Demos Urge Halt To Recession Dip And Action
Washington reports show Democrats and business leaders split over how to curb a slowing economy. Senators Hill and Gringlas call public works and tax cuts as possible tools, while MED and CEO group push for delaying action until a clearer downturn. The MED favors easing credit and tax measures if needed, with public works to follow.
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Alabama
Gringlas
Illinois
Committee For Economic Development
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Marx
Caracas Meeting In Final Week
In Caracas the 11th Inter-American Conference enters its final week with focus on a new code for political asylum. The United States voices limited participation while Latin nations push for clear rules to protect refugees such as Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, leader of the APRA party, who has lived as a refugee since years in the Colombian Embassy in Lima. Talks between Colombia and Peru in Bogota threaten to erupt if no agreement is reached within days.
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Latin America
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Haya
Apra
Ima
Colombia
Bogota
Prospects Favor Tax Exemptions
Washington reports that prospects are favorable for Senate adoption of a $200 increase in personal exemptions for individual income taxpayers. Senate Finance Chairman Millikin cautioned against assumptions while House and administration officials clash over exemptions and broader tax revisions. Senator Douglas proposes $382 million in additional tax cuts targeting necessities and nonluxuries, suggesting sizable price reductions on autos and refrigerators, while noting the income tax fight hinges on raising exemptions from $600 to $800 and then to $1,000.
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George D-Gai
Korea Breaks Free From Japan Time Zone
South Korea adopted a half hour time difference from Japan bringing a new Korean time. The National Assembly set the policy and Saturday marked its practical start as travelers and international lines adjust. The move follows historic orders by Japan fifty years earlier to align clocks for commerce. The State Department signaled acceptance as etiquette hinges on synchronized schedules.
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Retrial Opens in Kingsport Utilities Crane Trial
Survivors of a July 15 1952 electrical accident testify in a $145000 lawsuit against Kingsport Utilities and B and S Welding Co The plaintiffs allege B and S directed a crane into a high voltage wire while Kingsport Utilities left uninsulated wires The incident killed Hiram StH and injured five others with five damage suits pending and a prior mistrial recorded The plaintiffs are Frank Austin Billie Davis Arion Shelton Bobby Wallace and Lawrence Brown.
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B and S Welding Co
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Johnson City Highway
B and S
Hiram Sth
Frank Austin
Bilie Davis
Arion Shelton
Bobby Wallace
Lawrence Brown
French Brace for New Vietminh Assault at Dien Bien Phu
French Union troops reinforce Dien Bien Phu as expected mass assault nears. Tank infantry and airlifted supply drops bolster the fortress in northwest Indochina. U S officials review requests for more bombers and transports to support the defense.
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U. S
Showdown Seen In New York Harbor Strike
In New York the water front labor dispute nears a showdown as AFL dock union and unconfirmed ILA sympathy actions threaten to halt tugboat support. Mayor Wagner urged calm while claiming intimidation on the piers is being removed and work is available for sailors and longshoremen ready to work. About 2,000 dock workers were active yesterday across Brooklyn and Manhattan piers.
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Two Miners Die In Morgan Strip Mine Blast Near Lewistown
A dynamite explosion at the Morgan strip mine near Lewistown killed two miners and injured three others. The deceased were Earl Cape, 6, of Bryant and Ronald Miles, 33, of Lewistown. State Mine Inspector James J. Jayne reported the blast struck a pit with a small dynamite supply.
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Senators Debate Chavez Fate Vote Tomorrow
The Senate opens debate on whether to unseat Senator Chavez of New Mexico after a Rules Committee call for his seat to be vacant. A vote along party lines is expected, with potential Republican defections, while the subcommittee found irregularities in the 1952 election.
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Patrick J. Hurley
Chiavez
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Missouri
United States
Jap Press Denounces US Handling of Fishermen Radiation Injury
Tokyo Asahi accuses the United States of secrecy after 23 fishermen burned by radioactive ash from a secret U and H-bomb test near Bikini March 1. It urges US doctors to treat the fishermen rather than use them for a report, noting ABCC's limits and naming Dr John Morton and Dr Masan Tsuzuki as key figures in the case.
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America
Masan Tsuzuki
McCarthy Presses for Justice Report on Espionage Case
Senate hearings on a espionage case targeting a newspaperman reveal McCarthy pushing Attorney General Brownell for a progress update. Justice Department officials debated whether to send the case to a grand jury, with leadership urging restraint. Brownell promised to review files and return information, possibly as soon as tomorrow. The session opened privately then went public.
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Narren Olney
Gage
McCurdy
House Committee
Monument's 898 Steps Draw Spring Tourists
Washington Monument custodian Charles L. Herman notes spring will bring more visitors after a 1953 peak of 1,022,269. Weather and economy affect attendance, with school groups expected to boost numbers as teens climb the shaft and leave lipstick marks and chalky inscriptions on interior walls. May 9, 1953 records show a high single day 3,480 visitors.
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Charles L. Herman
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Washington Monument
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Tragic Sheffield Fire Kills Eight Of One Family
Five hearses carry the Boatwright family to a cemetery where eight caskets were laid to rest after a fire caused by a cigarette. Clarence Boatwright his wife Juanita and their five children died, along with Juanita’s mother Clara McDonald. Fire Chief James Bray stated the blaze started near the parents' bed and likely resulted from smoking in bed. Two other residents survived but died later at the hospital. Community mourns as residents recall the tragedy, including two new red tricycles on the porch and recently issued burial policies found in the kitchen.
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Sheffield
Ala
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Clarence Boatwright
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James ‘Firey
Bob Calvert
Sarah Brandan
Sarah
Sheffeld
French Proposal Faces Opposition Over Saar Status
Bonn reports show leaders from two governing parties and the opposition socialist bloc denouncing France’s plan for Europeanizing the Saar dispute. Germany’s Heinrich Hellwege and Chancellor Adenauer hint at conditions tied to EDC, while Paris seeks a rapid settlement before EDC ratification.
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Konrad Adenauer
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Adenauer
Saar
Russians Protest NATO Pact Bases in Greece and Turkey
Moscow reports say the Soviet government filed its third protest in a week over U S and NATO defense plans. Russia charged U S bases in Greece and noted similar notes to the Netherlands and Turkey amid negotiations with Pakistan. Greek foreign ministry called U S bases defensive and not alarming.
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U. S
Indochina Crisis Tops White House Meeting Agenda
President Eisenhower met with French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Paul Ely and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Arthur Radford to discuss military and political questions in Indochina. Officials weighed aircraft needs, evacuation helicopters, and equipment use as Dien Bien Phu remains a focal point. The talks aimed to shape an Allied plan before the Geneva conference on Indochina and Korea.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Dienbienphu
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Thomas Trapneji
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Southeast Asia
Train Robber on Kansas City to St Louis Route
Authorities search for a professional robber after a Jesse James style diamond heist on a Kansas City to St Louis train. John Gray of New York was robbed in Centralia, bullet grazed foot, briefcase with jewels and about $4,200 taken as the train arrived at Centralia depot.
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