Puerto Rican government raids net 40 Nationalists and 6 Communists
Police swept the island after last Monday's U S House attack. Forty Nationalist leaders and six Communists were jailed as subversives. Detainees include Juan Santos Rivera and others with Moscow training or union roles. Bail set at 25,000. Authorities link the groups to independence aims and past revolts.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
U. S
House of Representatives
Pedro Albizu Campos
Juan Santos Rivera
Moscow
Juan Lez Corales
Cesar Andeu Iglesias
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez
Harvard
Consuelo Burgés de Saez
Saez Corales
Jane Speed Andreu
Berkeley
Calif
Andreu
Mariano Arroyo Zeppendfelt
Ramon Mirabal
Cristino Perez
Felix Ojeda
Atty
Jose Trias
Puerto Rican Communist Party
Washington
Stevenson and Magnuson Back Economic Focus in 1956 Drive
In Miami Beach Democratic senators Stevenson Magnuson and Murray weighed politics over McCarthy. Stevenson urged Eisenhower to halt McCarthy’s alleged anti Communist campaign while Magnuson questioned timing and impact. Magnuson stressed fiscal policy as key in the 1954 campaign and 1956 outlook. Murray aligned with focusing on economics ahead of Congress races.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Magnuson
D-Wash
Stevenson
McCarthy
Sen. Murray
Dmont
Congress
Magnuson
National Radio
Tellvision Networks
Bus Crash in Milwaukee as Crane Boom Pierces Vehicle
Forty two persons escaped injury when a chartered Monticello Wisconsin bus crashed into a parked Milwaukee crane. The crane boom plowed halfway through the bus. Paul McNamara aged 12 and Robert Zellmer aged 12 ducked behind their seats along with the other passengers to avoid harm while officers investigated the dramatic incident.
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Monticello
Wis
Milwaukee
Paul McNamara
Robert Zellmer
Japan and US sign mutual defense pact for aid and arms
Japan and the United States sign a mutual defense assistance pact to inject 100 million dollars in aid over three months and boost Japan's defense forces from 120,000 to 160,000. The agreement covers ships, planes, 500000 tons of wheat and 100000 tons of barley, with funds to be used for guns and munitions.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
U. S
John Allison
Katsuo Okazaki
Shigeru Yoshida
Allison
State Dulles
Okazaki
Lunch Hour Bandit Identified in Bank Robberies
Indiana police said they solved nine one man bank holdups in 15 months after six arrests. Bernard E. LaClair, 31, was identified as the lunch hour bandit by bank employees. Other suspects include his sister Helen L. Martin and her sons John Henry Martin III and Donald, plus brothers and associates in Connecticut and Indiana links to raids totaling about $34,000.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Bernard E. LaClair
LaClair
Danbury
Conn
Federal Correctional Institution
Laurence D. Howley
Kensington
Harold Zeis
New Britain National Bank
Berlin
Howley
Helen L. Martin
John Henry Martin III
East Hartford
Donald
Windsor
Sylvester Morrison
Hartford
George M. Miller
First State Bank
Bourbon
Miller
Hamlet State Bank
LaAoilair
High Mau Mau Chief Surrenders to British Forces
Nairobi dispatch says Gen Tanganyika, former deputy to Gen China, yielded to Kikuyu guards without resistance after indicating intent to surrender. British officials reported the Mau Mau leader surrendered Saturday and was taken into custody.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Tanganyika
China
Roosevelt Wins Dem Endorsement In 26th District Race
James Roosevelt, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, wins the Democratic Party endorsement for Congress in the 26th District after acclamation on the second ballot. He defends his decision to run amid his estranged wife Romelle Roosevelt’s maintenance suit alleging infidelity, which he denies, stating he seeks to prove his worth in public life.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Congress
Democratic Council
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Romelle Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Jerry Pacht
Superio
Seven Billion In Weapons Given Away Worldwide
President Eisenhower told Congress that the United States has provided about 7.7 billion dollars in guns, ammunition, and military gear to allied nations since October 1949 through last December. The aid includes 30,792 tanks and combat vehicles, 601 Navy ships, 5,340 aircraft, nearly two million small arms, 176,343 transport vehicles, 30,037 artillery pieces, and 1.1 billion rounds of small arms ammunition. The report notes half the total shipped in 1953 and argues military and economic aid remain essential to deter Soviet threats.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
New York Engravers Accept 3.75 Weekly Package
AFL Photo-Engravers voted 209 to 76 to accept a weekly package of 3.75 dollars including wage increases and benefits to avert a potential strike at six major New York City newspapers. The decision followed a nonbinding fact finding board ruling. union leaders urged acceptance, framing it as a tough compromise rather than a victory for publishers.
