May Day Tensions Rise Across World In 1950s Note
Viet Nam reports Premier Diem pressing the Binh Xuyen in Cho Lon while mortars shake the city. Labor day observances spread across Fr ance Algeria and Moscow as Zhukov condemns Western German rearmament and Peiping cites threats. Pope Pius XII appeals for social peace in St Peter's Square.
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Viet Nam
National Army
Cho Lon
Binh Xuyen
Binh Nuyen
Diem
Troan Curtin
France
International Socialist Congress
Moscow
Eisenhow
Ers
Janerg
Zhukov
Russia
West Germany
Peiping Radio
China
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping
Cen
Tral Boulevard
Peng Chen
Vatican City
Pope Pius Xcit
Italy
St. Peter's Square
Pronunciation guide notes Indochina names and coup
Aid to Pronunciation lists how to pronounce Indochina figures such as Bao Dai Ngo Dinh Diem and Le Van Vien. It describes a clash near Nhi Thien Duong bridge as French and Vietnamese forces fought, Binh Nuyen nests were wiped out, and a failed coup attempt against Diem is noted along with a fresh offensive toward Bao Dai and a statement from Diem after talks with US officials.
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Bao Dai-Rah
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ding Zee’ Em
Gen
Vy-Vee
Sormen
Viet Nam
Cho Lon
Binh Nuyen
le van Vien
Nhi Thien Duong
Paris
National
Diem
Bao Dai
National Assembly
Ise to Teach Near Baltimore After Retirement From K U
Dr Ise, after 39 years on the Kansas University faculty, will teach economics at Goucher College for Women near Baltimore starting September. He will stay in Lawrence this summer to finish a book on national parks. The one year assignment may lead to further plans, and the Ise family contemplates moving to Goucher in September.
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John Tse
Kansas University
Tar Tse
Fardtamert Kou
K. U
Goucher College For Women
Baltimore
Ixe
Lawrence
Goucher
Ise
Kansas Board of Regents
Alan
Salvation Army
Jongs
Coutraned
League of Women Voters of
Kansas
Memorial Union
K. SU
Thomas E. Leaby
Greater Kansas
National Council of the
League of Women Voters
Washington, D. C
Sam Ostertag
Topeka
H. L. Reedy
Ethan Allen
Reedy
John Ise
K .U
World Trade
Willan Atgerssinger
Troopers Kill Two Escaped Fugitives Near Hopkinton NY
State troopers killed Frank Talarico 44 Utica and wounded Ralph Lashomb 28 Potsdam after surprised sleeping fugitives hid in pines near Hopkinton New York. A fourth suspect Patrick Brooks 26 Gabriels fled. Leon Caskinette 24 Raymondville was captured. All faced burglary or assault charges after last week escape following an inmate fight.
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Hopkinton
N. Y
Oair
New York
Frank
Talarico
Utica
Ralph Lashomb
Potsdam
Talameo
Lashomb
Patrick Brooks
Gabriels
Shddéthige Leon Caskinette
Raymondville
St. Lawrence County
Canton
Here
St. Lawrence Valley
Businessman Here Half a Century Jackman Starts 2nd 50 Years
DOLPH C. SIMONS JR reports on R. C. Jackman a Lawrence pioneer in grain storage mills oil interests and early ready mix flour ventures. Since 1905 he built elevators across Kansas and Oklahoma and helped create Jenny Wren Ready-Mix Flour with KU professors revealing his expansive business footprint and plans for growth.
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Jackman
Dolph C. Simons JR
Midwest
Lawrence
R. C. Jackman
Amix
Watkins, Bowersock
Henley
Pochler
Innes
Stubbs
Bowersock Mill and Power Company
J. D. Bowersock
Bowersock
Lawrence Paper Manufacturing Co
Zephyr Flour Mills
Bowersock Theater
Lawrence Iron Works
The
Ice Company
Janckman
Fredonia
Duncan Hines
Betty Crocker
Pillsbury
General Mills
Kansas University
Tvi
H J
Journal-World
Big Four Envoys Open Talks in Vienna on Austria Freedom
In Vienna the U S Britain France and Russia began discussions on Austria’s long delayed independence treaty. U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson Jr forecast a short, successful session and potential ministerial meetings soon. If a treaty is ratified within 90 days after agreement, occupation troops totaling about 69,000 could depart by fall.
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Vienna
Austria
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
U. S
Big Four
Ivan I. Dyichev
Geoffrey Wallinger
Roger Lalouette
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Julius Raah
Molotov
WHS
President Eisenhower meets Lavina Fugalshook at White House
Lavina Fugalshook, 75, mother of eight and Utah resident, meets President Eisenhower and calls the encounter the thrill of a lifetime. She recounts first atomic blast feeling, notes crutch she discarded, and shares his quip about being one of seven siblings.
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Washington
Lavina Christensen Fugal
Eisenhower
White House
Second Polio Death Reports Spur Vaccine Plan
Washington officials and Dr Chester Keefer chair a government committee crafting a voluntary priority plan for poliomyelitis vaccine distribution amid calls for federal control. A second polio death in Idaho schoolchildren raises urgency as Dr Jonas Salk and medical experts back continued use of non Cutter vaccines while Cutter recall undergoes testing.
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Washington i
Idaho
Chester S. Keefer
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Celter
Scheele
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Jonas E. Salk
Pittsburgh
Radford to Meet the Tuesday State Voter League
The White House announced Adm. Arthur W. Radford will report to President Eisenhower tomorrow on his Formosa trip. Press Secretary Hagerty noted uncertainty about Walter Robertson joining at the conference. The Formosa talks include a possible ceasefire, with Radford and Robertson returning from Formosa after about ten days.
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Washington
White House
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Formosa
James C. Hagerty
Radford
Walter Robertson
Robertson
Chiang Kai-shek
Nitin
Te Wi Leae Pyaar
Hissnhower
United States
Richmond
State Department
Secretary of State
Dulles
Peiping
Formosa Surat
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Burlington
Wis
Straits
Kansas Wife Defends Home Against Burglars in Phoenix
Mrs. Max A. Cohen, 47, wife of a Wichita oil executive, recounts a late night confrontation in Phoenix in which a burglar fired as she fired, missing her by inches. She ducked between beds as the assailant fled, while she had called police.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Kansas
Max A. Cohen
Cohen
Wilco Oil Co
Wichita
Building Permits In Lawrence Hit Record April Total
Lawrence building permit valuations for April reached 1,090,598 dollars, topping last May’s previous all time monthly high by about 167,000. The surge followed a March warm spell spurring spring construction, with 29 new homes valued at 336,500 and overall four month 1955 starts surpassing 2 million.
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Lawrence
Wallace Hicklin
Santa Fe
Ywie
Hickslin
Three Percent Weeks Left In Kansas U Spring Term
Final exams start May 26 and run through June 2 at Kansas University. Baccalaureate is set for June 5 with commencement the next evening. Summer Session begins June 13. The last three weeks will bring a flurry of hour exams and due papers.
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Kansas University
K.U
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nga Dinh Diem
Bai Dai
French Riviera
Diem Diem
Fien
J. Lawson Collins
Misen
Parison
Jenny Wren
Big 4
Freedom of Austria
Ron Webb
Franklin Houser
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kaw River
Maple Hill
Journal-World Photo
Andy Hess
Kismarck
N. Dyata
CRW
RKO
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