Allies seek Southeast Asia NATO style defense pact
London and Washington propose a ten nation Southeast Asia defense system pivoted on Indochina to deter Communist aggression from Indochina to the Philippines and Australia. The plan, announced after a two day U S Britain meeting, aims to form a collective defense within the UN charter with France and others.
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London
United States
Britain
Southeast Asia
Indochina
New Zealand
Toose
Aus Srallay
Philippines
Thaiand
U. S
Dulles
United Action
Paris
France
NATO
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Western Pacific
Chinese Base Taken Over by Russ
The Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry said the North China area around Chefoo, a former summer station for America's Asiatic Fleet, has been taken over as a Russian naval base. It cited an agreement signed February 23 granting Russia use of Chefoo, with reports in English papers last month claiming the mainland contacts say Chefoo is now a Russian base. Russia has used Port Arthur as a naval base since World War II.
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Paipeh
Formosa
Defense Ministry
North China
Chefoo
Russia
Port Arthur
Manchurian
Weather Outlook: Sunny and Warmer Wednesday
Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday follow night fog and low clouds. Patchy early morning fog may linger in some areas before sunrise, with light winds and dry conditions expected across the region.
Mom Reunites With Sons Freed from Romania
Mrs Lygia Georgescu joyfully greets her two sons Constantin 19 and Peter 15 after seven years as hostages in Romania. The family gathers at Tollewild Airport as officials and passengers witness the public reunion. Father Valeriu Georgescu 50, a Standard Oil executive, joins in Munich after 1947 separation amid a blackmail claim involving a Romanian legation member.
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Valeriu C. Georgescu
Constantin
Peter
Idlewild
New York
Romania
Germany
Lygia Georgescu
London
Tollewild
Georgescu
Valeriu Georgescu
Sno
Munich
Monay
State Department
Legation
Bucharest
United States
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Stevenson in Hospital After Kidney Stone Removal
CHICAGO-UM reports former Governor Adlai E. Stevenson remains in good condition after kidney stone removal on Monday. He is expected to remain at Passavant Hospital until sometime next week, delaying his ability to vote in the Illinois primary due to state law lacking special provisions for sick voters.
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Adlai Better
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Passavant
Stevenson
Illinois
Fleeting Spy Ring Revelations From Soviet Embassy
Australian Prime Minister Menzies said the Soviet Embassy third secretary Vladimir Petrov fled and exposed a widespread spy network in Australia. A royal commission will probe listings of Australian contacts and Soviet secret police activity, with Petrov seeking permanent asylum and Australian citizenship. Petrov claimed protection and detached belief in communism amid ties to the Australian way of life.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert C. Menzies
Menzies
Vladimir Petrov
Petrov
Igor Gouzenko
Kremlin
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Council Knocks Oil Dept. Vote Off June Ballot
City Council votes to indefinitely delay the oil department charter amendment. The panel instead directs a park land acquisition fund amendment and to release 4.413 million dollars from a bond fund for purchasing land east of the San Gabriel River, north of Spring Street. A special meeting was set to consider June 1 ballot submission.
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Department of Oil
Erties
Irving M. Smith
Sam E. Vickers
Oil Department
Hott
Raymond C. Kealep
Vickers
Finance
S. M. Roberts
Harbor Upland
San Gabriel River
Spring St
Ike Opens Baseball's '54 Season
President Eisenhower tossed the opening pitch to start the 1954 season at Griffith Stadium as the Yankees faced the Senators. Johnny Sain caught the ball for a souvenir after it skipped past Tony Reig. Speakers and dignitaries including Calvin Griffith and Will Harridge attended the ceremony televised nationwide. Mrs. Eisenhower planned a trip to Augusta, Georgia later that day.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Johnny Sain
Yankee
Tony Reig
Martin Jed
Calvin Griffith
Senators
Will Harridge
American League
ABC
Augusta
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Liberator Downed Over Dien Bien Phu Fortified Area
Peiping Radio reported a US Liberator shot down Monday by ground fire near Dien Bien Phu fortress in Indochina. The six French crew members were killed. The claim adds to 50 French planes shot down or damaged since the battle began. In Syria, a flood hit Subayb village, drowning eight children and destroying thirty three houses.