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New York
New York City
AFL
Edward J. Volz
AFL International Photo- Engravers Union of North America
Denis M. Burke
Local 1
Burke
Publishers Assn
Wildcat Walkout Continues At New York Waterfront
Dissatisfied longshoremen pressed a wildcat stoppage on the New York waterfront defying union leaders who predicted an end. At several East River piers members of the Independent International Longshoremen's Association refused loading aboard Mauretania and Gezina Brovig as the liner arrived from Europe.
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New York
Independent International Longshoremen’s
Assa
Mauretania
Europe
Gezina Brovig
East River
Czar of Movie Industry Will Hays Dies at 74
Will Hays 74 longtime head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America died at home in Sullivan Indiana He led the prewar cleanup of movie morals while serving as Republican national chairman and later as postmaster general His death follows a year of heart illness and a pneumonia attack last year His family including wife Jessie and son Will Hays Jr were at his bedside He will be buried in Sullivan with his hometown ties noted and his film industry reforms remembered in the obituary
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Jessie
Will H. Hays Jr
Crawfordsville
Ind
Sullivan
New York
Republican Party
Indiana
Harding
Hays
Hollywood
Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America
Speculation Swirls Over Secretary of the Navy Post
The Washington rumor mill centers on Secretary of the Navy Robert Anderson as a potential successor to Roger B. Kyes, who resigns from the Eisenhower administration. Pentagon sources say a deputy secretary appointment may be announced soon, with Kyes and Wilson viewing the post as a one-year tenure.
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Secretary of Navy
Anderson
Kyes
Washington
Navy
Robert Anderson
Rod High
Defense
Roger B. Kyes
Eite House
Pentagon
Wilson
Eisenhower
Detroit
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
General Motors Corp
Statehood For Hawaii Leaders Tighten Party Lines
Washington legislators debate Hawaii statehood amid tax fights and Alaska linkage strategy. Senate Democrats push to tie Alaska statehood to Hawaii bill, while Republicans want separate measures. House and Senate party tallies cited. Eisenhower's approval uncertain.
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Washington
Congress
Hawaii
Senate
Alaska
House
Sen. Anderson
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Young Attacks NYC Fight Over Control Proxy Campaign
Financier Robert R. Young accuses New York Central Railroad management of coercing workers to solicit proxies from six shareholders for his attempt to take over the line. NYC President William White dismisses the charges as venting and resistance. The proxy fight will be decided by shareholders at Albany on May 26.
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New York
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Coe G
Young
Nyc
William White
Chesapeake & Ohio
White
Albany
Soldiers Drowned In Australian Amphibious Exercise
Heavy seas swamped a convoy of Australian army amphibious vehicles during a predawn exercise. Three soldiers were drowned and two others were missing, officials said. The incident occurred near Sydney as rescue teams searched the waters for the missing men. Royal Australian Navy and civilian authorities coordinated the response as families awaited further word.
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Sydney
Australia
Professor unveils thinking machine at Mount Holyoke
SOUTH HADLEY MASS A Mount Holyoke College philosophy professor displayed a thinking machine built for about 120 dollars plus labor It resembles a table radio and uses relays to flash green for valid propositions and red for invalid It performs tasks faster and more accurately than hand methods and could test basic logic laws or assist in planning and crime detection.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Roger W. Holmes
Lava
Yanks Threatened In Indochina After Haiphong Raid
Haiphong and Cathi airfields in Indochina were placed under emergency restrictions after a Viet Minh commando raid. U S Air Force personnel were targeted while technicians service transport planes for the French war effort. French authorities reported 74 suspected raiders seized, five killed, several captured, and charges recovered. Patrols were intensified at Haiphong Cat hi and Doson airstrips with other airfields alerted.
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Haiphong
Indochina
U. S
Vietminh Radio
United States
Cathi
Haiphhong
Doson
Tourane
Indochinese
Miami Valley Weather Forecast Sees Mild Highs
Forecasters predict fair conditions for the Miami Valley tonight and tomorrow with a high near 48 degrees. Tonight’s low should be around 26 as Middletown enjoys slightly cooler valley temps. Yesterday Middletown hit 54 for a high at 3 p.m. and 32 for a low at 1 a.m. Armco East Side Gate observers noted a 26 degree low at 6 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Armco
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