Rebels Dig In On Dien Bien Phu Airstrip Fortifications
In Dien Bien Phu the Vietminh entrenched on the northern part of the fortress airstrip within 2400 feet of the heart of the bastion. French High Command notes rebels filled parts of a trench line and pressing to cut supply routes while preparing a broader assault. Bao Dai seeks greater independence with Bao Dai faction army to be folded into Viet Nam's armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Indo-China
Dien Bien Pim
Eotizeuna Dell Vnn
Seaiecen Ureadaeaniel Aremg
Acre
Dewest
Retraan
U. S Air Force
Philippi
China
Mainte
Saigon
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
France
Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Dulles Seeks Allied Unity After Europe Talks
Secretary of State Dulles returns from London and Paris confident allied unity prevents disaster in Asia. He says Britain and France agreed to examine a 10 nation defensive pact against threats in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Dulles to Geneva on April 26 and then to Duck Island for fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Foster Dulles
London
Paris
Southeast Asia
Munich
Western Pacific
Washington
St. Lawrence
Europe
Geneva
Philippines
China
Dulles
Duck Island
Sill Helicopter Lift Demonstration At Firing Point 137
Civilians and military personnel will watch a helicopter lift a 105mm howitzer at 10 a.m. Saturday. Five H-19s and one H-13 will participate in a 40 minute demo showcasing air movement of the howitzer and deployment of forward observers and wire communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Department of Tactics and Combined Arms
Department of Materiel
Army Aviation School
Second Field Artillery Battalion
George Sammet Jr
Public Information Office
PIO
Information on Wreck Details Remain Uncertain
The report notes that information about the wreck could not be learned immediately. No clear cause place or time was established, with details awaiting further inquiry from authorities. Local officials promised to release updates as they become available.
Showers May Hit Southwest Again
The forecast calls for further showers and cooler weather in Southwest Oklahoma with a damp afternoon in the east. Southeast and extreme eastern areas may see thunderstorms, the sixth straight day of moisture in the state. Lawton reported 0.25 inch from two showers, while Ardmore and McAlester posted midmorning readings around 75 and 74 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Lawton
Ardmore
McAlester
City to Inspect Dam Project at Lake Lawtonka
City officials plan a final inspection of all work at and near Lake Lawtonka dam under a contract with W C Shelton Construction Co. The 2 p.m. review at city hall will assess roadway and dam work aimed at raising the lake level by about 10 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Lawtonka Dam
W. C. Shelton Construction Co
Lester McKenzie
Water Committee
Charles Gallaher
Music stars prepare for Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise service
Lawton Fort Sill Wichita Falls and Enid artists will provide music for the 1954 Easter Sunrise service near the Wichita Mountains. Mrs Dorothy Bell, music chairman, and co-chairman Bill Wheatley supervise a program featuring soloists Mrs Robert Key Lt Fred Ottinger and Morgan Roberts with organist C Thomas Rhoads and pianist Ronnie Hull. The service includes carillon bells, choir, and background pieces culminating in Easter anthems and hymns.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Wichita Falls
Enid
Wichita Mountains
Dorothy Bell
Bill Wheatley
Robert Key
Redeemer
Handel
Oley
MacDermid
Key
Skidmore College
Saratoga Spring
N. Y
Julliard School of Music
New York City
Fred Ottinger
University of Illinois
Ottinger
Lord God of Abraham
Mendelssohn
O Divine Redeemer
Gounod
Lord Is
Light
Ronnie Hull
C. Thomas Rhoads
Bach
Purvis
Karg-Elert
Stanford University
Rhoads
Ae Purvis
Joo Aca He Co
San Francisco
Grace Cathedral Church
Battery A
967Th Armored Battalion
First Christian Church
Easter Pageant Weather and Dress Guide For Holy City
Cold weekend expected with no rain but possible showers Sunday as the Easter Pageant approaches. Partly cloudy skiesSat night into Sunday, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. A northwest cold front may bring showers Sunday or Sunday night. Pageant rehearsals wrap up, 140 people present, pigeons needed for dove roles, pigeons and other animals to be supplied locally.
