Soviets Cut Diplomatic Ties With Australia Over Petrov
Moscow breaks relations and orders embassy staff to leave within days after Canberra refuses to hand over fugitive envoy Vladimir Petrov, accusing Australia of slander and noting the arrest warrants for Petrov on embezzlement charges. Mrs Petrov’s repatriation amid a violent plane incident is cited, as Canberra resists return.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Australia
Canberra
Vladimir Petrov
Brian Hill
Petrov
Hill
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
Nikolai E Generalov
Kisitsyn
Darwin
12 Per Cent Drop Shown In Profits
New York reports show a near 12 percent drop in profits for 150 corporations filing first quarter 1954 results. Total profits fell to 454.6 million from 513.1 million a year earlier, with varied performances across industries including gains in food oil and pulp while steel railroads chemicals and textiles fell.
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New York
Associated Press
General Motors
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
France Grants Bidault Free Hand at Geneva Conference
The French Cabinet provided Foreign Minister Georges Bidault with a free hand to negotiate for France at the Geneva conference opening Monday, enabling independent diplomacy on key matters.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
France
Vietminh Break Through At Dien Bien Phu Outpost
Vietminh rebels ripped gaps in Dien Bien Phu defenses and captured a vital outpost occupying the northern half of the fortress airstrip. French reports say a bloody day of hand to hand fighting ended with a calm night and monsoon mud hampering relief and air support.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Obstacles Seen At Geneva Talks
Paris dispatch reports the Big Three foreign ministers after four days of private talks expect hurdles to block progress at Geneva. Dulles Bidault and Eden plot strategy as they head to Switzerland to address Korea Indochina while Western nations contest China's potential Big Five status and seek a cease fire in Indochina.
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Paris
Korea
Indochina
Dulles
Secretarden
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Bidault
Eden
Russia
China
Switzerland
Chou En-lai
Red China
United States
Ern
Peiping
France
Vietminh
Hollyday challenges FHA charge over repair loan abuses
Guy T. O. Hollyday, ousted as federal housing commissioner, disputes a Justice Department claim that FHA bears no duty to protect homeowners from predatory repair salesmen. He says FHA remains concerned for homeowners using government insured loans to refurbish properties.
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Washington
Guy T. O. Hollyday
Justice Department
FHA
Hollyday
Senate Banking Committee
Warren Olney III
Public Service Agency
Olney
White House
Norman P. Mason
Howard M. Murphy
Murphy
Banking Committee
Senate
Interest Lagging in McCarthy Army Hearings
New York viewers show low interest in televised McCarthy Army hearings, Hooper Ratings indicate 12 points versus Kefauver Senate Crime Committee’s 32 in New York. Washington rating is 14 and Chicago 8 points.
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New York
Kefauver
Senate Crime Committee
Hooper
Washington
Chicago
Eisenhower Endorses GOP for Congress in Kentucky Visit
President Eisenhower backed GOP nominees for Congress as he toured Kentucky with Senator Cooper. The visit followed Barkley’s bid for Cooper’s Senate seat and included a stop at Hodgenville’s Abraham Lincoln shrine. Barkley waited at Lexington Airport as the trio left for Transylvania College’s 175th convocation.
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Eisenhower
Fort Knox
Ike
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Augusta
Kentucky
Washington
Congress
Bluegrass
Alben W. Barkley
White House
John Sherman Cooper
Truman
Barkley
Cooper
Ft. Knox
Mrs. America Crowning Tonight in Florida
Forty six husbands attend Ellinor Village as Mrs. America is crowned this evening. Finalists wear evening gowns and the event emphasizes household accomplishments. The winner will tour Florida for two weeks and then appear publicly in Baltimore May 10 12 and Washington DC.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Mrs. America
Ellinor Village
Bikino
Bert Nevins
Florida
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Tax Plan Doomed as Senate Eyes Big Revision
Chairman Millikin predicts the Senate Finance Committee will curb proposed individual income tax exemptions and delay broad benefits for stockholders and business. Republican leaders expect the $1.4 billion tax revision bill to pass in near-final form, with hearings wrapping after weeks of testimony from 125 witnesses.
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Washington
Millikin
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Sen. George
Georgia
Nehru proposes four power non intervention pact at Geneva
Prime Minister Nehru urged the United States Britain Russia and Red China to back a four power non intervention treaty at Geneva to halt indirect interference in Indochina. He spoke to Indian Parliament outlining a five point program aiming for cease fire independence and direct negotiations to end the Indochina war.
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India
Nehru
United States
Britain
Russia
Red China
Geneva
Indochina
Korea
U.N
France
Paris
Vient Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Testimony Out Unless Linked With Dickenson
The Army court martial focused on linking Corporal Edward S Dickenson to men he allegedly informed on while a prisoner of war in Korea. Edward Gaither testified he was beaten and shown an escape air panel before being threatened with a mock firing squad, with several associates corroborating the escape attempt.
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Washington
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Dickenson
Korea
Cracker's Neck
Edward M. Gaither
Philadelphia
Gaither
U.S
Yalu River
Fred Obroff
Wheelwright
Virgil Rutherford
Tulsa
Okla
Martin Christensen
Hammond
Ind
Obroff
French Buries Counterattacks at Dien Bien Phu Outposts
At Hanoi the French crushed counterattacks by Vietminh in the northwest fortress sector near Dien Bien Phu. A French spokesman said rebels still held the fortress airstrip, despite efforts to drive them from the northern half of the airfield.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Rebles
Dien Bien Phu
Fuzzy order on seizure of records in Army hearings may be revised
Sen Mundt says the Senate subcommittee may rewrite its fuzzy seizure order for telephone records in the McCarthy Army dispute. He notes possible legal issues with public transcripts without both sides consent and warns a court ruling could derail the inquiry.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
McCarthy Army
South Dakota
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Stevens
Acon
Roy M. Cohn
Committee
G. David Schine
Ito
Army
Subcommittee
Joseph N. Welch
Milwaukee
Ray H. Jenkins
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
H. Struve Hensel
Defense
John Adams
Wisconsin
McClellan
McC
Confidence Vote Won By Yoshida in Japanese House
The Japanese House of Representatives defeated a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida by 228 to 208 in a stormy debate. The victory solidified Yoshida's pro American Liberal party control after opposition factions walked out, ending Japan's deep postwar political crisis.
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Tokyo
House of Representatives
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
Oid
Nixon Says Midway Policy Eases War Threats
In Tucson, Vice President Nixon urged reaffirming the Republican approach as the left wing of the Democratic Party gains influence. He warned Indochina stakes are high and blamed Kremlin and Peiping for any peace threats while praising Eisenhower era measures against communist influence at home and abroad.
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Nixon
Democratic Party
Indochina
Kremlin
Peiping
Esenhower
Election Rally Ends In Fight In Buenos Aires Square
In Buenos Aires a Radical party rally ended with a street melee between Radical supporters and Peron backers. Firecrackers exploded and several people were bruised before police dispersed the clash in Constitution Square. The Radical group holds 14 of 158 House seats as the main opposition to Peron.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Radical Party
Juan D. Peron
Constitution Square
House of Deputies
Peron
Daylight Saving Time Begins in 18 States and DC
Time changes as clocks advance to 3 a.m. tomorrow in 18 states and the District of Columbia. The shift, marking the start of daylight saving, affects business hours travel plans and daily routines across the region.
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New York
States
District of Columbia
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