Farm Program Deadlock Seen
Senate leader Knowland warned of a possible congressional deadlock over farm price supports as the 90 percent parity and flexible plans face political resistance. Democratic and some Republican lawmakers back varying approaches, with the administration urging revision and a veto threat on rigid schemes. The outcome could delay any new farm policy beyond this crop year, keeping wartime supports in place.
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R-Cabty
Krowland
Seine
Vappen
Vontrobieh
Congress
Eisehower
Eisenhower
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
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Towse
Benson
Knowland
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Eveat
St. Lawrence Seaway
Hee
Governor McKeldin addresses Steed College graduates
In Johnson City Gov Theodore R McKeldin Republican Maryland urged accuracy in public affairs during a keynote at the Tech mining School. He spoke on race relations noting Negroes attend Baltimore Polytechnic Institute with no trouble and that Negro judges were appointed for the first time in Maryland.
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Johnson City
Theodore R. McKeldin
Mali
Lane
McKeldin
Techmining School
Hacher
John Sevier
Maryland
Baltimore Polytechnie Institute
Schoo
Free State
Delegates In Secret Meeting On Far East War
Nine nation delegates met in Geneva for a secret session as the Indochina crisis dominates the Geneva conference. Eden and Bidault led talks amid calls for a cease fire and supervision. Molotov pressed peace while Moscow weighed Chinese and Vietminh views. Menon and Watt conferred with Molotov and Smith, amidst signs Indochina may be partitioned between Communist and non Communist blocs.
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Geneva
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Far East
Anthony Exlen
Min Camon
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Eden
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Britain
Georges Bidaul
Paris
V. M. Molotov
Jawaharlal Webru
A. S. Watt T
Molotov
Smith
Ron
Chou En- Lai
India
Indochina
Legal Roadblocks Stall Action In Army Slayings
A reckless driving charge against James Paul Clark was dismissed in Dry Court after a collision injuring Pat McCann. The report also notes legal roadblocks delaying extradition in the Passau killings of three U.S. Army officers, with James M. Leech of Lima, Ohio, facing multiple murder charges.
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Paul Clark
Pat McCann
Chik
Holter
Halston Valley Community Hospital
Frankfurt
Germany
Thomas Lancian
Passau
Leech
Lima
Lancian
Ohioan
Everett SiContran
Washington, D. c
Adria L. Wessler
New ?Rochelle
Stanley M. Rosewater
Omaha
iNeh
William Canfield
Hampden
Mass
U. S
U. S.' S High Comission
Canfield
Leecn
Tlan
IU. &. High Commissioner
Negro Leaders Open Local Level Drive To End School Segregation
ATLANTA IN S sweeping NAACP launch, leaders pledge immediate petitions to local school boards to end segregation in public schools across 16 states, with Thurgood Marshall outlining phased actions including teacher assignments. Governor Talmdge rebukes federal push, vowing to keep white schools white and black schools separate, prompting national criticism from NAACP leaders.
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Atlanta
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District of Columbia
Georgia
I Herman Talmadege
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Marshall
Gued
Segrences
U. S. Supreme Court
Maryland
Kentucky
Delaware
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Missuri
Arkansas
Texas
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Ttalmades
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Iadia
iGeorgia
Week End Accidents Claim Six Lives
The Associated Press reports week end traffic toll rising in Tennessee with six dead in accidents across Humphreys Kingsport and Memphis. Nashville railroad worker John William Whiteside, 32, died when his motorcycle lost control during a parade in Humphreys County. In Kingsport area, Gene McCracken 24 Arthur Barton 16 and Charles Sandidge 21 perished in a crash between a car and pickup near Kingsport. J Matthews 29 and Johnnie Lee Young 27, both Negroes, were killed when their leopard seat convertible hit a concrete underpass in Memphis at about 80 mph.
