Stevens Says Army Was Threatened by McCarthy
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens testified that McCarthy and aides pressured the army to assist Pvt. G. David Schine, rejecting claims the threats were mere banter. He cited Roy M. Cohn and Francis Carr as the most threatening figures in a broader pattern. The hearings also featured debate over an FBI letter and Schine’s Fort Monmouth ties.
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U.P
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
McCarthy
Cohn
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Subcommittee
Fort Monmouth
N. J
FBI
Herbert Brownell, Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Brownell
Joseph Alsop
John G. Adams
Alsop
McCarthy Group
Schine
Fort Dix
Camp Gordon
Subcommittee
Senate Shelves Taft-Hartley Revisions After Recommittal Vote
The Senate sent Eisenhower’s Taft-Hartley revision bill back to the labor committee, effectively killing it for the year. Southern and Northern Democrats backed recommittal for different reasons, criticizing executive fiat and limited Republican-made changes. A pending anti-discrimination amendment and debate limits were also discussed amid objections to union restrictions and state control over strikes.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Labor Committee
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Democrats
Republicans
Sen. Lehman
D.-Lib. NY
Mass lie detector tests interrupt inquiry in Hartley case
In La Crosse investigators led by John Bosshard and A M Josephson paused a large scale lie detector survey of 250 Central High students and teachers to re survey grounds with Charles B Hansom of the University of Minnesota crime lab. The effort targets clues in the Evelyn Hartley disappearance of a 15 year old babysitter last October 24.
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Hartley
Uist
John Bosshard
Cerntral High School
Fe Ortley
Bosshard
A. M. Josephson
la Crosse County
C-119 Reported Shot Down In Indo China
CAT President A. T. Cox stated a C-119 Flying Boxcar was shot down or forced down in Indo China. He rushed to Haipong to verify the report, marking the first loss of a U S cargo plane loaned to the French. The aircraft reportedly went down while airlifting supplies to Dien Bien Phu.
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Hong Kong
Civil Air Transport
CAT
A. T. Cox
Plane wreck prompts grim search for 10 crew
Corpus Christi Texas reports a U S Navy patrol plane with a crew of 10 crashed on a Mexican hillside Wednesday night. A Corpus Christi naval air station spokesman says no sign of life but hope remains despite grim outlook as rescue teams push toward the wreckage through rough terrain.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
U S Jobless Total Drops in April
The government reports a 260 000 fall in unemployment in April the first drop since October Employment rises by 498 000 from March to 60 598 000 and the decline is attributed to seasonal outdoor activity gains Cabinet secretaries Mitchell and Weeks announce the release noting continued improvement through the month
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Secretary of Commerce
Guaranteed Pay and Wage Boost Target Steel Talks
The United Steelworkers plan a four point program seeking a guaranteed annual wage and a pay increase as negotiations with the steel industry loom. The 170 member wage policy committee opened a two day session to draft bargaining plans after the union’s executive board approved the demand package.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Basic
USW
Tremors Hit Central Greece with Damaging Quakes
Two strong earthquakes struck central Greece early today causing heavy damage in Lamaia and Domokos. Officials reported strong shaking, collapsed structures, and calls for emergency aid as residents assess losses.
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Athens
Greece
Lamaia
Domokos
Kohler rejects bid for special session on daylight saving time
Madison reports Gov. Kohler declined an appeal to convene a special legislative session to enact a daylight saving time law. Geneva dispatch notes French Foreign Minister Bidault plans an emergency delegation meeting after news of Dien Bien Phu’s fall.
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Madison
Kohler
Geneva
Switzerland
Georges Bidault
Dien Bien Phu
Chinese hold American reporters and merchant seaman on charges
A Chinese Communist spokesman said two American newsmen and a merchant seaman companion captured off Hong Kong over a year ago are being held as prisoners for allegedly violating Chinese law. The report identifies the men and notes the long detention.
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Geneva
U.P
Hong Kong
State agency seeks 1200 teachers for all fields
The state employment service placement division announced a call for 1,200 teachers across all subjects. This hiring push aims to fill vacancies in many districts and school programs.
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Madison
Peace Talks Move Toward Indo China Negotiations
In Geneva U S Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault plan a meeting to set when Indo China peace talks begin. An agreement to alternate chairmanship between Eden and Molotov may ease talks and they could start tomorrow. The West blames Russia and Red China for stalling amid Dien Bien Phu fall.
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Switzerland
U.S
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Eden
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Dien Bien Phu
Indo- China
Russia
Red China
Oconomowoc Man Killed in Head-On Collision
Clarence H. Jackson, 49, of Rt. 4 Oconomowoc, was killed Thursday night when his car collided head on with another vehicle near here.
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Oconomowoc
Waukesha
Clarence H. Jackson
Rt. 4
Here
Fall of Dien Bien Phu Ends 57-Day Siege by Viet Minh
Dien Bien Phu fell to Viet Minh forces ending a 57 day siege. Premier Laniel announced the loss in Paris and Hanoi as isolation post Position Isabelle held out briefly. About 9,000 garrison troops were trapped with 2,000 at Isabelle as 20,000 attackers closed in.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
U.P
Dien Bien Phu
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Isabelle
France
Laniel
National Assembly
Christian de Castries
Saigon
Gallant Fight Praised by Ike and Senate Leader
President Eisenhower praised the Dien Bien Phu defenders as a gallant fight and a symbol of free world resolve to resist aggression. Senate Republican Leader Knowland called the fall a setback but hoped it would spur France to awaken to Communist danger and match defender courage.
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Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Dien Bien Phu
Free World
Senate
William F. Knowland
France
Wisconsin cold snaps set nation’s coldest marks again
Weather notes Wisconsin as the coldest spot for a second day with Wausau at 25 degrees and Beloit reaching 62 while Kenosha logged 51 in recent highs. Forecast calls for continued cold tonight and Saturday with patchy clouds and 25 to 32 degree lows across the state and 44 to 50 highs in the south.
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Wisconsin
Wausau
Beloit
Kenosha
Nash Motors
Seaway Victory Approved After Twenty Years Fight
The House approved a 27 foot deep channel for the St. Lawrence river linking to inland ports including Toledo. Wisconsin Governor Kohler hailed it as a historic step with benefits for state residents and regional industry while Canada weighed its role in a joint project. The measure moves to the Senate for concurrence before President Eisenhower’s signature.
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Louis St. Laurent
U.S
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Kohler
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