Hopes Gone For Peace At Geneva
At the Geneva Conference the effort to end Korea and Indochina deadlocks appeared to fail. Molotov and Eden met as negotiators signaled limited progress while Western powers warned further talks were unlikely to yield a settlement. The Indochina session was to be secret and no momentum was seen for a breakthrough.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
Indochina
Eden
Molotov
U.N
Korea
France
United States
Britain
Paris
Warren Post Office Chief Re elected to Ohio Clerks Group
Jack Hoon of the Warren post office has been re elected president of the Ohio Organization of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks.
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Warren
Ohio
Jack Hoon
Warren Post Office
Ohio Organization of the United National Assn
Post Office
Carr backs early testimony from McCarthy
Francis P. Carr testified that Secretary of the Army Stevens discussed using G David Schine as a personal observer at Army intelligence schools reporting directly to Stevens. Carr, McCarthy investigations chief, backed McCarthy and Cohn on key points during Army hearings in Washington.
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Washington
Francis P. Carr
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
G. David Schine
Army
Carr
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Roy M. Cohn
Schine
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
FBI
McCarthy and
Cohn
Subcommittee
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Stuart Symington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Jackson
State Department
Hippo Reginald Named After Male Newborn In England
Zoo officials in Whipsnade decide to name the newly born hippopotamus Reginald after discovering the calf is male. The naming sparked a lively controversy in the London Times letters column as readers weighed Regina versus Reginald.
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Whipsnade
England
Reginald
Regina
London Times
Admiral Carney backs line beyond which free world won’t yield
Adm. Robert J. Carney argued there is a limit to communist gains and warned that continued accretions threaten U S influence and survival. He favored a sea blockade option in Southeast Asia but noted it may not be central to Indochina actions. He described Soviet naval shifts to a balanced force and dismissed the existence of atomic powered submarines known to him.
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Washington
Robert J. Carney
Free World
Naval Operations
Carney
U.S. News and World Report
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Russia
Flanders S redesign blocked by Senate leaders on McCarthy chair
Senate Democrats move to block Sen. Flanders plan to strip Sen. McCarthy of chairmanships faces a hands off stance by party leaders. Johnson reportedly calls McCarthy a Republican problem, signaling Democrats will not back Flanders. The issue hinges on party control of chairmanships amid past customs and precedents.
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McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
McCellan
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Mundt
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Flanders
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Vermont
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Wisconsin
Cooper
Kentucky
Hennings
Missouri
MacCarthy
Valley Forge
Congress
E. D
Cotton Ed) Smith
South Carolina
Hapings Besrehery
Stevens and
Carthy
Nations wide civil defense drill simulates attacker on U S and Canada
The nationwide Operation Alert exercise envisions 54 cities across the United States and Canada destroyed with millions killed or wounded. Major metros like Washington New York and Philadelphia participate while local drills decide timing and participation. The scenario involves 41 U S cities 8 in Canada and others in Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands attacked by atomic and other weapons to test civil defense readiness and communications.
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United States
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
New York
Philadelphia
Mobile
Ala
Capitol
Senate
House
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Convicted Communist To Testify At Seattle Hearing
The House Un American Activities Committee scheduled a four day Seattle hearing led by Chairman Welde to probe Communist activities in the Pacific Northwest. A convicted conspirator under the Smith Act will appear as a friendly witness, with Barbara Hartle among the first to testify.
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Seattle
Welde
R-Ti
House Un-American Activities Committee
Pacific Northwest
Barbara Hartle
Northwest
Young Takes Over Railroad Control Confirmed
Robert R. Young is set to take control of the New York Central Railway after winning a stockholders meeting vote. Election inspectors will tally votes at the May 26 annual meeting, with reports indicating Young forces ousted President William White by about 1,070,000 shares.
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Albany
N.Y
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
William White
Kidnaper Suspect Silent as Search Extends
Daniel J. Marsin, 41, charged with kidnapping the wife of a wealthy industrialist for 75000 dollars, sat silent in jail while officers broadened a manhunt in the Superstition Mountains for the marked ransom money. Police extended searches to abandoned mines for the loot and weapons seen during the abduction. Mrs. Evelyn Ann Smith reported overhearing a second man and a masked kidnapper in the trunk of her car.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Daniel J. Marsin
Superstition Mountains
Evelyn Ann Smith
Herbert
Smiths
Oppenheimer Report Rezaly Supports Gray Board
The New York Times reports Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Nichols drafted a recommendation for the AEC in the Oppenheimer case. It supports the Gray board finding that J. Robert Oppenheimer is loyal but should not be retained as a consultant. Nichols has discussed the recommendation with AEC members, awaiting final delivery later in the week.
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New York
New York Times
Kenneth D. Nichols
Atomic Energy Commission
Oppenheimer
Gray Board
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Commission
Washington
the Times
James
Reston
Nichols
AEC
Pittsburgh Transit Strike Ends After 35 Days
Pittsburgh's mass transit system returned to normal after 35 days of trolley and bus strikes. Transit workers voted to accept a three cent hourly wage increase under a new one year contract retroactive to May 1, setting a base rate of 2.01 dollars for about 2,700 drivers, though full service continued to ramp up due to maintenance needs.
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Pittsburgh
Steel City
Pittsburgh Railways Co
364 Billion Cost Is Envisioned In Commerce Report
A government forecast predicts a record 3644 billion dollars in 1954 construction spending lifted by home building gains. Private nonfarm dwellings and public works rise while private factories fall. religious and coeducational buildings set records.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Co Educational
Mendes France to form France's 20th postwar Cabinet
Pierre Mendes France, 47, agreed to attempt forming a new cabinet after being nominated by President Rene Coty to replace retiring Premier Joseph Laniel. Mendes France, a Radical Socialist ally, plans to curb Indochina expenditures and slow Europe military buildup while seeking enough Assembly support to confirm his government. He previously failed to win confirmation during a 37 day crisis.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
National Assembly
Laniel
Mendes-France
Assembly
Coty
Lanier
France
Indochina
Elysee Palace
White House
Vietminh
Europe
French Lose Control of Indian Area in Yanaon
French authority in Yanaon waned as about 200 pro Indian demonstrators seized public offices and hoisted the Indian flag in the town. An administration council was named. Nehru pressed for withdrawal from Yanaon and the three small colonies Pondicherry Karikal and Mahe as talks ended without agreement.
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Madras
India
France
Indochina
Yanaon
Nehru
Yannon
Pondichery
Karikal
Mahe
Twelve Ohioans Die In Weekend Accidents
The Associated Press reports nineteen accidental deaths in Ohio over the weekend including drownings at pools and rivers, a fire, and multiple traffic collisions. Notable losses include youths from Cincinnati Cleveland and Toledo, with ages from 5 to 43.
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Associated Press
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