Eisenhower touts administration subversion fight
President Eisenhower said his administration has an impressive list of accomplishments in fighting communism and subversion. He refused to discuss McCarthy and emphasized a single objective to push his legislative program. The president released a report detailing prosecutions, deportations, denaturalizations, and entry bans as evidence of progress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
United States
Asian neutrals aimed to supervise Indochina cease fire plan
Bidault proposed at Geneva a plan for Asian neutrals to dominate the Indochina cease fire supervision with U S Britain support. Bao Dai urged zoned elections while U S factions favored Asian policing and rejected Soviet led groups. Korea Laos Cambodia and political settlement framed the issues as talks continued.
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Geneva
Georges Bidault
Indochina
United States
Britain
Bidault
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Viet Nam
Bao Dan
Smith
Bao Dai
Cannes
France
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Indonesia
Burma
Korea
United Nations
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Industry Drives Breakup of Government Atom Power Monopoly
Witnesses before the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee outline growing private investment in atom power. Sixty-five companies fund reactor research with five million dollars this year, while Duquesne Light Co. commits five million to a government reactor.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Army
Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc
Traffic Patrol Expanded and License Suspensions Tightened
Gov Kohler announced a 48 hour week for the state traffic patrol to raise activity 20 percent in the summer months. The plan includes suspending licenses after the third annual violation and adds 44000 yearly funding from the highway fund to expand radar speed enforcement.
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Madison
Kohler
State Motor Vehicle Department
Melvin Larson
Arthur Lenroot
R-Superior
Alfred Luedvigsen
R Hartland
Local Weather for La Crosse Tonight and Thursday
Ly cloudy with showers and a thunderstorm tonight. Thursday mostly cloudy and cool. Tonight’s low around 50. Thursday high about 6.
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la Crosse
Stevens and Adams Tried To Divert Army Probe
Roy M. Cohn testified that Secretary Stevens and Army Counselor John Adams did their best to stop the McCarthy subcommittee’s investigation of Communists in the Army. He said they had a mistaken belief that exposure would reflect on them.
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Stevens
Adams
Cohn
Washington
Army
John Adams
McCarthy Subcommittee
Mr. Adams
Sen. Dworshak
Idaho
Dworshak
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Rt. Monmouth
N.J
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Roy M. Cohn
Jackson
Monmouth
FBI
Senate May Make Changes In SS Bill
The House approved a broad social security bill by 355 to 8 as it heads to the Senate. It would extend coverage to about 9.7 million more people, raise the wage base, boost benefits, and allow retirees under 75 to work without losing benefits. Some senators seek higher benefits and coverage for doctors amid requests from physicians.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
American Medical Assa
McCarthy Claims Reds Infiltrating Atom Plants
Sen. McCarthy said he has alarming information about Communist infiltration of hydrogen and atomic bomb plants and that White House advice blocked public hearings. He cited CIA infiltration and noted the issue remains under continuous attention while voting may determine if the investigations proceed.
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McCarthy
White House
Washington
Sen
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Justice Department
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy Army
U S to Withdraw Indochina Techs As Talks For Aid Continue
About 200 U S Air Force technicians rushed to Indochina in March to assist French warplanes are being pulled out by June 12. A substantial number have already returned to Far East bases while 47 B 26 bombers loaned to France will stay to bolster delta operations. Secret strategy talks among U S Britain France Australia and New Zealand chiefs begin tomorrow to consider outside intervention.
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Washington
United States
Indochina
Defense Department
Hanoi
Congress
U.S
Far East
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Boy 13 Dies After Shotgun Accident In Houston Home
Karl Mark 13, Houston High freshman, died when a 16 gauge shotgun in companion Eugene Lachinski’s hands discharged in a bedroom while they prepared for a bird shooting trip. The incident was ruled accidental by Coroner John W. Potter.
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Houston, Minn
Houston
Karl Mark
Walter Mark
Looney Valley
R. 2
Houston County
Eugene Lachinski
Mark Farm
John W. Potter
Caledonia
Coulee
Elaine Whitish
Fennimore
Prairie du Chien
Judith Ann Sagen
la Crosse
Hixton
Dan Kaeser
Waukon
Iowa
Mark
Potter
Byron Whitehouse
Karis
John
Armed Services
Germany
the Hill Funeral Home
U S Steps Up Arms Aid To Honduras
The United States increased military aid to Honduras and started a training program for officers of a new 800 man combat battalion, led by U S Army Col M C Shattuck, to counter potential communist influence and protect the Panama Canal gateway.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
United States
Guatemala
Panama Canal
U.S. Army
M. C. Shattuck
U.S
238 Security Risks Ousted From Agency
Washington reports that by April 30 the Department of Health Education and Welfare had fired or eliminated 238 security risks including 114 suspected subversives. The count surpasses the Civil Service Commission’s March total of 78. Secretary Hobby noted 1000 sensitive jobs and a new internal security office with a $285,000 request within a $1.600 billion budget.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Department
Hobby
Sorploye Office of Internal Security
Delegates Fill La Crosse For Dairyland Co Op Annual Meet
About 600 delegates attended the 13th annual Dairyland Power Cooperative meeting at the La Crosse Vocational School auditorium. Officers reports opened the session with Rural Electrification Administration head Ancher Nelson and Jerry Voorhis scheduled to speak. President John E. Olson outlined a three part co op creed promoting rural initiative, avoiding middleman subsidies, and the right to bargain for wholesale power. General manager John P. Madgett called 1953 the best year for Dairyland.
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la Crosse
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Ancher Nelson
Rural Electrification Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jerry Voorhis
Cooperative League of the U.S.A
John E. Olson
Barron
Co-Op
United States
Olson
John P. Madgett
Oppenheimer Barred From Secrets by AEC Board
The Atomic Energy Commission's three member security panel ruled 2-1 that J Robert Oppenheimer remains a security risk and cannot be cleared for atomic secrets despite being deemed a loyal citizen. The board cited his past associations and delays to the H bomb program. Oppenheimer’s lawyers asked the Commission to take the case directly after the ruling.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppy
Oppenheimer
Ward V. Evans
Loyola University of Chicago
Lloyd K. Garrison
AEC
K. D. Nichols
Commission
Personnel Security Review Board
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N.J
Katherine Russell
Nixon
Sumner T Pike
David Hill
Federation of American Scientists
Departments of State and Defense
National Security Council
Security Board
Gordon Gray
Thomas A. Morgan
Evans
Dr. Oppenheimer
Gray
Army
University of North Carolina
Morgan
Sperry Corp
Oppenheimler
Atomic Scientists of Chicago
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