Fall of Dien Bien Phu Shapes Indochina Crisis
The Vietminh seized Dien Bien Phu after a sustained assault. Navarre warned Geneva failure could force internationalized war in Indochina while Paris faced a possible government fall. U.S. Dulles urged a united coalition and deeper French independence efforts with Laos and Vietnam.
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Genevive de Garard Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
Rene Cogny
de Castries
France
Indochina
Bacier
Henri Navarre
Navarre
Geneva
China
Foreign Legionnaires
Paris
National Assembly
Laniel
French Expeditionary Corps
U.S. Air Force
Ho Chi Minh
Agee
Anny
Britain
Southeast Asia
United States
Dulles
Congress
Viet Nam
Oper
France Pushes Indochina Cease Fire at Geneva Talks
French Foreign Minister Bidault urged a cease fire and respect for Laos Cambodia and Viet Nam unity at the Geneva conference. Vietminh and other delegates attended with Eden chairing while Molotov reportedly spoke. France warned against recognizing a Vietnamese state yet sought a transitory political path.
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Bidault
Vietminh
Pham van ‘Dong
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Bidaule
France
Bideult
Grumpy Postmen Take Note of This In Poland
Grumpy postmen with tender feet take note. Radio Free Europe says this is a normal day for a postman in Poland. Deliver the mail and take subscriptions for Communist newspapers books and periodicals. Collect scrap iron on the return trip to the post office.
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Munich
Germany
UPI
Radio Free Europe
Poland
Ike Leads U. S Salute to Dien Bien Phu
President Eisenhower and key officials saluted the gallant French and Vietnamese forces who defended Dien Bien Phu, while Congress members criticized administration policy as the fall of the fortress drew warnings of greater risks in Indochina.
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Vo Nguyen Glap
Isabelle
Pieping
Tokyo
Dien Bien Phu
Ike
U. S
Indochina
Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
Rene Coty
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
GOP
House
Joseph W.martin Jr
Senate
I William F. Knowland
Indoching
Dien Bien
Dien Bien Phi
Sens
Mike Mansfield
D- Mont
Hubert H. Humphery
D-Mion
France
Samuel W. Yorty
Calif
Democratic National Committee
Plan to Speed Probe Proposed by Dirksen Plan
The plan to shorten hearings emerges from Dirksen and confident GOP talks. McCarthy backs telescoping testimony with Stevens, while Stevens resists. Welch notes possible Defense stance. Mundt disclaims knowledge as Democrats warn against rushing conclusions, and division grows before Monday’s continuation.
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Dirksen
Stevens
McCarthy
GOP Policy Committee
White House
Army
Joseph N Welch
Defense Department
Sen. McClellan
Ark
Wisconsin
MesCarthy
Aids
Pvt
G. David Schine
Tekesy
Schine
Ft. Monmouth
Montly
McClellan
New York Daily News
Washington Dispatch
John Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Francis Carr
Seartles Stevens
Adams
H. Streve Hensel
Defense
Wissconsin
Subcommittee
Mundt
RS. D
Space Ship Missing After San Diego Appearance
A 40,000 dollar, 46 foot rocket ship used for interplanetary adventure shows vanished after an appearance in San Diego. The craft, mounted on a truck chassis, disappeared just as Bill Sullivan left for a shave and Sullivan plans to file a theft report in San Diego.
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Southland
Culver
Bill Sullivan
San Diego
Sullivan
McCarthy Secrecy Order Sparks Subcommittee Talk
A subcommittee discussed whether parts of a used letter from McCarthy based on an FBI document can be admitted. Brownell opposes public release of the McCarthy summary and the FBI doc. McCarthy says he may release his Jeter unless Hoover intervenes. Hoover has not commented publicly.
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Stoanell
McCarthy
FBI
Brownell
Jeter
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Lure of the Big Top Fades for American Circus Kids
In New York, Pat Waldo of Barnum and Bailey laments dwindling U.S. youth entering circus careers. He notes few American families remain, many performers now from 19 nationalities, with talents shifting toward other entertainment fields. Waldo recalls his own rise from clown to director and reflects on the enduring roles of clowns elephants and midgets.
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New York
Pat Waldo
Pat
Barnum & Sailey Circus
Big Ruth
Waldo
United Nations
Patrick Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Valdo
Binghamton, N. Y
Laura
Marilyn Monroe
White
Charles Selgrist
Canton
Ohio
Charley
Do-It-Self Show Extends Run At Municipal Auditorium
More than 50 000 people have attended the Do It Yourself Show at Municipal Auditorium with an estimated 70 000 attendance for the 10 day run ending Sunday night. The event has been extended by one day due to demand per Fred Taylor president of Civic Enterprises. Exhibits of household items will be shown from 11 am to 7 pm on Sunday.
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Municipal Auditorium
Civic Enterprises, Inc
Fred Taylor
Fragments From Obscure Notice At Lang Beach
Fragmentary OCR text shows a date Maren 18 2888 and mentions an official office at Lang Beachy Morning under Act of Maren 3. The rest is garbled with multiple misreads and names.
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Puranas Bf
Eixth Street
Line Avenue
Long Bi Caliearnes
Audit Bureau of Circuladan
Gercer
A Nor Rikgle Gop
Maren
Lang, Beachy Morning
Act of
Maren 3
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Arthur Aubrey Edwards
Mrs
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Edward Martin
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Sibyl Reed
Charles Whitchurely
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