John Thomas Mitchell
Leon Burnett
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Uer
Peance
Ike
West
Point
Parkee Baptists
Mills
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