Gruenther Warns Russia Won't Win If War Returns
London AP General Alfred Gruenther warned that if war with Russia comes this year the Soviet Union would be defeated though he avoided claiming a sure West victory. He stressed atomic bombs could be used in support of ground troops and against enemy territory. Churchill urged peace through strength as vital to European security.
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London
NATO
Europe
U. S
Alfred M. Gruenther
Russia
West
Gruenther
Churchill
Duke of Edinburgh
ATO
Soviet Union
Moscow
Atlantic
Farm Wife Prepares For Haile Visit In Minnesota
Mrs Edwin Doty on a southern Minnesota livestock farm readies cookies and lemonade for a brief 20 minute stop by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie during a one day tour. The royal party begins with church and breakfast in St Paul before visits to Minnesota institutions and farm settings. The itinerary includes the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Hormel meat plant in Austin, and a press conference at Northfield College followed by a University of Minnesota dinner.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Edwin Doty
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Rochester
Dotys
Highway 63
Mrs. Doty
Austin
Selassie
Geo. A. Hormel Co
Clemens M. Granshou
St. Olaf College
Northfield
University of Minnesota
Roosevelt Wins California in Surprise Democratic Primary
California's cross filing system produced a dramatic shift as Democrats surged to nominate Roosevelt for Congress in Los Angeles and Rep. Condon for another seat. Knight won the Republican gubernatorial nomination, while Yorty trailed Kuchel on the Democratic ticket. The results marked a repudiation of double nominations and a reawakening of partisan voting.
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San Francisco
California
James Roosevelt
Eldser
Congress
Los Angeles
Theodore
Ted) Owings
Robert L. Condon
Calif
Stephen Mitchell
John F. Baldwin Jr
Roosevelt
Condon
Atomic Energy Commission
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard P. Graves
Graves
Knight
Earl Warren
Samuel W. Yorty
Thomas H. Kuchel
Warren
Kuchel
Richard M. Nixon
Molotov speech thwarts Indochina peace hopes in Geneva
Western diplomats said Molotov's latest peace terms virtually kill chances for settlement in Indochina. He accused the U S of masterminding plans to extend the war and pressed for immediate political talks without cease-fire agreement, provoking sharp Western rebuke.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Indochina
Molotov
U. S
United States
Joseph Laniel
French National Assembly
Georges Bidault
Paris
Assembly
Lauiel
Seven Britons Freed By Communists From Shanghai
Seven British civilians reached Hong Kong from Shanghai in the last ten days. It is the largest number released by the Communists in months. It is unclear if arrivals follow the Geneva agreement. some exit permits were issued before the agreement.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
Geneva
Gore Faces Senate Test Over Trade Power Plan
Sen Gore proposes to force a Senate vote on renewing the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act and expanding presidential powers to cut duties. He could attach the issue to a forthcoming tax revision bill, seeking support from many Democrats and some Republicans, amid mixed GOP reaction and one Democratic dissent.
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Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Daniel A. Reed
RNY
House
Ways and Means Committee
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Fulbright
Arkansas
Mansfield
Montana
Humphrey
Minnesota
Long
Louisiana
Sparkman
Alabama
Magnuson
Kefauver
Tennessee
Los Alamos Scientists Challenge Oppenheimer Case
More than 280 Los Alamos atomic scientists issue a telegram to the President and federal energy bodies criticizing government handling of the Oppenheimer case. They warn that using the personnel security system to oust loyal consultants could hinder future recruitment for government laboratories. Dr. Fred L. Ribe led the effort, the telegram bore 282 signatures gathered in under a day.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Los Alamos Atomic
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Fred L. Ribe
Record Ground Speed Ride Sets 421 MPH Rocket Sled Mark
Lt Col John P. Stapp, 43, a Holloman Air Force Base physician, rode a two vehicle rocket sled to a ground speed of 421 mph. The run lasted seven seconds revealing forces of 22 g and a load of nearly 4,000 pounds on his body. Officials plan higher speeds in future tests at higher altitude.
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Alamagordo
N. M
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
John P. Stapp
Aviation Medical
Col. Stapp
John Cobb
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Stapp
Aero Medical Field Laboratory
Holloman Air Development Center
Edwards Air Force Base
California
French Pound Rebels Near Hanoi Battle Headlines
French planes tanks and artillery hit Vietminh guerrillas in the Red River delta as rebels tighten their semicircular positions near Hanoi. About 100 Vietminh were killed or captured in mop up near the capital. Exchanges of wounded and prisoners are planned for June 11 and June 14 at Dinh Cau and Thu Bon River. Saigon sees artillery fire as French forces repulse a post attack four miles away.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Dinh Cau
Thu Bon River
Tourane
Voters Pick Successor To Byrnes
In Columbia, Lt. Gov. George Bell Timmerman Jr. won the Democratic primary 172,230 to 107,766 over Lester L. Bates. Timmerman, 42, will succeed James F. Byrnes as South Carolina governor and vows to preserve the state’s segregated school system despite the Supreme Court ruling.
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Columbia
S.C
George Bell Timmerman Jr
U.S
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Columbia Insurance
Lester L. Bates
Timmerman
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
James P. Richards
Robert T. Ashmore
Richards
House
Burnet R. Maybank
Ernest F
Fritz) Hollings
Charleston
House of Representatives
Adj
James C. Dozier
Agriculture
J. Roy Jones
Bates
Supreme Court
Body Found in Clothes Case Aboard Train
In Rugby England the naked body of 18 year old sailor John Barber was found last night in a tightly fastened plastic clothes case aboard a speeding Blackpool to London train. The conductor discovered the scene after noting the washroom compartment had been in use for over an hour.
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Rugby
England
London
John Barber
Former East German Official Sentenced to 15 Years
Berlin radio reports Georg Dertinger former foreign minister of the Soviet zone jailed for 15 years for plotting to overthrow the Red regime. Five conspirators including two secretaries received 3 to 13 year terms. Dertinger, 51, was arrested Jan 15 1953 on espionage charges for the West. His wife’s arrest not mentioned.
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Berlin
Georg Dertinger
Soviet Zone
Dertinger
Christian Democrats
Communist Party
U.S
Otto Lenz
Poisoned People Describe Marshalls Ash Fallout
Rongelap Atoll natives recount radioactive ash from March 1 hydrogen blast. Eighty-two people suffered burns and hair loss. many were evacuated and banished from homes for a year while petitioning the United Nations for tighter safeguards on atomic tests. A first AP report cites delays from censorship and notes the broader Marshall Islands context and trustee status.
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United Nations
William J. Waugh
Honolulu
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Rongelap Atoll
John Anjin
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
U. S
U. N
Bikini
Eniwetok
Rongelap
Utirik
Anjin
Symington Pushes For Sweeping McCarthy Testimony
Senator Symington demanded oath sworn testimony from Senator McCarthy on his financial dealings and a $10,000 Lustron Corp payment. He proposed a special Senate committee appointed by Vice President Nixon to hear McCarthy, while McCarthy resisted signing, offering only to testify before a designated committee.
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Symington
Sen
McCarthy
Senate
Missouri
Lustros Corp
McCarthy Army
Nixon
Wisconsin
Lustron Corp
Lustron
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Elections
Mundt
R-Sd
Obega McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Special Army Counciel
Joseph N. Welch
Francis P. Carr
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Roy M. Conn
Cohn
Sen. Dirksen
R-Id
Subcommittee
Thy
Odtary
Wilson
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