Nurse Flies To Hanoi After Dien Bien Phu relief
Lt. Genevieve de Galard Terraube, the only woman at Dien Bien Phu, arrived at Bachmai airport after being flown from Luang Prabang. She remained to aid hundreds of wounded until the fortress fell on May 7 and was later evacuated to Hanoi. The Viet Minh agreed to release 358 wounded and to repair the airstrip for transport planes.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
Bachmai
Luang Prabang
Vietminh
Vietminh High Command
Red River
Fights erupt at Kohler plant as five arrested
Violence broke out on Kohler company picket lines in Kohler Wisconsin with about 2 000 marchers. Three strikers and two non strikers were arrested as 36 attempted to pass through the lines and deputies were knocked down. Local 833 CIO United Auto Workers members faced a Wisconsin Employment Board order restricting pickets to 200.
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Kohler
Wis
U.P
Kohler Company
Labor Board
Herbert Kohler
Wisconsin Employment Board
Kenoshan
Frank Stallons, Jr
Kenosha
Walter Mahloch
Plymouth
Forest Rage
Sheboygan
Gordon Peryan
Henry Sessler
Sessler
Mahloch
Ted Mosch
Walter Cappelle
District Attorney’s Office
CIO
United Auto Workers
WERB
John Doe
Sheboygan County
Yman Conger
Crosby Son Hurt in Bay Shore Crash in San Jose
Gary Crosby, 20, son of Bing Crosby, suffered a nose laceration and knee contusions after a collision with a second car carrying five Mexicans on busy Bay Shore Highway. He is listed in good condition at O'Connor Hospital and will not be discharged today. Felix Oliveres, 24, of Santa Clara, a Mexican national, died in the crash.
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San Jose
Calif
U.P
Gary Crosby
Bing Crosby
Young Crosby
Bayshore
Crosby
O'Connor Hospital
Felix Oliveres
Santa Clara
Four inmates escape from Oneida honor farm
In Oneida Wisconsin officers hunted four trusties who slipped from the honor farm through a chapel window late Sunday. Their absence was not found for an hour.
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Oneida, Wis
W.P
Oneida
Fire at General Screw Products in Milwaukee
Two firefighters were overcome by smoke during a two alarm blaze at the General Screw Products plant in Milwaukee Sunday night. Capt. Claude Bryant and Gerald Helfenstein were listed in satisfactory condition at County Emergency Hospital. Fire officials blamed defective wiring for the fire.
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Milwaukee
U.P
General Screw Products Company
Claude Bryant
Gerald Helfenstein
Edward Wischer
French Units Claim Win At Garrison Nam Tha Laos
The French Laotian garrison repelled a 400 strong Vietminh assault after six days of bombardment and light arms fire. The Vietminh suffered about 55 casualties while French losses were light. Nam Tha sits near Dien Bien Phu and the Mekong. The article notes political moves toward a national congress amid rising Viet Nam tensions and French-American talks.
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Saigon
Dien Bien Phu
Nam Tha
Laos
Mekong River
Red China
Yunnan
Burma
Indo- China
Cao Dai
Viet Nam
Geneva
O'Konski Endorsed by 10th District GOP
Rep. Alvin E. O'Konski was endorsed by Republicans in the 10th District in his bid for re election. Another resolution commended Sen. Alexander Wiley for his work on St Lawrence seaway legislation and cooperation with the Eisenhower administration.
West Point Faces Record Vacancies After Graduation
West Point expects about 1016 vacancies from a 2496 capacity after this year’s class, the highest in its 152 year history. Army officials cite postwar letdown, delayed nominations in election years, and a deliberate admission plan as reasons for the surplus.
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Washington
West Point
U. S. Military Academy
Army Secretary Refutes Cover Up Charge in McCarthy Hearing
Army Secretary Stevens assumed full responsibility for the charges against Sen. McCarthy and denied a White House cover up. In a heated exchange, McCarthy pressed that aides influenced the probe while Stevens insisted he issued the orders and testified truthfully amid resumed hearings.
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Washington
Stevens
Army
Sen
McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy Army
White House
Steven
Pentagon
Legal Blocks Stall Action On Slayings In Germany
In 1946 Passau ax killings case U S Chief Prosecutor Landan said evidence is not legally sufficient to seek Leech extradition. James M. Leech of Lima Ohio faces murder charges in the deaths of Maj Everett Corran Capt Adrian Wessler and 1st Lt Stanley Rosewater after army files were turned over for high commission review. The case faces delays as statements must be sworn and witnesses are scattered worldwide. Deputy Canfield described a strong circumstantial case though Lancian halted extradition efforts citing insufficient form.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Thomas Landan
James M. Leech
Lima
Ohio
Leech
Lancian
Passau
Ohioan
Everett S. Corran
Washington, D. C
Adrian L. Wessler
New Rochelle
N. Y
Stanley M. Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
William Canfield
Hampden
Mass
U. S. High Commission
Canfield
U. S. High Commissioner
Landan
Army
Corran
Passeau
Cofran
UW Student Killed In Illinois Accident
Freeport Illinois report states Donald Roycraft 23 of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin a University of Wisconsin student was killed and four others injured when their car overturned on Illinois Route 75 about two miles east of Freeport early Sunday.
