French Plan Rushed to Stem Red River Crisis Near Hanoi
French defenses 35 to 40 miles south and southeast of Hanoi hold as four Communist divisions strike the Red River delta. Generals fly to Saigon en route to Paris with a report seeking drastic Indo-China strategy changes and possible 30 000 reinforcements.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
U.P
Red River
Fmaami
Vienne
Phu Ly
Thai Binh
Saigon
Paris
Henri-Eugene Navarre
Paul Ely
Highway 41
Dien Bien Phu
Red River Delta
Moc Chau
Shoulders Gets Three Years For Perjury In Kidnap Case
Former St. Louis detective Louis Shoulders and ex patrolman Elmer Dolan were sentenced to three years and two years respectively for perjury related to the Greenlease kidnap ransom money. Judge Albert Ridge ordered immediate federal imprisonment with a right to appeal in the Eighth Circuit.
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Kansas City
U.P
St. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Greenlease
Albert A. Ridge
Shoulders
Ridge
U. S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Loui
Wisconsin Seaway Committee To Continue Work
The 26 member Wisconsin governor's committee on the St. Lawrence seaway will keep operating though Congress has approved the project. Governor Walter Kobler said he asked the panel to study the seaway's impact on Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Walter Kobler
Rhee's Liberal Party Wins South Korea Assembly Control
President Syngman Rhee's Liberal party wins 109 of 203 seats in the South Korean national assembly. Independent candidates take 74 districts, Democratic Nationalists 15, Korean Nationalists three, and Korean Nationalist Society two. The victory strengthens Rhee's grip and could enable a longer presidential term beyond 1956.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
South Korean National Assembly
Rhee
Mrs Caroline Carleton 90 Dies After Fall
Milwaukee obituary notes Mrs Caroline Carleton age 90 died in a hospital Thursday from a skull fracture after falling down stairs. The report records her as a longtime resident and mentions her family.
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Milwaukee
Caroline Carleton
Former Red Agent Pleads for Help for Wife and Son
Nikolai Khokhlov testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee describing how his wife Yanina and their two year old son remained in Moscow while he fled to the West to avoid a Kremlin murder assignment. He urged the American public to weigh in on their fate.
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Washington
U.P
Moscow
Nikolai Khokhlov
Yanina
Kremlin
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Khokhlov
Secret Police
MVD
Charles P. Grimes
Aleksander
West Berlin
West
Peacetime Atom Plan Faces Senate House Opposition
Robert LeBaron proposed a five year peacetime Manhattan Project style effort to advance atomic energy, urging a district like the WWII program. The idea drew opposing views from Sen. Hickenlooper and Rep. Sterling Cole, who warned of wasted dollars, while Rep. Holifield supported the draft plan.
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la Crosse
Atomic Energy
Manhattan
Robert LeBaron
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate-House
Atomic Energy Committee
LeBaron
Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
Biowa
Rep
Sterling Cole
City to pay for cracked sewer upgrade after settlement
A six week deadlock ends as City Manager meets with a sewer contractor to fix 1000 feet of cracked sewer pipe on 7th Ave. The deal includes free new pipe from the manufacturer, a concrete cradle under the line, and cost sharing. Total city outlay about seven thousand dollars, plus revised work steps and prices.
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7Th Ave
Richard Custer
Santucci Co
80Th
83Rd Sts
Indo China peace talks approve draft cease fire terms
The nine nation Indo China peace conference including the Communist bloc approved moving to draft the cease fire terms for Viet Nam. The accord frames substantial steps toward ending the war in Indochina with a formal cease fire under international supervision.
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Geneva
U.P
Viet Nam
Democrats demand public release of Army McCarthy phone calls
Washington three Democrats on the senate investigating committee urged that all monitored telephone calls in the Army McCarthy dispute be made public.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Investigating Committee
Grange Urges Ban on Beer and Wine Ads on TV
The National Grange told Congress that beer and wine advertising on television should be banned because officials say children cannot be kept from watching TV. The appeal emphasizes protecting youth from alcohol promotion.
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Washington
U.P
The
National Grange
Congressmen Today
Senator Russell Objects to 18-Year-Old Vote Proposal
Senator Richard B. Russell called President Eisenhower's plan to grant 18-year-olds the vote an excusable attack on state rights, asserting strong opposition to federalizing suffrage.
