French Bombard Vietminh in Red River Delta Action
French planes tanks and artillery pummeled Vietminh guerrillas in the Red River Delta while rebel forces around Hanoi tightened their semicircular positions. About 100 Vietminh were killed or captured at distances near Hanoi. French losses were light. Planned exchanges of seriously wounded Vietminh and evacuated French forces were scheduled for June 4 11 and 14 at Dinh Cau and at the Thu Bon River crossings. A Saigon clash near a post four miles distant was described as minor.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Dinh Cau
Thu Bon River
Tourane
Jurist's Son to Succeed Gov. Byrnes in South Carolina
U S district judge’s son George Bell Timmerman Jr. won the Democratic primary with 3.2 margin over Lester L. Bates in a light vote. Nomination is election, Timmerman pledges to maintain segregated schools despite the Supreme Court ruling. Congressional races saw Richards and Ashmore easily winning. Byrnes could not seek re election.
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Columbia
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George Bell Timmerman Jrs
U. S
Will
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Flo
Columbia Insurance
Lester L. Bates
Timmerman
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
James Plew Richards
Sth
Robert T.ashmore
Richards
House
Burnet R. Maybank
Byrnes
Unions Ready to Sign Labor Peace Pact Across AFL CIO
A large majority of AFL and CIO unions plan to sign a labor peace pact to bar raiding of members. About 70 of AFL's 110 affiliates and over 30 of CIO's nearly 40 unions are reported ready, with Meany and Reuther backing a step toward a possible merger into a 15 million member federation. Opponents include Teamsters, Carpenters, Steelworkers, and United Mine Workers leaders Beck McDonald and Lewis, who resist the no raiding pledge.
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AFL
CIO
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Lewis
Meany
Reuther
Beck
McDonald
Van Fleet Returns to Resume Asia Aid Survey
Retired Gen. James A. Van Fleet arrived at Hickam Air Force Base Tuesday night en route to the Far East to continue assessing military assistance needs of U S allies after a pause.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
James A. van Fleet
Hickam Air Force Base
Far East
U. S
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