Cease Fire Takes Effect In North Viet Nam Amid Uncertain Peace
France and Vietminh halted firing in part of Indochina as Geneva cease fire begins in North Viet Nam. The truce spreads to Central Viet Nam Laos Cambodia and South Viet Nam by August. Evacuations and mass withdrawals begin as Haiphong becomes last French holdout.
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North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Red River
Southeast Asia
Laos
Cambodia
South
Rene Cogny
South Viet Nam
Cogny
Bao Dai
Haiphong
Far East
Haipuong
Atomic Debate Rolls On In Senate Over Atomic Energy Law
Senate battles over Eisenhower administration plans to overhaul the 1946 Atomic Energy Act continued with shifts toward potential final action. Morse ally Knowland clashed over Morse amendments as Gore and other Democrats urged safeguards and faster, fair debate amid party lines.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Morse
Nd Ore
Republican Party
Adlai Stevenson
Knowland
California
Sen. Gore
Dtenn
Oregonian
House
White House
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Atomic Energy Committee
GOP
Rhee Likely To Push Korea Unification At Talks
President Synaman Rhee arrives in Washington for talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles on Korea partition issues. He vows to press unification while seeking American aid to expand South Korea’s 20 division army by 15 to 20 divisions.
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Washington
Synaman Rhee
South Korea
Eisenhower
Dulles
Korea
Rhee
Yalu
White House
Seoul
Nixon
Fires Roar In Central Texas Area
A massive brush fire spread across 5000 to 6000 acres of pine and post oak southeast of Austin, while another 2000 acre blaze northwest of the capital near Lake Travis was largely under control after destroying three homes. High temperatures and drought fueled the fires as about 250 volunteers battled near Dodd City.
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Austin
Tex
Cedar Brake
Lake Travis
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Dodd City
Lake Resort
McClellan Faces Challenge From McMath In Arkansas Primary
In Little Rock Sen. John L. McClellan seeks re election as Sen Joseph McCarthy subcommittee veteran faces former governor Sid McMath and challenger Paul Chambers in a Democratic primary fight. Leonard Ellis runs but campaigns little. If no candidate gains a majority a second primary follows.
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Little Rock
Ark
John L. McClellan
Sid McMath
Arkansas
McMath
Paul Chambers
McClellan
Leonard Ellis
Joseph McCarthy
Senate Investigations
mo*t_ly
Texas
Power Trust
Chambers
Building Of New Mental Hospitals Urged In Ohio
The American Psychiatric Association urges building new mental hospitals in Ohio to handle overcrowding. An APA inspection found the state program basically sound but needing improvements. A second survey will begin Sept 1 and run to April 30 next year to cover the broader mental health field.
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Ohio
Columbus
American Psychiatric Assa
APA
Central Inspection Board
John D. Porterfield
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
John H. Lamwerk
Department of Public Welfare
Porterfield
U S Jets Escort Planes Near Hainan Amid Red Tension
Three airline pilots reported encounters with unidentified fighters off Hainan Island as US jets escorted Pan Am and Air India planes. Capt Brügger of Air France and Capt Misty of Air India described close passes by fighters. Reports follow a British liner downed nearby with suspected Chinese fighter involvement.
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Hong Kong
Hainan Island
U.S
Pan American World Airways
Hamid Misty
Air India
Bangkok
United States
Hainan
Ana
Jack R. Brugger
Paris
Air France
Brugger
Eee Brugger
Max C. Weber
Great Barrington
Mass
Ruling On Tariffs Is Awaited
Washington reports mounting pressure on President Eisenhower as he weighs a first major tariff rise on imported watch movements. The Tariff Commission backs a 50 percent increase to protect domestic watchmaking, while other industries seek protection from cheaper imports. Lead and zinc bids also wait on his decision amid global trade concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tariff Commission
Congress
U.S
Inquest on Marilyn Sheppard murder adjourned in Bay Village
The Norman Dy school in Bay Village hosted the adjourned inquest into Marilyn Sheppard's murder. Cleveland homicide chief David Kerr arrived with his family from Cuba and criticized Bay Village handling. Susan Hayes agreed to return from California for questioning.
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Cleveland
School House
Marilyn Sheppard
Normandy
Bay Village
da Sanne R. Ger
Samuel Sheppard
David E. Kerr
Police Homicide Bureau
Cuba
Kerr
Cleveland Police Department
Ang
John P. Eaton
Frank W. Story
Susan Hayes
California
Britain accuses Red China over airliner shootdown
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced a new protest to Peiping after Britain accused Red China of violating international custom by hindering rescue operations following the shooting down of a British airliner in the South China Sea. Prime Minister Churchill chaired a cabinet and military briefing on the incident.
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London
Britain
Red China Today
South China Sea
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Peiping
Churchill
American CID Captain Dies by Self in Berlin Quarters
In Berlin, an American Counter Intelligence Corps captain, friend of missing West German security chief Otto John, killed himself in his quarters near the U.S. Army hospital. Fellow officers found him Friday and he died en route to the hospital. identity withheld pending notification. An inquiry deemed the act self-inflicted.
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Berlin
Otto John
Army
U. S
Woman Bank Proxy Faces Ruin After Embezzlement Arrest
Fronia Sexton, 62, founder of the Ironton Courier, faced collapse of her small business empire as the paper suspended daily publication after her arrest on embezzlement charges totaling 114000 dollars while she led Citizens National Bank. Her son cited rising costs. the bank loss was repaid through deeds and mortgages placed in trust with American Surety Co.
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Ricardo J. Brown
Ironton
Ohio
Fronia Sexton
Ironton Courier
Citizens National Bank
A. J. Sexton Jr
Ironton Publishing Co
The
Courier
Ohio River
American Surety Co
United States to Protest Communist China over Plane Shootings
The United States plans a strongly worded protest through Britain after Red Chinese fighters shot down a British airliner and attacked American rescue planes. Senators Ferguson Wiley Saltonstall and others urged a measured response, citing defending rights on sea lanes and urging the White House to handle signals while warning that continued attacks could prompt stronger U.S. action.
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Washington
United States
China
Congress
Peiping
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
U.S
Hainan
Capitol Hill
Ferguson
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
White House
State Department
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Korea
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
Britain
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