Dien Bien Phu Falls as French Holdout Survives Siege
Reports from Paris say Dien Bien Phu has fallen after 20 hours of combat. Gen De Castries commanded about 14,900 men at the fort, with rebels led by Gen Ho Nguyen Giap closing in. The fall ends a seven year struggle in Indochina as France pledges support for Geneva talks.
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Court Shooting Kills 2 Wounds 2 in Bakersfield hallway
In a juvenile court hallway in Bakersfield two people were killed and two wounded in a burst of gunfire. The dead were Walter Riles 52 and Faye his wife 43. The wounded included William M Rigdon and Wilbur E Jones both 38. An investigator named Riley is believed to have done the shooting.
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Big 3 reject Soviet offer to join NATO
The United States Britain and France rejected a Soviet proposal to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The three nations dismissed the offer as incompatible with alliance principles and security objectives.
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Britain
France
Eisenhower Calls Dien Bien Phu Stand a Symbol of Freedom
President Eisenhower said the fall of Dien Bien Phu stands as a symbol of the free world's resolve against dictatorship. He urged united action with France and other allies to stem communism in Asia, amid calls from lawmakers for a stronger Dulles plan and broader coalition.
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Indochina
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Senate
Dulles Outlines Two Part Plan for Southeast Asia Coalition
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proposes a two stage effort to build an anti Communists coalition in Southeast Asia. The first stage includes diplomatic talks and a multi nation military staff conference to craft a provisional security arrangement until a formal treaty. Dulles to address Indochina and other topics by radio and television from Washington tonight and tomorrow.
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Weather Brief: hazy afternoon sun and low clouds
A hazy afternoon brings sunshine with night and morning low clouds through Saturday. Temperature shows little variation, and the overall pattern remains steady with minimal daytime warming.
Jobs Jump by Half Million as Unemployment Trend Changes
Washington reports April unemployment fell 260,000 to 3,465,000 with employment rising by 495,000 to 60,598,000. Secretaries Mitchell and Weeks describe a continuing downward trend through April despite a March peak, noting seasonal outdoor activity boosts and a mild postwar recovery in joblessness.
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Four Bandits Rob Banked L B Market Holdup in Anaheim
A 7000 cash heist at McCoy’s Market on EB Anaheim Street by four bandits timed with an armored car arrival. Three entered from the front and one from the rear, loaning a 1954 blue Ford sedan for escape. Manager Hector Juarez identified two armed men as calm and the others nervous.
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Donna Wants to Live in Custody Battle over Guardian
Little Donna Yahne, an eight year old Bellflower girl, faces a custody fight between her stepfather Sheriffs Deputy Robert Leavell and her natural father Donald F. Yahne of Seattle. Judge Beach Vasey questioned Donna in court as principals testified. The case, detailing a guardianship writ and pending decision, continues after the transcript release.
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Stevens Testifies McCarthy Aides Threatened Him
Secretary of the Army Stevens swore today that Sen McCarthy s aides threatened him if Pvt G David Schine failed to receive favorable treatment. He described the threats as exceedingly serious in the Senate subcommittee hearing on the McCarthy Army row.
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Santo Gang Convicted of Massacre in Chester Case
A Quincy jury found Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins guilty of the Chester massacre, adding to related murders and sparing no death penalty but urging life imprisonment for Harriet Henson. Phe Wie was also found guilty of brutal bludgeon killings of Guard Young, his two daughters, and a neighborhood boy near Chester on October 10, 1952.
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Emmettee
Chester
Harriet Henson
Santo
Parkins
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Guard Young
Michael Saile
Wengon
Perkins
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Where to Find It
A concise listing directs readers to various page locations within the issue. It names sections such as Beach Combing on B-1 and Billy Rose on A-13, Boyle on A-13, Bridge on A-13, Classifieds E-8 to E-15, Comics B-6, Crossword B-2, Editorial A-12, Financial B-3, Obituaries B-2, Radio and TV B-7, Shipping Table B-2, Sports A-14 and A-15, Theaters A-10, Tides Temperatures B-2, Women B-4 and B-5, and Your World A-2.
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Famed Yank Pilot Killed in Indochina Plane Explosion
A C-119 Boxcar blew up during a supply drop to Dien Bien Phu killing American pilots James B. McGovern of New Jersey and Wallace A. Buford of Utah, plus a French crew chief. McGovern, famed for surviving a 1950 crash and captivity, earned the nickname “Earthquake.”
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