Crowds Line Streets For Annual City Armed Forces Day Parade
Thousands of spectators filled streets from 13th and Main to Riverside Park for a Parade honoring armed forces. Sixteen units marched in sunshine as Alderman Harold Beg and Lt. Col. Ralph V. Steele presented awards to reservists in memory of Bernard Fredrickson.
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Ben) Fredrickson
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Big 3 Plot Strategy For Talks On Indo
Western powers meet in Geneva to map a quick cease fire plan for Indochina. Bedell Smith Eden and Bidault confer while Molotov and Chou En Lai are believed to be aligning strategy ahead of secret delegation talks. Bao Dai moves to Evian hotel near the conference as sessions aim to set a detailed cease-fire agenda.
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Local Weather Forecast Says Partly Cloudy and Cool
The report notes partly cloudy skies with a slight drop in temperatures Sunday afternoon. Light to moderate winds expected with no precipitation mentioned.
Reds Hammer French Post Near Hanoi in Delta Clash
In the Red River Delta at Phuly, 30 miles south of Hanoi, Vietminh forces harass the French defended position with heavy gunfire. French fighters and bombers reply as reinforcements move in to protect the crossroads toward Hanoi and the delta’s industrial centers.
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Pentagon releases white paper accusing Soviet control of Korea
The Defense Department published a series of documents claiming Soviet citizens run North Korea from Kim Il Sung to Nam Il and that 6000 to 12000 Russian troops operated there before the 1950 armistice. It argues Moscow directed policy and action through Russian advisors in North Korea.
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U S Seeks Quick French Plan for Indo China Intervention
Washington officials say urgent talks with France aim for a swift concrete proposal on American action in Indochina. Conditions include coalition intervention, congressional approval, and independence for Indo-Chinese states. Eisenhower and Dulles discussed crisis at the White House.
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LeBaron Aids In Trane Laboratory Dedication
Assistant Defense Secretary Robert LeBaron will fly from Washington to La Crosse for the Trane Research and Testing Laboratory dedication. He will speak at a May 20 press preview dinner and CBS broadcast on peaceful atomic energy. Mayor Henry Ahrens will dedicate the facility Sunday afternoon.
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Eisenhower housing plan faces Senate test next week
President Eisenhower’s housing plan encounters its toughest Senate Banking Committee scrutiny in five days of closed sessions. The FHA scandal probe threatens two liberalized loan proposals including a $3000 home repair loan and a 100 percent insured $7000 new home loan over 40 years. Democrats plan amendments to close loopholes and protect construction jobs while considering tenant renegotiation rights.
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Administration Seen Standing Put On Barring Talk Details
A high Republican official predicts the Eisenhower administration will refuse to bar details of a Jan. 21 Cabinet conference linked to Army charges against Sen. McCarthy. The official says the refusal aims to avoid a fight with Democrats over disclosures sought by a Senate subcommittee.
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Executive Department
Vietnamese Protest Division of Country
Vietnamese masses across Viet Nam rally against any plan to divide the country. At mass meetings in towns and villages in the north and south crowds chant slogans such as the union must be saved and united we live divided we die. The protests unfold as fears grow the nation could be split to end the Indochina war ahead of Geneva talks.
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Mercy lift of Dien wounded runs into snag
The airlift for Dien Bien Phu siege survivors faced delays as Vietminh captors refused to release wounded defense personnel. Craters and trenches on the airstrip hindered Dakota transports from landing. About 450 seriously wounded expected to be evacuated in a helicopter and light-plane operation. Vietminh reportedly replaced French doctors with their own, complicating the relief effort.
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La Crosse Tribune Marks 50th Anniversary Celebrations
The La Crosse Tribune observes its Golden Anniversary with a 90 page edition in four news sections plus a Sunday colored comic section. Section V covers the paper history while Section VI presents current plant operations and personnel photos. Residents may tour the plant weekdays at 2 and 3 p.m.
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