French Bombers Reopen All-Out Attack On Vietminh Route
French high command resumed air attacks on the Dien Bien Phu to Son La highway used as a hospital route for Vietminh wounded. A three man French mission pressed for a six point evacuation plan while bombing continued and rebel replies remained pending.
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Red River
Son la
Delta
Dien Bien
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
Scions Aided Red Spies In Australia
The Royal Commission on Espionage heard that Petrov spy documents identify two and possibly three Australian MPs as unwitting contacts for Soviet agents. Counsel W J Windeyer noted a 37 page document touching American and Japanese interests, naming at least one Liberal Country Party MP and one Labor MP among the alleged informants.
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Canberra
Australia
Petrov
House of Representatives
Royal Commission On Espionage
W. J. Windeyer
Vladimir Petrov
Reds
Liberal-Country Party
Labor
Vietminh Accuses French of Sabotaging Dien Bien Phu Truce
Vietminh ambassador Hoang Van Hoan charged in Geneva that French bombers killed 15 wounded prisoners and wrecked the agreement to evacuate seriously wounded from Dien Bien Phu. Hanoi dispatches report 18 more wounded released as U.S. supplied bombers pound roads away from the fortress.
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Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Hoang van Hoan
Vietminh
Red China
Hanoi
French Domi
Red River
Hoang
France Ready For Asia Pact
Paris reports authoritative sources say France has privately agreed with U.S. representatives to pursue a southeast Asia defense pact even if Britain does not join. France would proceed hand in hand with the United States and believes Britain's participation is desirable but not indispensable.
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France
United States
Britain
Southeast Asia
Europe
Hot Suspect Seen In Deputy's Murder Case
Sheriff Harmon Burgess of De Soto Parish La rushed a deputy to Port Arthur Texas to question Harold Byford 21 of Center Texas a man eyed by witnesses as a possible killer in the Sunday murder of Deputy W J Gamble near Mansfield Louisiana. A shotgun wound grazed Deputy Ralph Shelton during the ambush.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Harmon Burgess
de Soto Parish
W. J. Gamble
Gamble
Mansfield
Ralph Shelton
Shelton
Harold Byford
Center
Eisenhower Secrecy Order Unchanged Says Hagerty
The White House indicated President Eisenhower has no present plan to alter the order restricting testimony at the Army McCarthy hearings. Hagerty declined further comment while McCarthy urged lifting the order and faulted the move as an iron curtain that blocks key evidence about the Fort Monmouth, New Jersey case and Army conduct.
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White House
Eisenhower
Army- McCarthy
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Stevens
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Pvt
G. David Schine
Wisconsin Republican
Attorney General's
Big Problems Facing South and Border States
The Supreme Court ruled that school segregation solely on race violates the Constitution, but no immediate end is set. States face social and economic disruption as districts adjust, with next fall’s arguments on implementation. About two thirds of Black Americans live in the 17 affected states plus DC. four others permit but do not require segregation.
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Supreme Court
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Kansas
Bids On Tap For 15-Classroom LHS Addition
Lawton board of education will open bids at 1 p.m. Wednesday for a 15 classroom north wing addition to the new high school. The project follows a $350,000 federal allocation and plans approved by government officials. Total federal support for the building reaches $1,083,000, supplemented by local bonds and a building fund levy.
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Lawton Board of Education
Washington
Major Air Drop Exercise At Fort Sill In Oklahoma
Thirteen Sooners are among 277 airborne troops in the largest Fort Sill drop planned for the Punch Bowl area. About 25 aircraft will begin at 8 a.m. with eight F 86 Sabrejets and 15 C 119s. Artillery and equipment will follow in staged drops as a C 124 and C 122 participate. State servicemen include MSgt. John F. Hanagan and Pfc. Billy M. Tallon among others from Duncan Muskogee McAlester Shawnee and Oklahoma City.
