Reds Veto French Terms For Peace In Indo China
In Geneva on May 10 the Communist Viet Minh rejected a French armistice plan asking for immediate cease fire while their forces stay in place and foreign troops withdraw. Phan Van Dong demanded halt to all foreign military aid and eventual free elections under Communist influence. Western observers say the plan would let the Reds seize control. one concession allowed releasing wounded captives.
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Geneva
Viet Minh
Phan van Dong
Indo-China
Russia
Red China
Red Viet Minh
Dien Bien Phu
Artress
Laos
Cambodia
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
France
Korea
United States
America
Southeast Asia
Georges Bidault
Viet Nam
Dems in U S Foreign Policy Clash Over Allies and Aid
In Washington a split over foreign policy widens as Democrats press for reform while criticizing allies and the Eisenhower administration. The Geneva talks and Dien Bien Phu fall dominate briefings, with Smathers urging new Latin American allies and a shift of aid to anti communist partners.
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Washington
America
Europe
Asia
Eisenhower
GOP
Security Council
National Security Council
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Dulles
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wilson
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Senate
Via Geneva
Britain
France
Florida
Smathers
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
U.S
Greece
Turkey
South Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Japan
Pacific
England
United States
Munich
Dien Bien Phu siege update reports de Castries captured
Viet Minh radio claimed Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries and about 8,000 troops were captured at Dien Bien Phu. The broadcast suggested around 3,000 defenders may have died as the fortress defense collapsed last Friday.
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Hanoi
Viet Minh
Christian de Castries
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
de Castries
Cokes
Sas
Angel of
Een Ie
Armed Forces Day Speakers Hit Southwest Oklahoma Cities
Four Fort Sill officers and four Lawton Chamber of Commerce reps tour southwest Oklahoma inviting attendance at Armed Forces Day observances in Lawton and at the Artillery Center. They visit Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis clubs and other groups with a larger speaker tour planned this week.
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Fort Sill
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Lawton
Artillery Center
J. P. Lucas
Clyde Shelton
Frederick Rotary Club
George Sammet
Frank Rainboldt
Waurika Lions Club
Earl Gross
FE. C. Williams
Apache Rotary Club
H. P. Weber
George Lewis
Cement Lions Club
Jack D.smth
Kiwanis Club
Anadarko
Tone Carmichael
Doyle Illiams
Horton to Succeed Brittingham as Fort Sill deputy
Brigadier General John B Horton artillery commander of the 4th Infantry Division in Europe will return to the United States to succeed Brigadier General James F Brittingham as deputy commanding general of the Artillery Center at Fort Sill. General Brittingham plans to retire July 31 after more than 38 years of service. Horton has been on duty in Europe since 1950 and is stationed in Hanau Germany with his wife and daughter Sarah. He is a World War II combat veteran with five campaign stars and holds the Legion of Merit the French Legion of Honor and the Bronze Star Medal. He entered France on D Day plus eight and fought in major campaigns toward Germany.
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John B. Horton
Europe
United States
James F. Brittingham
Fort Sill
Brittingham
Lawton
Neral Horton
Hanau
Germany
Sarah Wincv
Geemral Horton
Normandy
Ardennes
France
Rhineland
Devonshire
England
West Wall
Horton
Eighth Corps
22Nd Corps
Washington, D.C
Truman urges action over talk in bipartisan policy call
Former President Truman urged President Eisenhower to use vigorous action against political assassins and a GOP lunatic fringe. He pressed for a clear bipartisan foreign policy and unity, warning attacks undermine foreign policy cooperation and noting McCarthy’s earlier taunts without naming him.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
National Press Club
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
McCarthy
Roosevelt-Truman
Arson Suspected In Large San Francisco Photo Mount Fire
A four alarm blaze gutted a photo mount factory in San Francisco last night. Fire officials believe a 12 year old boy started the $225,000 fire deliberately as more than 200 firefighters with 42 pieces of equipment fought the flames.
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San Francisco
Senate probes demand names of officers in Peress discharge
Senate investigators ordered Secretary Stevens to name Army officials involved in granting Maj. Irving Peress an honorable discharge described by Sen. McCarthy as a fifth amendment Communist. Mundt ruled to hold a closed session and debated limiting public testimony to Stevens and McCarthy, while McClellan urged broader public hearing scope.
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Washington
Senate
Stevens
Army
Maj
Irving Peress
Sen
McCarthy
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy Army
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Peress
Kirke B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
McClellan
D-Ark
Reas
Dirksen
Cohn
Francis
Fort Sill Construction Authorized by House Panel
The House Armed Services Committee approved 3 692 000 for Fort Sill construction led by the Army Aviation School with funds to be appropriated later. The package includes 734 000 for two aircraft hangars 168 000 for hardstands 2 460 000 for five barracks and 330 000 for bachelor officers quarters. immediate funding not sought for some items.