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Holy City
Wednentey
Jack Batten
Pageant Association
F. B
Shoulders Case In Jury's Hands
The jury must decide if Louis Shoulders former St. Louis police lieutenant lied to a federal grand jury about ransom handling in the Greenlease kidnapping case The defense neared closing with Shoulders tearful testimony and apologies as prosecutors outline the chain of events surrounding the 1958 recovery of 303720 dollars from two suitcases at the Newstead Police Station in St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U. S. District Court
Louis Shoulders
St. Louis
Albert A. Ridge
Ers
Shoulders
Robert C. Greenlease
Bobby
Carl Austin Hall
Elmer Dolan
Newstead
Hall
See Dolan
Rio Grande Flood Levels Rise As Rain Falls
Flood waters in the Lower Rio Grande Valley surge higher driving over 4 000 people from homes as showers predicted for Thursday and Friday. Hidalgo county area received over three inches of rain with seven cities affected and Red Cross reports revise the displacement figure upward.
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Alamo
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
U.S
Hidalgo County
McAllen City
Red Cross Disaster
Charles McKasson
Charles H. Miller
FHA Scandal Hearings Set For Monday
Army says McCarthy gave Colin consent to threaten officials as Senate Byrd’s committee considers testimony from Cole in a housing tax scandal context. The Banking Committee chairs discuss White House talks while Eisnhower’s housing program faces potential delays this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
McCarthy
Colin
Washington
Senate
Byrd
Perce Pym Byrd
D-Va
Evel
Cole
Banking Committee
Eisnhower
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
White House
Fourth Army Chief Arrives at Fort Sill Event
The Fourth Army commanding general Lt. Gen. I D White arrived at Fort Sill with Mrs White to join Brig. Gen. Numa A Watson and 29 staff officers for an inspection. A 5 20 p m retreat parade at Polo Field honors Gen White with Maj Gen Charles E Hart of The Artillery Center. White departs post Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Army
Fort Sillpost
I. D. White
Charles E. Hart
White
Council To Discuss Pecan Grove Lines
City council schedules a 7 p.m. Friday informal session to hear all sides of the Pecan Grove water and sewer controversy. No action will be taken. participants should present information to avoid delaying the later council meeting. Councilman Joyce Pursley notes the meeting will convene as a committee study conference with all council members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecan Grove
Aamp Construction Co
Water and Sewer Service
Joyce Pursley
Australians Snap Soviet Spying Code
Prime Minister Menzies said Petrov was not a Russian plant and that Australia had recovered code prints from the Soviet spy ring. The government rejected embassy claims and described Petrov’s surrender as not voluntary political asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Petrov
Menzies
Nikolai Generalov
Pedale
House of Representatives
Oppenheimer Faces Public Hearing Over Secret Hearings
The Atomic Energy Commission conducts a secret hearing into J Robert Oppenheimer with a security board chaired by former Army Secretary Gordon Gray. Oppenheimer is barred by President Eisenhower from secret atomic data and government scientific adviser roles amid disputes over the charges and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iggy Areca Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Gordon Gray
Oppenheimer
Eisenhower
United Press
Gray
Associathis
AEC
Charles E. Lee
Senator McCarthy Ties Schine Case to Document
A Senate document alleges Senator McCarthy and aides consented to Roy Cohn threats to Army officials over Pvt. G. David Schine. The Army also dropped Frederick G. Fisher as a special lawyer for the Senate hearing and reassigned duties to John Kim Jr. as a substitution in the probe of subversives in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Roy Cohn
Army
Pvt. G
David Schine
D-Mo
Symington
Fisher
Frederick G. Fisher
Senate
National Lawyers
Welch
House
John Kim Jr
Boston
Good Friday Rites To Climax Holy Week Services In City
Inter denominational Good Friday service sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance will be held Friday from 1 30 to 3 p m at First Methodist with Rev J J Stowe Jr presiding The service theme Attitudes Toward the Cross features The Enemies of Jesus by The Rev well as musical leadership from First Baptist choir Beal Heights Youth Choir and others The program shortened this year from three hours to ninety minutes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Alliance
First Methodist Church
J. J. Stowe Jr
Alliance
Crosswell
First Christian Church
Jesus
J. Walter Browers Jr
Methodist
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Sill
Hardy Lawton
Fechaibentoy Yruth Symphony
Jewitt
William Fletcher
A. S
del) Fisher
Mary Lavinia Young
Woman's Forum
Christ
Bill Emerson
Minneapolis
Minn
Roberta DeWolf
Rio Grande
FHA
Fourth Army Chief
Council
Schine
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