Geneva Parley on Korea Set for April 26
Four power communique from Berlin announces a Korean peace conference to be held in Geneva on April 26. Participants include Communist China, North and South Korea, and other nations with forces in Korea. Indochina peace talks also to be discussed with invitees from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the USSR, and others. The Peiping government will attend. Swiss authorities grant Geneva venue.
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Berlin
Geneva
China
Peiping
Bern
Sour
Indochina
United States
France
United Kingdom
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Chinese People's Republic
Row Flares Over Ike Firing Aid and Co Member Quits
Washington AP Mason resigns from Eisenhower Commission in protest of Clarence Manion dismissal. Critics in Senate decry Adams action as autocratic. Manion supported Bricker amendment limiting treaty powers. Adams sues influence. Debates continue as Bricker amendment faces storm.
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Ike
Washington
Rep. Mason
Eisenhower
Commission On Inter-Governmental Relations
Clarence Manion
White House
Manion
Notre Dame Law School
Bricker R.obin
United States
Bricker
Mason
Senate
Manson
Sen
Jenner
Manton
Sherman Adams
Britain reports record defense budget and atomic airpower buildup
Britain unveils a record peacetime defense budget of £1.64 billion for 1954–55 and warns Russia the free world holds superiority in atomic weapons. The white paper cites modern bomber forces as a deterrent to Communist aggression, including Korea.
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London
Britain
Russia
Free World
Korea
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense Department
U.S
Army to Ax Dellers of Red Probes
Secretary of the Army Stevens announced a policy that reserve officers who refuse to answer loyalty questions will lose their commissions and be discharged under conditions other than honorable. The move follows questions raised by Senator McCarthy about Maj. Irving Peress, a dentist who refused to answer if he was a Communist while on active duty. Peress had been honorably discharged February 3 from Camp Kilmer, N. J. McCarthy urged court martial. Stevens said no action was practicable but ordered corrective changes to prevent future cases.
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Washington
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Sen
McCarthy
RoWis
Maj
Irving Peress
Peress
New York
Feress
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Weather update clear through Friday with NW winds
Small craft warnings posted until 5 p m from Point Conception to San Diego for northwest winds 15 to 30 miles per hour. Winds diminish tonight.
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Point Concepcion
San Diego
East Berlin Demonstrations Split by Tone and Location
East Berlin workers march in support of Soviet proposals as West Berliners stage a silent torchlight procession to City Hall. Police patrols and blocked traffic heighten tensions while the Big Four conference ends without German unification.
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Berlin
Unter Don Linden
Russia
France
United States
Great Britain
RED
Oakland Grocer 70 Slain In Hold Up Try
Stanley Johnson a 70 year old Oakland grocer was killed Wednesday night in front of his wife and a customer during a failed hold up. After a single bullet struck him in the chest the robbers fled, leaving the scene despite the customer having paid for a purchase. A second customer then entered as the bandits fled without taking any money.
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Oakland
Stanley Johnson
John Benson
Long Beach seeks postmaster with four applicants named
Four Long Beach residents including Acting Postmaster George J McMillin apply for the postmaster job. Other contenders are William Daniels Fred Bradford Matteson and Luke Scarfone. The U S Civil Service Commission announced the filed bios and the unassembled exam process lasting four to five months. final selection rests with the Post Office Department and local Congressman Hosmer is expected to back McMillin.
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Long Beach
George J. McMillin
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
McMillan
William Joseph Daniels
Myrtle Way
Fred Bradford Matteson
Temple Paves
Luke Joseph Scarfone
Elm Ave
Harvey Way
Lakewood
Howard K. Goodwin
Craig Hosmer
Matteson
East Long Beach
Poty High
Scarfone
Daniels
Navy Shipyard
Commission
Ofice Department
Hosmer
McMillin
Navy
Army to Try Turncoat PW Who Came Home
Washington reports the Army will court martial Cpl. Edward Dickenson of Big Stone Gap Virginia on charges he informed on fellow prisoners and cooperated with Communist captors to gain better treatment. He returned from Korea after allegedly changing sides and faces charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The trial is set for Fort McNair in Washington and open to the public except for sensitive matters. The case parallels Marine Col. Frank Schwable facing action after confessing to germ warfare.
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Washington
Army
Cpl
Edward Dickenson
Dickenson
Walter Reed Army Hosgeport
Fe. McNair
United States
Big Stone Gap
Frank H. Schwable
Korea
Macrina Corps
Palm Springs Resort Hoax Secrets of Ike Visit Unfold
In Palm Springs a hoax booked hotels for a supposed national bakers convention to accommodate President Eisenhower and party. Herb Siemson of Smoke Tree Ranch told 50 El Mirador rooms and 50 more at the Biltmore were for Helms Baking Co guests or Ike’s entourage. His wife was the only other insider in on the plan.
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Palm Springs
Eisenhower
Bakers
Herb Siemson
Smoke Tree Ranch
Siersen
Ike
Paul H. Helms
Helms‘ Baking Co
Los Angeles
Siernson
Biltmore
Helms
Siemsen
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A catalog of section locations for the issue lists pages for Beach Combing on page 8-1, Boyle on A-17, Bridge on A-17, Classifieds B-16 to B-21, Comiice on Page 6-14, Crostword on B10, Editorial on A-16, Financial on 8-3, Obituaries on B-2, Radio and TV on B-8, Shipping Table on B-2, br o1 A-19 in 2021, Theaters on 8-10, Tides and Temperatures on B-2, Women on B4 to B6, and Your Word on A-2.
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Boyle
President Eisenhower Delighted Back in State at Tamarisk
President Eisenhower joined golf champion Ben Hogan in a four ball at Tamarisk Country Club Palm Springs. Hoff men and Helms were even with the President and Hogan after nine holes as 70 reporters watched. Eisenhower called the round a good game for him and sank a clutch four on the ninth to tie Hogan.
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Palm Springs
Eisenhower
Ben Hogan
Swank Tamarisk Country Club
van Braddont
Hogan
Paull Hoffman
Paul Helms
Hoffman
Helms
Tony
Mane
Bengt Nordberg
Scarsaale
Icwank Tamarisk Country Club
Bison
Tree Ranch
John
Dowd
Denver
Eisen
Hower
Drive Springs
Taxi Crash Hurts McCarthy's Wife
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy said his wife Jean suffered a fractured right ankle in a taxi collision Wednesday night near midtown. He appeared uninjured aside from a red welt over his left eyebrow as friends arranged hospital treatment.
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New York
Sen
Joseph
R. McCarthy
Jean
Wisconsin Republican
McCarthy
Dollar Days Attract Record Downtown Shoppers
Crowds flood more than 300 stores for two day event in Long Beach as sunny weather boosts morale. Shoppers report drastic price cuts on regular items and a chance to win 25 silver dollars from Mr Dollar Day who hands out bags to lunch downtown.
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Mr. Dollar Day
Long Beach
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