French Paratroopers Reinforce Dien Bien Phu in Red War
French and Vietnames paratroopers jumped onto the Dien Bien Phu airstrip to reinforce the French Union garrison as Viet Minh artillery and waves of troops attacked the fortress. Saigon reported the situation under control though losses were heavy on both sides amid a three hour cease fire. The clash marked one of the war’s fiercest days as Ho Chi Minh’s forces pressed for a decisive breakthrough before talks in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indo China
Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
Indo-China
Ho Chi Minh
China
Geneva
Switzerland
Atom File Case Probed by Congress at Hanford Plant
David F. Shaw, Hanford manager, testifies before the joint atomic energy committee on missing top secret documents. Rep Thomas Pelley claims secret papers vanished from the billion dollar plutonium plant. Shaw denies army document theft and will discuss the full story in a closed session. Chairman W Sterling Cole says a full investigation will be conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David F. Shaw
Hanford, Wash
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Shaw
Army
Thomas Pelley
Rwash
Hanford
Pelley
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
W. Sterling Cole
RN. Y
Joint Committee
Meat Theft Ring Up for Hearings
Four men tied to an interstate meat theft ring faced federal hearings on charges of receiving thousands of dollars in meat stolen from the Oscar Mayer Co. plant in Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U.P
Oscar Mayer Co
Madison
Wis
Knowland urges McCarthy to cancel tour and stay in Washington
Senate Republican Leader Knowland urged Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy to cancel a planned speaking tour and remain in Washington until the Army dispute involving McCarthy and Roy M. Cohn is resolved. He said hearings should proceed promptly to determine truth, with joint inquiries proposed by Sen. Henry M. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
William F. Knowland
Joseph R. McCarthy
Knowland
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
The
Californian
Chicago
Midwest
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Senate Permanent Investigating
Government Operations Committee
Wisconsin Republican
Jackson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cohn
Army
MccCarthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
Chinese Red Leader Mao Tse-Tung Recovers From Illness
The Taiao news agency reports Mao Tse-Tung has rallied from a serious illness and is on the path to full recovery after more than a year of acute asthma and chest ailments. Report notes up to 20 doctors, including some Russians, attended him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
U.R
Mao Tse-Tung
Taiao
Ministry of Interior
Mao
Ridgway voices concern over new look military plan
General Ridgway, Army chief of staff, told Congress he has particular concern about the administration's new look program that seeks to build air power and slim the army. The Supreme Court refused to let Alabama and Rhode Island file suit against offshore oil legislation. The U.S. Navy reported two unarmed planes were attacked near the Iron Curtain by a Czechoslovak MiG-15 fighter Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mathew B. Ridgway
Army
Congress
U.P
Supreme Court
Alabama
Rhode Island
London
United States Navy
Iron Curtain
Wisconsin secretary of state balks at McCarthy appearance
Fred R. Zimmerman, Wisconsin secretary of state, said he would not appear on the platform with Senator McCarthy during a Friday speech in Milwaukee. Zimmerman noted he did not know McCarthy would attend a Young Republican dinner and will stay in Madison rest of the week. He called McCarthy's methods totalitarian and rejected joining the dinner event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
Zimmerman
Young Republican Club
Newsmen Today
McCarthy
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Madison
Protest McCarthy Talk in Milwaukee
Young Democrat clubs urged the Young Republicans Organization to withdraw its sponsorship of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's Friday speech in Milwaukee Wisconsin, arguing for common decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Young Democrat Clubs
Young Republicans Organization
Common Decency
Joseph R. McCarthy
Schwable Defense Praises Public Release in War Confession Case
John H. Pratt, Schwable’s civilian attorney, argues before a Marine court of inquiry that the Marine Corps should permanently clear Schwable’s name and contrasts public disclosures with a secret Air Force probe into alleged coercion of airmen. Pratt portrays Schwable as mentally and physically broken after months of Communist torture during 14 months as a POW in Korea. He cites loss of will to resist and seeks exoneration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank H. Schwable
Marine Corps
Air Force
John H. Pratt
Schwable
Marine Court of Inquiry
Korea
Pratt
Kenneth E. Murphy
Eisenhower to Fight Tax Cuts Tonight
President Eisenhower will deliver a major address to block a Democratic push for higher personal income tax exemptions this year and oppose a billion-dollar cut in excise taxes. Democratic spokesmen predict the administration may abandon the excise cut, while Republicans report leaders feel the fight is lost. The 10 p.m. CST speech will be broadcast on major TV and radio networks with rebroadcasts scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Walter F. George
Georgia
ABC
CBS
J. William Fulbright
George
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Pope Pius XII Shows Gradual Improvement
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII, age 78, continues to improve on the 50th day of illness. He spent a restful night and gains strength daily, increasing time in his study in small increments as the illness from January 25 recedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
U.P
Vatican
Pius XII
Weekend Weather Mix With Snow Flurries and Cold