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Indochina
Tokyo
Peiping
Rei
I Aanochiy
Dien Bien Ue
Dien Bien Phu
Damaclus
Syria
Subayb
Eisenhower names Mason to head FHA amid widening probes
President Eisenhower designates Norman P. Mason of North Chelmsford Massachusetts as acting Federal Housing Administration commissioner as multiple agencies probe alleged multimillion dollar abuses dating back to the Truman era. Housing chief Albert M. Cole says FBI will review illegal or unethical actions in apartment project financing and inflated appraisals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Norman P. Mason
North Chelmsford
Mass
Federal Housing Administration
Truman
FHA
Guy T. 0
Hollyday
Baltimore
Albert M. Cole
Cole
Presdent Eisenhower
William P. Proctor Co
Willsboro
N. Y
Mason
Capenart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Housing and Home Finance Agency
FBI
Capehart
Secret Oslo Probe of Oppenheimer Stirs National Debate
Washington reports a secret security hearing is underway for physicist J Robert Oppenheimer over alleged Communist ties and hydrogen bomb objections. Oppenheimer says he’s been cut off from data and suspended from an atomic advisory post while requesting a hearing. A White House directive places a data blank between him and secret materials as an Atomic Energy Commission board, chaired by Gordon Gray, weighs permanent clearance suspension amid scientist defenses.
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Washington
J.robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep. Cole
RN. Y
Senate-Frouse Atomic Ener Committee
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Atomic Energy Commixe Sion
Oppenheim
White House
Elwenhow
Dr. Oppenheimer
Gordon Gray
The
Army
University of North Carolina
Thomas A. Morgan
Sperry Corp
Pr. Ward V
Probers Aids Pledge Cooperation in Quiz
Two senior aides who worked with Senator McCarthy on the Army graft row agreed to cooperate fully in the probe. They said they would also seek similar assurances from McCarthy himself as the investigation continues.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
McCarthy
Canadian executives vanish in Beechcraft over Pacific
Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Coles of Hamilton Ontario disappeared Monday afternoon after reporting engine failure at 10 005 feet. An aerial search circled within 200 miles of Seattle Tacoma airport as weather improved. An oil slick was sighted in Puget Sound about 20 miles south, but patrols found no results. The incident coincides with a McCarthy era inquiry as Roy Cohn and Francis Carr met the Senate subcommittee regarding charged Army officials and possible televised hearings. Mundt noted discussions with Cohn and Carr about cooperation and future witness lists.
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Air Forces
Mnftil St
Seattle-Tacoms International
Seattle
Air Force
Puget ‘Sound
Here
Coast Guard
Washington State Aeronautics Commission
Senate
Bue
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Goers
Sen. Mundt
R-S. D
McCarthy
Ina Ily
Cohn
Carr
Ari‘Westinghouse
Bisonn
Mundt
Fen. Symington
D Mo
Mindt
Army
Japan Offers New Ri Plan Amid Philippine Treaty Talks
Japanese Minister Katsumi Ohno is due back as Tokyo unveils a new 400000 plan aimed at advancing the Philippine ratification of a peace treaty. A spokesman says officials will confer with Philippine Foreign Minister Garcia to set a date for resumption of talks and formal discussions.
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Japan
Katsumi Ohno
Ty Aanule
Faxianeze Msalon Mn
Tere
Ohno
Oreign Carma
Garcia Wi
Oring
Garcia
Aeadyh
Gen Wood Honored By Civic Leaders Ahead Of Retirement
General Wood, veteran of the city’s business and civic circles, is feted by about 1000 attendees including boys and workers as he prepares to retire as board chairman of Sears Roebuck. A dinner at $10 a plate raises funds toward a $1,000,000 project to aid boys, with $600,000 already raised.
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Wood
Sears, Roepuck & Co
Where to Find It in Your World Pages A-7
An index guiding readers to the World Pages section A-7 with notes on where to locate features on Beach Conbieg pase Fe Rovio Fase AO Eee 9 to 18 and Wome B44 5.
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Seymour Topping
United Nations
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Oil Dept
Ike
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