France proposes Indochina cease fire and free elections
France today offered an immediate cease-fire in Indochina to be guaranteed by the nine Geneva conference participants and overseen by international commissions. Free elections would follow under Bidault’s plan, with evacuation of Vietminh forces from Cambodia and Laos and disarmament of nonmilitary elements, plus a joint guarantee by conference members.
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Geneva
France
Indochina
Georges Bidault
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Lagse
Bidault
Laos
Santa Anna's Body Found in Sea Crash
Bahamas Navy Neptune bomber crash leaves ten dead after takeoff from Windsor Field. Crews recovered six bodies Friday night and four more today from wreckage about 200 yards off Clifton Pier. Among the dead is AOM Fiank E. Nelson of Santa Ana, California.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Windsor Field
Clifton Pier
Navy
Key West
Fla
Britain Charges Russ Envoys With Spying
Britain expelled two Soviet military attaches after accusing them of attempting espionage in the United Kingdom. Maj. Ivan Puyoshev and Maj. Andrei Gubkov, both arrivals in 1951, were named as the diplomats involved.
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London
Britain
United Kingdom
Foreign Office
Ivan Puyoshev
Andrei Gubkov
MI 5
Viet Minh claim captures Dien Bien Phu commander
Indochina radio reported that the Dien Bien Phu fortress fell and the French commander and about 17 companies of French Union troops were taken prisoner. The message, heard in Hong Kong, did not name Brigadier General Christian de Castries but said the Dien Bien Phu commander was a prisoner. Communication had been cut since early today, with no additional word on de Castries’s fate.
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Vietminh Radio
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Hong Kong
Christian de Castries
Isabelle
Angry French Demonstrate and Bomb Newsroom in Nice
Reports from Paris and Nice describe angry crowds booing Premier Laniel and Defense Minister Pleven at ceremonies for Germany's defeat while bombs hit the Communist edited Journal le Patriot in Nice and a second device found before spreading. Paragued by Indochina crisis, celebrations were canceled citywide. In Paraguay, Romero Pereyra named provisional president by the Colorado Party assembly after Chaves resigns amid army rebellion. Stroessner seen as junta head as Paraguay’s politics enter a turbulent interim.
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Paris
IUD
Dien- Bien Pho
Nice
Joseph ‘Laniel
Rene Pleven
Germany
Indochina
le Patriot
Communist Party
Montevideo
Uruguay
Radio Today
Tomas
Romero Pereyra
National Assembly
Romero
Colorado Party
Paraguay
Federico Chaves
Radio Nacional de Paraguay
Asuncion
Alfredo Stroesner
Weather Outlook Says Cloudy Days With Drizzle
Weather forecast notes considerable cloudiness through Sunday with late night and early morning drizzle and hazy sunshine. Temperatures show little change across the period.
Eisenhower Mulls Indochina Crisis After White House Session
President Eisenhower and top advisers met in a rare Saturday session to weigh U S options in Indochina following the fall of Dien Bien Phu. Dulles outlined basic admin stance while indicating no immediate deployment of American fighting forces.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
National Security Council
Secretary of
State Dulles
Indochina
White ‘House
Nixon
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
William M. Rand
Getiing
Foreign Operations Administration
Arthur S. Fl
Dirksen predicts OK of hearing speedup
Senator Dirksen foresees solid Republican support to limit McCarthy Army hearings to the two top principals. He aims to force open sessions restricting testimony to Sen. McCarthy and Secretary Stevens, while Democrats voice opposition as a possible whitewash.
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Dirksen
Jack Bell
Washington
Sen. Dirksen
R.-N
Senate Investigation Subcommittee
Inlecam
Enid
GOP
McCarthy
Stevens
Sen. McClelland
D.ark
McClellan
Milwaukee
Sen
Arsonist Hits Same Home Twice in Willowbrook
An arsonist set fires at Edward Noel s residence at 11617 Wilmington Ave Willowbrook twice within hours causing 6100 in damages to the home and an adjacent structure. Los Angeles fire crews aided Willowbrook as investigators from the sheriff s arson squad probed the case.
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Willowbrook
Edward Noel
Wilmington Ave
Noel
Willowsbrook
Lester Gibson
Los Angeles Fire Department
Ed Hatcher
Absor
Where to Find It
A brief guide lists sections and page numbers for church notices classifieds comics crosswords weather and obituaries across the newspapers sections and pages including Sports Theaters and financial pages for quick access. The notice helps readers locate features such as Ipping label and tide temperature listings on specified pages.
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Boyle
Asports
Autos Smash on Coast Hwy Kills Three in Night Crash
A high speed head on collision on Pacific Coast Highway near the San Gabriel River bridge at 2 56 am killed three people and injured five others two of them severely Police say Towne drove on the wrong side and admitted the error The dead are Charles Homer Wood 52 of Los Angeles his wife Pearl about 50 and Walter Cantrell about 50 of Dayton Ohio The seriously injured include Betty Cantrell 51 Towne and several passengers in his car taken to hospitals The incident raises this year year traffic fatalities to 19 up from 18 last year
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Pacific Coast Hwy
San Gabriel River Bridge
Charles Homer Wood
Los Angeles
Pearl
Walter Canstrell
Dayton
Ohio
Wood
Cantrell
Betty
Seaside Hospital
Darrell Gene Towne
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Winston A. Haynes
Buteau
Towne
Patricia Skaggs
Caretegena St
Richard Lee Vo« Ran
19Th St
Joan Jordan
Cedar Ave
Mexico
Media Dips Into Giant Trough Injuring 26
Cunard liner Media carrying 26 passengers including two Americans arrived from New York under dark skies after dipping into a mid Atlantic trough. Mary Flush of San Francisco was admitted with a back injury and Hannah Thomas of New York was treated for a shoulder injury at Liverpool’s Northern Hospital. A crewman said the ship rode out the storm before the plunge occurred on May 3.
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Liverpool
England
UFV
Cunard
New York
Mary Flush
San Francisco
Northern Hospital
Hannah Thomas
Mother's Day Dinner At 12 Cents Sparks Hotel Mob
Hotel manager Kurt Smith braces for a possible 2000 mothers expected to flood the Penn Sherwood for a 12 cent dinner per person honoring mothers. The plan echoes an 1834 Delmonico menu as rooms fill, staff shifts expand, and losses loom for the celebration.
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Philadelphia
Penn Sherwood Hotel
Kurt Smith
Smith
Delmonico
New York
America
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