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Freeport
Ill
U.P
Donald Roycraft
Chippewa Falls
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Weather Temperatures Rise Across Wisconsin Areas
The day in Kenosha and nearby sites showed temperatures near 77 with 76 at the sewage plant and 77 downtown. A 65 high at the plant contrasted with 84 in Eau Claire. lows dropped to 56. Cooler weather is forecast for Tuesday with highs 62 to 68 and partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday.
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Kenosha
Mercury
Nash Motors
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Ten Die in Wisconsin Weekend Accidents
Road and water tragedies across Wisconsin over the weekend claim ten lives. Drownings occur on Rock River near Beloit and Root River at Racine. two auto fatalities in Walworth County. Marshallville area and Eden collision deaths. a child crushed by shingles. a baby dies from well pump injury on a farm.
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Wisconsin
Rock River
Beloit
Clifford Ostrom
McHenry
Ill
Robert Stevens
Root River
Racine
Wladmir Zbirko
Wisconsin official seeks action over Kohler strike picketing
Laurence E. Gooding of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board asked the Attorney General to pursue legal action against mass picketing at the Kohler plumbing fixtures plant amid a strike. In Washington, the Supreme Court upheld a portion of the McCarran Internal Security Act, allowing deportation for individuals who were Communist at any time after entering the United States.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Laurence E. Gooding
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Kohler Plumbing Fixtures
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Batista vows immediate Cuba crackdown on Communist maneuvers
In Havana President Fulgencio Batista announces a swift government crackdown to prevent any resurgence of Communist activities in Cuba. The statement signals heightened security measures and a tightening of political control amid growing tensions.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Cubs Ex-manager Cavarretta Joins White Sox As Utility
Chicago signed former Cubs manager Phil Cavarretta as a utility first baseman and pinch hitter. The move adds veteran leadership to the White Sox lineup.
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Chicago
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Construction Workers Walk Off for Higher Wages
About 250 laborers in Sheboygan Wisconsin and nearby areas stopped work to press wage increase demands, spurring disruption at multiple sites.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U.P
Eden Demands Results as Britain Presses Reds at Geneva
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden after an emergency cabinet meeting warned Russia and the Communist bloc that Britain is nearing the end of patience on Indo China. He said a decisive week or two at Geneva could lead Britain to back US policy and possibly join a Southeast Asia alliance if negotiations stall.
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London
U.P
Anthony Eden
Russia
Britain
Stallup Laucuics
Uculituda
Eden
United States
Geneva
France
Southeast Asia
Bidault Urges Quick US Decision on Indo China Crisis
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault warned the United States to make a swift fateful choice to save Indo China and Southeast Asia. He spoke at Geneva with U.S. Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith after consultations in Paris with Premier Laniel's cabinet. General Ely returned from Indo China with strategy recommendations as Britain readied support for a final U S decision.
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Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Georges Bidault
United States
Indo-China
Southeast Asia
Bidault
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Joseph Laniel
Paris
Paul Ely
France
Smith
London
Eden
Gas station held up in Milwaukee suburb
Three young men robbed a suburban Wauwatosa filling station early today and escaped with 84 dollars.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Wauwatosa
Follow Up Racial Case Moves to Open Public Areas
The Supreme Court extended its anti segregation ruling to require admission of Negroes to publicly funded colleges theaters golf courses and housing projects. It ordered reconsideration in Florida and Louisiana cases and urged lower courts to apply the separate but equal doctrine's demise to education and related facilities.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Houston
Tex
Florida Supreme Court
University of Florida
U. S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Commercial Tug To Free Schooner Near Milwaukee
A 65 foot schooner ran aground on a sand bar about 1142 miles north of the Milwaukee lifeboat station. Five persons rowed to shore after the grounding around 9:30 last night. Coast guard boats failed to free the vessel this morning but expect the commercial tug to succeed.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Coast Guard
Ex-convict hall puzzled by modern world after 57 years
Lyman Hall, 81, released from an Illinois prison after 57 years, wonders who McCarthy is and notes changes in women and society since 1897. He followed two young girls in slacks, watches television, and says he reads a lot, now acclimating with Salvation Army help in Chicago.
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Chicago
U.P
Lyman William Hall
Sam Hill
McCarthy
Hall
Illinois
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Salvation Army
Nixon Involved Said to Have Sought Army McCarthy Charges
A source close to Senator McCarthy states Vice President Nixon is the administration figure who prompted Senator Potter to request the army’s charges against McCarthy. McCarthy refused to comment when questioned about the claim.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Nixon
Administration
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Army
McCarthy presses Stevens in inquiry over charges and sources
The exchange centers on Stevens confirming talks with Brown and Hensel and possibly Seaton about the charges from the Pentagon. McCarthy pressed who in the executive department advised Potter to seek the charges, while Potter disputed that account and explained his request aimed to inform the committee before others.
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Far East
Congress
Steven
Defense
Wilson
McCarthy
Stevens
Executive Department
H. Struve Hensel
Defense Department
Francis X. Brown
Brown
Hensel
Fred M. Seaton
Seaton
Nebraska
White House
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
Pentagon
Defense Wilson
Subcommittee
Army
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Ruby McLaughlin
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