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House Armed Services Committee
Fort Sill
Army Aviation School
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Victor Wickersham
D-Okla
House
Department of Defense
Oklahoma
Defense Department
Altus Air Force Base
Clinton Air Force Base
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Four Die As Arab Israel Forces Clash
Four people died in clashes along the Israel Jordan frontier as three Israeli soldiers and a Jordanian farmer were reported killed. Two Israeli policemen were missing believed dead. Jordan officials said an officer and a private were killed responding to an attack by about 90 Israelis on the Jordan village of Silin in the Hebron area.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Silin
Hebron
Pittsburgh Faces Major Transit Strike Outlays and Delays
Pittsburgh grinds through a mass transit strike as Pittsburgh Railways Co. khách 2,700 workers walk off. 675 trolleys and 196 buses idle, downtown traffic snarls, thousands walk or drive. Mayor Lawrence urges patience. no talks scheduled with unions. Emergency measures deployed, railroads add commuter trains to offset lost service.
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Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh Railways Co
David L. Lawrence
Division 8
AFL Amalgamated Assn
Street Electric Railway
Lawrence Poe
Rainy weekend raises Lake Lawtonka levels in Oklahoma
Steady rains boosted Lake Lawtonka as watershed reports show 0.60 to 1.75 inches of rainfall over the weekend. Lawton officials note the lake rose about two feet seven inches since May 1 with continued showers expected through Tuesday. Highway 7 briefly closed near Beaver Bottoms but reopened today.
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Here
Highway Patrol
Lake Lawtonka
Meers
Wtonka
Medicine Creek
Bill Tugman
John Frampton
Lawtonka
Frampton
Compulsory Reserve Service Plans Outlined for Congress
The Defense Department proposes mandatory service to strengthen reserves. Two options are described: two weeks yearly duty for veterans after two years service, or selecting draftees to receive four months basic training and seven years eight months in organized reserve units with penalties for nonparticipation.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Hugh M. Milton
Army
National Guard
Army Reserve
Wicker Heads Southwest District Hospital Group
Tom Wicker, administrator of Southwestern hospital, was elected president of the Southwest district Oklahoma State Hospital association at a Lawton meeting. He serves as secretary of the state group. new officers include William C. Love and Don Kephart. Hospitals from Lawton and other cities attended. Discussions covered possible closure of Oklahoma Indian hospitals.
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Tom Wicker
Southwestern Hospital
Oklahoma State Hospital Association
Lawton
Wicker
William C. Love
Memorial Hospital
Don Kephart
Altus
Elk City
Walters
Clinton
Duncan
Oklahoma
Sybia Adams
Kiowa Hospital
Edgar Monetathchi
See
U S Reds Urge Union With Denis
The Communist Party in the United States calls for a marriage of convenience with the Democrats to defeat Eisenhower and McCarthyism. The pamphlet argues for broadening left unity, citing prewar fronts and past support for Democrats during 1941 to 1945, with a 1954 goal to shift Congress.
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Washington
United States
Popular Front
France
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Congress
Sear Noa
Gop
Plot to assassinate Eisenhower discounted at Arlington visit
Authorities discounted a reported murder plot tied to a visit by President Eisenhower to the grave of Mary Ball Washington in Fredericksburg Virginia. Extra precautions were taken though rain marred the wreath laying. Secret Service Chief Eman said the case is considered unclear with a man and woman offering $500 to a confidant.
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Washington
Eisenhower
George Washington
Mary Ball Washington
Fredericksburg
Secret Service
E. U
Major Logan Rally Planned for Lawton Courthouse Square
A major rally for State Sen. Bill Logan is planned on Lawton courthouse square next Monday night with a statewide radio address at 7 45 p m from the south side of the square The campaign seeks a runoff berth by rallying Comanche and Cotton County voters and estimates up to 100 000 votes could decide runoff eligibility Open house at Logan headquarters runs Thursday 10 a m to 8 p m in Huckins hotel Oklahoma City Sam L Botkin named state headquarters manager while Buck McPhail Mrs Marian Wise and Mrs Pokorny join staff
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Lawton Courthouse Square
Bill Loan
Courthouse Square
Oklahoma
Comanche
Cotton County
Sen. Logan
Oklahoma City
Huckins
Lawton
Sam L. Botkin
Botkin
Oklahoma A&m College
Mary Pokorny
Marian Wise
Buck McPhail
Baltimore
Wise
Marion Myers
11 Killed In State Weekend Wrecks
Eleven people died on Oklahoma highways over the weekend raising the year’s toll to 199. Tulsa mother Maudie Lorene Mills and her daughter Mary Kay died after a Frisco freight train struck their car at Catoosa.
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United Press
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Catoosa
Rogers County
Maudie Lorene Mills
Mary Kay
Tulson
Lester Crow
George
el Reno
Rogers
Clinton
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Rotary Club
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Carl Froneberger
Chickasha
John Horton
Dorothy Shelton
D. L. Shelton
Gore
Shelton
Hortons
General Horton
Purdue University
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Indianapolis
Pittsburg
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Union and Company
U. S
Denis
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