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Washington
U.P
Richard B. Russell
Eisenhower
McCarthy Threatens Walkout As Hearings Resume Monday
Senator McCarthy criticized the Eisenhower administration for a secrecy order he called the Fifth Amendment as hearings on the army dispute resume Monday. He said he would be there but offered no stay duration and faced questions about subpoenas for his staff aides. McClellan said McCarthy cannot stop the hearings by not appearing, and aides may be compelled to testify.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Senate
Army
Wisconsin
Hasia Sn Hlavle Anne
Vadis
Amy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Government Operations Committee
Subcommittee
Mundtz
R-S. D
Memphis
Tenn
McClellan
Huk Leader Taruc Charged With 24 Counts
Manila reports Huk leader Luis Taruc charged with 24 counts including rebellion and murder. The 40 year old chief who surrendered Sunday faces possible death penalty if convicted.
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Manila
Huk
Luis Taruc
Wisconsin Weekend Warm Up Forecast Across Cities
Weather forecast projects a balmy weekend across Wisconsin with Grantburg reaching 72 and Kenosha seeing 68 at Nash Motors 62 downtown and 59 near the plant. Partly cloudy conditions persist with a low near 50 to 60 tonight and highs of 75 to 82 Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Kenosha
Nash Motors
Mercury
Cost Index Dips Slightly in April
The government reports living costs fell in April marking the third drop in three months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the index declined to 114.6 percent of the 1947-49 average, with food prices rising while clothing and coal costs fell. About 1.25 million workers face a penny-an-hour pay cut due to contract ties to the index.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Bureau
U S Estimates Russia Has Over 400 Subs
The navy announced Russia now operates more than 400 submarines, at least 50 more than a week ago. Rear Adm. W G Schindler, assistant chief of naval operations, stated the updated figure at an Armed Forces Chemical Association symposium.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Navy
W. G. Schindler
Armed Forces Chemical Association
Frost Strike Ends With Wage Increase and Cost of Living Clause
The Frost company and Federal Labor Union 19985 AFL reached a settlement after a strike that began April 26. Production to resume Monday, with pay raises of half a cent per hour for piece workers and one and a half cents for day workers. The agreement adds the cost of living bonus to base rates and maintains the escalator clause. Union reps included Arvid Anderson as arbitrator, with support from Gregory Wallig and Charles Heymanns. The 77 production workers affected, about 120 employees total, will see the changes under a special meeting at the Norwegian American club. Kenosha area fund will cover group insurance costs for strikers.
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Federal
AFL
Frost Company
KYF
Arvid Anderson
Gregory Wallig
Charles Heymanns
Milwaukee
Frost
M. C. Frost, Company
Kenosha
Workers Community Welfare Fund
Farewell Meetings For Graham in Britain
Authorities ordered extra trains and buses to carry about 160000 people to Billy Graham’s farewell revival in London. The North Carolina preacher concluded a three month Greater London crusade by preaching at the two largest stadiums in the afternoon and evening, having spoken to well over a million Britons.
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London
U.P
Billy Graham
North Carolina
Greater London
Killings in Germany implicate Lima man in 1946 slayings
Frankfurt charges allege James M. Leech former U S army captain of Lima Ohio committed a triple murder in Passau Germany. Victims Maj Everett S Corran Capt Adrian L Wessler and 1st Lt Stanley Rosewater were killed with an axe and fire after Leech was linked to the case through a house and axe in Passau. Prosecution forwards extradition papers and notes prior investigation findings including a lie detector result.
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Frankfurt
Germany
James M. Leech
Lima
Ohio
U. S. Army
U. S. Dep. Dist. Atty
William Canfield
Leech
Everett S. Corran
Washington, D. C
Seattle
Wash
Adrian L. WessIer
Stanley Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
Cofran
Danube
Passau
Standard Oil of
Canfield
Corran
Rosewater
Capt
Wessler
East Berliners Use Clever Escapes to West Zone
Reported in Berlin a wave of defections grows as families and individuals flee the Soviet zone. Elaborate ruses and simple tricks carry East Germans to West Berlin by trains, boats, or by exploiting city borders, while officials prepare for more crossings this summer.
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Berlin
U.P
East Berlin
West Berlin
United States
Freedom
Ruedersdorf
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Aon
C. R. Nicolazzo
Public Works
Robert V. Baker
Karl Mundt
S.D
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Henry M. Jackson
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