Twisters Hit Iowa Missouri Reports Indicate One Hurt
Seven tornadoes tore through Iowa and Missouri damaging farm homes and buildings on over a dozen farms. Four Iowa twisters hit southwest Iowa and one near Marshalltown. two Missouri twisters struck seven farms in Atchison County. No deaths and one injury were reported, but livestock losses are expected to be heavy.
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Eisenhower Warns Americans On Perils Of Fear
President Eisenhower urged calm resolve amid Cold War tensions, warning Russia may strike if the United States falters. He stressed vigilance over hysteria, cited FBI as bulwark against communism, and noted unemployment easing while Russia lags economically. He cautioned about hydrogen bomb risks and urged steady leadership.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Kremlin
America
Churchill Hints At Ike Visit To Discuss H Bomb
London Prime Minister Winston Churchill said he would be delighted to welcome President Eisenhower to discuss the hydrogen bomb and world issues. He added the President would likely be unable to leave the United States at this time due to heavy duties. Parliament member Arthur Lewis had urged the invitation.
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Churchill
Eisenhower
United States
House of Commons
Arthur Lewis
Clement Attlee
Britain
Times of London
News Chronicle
Atlee
Quebec
Roosevelt
Attlee
Congress
U. S
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
McMahon
Washington
White House
Daily Telegraph
Ohio Retail Gains Slightly in February 1954
Ohio retail business rose slightly in February 1954, improving over February 1953 by one percent despite a 12 percent month decline from January. For the first two months, statewide sales fell two percent versus 1953, with Dayton and areas near the atomic plant showing the strongest gains.
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Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Atomic Plant
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Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Akron
Canton
Cincinati
Cleveland
Juin Reprimanded by NATO Over EDC Critique
Paris NATO directors issued a formal reprimand to Marshal Alphonse Juin for criticizing the European Defense Community. The council stressed Juin must leave as commander in chief of allied forces in central Europe or resign, with observers predicting a French replacement.
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North Atlantic Council
France
Alphonse Juin
European Defense Community
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McCarthy Film To Be Shown On See It Now
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy reserved time for a See It Now broadcast to answer charges that he confuses the public, oversteps investigative lines, and persecutes critics. The film, made during his Arizona vacation, will air in prime time at 10:30 p.m. local time.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
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CBS
Edward R. Murrow
Arizona
Murrow
McCarthy
Tokyo arrests 320 in major terrorist crackdown
Japanese police arrested 320 people in a sweeping anti terrorism operation in Tokyo the crackdown described as one of the largest since the war authorities said the suspects were detained on various terror related charges with no immediate details on outcomes or identities released.
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Tokyo
Atom Pact Unveiled as Churchill Faces Criticism
London reports show Churchill attacked by Conservative and Labour allies over his claim that Attlee’s government ended the wartime 1943 UK US atomic co operation. Papers urge immediate talks with Stalin and Eisenhower while Attlee’s camp defends the McMahon Act as ending the secret pact.
Du Pont Dies at 84 A Leading Chemist and Executive
Pierre Samuel du Pont, dean of the famed chemical family and longtime Du Pont leader, died at Wilmington hospital after abdominal pain at his Kennett Square estate. He was 84 and survived by a younger brother Irenee and his sister Mrs. R R M Carpenter. He served as president and board chairman of E I du Pont de Nemours Co and led General Motors for three years. His lineage traces to Eleuthere Lience du Pont who founded the first powder mills on the Brandywine and to Lammot du Pont, noted explosives inventor. He had retired in 1940 but remained active in the Du Pont empire.
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Del
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Dulles Talks With Six Nations On Asia Crisis
Washington reports Secretary of State Dulles has consulted with six friendly nations on the southeast Asian crisis seeking united action to counter Communist influence in Indochina. Paris dispatches say the United States proposed a regional alliance with Britain France Australia and New Zealand to warn Communist aggressors. Canberra sources note US pressure for a firm pledge of support to France to keep Indochina out of Red hands. Morano urged US to boycott the April Geneva conference until Red China is shown not to menace Indochina. Dulles said Chinese Army gunners are manning antiaircraft weapons against French Union forces.