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Associated Press
Waverly
Tennes
Leas
John William Whiteside
Nashville Railroad
Humphreys Country
Gene McCracken
Arthur Barton
Charles , Sandidge
Surgoinsville
Kingsport
Rogersville
J. Matthews
Johnnie Lee Young
Memphis
Poppy Day Proclaimed by Kingsport Mayor in 1954
Mayor John D. Wimberly designates Saturday May 29 1954 as Poppy Day in Kingsport Tennessee. Citizens urged to support American Legion poppy sales aiding disabled veterans and participate in the program.
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John DB. Wimberly
Kingsport
American J Legion
John D. Wimberly
Ternnessee
Rebels Press Indochina War Amid Geneva Talks
Washington officials warn that despite little hope for early settlement in Indochina or Korea during Geneva, cautious optimism grows for allied unity. China and Russia may delay peace while Britain signals support for the US if Red China pushes too hard. In New York Emperor Haile Selassie arrives for a courtesy visit, while in Vietnam rebels strike Yenphu near Hanoi as Dien Bien Phu repairs are studied by French officers.
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Hanoi
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Genevieve de Galard - Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
Agence France Presse
Washington
TNE
Russia
Red China
Korea
U. S
Berlin
Geneva
Indochina
Red River
Anthony Hiden
Chow An-lai
Chow
Tien
Britain
United States
Soviet Russia
China
U .S
New York
Huaile Selassie I
Ethiopia
Solomon
Af Sheba
Fisembower
Tri-Cities May Add Third Airline Pending CAA Approval
Tri-Cities Airport may add Capital Airways Inc of Nashville if the Civil Aeronautics Authority approves its application. The commission, led by Chairman Tom Boring, favors the certificate for necessity and convenience. If approved, two daily Capital Airways flights could be added, supplementing Piedmont Air Lines and Capital Airlines services already serving McKellar Field.
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Tri-Cities Airport
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Capital Airways, Inc
Nashville
Iennessee
Airport Commission
Tom Baring
Svent
Capital Airways
Robert St. John
CAA
Boring
Tri-Cities
McKellar Field
Piedmont Air Lines
Capital Airlines
J Daly
Supreme Court Rules Against Public School Segregation
Washington dispatch: The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a ruling against public school segregation in three cases alleging anti Negro discrimination at two universities and a drive in theater.
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Washington
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Supreme Court
Tellag
Kingsport Golf Pro Reported Missing
Kingsport golf pro Tommy Wright of Ridgefield Country Club is missing for a week. He attended church on May 16 and has not been seen since. Parents reported him in Knoxville after leaving Kingsport. Wright, a well known Southeast golfer, is believed to be suffering from amnesia. family and golf club solicit sightings.
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Hanoi
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Yenphy
Phuty
Yenohu Farrisor
Bierce
Yookin Gulf
Unt
Mare Chariot
Dien Bien Phu
Mae
Tommy Wright
Ridgefield
Country Club
Sheen
Wright
Knoxville
Kingsport
McCarthy Presses Stevens as Pentagon Charges Hover
Sen Joseph McCarthy closed cross examination of Army Secretary Robert Stevens amid claims of a cover up by a high official in the executive branch Authorities say Stevens took responsibility for the allegations while denying White House or Justice Department orders In tense testimony Stevens said many Pentagon discussions occurred and he bore final responsibility for the charges in his official role
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Joseph J. McCarthy
Pentagon
Abe Wisconsin Teislator
Iis
Army Seccely
Rohr
T. Stevens
Stevens
McCarthy-Army
Crebury
McCarthy
Roy M. Cuhn
Francis P. Carr
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Joseph I. McCarthy
Robert T. Stevens
Senate
Wisconsin
Ray M. Cahn
Army
State
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Executive Department
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Schine
White House
Justice Department
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John G. Adams
McCarthy Cohn
Carr
Sherman Adams
Herbert Brownell
Eiserhower
Cohn
Far East
Army Royalty Board
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South Carolina
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Kingsport Golf Pro
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