French clash casualties rise in Red River delta
In Indochina the French high command reports at least three percent of Vietminh rebels fatally hurt and 30 captured in clashes across the Red River delta. Operations focused northeast and south of Hanoi with hits near the Hai Duong area and rebel bases. flights dropped napalm and hazardous devices aimed at Vietminh concentrations. Gen. Paul Ely left Saigon for Paris with plans to defend the delta as Laniel’s cabinet falls, potentially changing defense instructions.
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French High Command
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Vietnam
Red China
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Tuyyen Quang
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National Assembly
Dewey Plans Sought by GOP Chiefs
New York GOP leaders press Gov. Thomas J. Dewey to declare his political future amid reports he may retire or seek a national post. Dewey has not decided, officials say, with Capitol Hill and party leaders awaiting clarification in days ahead. Dean P. Taylor hopes to confer with Dewey soon on his candidacy.
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New York Times
Survivors Return From Sunken Tuna Clipper Anna M
Survivors of the $210,000 tuna clipper Anna M who burned and sank with a 150 ton load of tuna valued near $50,000 were returning home. All 12 crew members were taken to San Quintin Bay Baja California by the Spencer F. Baird of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Fire started in the engine room, reported captain William Magellan.
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Anna M
San Quintin Bay
Baja California
Spencer F. Baird
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Anna Ms
William Magellan
Eagle Rock Man VFW Commander Named At State Meet
Anthony R Nagy 45 of Eagle Rock was elected commander of the California Department Veterans of Foreign Wars, succeeding Gordon H Winton Jr of Merced. San Francisco attorney Tom Murray was named senior commander at the department convention in Sacramento. Nagy, former senior vice commander, works in the mechanical department of a Los Angeles newspaper Sacramento. The 1955 convention will be held in Sacramento and Riverside was chosen for 1956.
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California Department
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Tom ‘Murray
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Brewers and Samish Reign as Spokesman
SAN FRANCISCO The 19 year reign of Arthur H Samish as spokesman for the California beer industry ended as the California State Brewers Institute announced it will not renew his contract as legislative representative. The contract expires July 1 and Samish will be placed on the retirement payroll drawing 40 to 50 percent of his 30000 annual fee. He was convicted of income tax evasion last December, fined 40000 and sentenced to three years in prison, currently free on appeal. Mentioned as possible successor was William D Hadeler, longtime representative for the California State Grocers Association in Sacramento.
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Samish
Institute
William D. Hadeler
California State Grocers Association
Sacramento
Geneva Talks Prolonged by French Move
France blocked an end to the Geneva peace conference by proposing a nine nation commission to study cease fire control and issues in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam. The plan followed failed talks with Red China and the Soviet Union.
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France
Selassie Meets Empire Stars During L A Visit
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visited a Hollywood film studio in Los Angeles meeting Marlon Brando who plays Napoleon in Desire. He surveyed the Napoleon garb and wide angle set, posed with cast members, and spoke through an interpreter thanking locals for the welcome.
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Ethiopia
Los Angeles
George B. Nelson
Glendale Sanitarium
Los. Angeles
Haile Selassi
Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Marlon Brando
Napoleon
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Brando
Julius Caesar
Henry Koster
Marilyn Monroe
Rita Moreno
Emperor
Jean Simmons
Dan Dailey
Merle Oberon
Bella Darin
Edmund Furdom
Robert Wagner
Norris Poulson
Africa
Long Beach Hosts Imperial Welcome Ceremony
The Emperor was to be welcomed in Long Beach with 3:00 p.m. brick ceremonies before the Harbor Department building with Mayor Satter presiding and introducing new city councils. Francis Kelder planned to present a miniature ship steering wheel marking honorary pilot status as the party toured the port facilities and Pier A drilling operations.
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Harbor Department
Lyman B. Satter
Francis D. Kelder
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Fort
Lutherans Debate Birth Control Policy at Synod
LOS ANGELES U A report favors birth control to delegates of the Augustana Lutheran Church 95th synod for discussion. The executive council recommends adoption and a vote was deferred last year. The report stresses responsible parenthood and scriptural basis, noting God’s blessing in planning children and that reproducing to a maximum is not required. Augustana delegates, from 34 estates with 499,640 members, rejected a shift to biennial meetings. Mrs John Benson of Chicago was re-elected president of the Women’s Missionary Society for a two year term.
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Augustana Lutheran Church
95Th Synod
Commission On Social Relations
American Lutheran Conference
Augustana
John
Benson
Chicazo
i/Women’s Missionary Society
Victim testifies on aiding kidnapper in Phoenix case
Evelyn Ann Smith told a preliminary hearing that she helped her kidnapper, Daniel Marin, conceal his identity and pointed out where to clean fingerprints from the abduction vehicle. She discussed birth spacing ethics and said her actions were guided by conscience and religious duty, while noting the harm to those involved.
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Ariz
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