Weather shows a mix of precipitation with snow flurries totaling .04 inch on Sunday and .46 inch across Friday through Sunday per the sewage treatment plant. High Sunday reached 30 degrees with a low of 18, and expectations call for clearing skies and warmer temps tonight and Tuesday with a 18 degree low and highs in the 30s. Noon readings: 32 at the treatment plant, 34 at Nash Motors, 33 downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash Motors
Guatemala denounces U S interference at Inter-American talk
Guatemala charged the United States with meddling in internal affairs during the 10th Inter-American Conference. Foreign Minister Guillermo Toriello opposed a U S anti communism resolution while Guatemala proposed economic measures targeting United Fruit Co. Expropriation of idle lands and market control proposals would press U S pricing and policy within the hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Guatemala
United States
Toriello
United Fruit Co
Boston
Mass
U. S
Uruguay
Justino Jimenez de Arechaga
Naguib Replaces Military Governor in Egypt
President Mohammed Naguib assumed the post of military governor of Egypt, taking absolute executive power as martial law stays in force. He had resigned Feb. 25, then resumed the post. Naguib also became premier after replacing Gamal Abdel Nasser following a brief period without offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
U.2
Mohammed Naguib
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Naguib
Nasser
Elect Supreme Soviet Sees 1331 Members Chosen
Citizens across the Soviet Union elected 1,331 members to the Supreme Soviet, the highest legislative body, in nationwide voting conducted yesterday from Moscow to distant regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
Supreme Soviet
Tornadoes Hit Georgia Area
Tornadoes tore through two major military sites and swept across central Georgia killing eight people and injuring 58. The two twisters damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and facilities, with massive losses at Ft. Benning Lawson Air Force Base and in Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
U.P
Georgia
Ft. Benning
Lawson Air Force Base
Columbus
Marine League Criticizes Joe McCarthy
The national commander of the Marine Corps League says McCarthy is not as solid as in the past with the league. Charles A. Weaver of Los Angeles says McCarthy overstepped himself in seeking free radio time to answer Adlai Stevenson. Weaver attended a central division conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Marine Corps League
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
League
Charles A. Weaver
Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Weaver
Tax Day Looms as 60 Million Americans File Returns
Washington reports that 60 million taxpayers must mail 1953 income tax returns by midnight with penalties up to 25 percent for late payments. Refunds may be slow as IRS slows processing. some lawmakers discuss moving the deadline to April. Collections are expected to set a record despite economic doubts. A final tally will take about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury
Baltimore
Congress
U. S
Eisenhower
Strike Authorized at Kohler Plant by Local 833
Local 833 of the CIO UAW authorized the union executive board to call a strike after workers rejected two Kohler Co contract offers. About 2,000 of 3,500 represented members attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohler
Cio-Uaw
Kohler Co
Fire destroys Ingram four-room grade school in Ladysmith
Fire swept the four room grade school at the Village of Ingram in Ladysmith Wisconsin today burning the building to the ground and forcing several students to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Wis
Ingram
Senate subcommittee to study media effect on youth
A special senate subcommittee plans to investigate the impact of radio television movies and comic books on juvenile delinquency. It filed an interim report with no recommendations and lists questions on treatment facilities interstate export of traffic narcotics and white slave rings. The panel led by Sen. Robert C. Hendrickson vows to press forward with further studies before its January 31 expiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Underworld
Government eyes dairy surpluses control to boost demand
Secretary Benson said the United States may need production controls for dairy if consumption cannot rise to match output. A pilot plan to test surpluses sale in major areas is due by April 1, with methods including coupons or discount stock sales. Government holdings total about 301 million pounds butter, 312 million pounds cheese, and 522 million pounds dried milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benson
List Holdings
Fugitive Killer Trapped Near Mexican Border After Jail Escape
An escaped murderer Marvin H. Vaughn age 33 and his conspirator Carl Franklin Martin are believed trapped near the Mexican border after abandoning a car they used to flee the Hidalgo county jail at Lordsburg New Mexico. Police set roadblocks statewide and Vaughn’s pregnant wife is jailed pending birth. Burgess, a itinerant mechanic from Arizona, was shot near Lordsburg on February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hachita
N. M
Hidalgo County
Marvin H. Vaughn
Carl Franklin Martin
Lordsburg
Vaughn
Amos Burgess
Arizona
Alabama
Martin
Bill Lynn
Lynn
Midland
Tex
Burgess
Vaughns
Lancaster Man Dies of Exposure Near Grant County
John Mulrooney 84 of Lancaster was found dead beside a highway in Grant County. Coroner Dallas Weptine said death resulted from exposure. He carried 405 dollars in 20 dollar bills and 22 505 in certified checks. He left 409 acres of Wisconsin farm land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
John Mulrooney
Grant County
Dallas
Mulrooney
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saigon
Atom
Richard Nixon
Washington, D.C
Nixon
Joseph McCarthy
Joe
Ridgway
Marine League
Robert C. Hendrickson
R-N.j
William Langer
R-N.d
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Dmo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!