Vietminh threaten Dien Bien Phu with fierce artillery drive
Vietminh artillery bombarded Dien Bien Phu as French defenses fought back with heavy shells. The clash followed a lull and signals a possible new infantry assault before Geneva talks. Cambodian mobilization and border actions with Laos continued as French air forces repelled Vietminh raids.
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Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
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Norodom Sihanouk
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United Nations
Laos
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Red China
Red River Delta
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Rumors Swirl On ROK Attendance At Geneva Conference
Seoul sources say South Korea may attend the Geneva conference on Far East Issues with an official decision expected next week. Government officials and editors confirmed cautious rumors from insiders but have not announced any plan.
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Seoul
South Korea
Rhee
Brownell Reports Tonight on Internal Security Measures
Atty. Gen. Brownell will address the nation tonight at 9 p.m. EST on security measures, focusing on Communist presence in the United States. The coast-to-coast NBC television broadcast, a follow-up to President Eisenhower's Monday remarks, is billed as a nonpartisan public interest package arranged at no cost by the White House.
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Brownell
Particu
United States
Isenhower
White House
Star Of Ex-Met Opera Singer Fritzi Scheff Dies At 74
Fritzi Scheff, famed for her Met Opera debut in 1901 and the hit Mademoiselle Modiste, died at 74. The Vienna born performer kept working into late life, appearing on TV and radio and returning to the Palace Theater four years ago. Her body was found in an East Side apartment. death attributed to old age and natural causes. She earned as much as $4,000 a week at peak, endured a farm loss, and twice relocated after vaudeville peaks. A Pekinese dog kept vigil by her side.
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Metropolitan Opera House
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Victor Herbert
Connecticut
Waterbury
Manhattan
Fight Goes To Shareholders Fight Goes To Shareholders
NEW YORK The battle for control of the New York Central Railroad moves to its shareholders as the company sets April 19 as the record date for vote eligibility. Only holders of record on that date may vote at the May 6 annual meeting in Albany New York, with proxies being mailed to the 40 000 stockholders.
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New York Central
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Albany
N. Y
The
Premier Laniel vows Indochina war aims with peace talks
Paris Premier Joseph Laniel told Parliament that France will pursue the Indochina war while making every effort for a negotiated peace. He emphasized continued military effort alongside diplomatic avenues in a statement to lawmakers.
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Joseph Laniel
Parliament
France
Indochina
British Jetliner Missing Bodies Are Discovered
In the Mediterranean near Capri, Italian Navy craft found bodies and debris from a BOAC Comet on the Rome to Cairo route. The four nation search team reported the finds as the missing jet's fate remained unclear. The aircraft carried 21 souls including 3 Americans and 7 Britons.
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David Jones
White Hope
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Miles Thomas
British Overseas Airways Corp
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Trans-Canadian Airlines
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Sask
South African Airways
Johannesburg
Rome
Ciampino
Cairo
Tdea
McCarthy offers T-bone steak to wronged inquisition victim
In Nogales Mexico Senator McCarthy pledged a T bone steak to any innocent person harmed by his anti communism probes. He stated if he had injured any innocent party he would make amends, while his wife Jean and he prepared to leave a Tucson ranch for Washington this weekend.
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Jean
Westbrook Pegler
Washington
New Radar Chain Said Being Built Across North America
Secretary of Defense Wilson said survey work for a new Canadian United States radar warning chain across the rim of North America is already well advanced. The system is north of the Pinetree Chain and detects aircraft over the polar cap. He announced a buildup of warning over the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans to extend early alerts from sea approaches.
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Wilson
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Pacific
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United States
Senate Fate Uncertain Wiretapping Bill Passes House
The House passed a wiretap bill to allow use of wiretapped evidence in espionage and related cases with court approval, sending it to the Senate. It would empower FBI or military taps on written attorney general approval, include penalties for unauthorized tapping, and limit tap scope. Senate opposition and calls for hearings followed, with Senator Wiley urging early review.
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Wiley
R-Wts
House
Canadian Officials Probe Air Disaster Killings 37
Canadian officials investigate the worst domestic aviation disaster in Moose Jaw where a Trans-Canada Airlines North Star collided with a military trainer, killing 37 including MP Rodney Adamson and bush pilot Pat Reid. The crash near a city school ignited homes and a garage morgue. witnesses described bodies falling like rain as flames engulfed two houses.
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George Sweny
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Vancouver
Harvard
Martha Hadwen
UN To Set Up Private Talks On Arms Reduction
The 12 nation UN Disarmament Commission planned to form a small private talks subcommittee on arms reduction and atomic control with possible members including United States Russia Britain France and Canada. The meeting marked eight months since its last session and followed Nehru’s four point program urging immediate stand still on atomic and hydrogen explosions full publicity on weapons power and private meetings on the idea plus international concern from non nuclear states.
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U. N. Disarmament Commission
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France
Canada
India
Nehru
Prize Offered for Punch in the Nose in Germany
Maj. Gen. Arthur R. Wilson, retired, offers a 100 dollar reward to the first person who socks Pvt G David Schine in the nose. The claim ties Schine to McCarthy era investigations and a defense department dispute over favors during basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey.
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Germany
U.S
Schine
Arthur R. Wilson
Army
David Schine
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
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United States
McCarthy
Rey Cohn
Fort Dix
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New York
Blue Rain Falls Over Detroit and Davenport
Detroit residents described a “blue rain” that coated hundreds of homes on the northwest side after a windy night. Iowa reports a similar speckling with purplish blue hints. Civil defense ruled out alarm. health commissioner cites tree buds and damp ground blown onto walls by a wind storm, with house paint chemicals aiding color. Davenport scientists found pollen spores as a likely vegetable source.
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Detroit
Pacific
Civil Defense
Joseph G. Motner
Davenport
Sunday Journal previews Holy Week and school stories
In Sundays Journal Middletown profiles Palm Sunday services across Protestant and Catholic churches for Holy Week, previews preschool registration for fall, highlights Lemon Monroes high school product judging success, and promises a Valley Section picture story and Easter Eye Hunt details.
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Lemon-Monroe High School
Lemon-Monroe
Valley
Agriculture Dept Funding Boost Faces Criticism in House
The House Appropriations Committee approved 698.7 million dollars in cash and 320.5 million in contract authority for the Agriculture Department for FY starting July 1, with 45 million more contract authority than requested. The panel kept the 250 million for the 1955 crop year conservation program, redirected savings to school lunches, and objected to cuts in action programs while opposing shifts in research and extension budgets.
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House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Benson
Congress
House
Budget Bureau
Department
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Foreign Aid Reappraisal Is Suggested
Washington senator Bridges urged a full reappraisal of foreign aid in light of the Indochina crisis after a White House breakfast with President Eisenhower. He said no detailed talks on aid or Indochina occurred. Humphrey warned against using aid to pressure Britain and France for unity in Southeast Asia. Dulles plans London Paris talks on Indochina, with a return report to Eisenhower.
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Humphrey
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France
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