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R-Conn
Asia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Should a Doctor Tell Cancer to Patients
A Chicago meeting of physicians debated whether doctors should disclose a cancer diagnosis. Most agreed there is no universal rule. decisions depend on the patient's emotional makeup. Tell patients who can cope, but avoid disclosure for those who might react badly, with a push toward individualizing each case.
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Chicago
American College of Physicians
George Miller
Long Beach
N. Y
Bystander Killed by Stray Bullet in Jail Break
In Tijuana a bystander died after a stray bullet during a jail escape by 13 prisoners, two of whom faced murder charges. Jail chief Manuel Diaz Reyes said inmates tunnelled out and breached a manually dug hole to flee the jail.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Manuel Diaz Reyes
Okay On Tax Plan Predicted
Senator Kerr said the Senate will likely approve a move to cut income taxes by raising personal exemptions. Hearings begin on a broad tax revision that would total 1.4 billion dollars in cuts in the first year, with administration backing and Republican resistance on the overall impact. The House vote fell 210 to 204 along party lines on a separate exemption increase proposal.
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Sen
Kerr
D. Okla
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Frear
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Square Dance Festival Set For Thursday
Dallas hosts a three day National Square Dance Festival starting Thursday with an expected 50 000 dancers callers and musicians. Dancing runs 9 a m to midnight daily at the Automobile Building State Fair Park. Proceeds go to crippled and underprivileged children.
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State Fair Park
Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Dallas Festival
Bedford
America
Resignation Accepted by Senate Panel Unanimously
Samuel P Sears Boston lawyer withdrew as special counsel for the Senate McCarthy Army inquiry. The subcommittee voted 6 to 0 to accept his resignation, ending prospects for hearings next Monday. Sears cited controversy over his impartiality and said he would not serve to risk the credibility of the proceedings.
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Ohio to test Salk polio vaccine amid safety doubts
Ohio health officials prepared to begin field tests of a new Salk polio vaccine among first to third graders in mid April if parental consent is secured. Sites include Montgomery Richland and Summit counties with tests tied to Walter Winchell broadcast concerns about live virus. Dr. Porterfield cited absolute moral commitment from vaccine makers and stressed triple testing. local start dates depend on final clearance and shipment.
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Ohio
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Barberton
Montgomery
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Summit
Walter Winchell
John D. Porterfiey
Associated Press
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Winchell Broad
Japan U.S. Agree to Cut Troop Cost by Seven Million
Tokyo and Washington reached a pact to reduce Japan's annual payment for hosting American forces by seven million dollars. The agreement marks a substantial reduction in Tokyo's defense hosting bill and aims to ease the burden on Japan while preserving allied security arrangements.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Indochina Top Recipient in New Foreign Aid Bill
President Eisenhower sent Congress a 3.4977 billion dollar foreign aid bill for the year ending mid-1955. It increases assistance to Asia, cuts Europe by 58 percent, with Indochina receiving about one-fourth of total. Harold E. Stassen outlined the program before the House committee, calling Indochina the biggest single item, with State Secretary Dulles confirming around 800 million dollars.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Asia
Europe
Indochina
Harold E. Stassen
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Stassen
Dulles
Vietminh Charges Kase Up at Dien Bien Phu
In Indochina the Viet Minh reportedly eased their assaults on Dien Bien Phu as French forces held under barbed wire and bunkers. French planes bombed feeder lines from Red China while American planes parachuted more supplies. The French said over 1,000 rebels were killed in yesterday’s attacks.
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Dien Bien Phu
Red China
Nixon I's Refused Degree at Duke University
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, once set to speak at Duke University's June 7 commencement, was turned down for an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by a secret faculty vote about a month earlier. The university cited no理由. Nixon canceled the speech due to a heavy Congressional backlog, not the vote, and reportedly would have accepted the degree if informed.
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N.C
Richard M. Nixon
Duke University
Nixon
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Duke
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