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West Range
Air Force
California
Airborne Opera Division
Department of Tactics Andborne Division
Fort Campbell
Comny G
188Th Airborne
Post Field
Lawton Municipal
John F. Hanagan
Duncan
Billy M. Tallon
Muskogee
Oklahoma
George T. Essex
McAlester
Doyt M. Payne
Okmulgee
Raymond Jvis
Shawnee
Marion L. Nanney
Tishomingo
Allen B. Patterson
Freddie Lee Stull
Oklahoma City
Billy Turpin
Elk City
Randall F. Howard
Midwest City
Perry A. Wilson
Georgians Hint At Open Defiance Of Court Ruling
Georgia leaders openly challenge the Supreme Court ban on school segregation. Gov. Herman Talmadge recalls prior defiance of a ruling, while Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook says he may skip October hearings on enforcement. State School Supt. Moll Collins warns time is running out.
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Atlanta
Georgia
U. S. Supreme Court
Herman Talmadge
High Court
Eugene Cook
Apple
M. D. Collins
New Section of Boulevard Put In Service
Work on the Fort Sill Boulevard widening shifts to the underpass and the strip between Euclid and Cache Road. Five blocks remain closed between Birch and Oak while Ferris intersection access is limited until traffic signals are installed. Engineers say the project is ahead of schedule with two months to complete.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Ferris
Ralph Hennessee
Three Names Struck From Oklahoma Ballot In Hearing
Oklahoma City three Democratic nominees were removed from the ballot as the State Election Board opened hearings on protests against 13 Senate candidates. Kerr and Turner left for lunch after arguments over jurisdiction while attorney David C. Shapard sought to strike Kerr and Turner for alleged excess spending. Stricken were John W. Conner for treasurer Robert G. Burns for lieutenant governor and Jack Dempsey for secretary of state.
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Oklahoma City
State Election Board
Ofce
U. S
Robert S. Kerr
Roy J. Turner
U. S. Senate
Kerr
Turner
David C. Shapard
Senate
Election Board
U S and Honduras Prepare Signing of Aid Treaty
In Tegucigalpa the United States and Honduras near signing a military assistance pact to train the Honduran Army and air force. Gen. Richard P. Ovenshine and Lt. Col. Walter R. Mullane arrived Saturday to finalize the agreement with the Honduran government.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
United States
Richard P Ovenshine
Walter R. Mullane
Logan Urges Patience On School Racial Issue
Oklahoma voters heard State Sen. Bill Logan urge wisdom temperance and patience on school desegregation after the Supreme Court ruling. He outlined a statewide campaign tour and a program including highway widening water projects and higher bonded debt for districts while stressing compliance with the Court. Logan urged harmony between races and called for intelligent cooperation during the transition as governor to implement desegregation.
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Oklahoma
Bill Logan
Lawton
U. S. Supreme Court
Sen
Logan
Emmett Keough
Lawton Realtor
Supreme
Supreme Court of the United States
Executive Branch
Supreme Court of
United States
Seniors’ Last Day At Hand At Lawton High
Lawton high school marks the last day of classes for seniors with 75 threshold final exams for those below average. Locker clearance occurs at 11:45, while others attend regular recitation. The senior award assembly and baccalaureate practices are planned, with a band concert on Thursday. The all school picnic is Friday, with commencement May 27 at Roosevelt stadium and report cards issued May 28.
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Lawton High School
Elsewmere
Aoene
LHS
Roosevelt Stadium
Politico Works Hard To Get His 43 Votes
Jefferson City Tenn May 18 Briscoe Holt campaigns for sheriff with a large number of feats and a self ad recount. He claims kissing 115 babies walking 6841 miles shaking 9847 hands and speaking volumes amid a 4000 vote race.
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Politico
Jefferson City
Tenn
Briscoe Holt
Holt
Court Reverses Jelke Conviction
New York court reverses the Jelke conviction on compulsory prostitution charges and orders a retrial. The 3 2 decision cites closed hearings as denying a fair trial and notes public access concerns. D A Frank S Hogan said the office would appeal if possible. Jelke, 24, faced terms of three to six years on each count.
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New York
Peg F
Mickey) Jelke
Kaan
Jelke
State Supreme Court
Frank S. Hogan
General Sessions Court
Francis L. Valente
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