Eisenhower Calls for International Atomic Energy Conference
Los Angeles AP President Eisenhower aims to convene an international scientist conference to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy. AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss said the meeting may be called this year with participation by the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The plan follows Eisenhower’s December speech urging a world agency to foster peaceful atomic development.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
AEC
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Russia
West urged for private talks in UN disarmament panel
The 12 nation UN Disarmament Commission formed a sub committee to start private talks Friday. Britain Canada France the Soviet Union and the United States named to the subgroup while Soviet bid to include Communist China Czechoslovakia and India was rejected 10-1 Ishinsky warned the plan would affect Soviet participation. US diplomat Lodge called the move a threat to walk out. The subcommittee will report back to the full commission by July 15 under Berlin Big Four accord.
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Canada
France
United States
China
Czechoslovakia
India
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Banon
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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Pierson Dixon
Vishinsky
General Assembly
Berlin
Ex-PW Says Dickenson Told Reds Escape Plan
A former POW testified at Dickenson court martial that he overheard Dickenson tell jailers about an escape plan. Carrick said he listened at a prison camp door and a tape of a pro Communist speech may be introduced later. The 23 year old Cracker's Neck Virginia defendant is charged with collaborating with the enemy and aiding mistreatment of prisoners.
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Cracker’s Neck
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Army
Korean War Bonus Sought in Ohio Legislature
A subcommittee of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission moved to transmit a Korean War bonus plan to the 101st General Assembly. Veterans groups from American Legion VFW Amvets and Disabled American Veterans pressed for a WWII style bonus with $10 per month domestic service $15 foreign service and $20 for months in combat.
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65 Million Dollars Netted In Crooked Housing Deals
Washington government revenue chief testifies that 1,149 FHA insured projects generated 65 million dollars in profits mostly from borrowing more than spent. Sen Byrd notes Glen Oaks Village loans and inflated rents. Testimony links to FHA laxity and calls for resignations.
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T. Coleman Andrews
Senate
Len Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Glen Oaks Village
Queens County
New York
Glen Oaks
Albert M. Cole
Internal Revenue
Byrd Group
Andrews
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Cole
White House
Guy T. O. Hollyday
FHA
Asylum Granted to Red Spy's Wife in Sydney Flight Turmoil
Mrs. Vladimir Petrov, blonde wife of late Soviet Embassy official Vadim Petrov, sought asylum in Australia after armed Russian couriers clashed with police during a Darwin Istanbul stopover. Police disarmed the guards, enabling her to defer return to Moscow. Officials say Petrov's data tie to a wide Soviet espionage network.
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Darwin
Australia
Vladimir Petrov
Moscow
Free World
Sydney
Petrov
Kremlin
Nicolai Generalov
Robert G. Menzies
Pos
Canberra
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F. V. Kislitsin
Europe
BOAC
Ex-Convict Seeks Old House Seat
Former Rep. J Parnell Thomas, jailed for payroll padding in 1949, seeks the Republican nomination to his old New Jersey 7th District seat on a pro McCarthy platform. He faces incumbent William B Widnall as polls run 7 AM to 8 PM EST with eight party contests statewide plus unopposed Senate nominees.
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McCarthy May Win Quiz Right
Washington two days remain as Senate subcommittee negotiates rules for public hearings on the McCarthy Army dispute. McCarthy and aides plan a bill of particulars to outline charges against top Army officials and respond to Army accusations of improper means to gain favors for Pvt. G David Schine.
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Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Stevens
John G Adams
Air Force Flying Boxcar Crashes with No Survivors
A Flying Boxcar from Williams AFB reportedly went missing over Granada Hills California with seven aboard and crashed burning. Authorities say there were no survivors. In Bowling Green Army Pvt Robert E Parks Jr 24 is in fair condition after attempted self harm in jail following murder charge in infant daughter slaying.
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Roosevelt offers Wife Settlement in California case
James Roosevelt seeks leave to amend his separate maintenance suit to request a divorce. He plans to sue for divorce on grounds of cruelty and Roosevelts’ lawyers exchange letters show wife Romelle pursuing her own divorce. Democratic leader Mitchell urged Roosevelt to quit his Congress race amid marital troubles.
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Tokyo inventor claims radiation proving suit
Choichi Tsukada of Tokyo demonstrates his self made radiation proof costume. He says the lead coated wire screen outfit with white cotton sheeting provides protection against atomic radiation and uses cotton to deflect heat. A small belt container is claimed to purify the air.
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French Receive Supplies As Dien Bien Phu Besieged
In Indochina, Dakotas and Flying Boxcars parachuted ammunition and food into Dien Bien Phu as Vietminh forces ring the fortress with trenches and siege lines. Rebel attacks continue while the French defense holds with calm reports from Hanoi.
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Women Seek Aid For GPs In Red Hands
A group calling themselves Kin of America's Forgotten Men travels from New York to Washington to press the United Nations for action to free husbands and sons held by Chinese Reds. They announce sentries will guard UN offices for a month and demand U.S. officials refuse to talk with Red China at Geneva until prisoners are accounted for. Mrs. Opal Foster of Carton Ohio leads the group with other members Mrs. Eben Coulter and Mrs. Marjorie Llewellyn.
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Uniontown
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Missoula
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Glasspox Plague Hits Portsmouth
In Portsmouth Ohio a police sergeant saw more than a dozen cars with pock-marked windshield indentations. One car belonged to a police sergeant, adding the city to an expanding list of affected communities.
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Indochina troop talks mix rumor and caution in Congress
NBC Tokyo reporter cites secret meetings between French officials and Ho Chi Minh in Saigon as peace efforts unfold. In Washington, Senators Ferguson and Bridges say no troop action is imminent after briefing by Secretary Dulles on Indochina and the Geneva peace conference.
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Romanian Communist Party Names New Leader After Resignation
Vienna reports Premier Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej resigned as general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party. Gheorghe Apostol succeeds him as party head while Gheorghiu-Dej moves to a new top party role. move mirrors shifts seen in the Soviet bloc.
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