Tornado Toll Grows to Eight in Georgia Flooding Counties
A cleanup task force formed after weekend tornadoes killed eight people across central and west Georgia, injuring about 70 and prompting multi-million dollar property losses. Three twisters struck Macon and areas near Fort Benning, with several children among the dead. Damage totaled around 23 to 30 million across Bibb and surrounding counties.
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Sam Emory
Centerville
Bibb County
GOP Leaders Seek McCarthy Army Truce Showdown
Republican leaders push for a sworn inquiry to resolve the McCarthy Army feud. The plan includes testimony under oath by McCarthy and Army officials, with timing and venue undecided. McCarthy limited subcommittee meetings this week due to travel. He accuses Stevens and Adams of pressuring the Army to shield Schine and calls the Army report blackmail.
Reds Start New Series Of Attacks On Dien Bien Phu
In Hanoi Indochina AP French reinforcements parachuted into Dien Bien Phu as Vietminh troops launched a new assault. A three hour cease fire occurred as both sides carried away dead and wounded. Paris reported heavy Vietminh losses while claiming the situation under control.
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Weather Outlook for Miami Valley Tonight
The Weather Fair and continued cold weather has been predicted for tonight in the Miami Valley. Vandalia forecasters see a low of 20 degrees coming tonight. The outlook for tomorrow is a trifle more pleasant though not much warmer with fair weather and a chilly high around 38. Sunday's high at Armco East Side Main Gate was unavailable. Armco observation posted a low of 25. The thermometer fell to 22 degrees by 7 a.m. and today's low was recorded at 7 a.m.
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Fatemi May Face Death
TEHRAN Iran plans to try former Foreign Minister Hossein Fatemi on treason charges in about two months. Fatemi 41 was captured Saturday in a Tehran house where he had been hiding. Aze madeh said Fatemi would face the same charges as Mossadegh who is serving a three year sentence for attempting to unseat the Shah. The maximum penalty on the charge is death.
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McCarthy vows to press communism probe in Senate
Senator McCarthy R Wis left Wisconsin after a weekend there vowing to continue his anti communism drive in the United States Senate. He offered to step aside briefly as chair of his investigating subcommittee and testify on the Cohn Schine Stevens case and suggested asking William Buckley to substitute on a Murrow program. He told business leaders he would pursue the inquiry into alleged internal communism despite criticism and said the American people are tired of the noise. He pressed for answers in the Maj Irving Peress case and noted he would continue his probe with or without broad support.
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Intelligence Chief Says We Tell Reds Too Much
Washington CIA head Allen W. Dulles warned in U S News and World Report that Americans publish too much about science and defense. He said the United States discloses more to Russia than desirable and that intelligence aims to prevent military surprises like Pearl Harbor or China’s Korea intervention.
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Economic Issues Dominate Caracas Conference
At the 10th Inter-American Conference in Caracas sixteen of nineteen Latin American nations backed the United States against communism last week and now press for concrete economic plans. They seek definite commitments from Washington to address basic economic problems as steps toward higher living standards, with a follow up finance ministers meeting later this year in Washington or Rio de Janeiro to implement policy.
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Chiang Kai-shek accused of holding son hostage in Formosa
Dr. K C Wu, former Formosa governor and critic of Chiang Kai-shek, claims Chiang tried to assassinate him and his wife and keeps Chiang Ching-kuo’s agents abroad. Wu says Chiang Ching-kuo runs a secret police with six agents in the United States, and asserts Wu’s son Hsui Huang is held hostage in Formosa. Wu and his wife Edith reside in Evanston.
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Wilson outlines new look defense plan and force trims
Secretary of Defense Wilson told Congress the military is shifting from the Korea era emergency program to a prolonged build up aimed at improving preparedness. He described rapid air strength growth and a leaner Army across 20 divisions, with rapid weapon modernizations and plans for newer systems as they become available. He noted possible atomic and guided missile applications and referenced recent hydrogen tests at Finnever. A Marine division and additional South Korean forces were positioned around Korea amid withdrawal concerns.
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Democratic senator Burke urges unity amid GOP bid
Lorain Ohio yesterday, Senator Thomas A. Burke of Ohio urged party unity at a meeting as he said influential Republicans in Washington sought to divide the nation when unity was most needed.
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Queen crowns jewels at Dallas Garden Club show
Bonnie Richardson of Carrollton Texas struggles to keep a 100000 dollar diamond crown on her head as she is crowned Queen of the Dallas Garden Club Flower Show. The historic crown, brought from safekeeping for the occasion, was made in 1820 for the Princess of Liechtenstein.
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New Trial Sought By Phantom
Greensburg Pa John Wesley Wable 24 convicted of slaying a sleeping truck driver on the Pennsylvania Turnpike seeks a new trial to avoid the electric chair. Chief defense attorney A C Scales plans an appeal arguing prosecutorial testimony errors after a seven man five woman jury deliberated four hours before finding Wable guilty of first degree murder with death recommendation.
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Birthday salute to Einstein on 75th birthday
Observed his 75th birthday in quiet fashion at home in Princeton New Jersey without fuss. A flood of congratulatory letters and telegrams poured in from friends around the world while a cake baked by his secretary Miss Helen Dukas stood without candles. Einstein once said birthdays are for children.
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Republicans Await Ike Speech On Tax Fight
Republican leaders seek White House preview to gain support against Democratic income tax cuts. Sen Bridges expects Eisenhower to oppose the plan, arguing lost revenue would hinder balancing the budget and the administration’s inflation-averse fiscal program. The President's 9 to 9:15 pm address is slated for NBC ABC and Du Mont with later rebroadcasts on MBS CBS radio. Stenographers worked at the White House as Ike finishes Camp David work on the speech.
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Aiken Prepares Senate Clash Over Farm Program Fight
Washington AP Sen Aiken leads a senate clash over farm program as Ellender backs a two year extension of fixed price supports. Aiken and Anderson oppose the plan, citing ongoing hearings on flexible price supports and a $2.5 billion set aside for surplus crops.
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Eisenhower wary of further income cuts in Congress
Congressional leaders report President Eisenhower believes proposed Democratic personal income tax cuts threaten economic stability. House Speaker Martin notes current and planned tax cuts by the administration amount to about seven billion dollars this year.
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Four Die in Kokomo Apartment Fire Inches From Exit
In Kokomo Indiana a family of four perished in a late night blaze on the second floor of a garage apartment. Paul Imley 27 a filling station operator his wife Betty 24 and their children Cindy 4 and William 1 died as Imley tried to save them and then succumbed near a window that could have offered escape. Fire Chief Francis X Mannion said the father awoke smelled smoke and ran outside calling neighbors for help before returning to try to save his family.
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Reds Elect Parliament Unanimously
The Soviet Union announced a unanimous vote for the Communist and nonparty bloc in the Supreme Soviet elections. All 1,331 seats were filled, with about 110 million eligible voters. Formal turnout and endorsement results were expected to be released tomorrow. Premier Malenkov Molotov and Khrushchev were among the candidates.
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