Czechs Grant Amnesty to Offenders in Prague Decree
Vienna report says Czechoslovakia issued an amnesty for lesser civilian and military offenses. Clemency, signed by President Zapotocky, frees youths under a year and certain women and the elderly, reduces longer sentences by two thirds, and lifts fines. Oatis likely not affected. decree aims to ease discontent amid food shortages.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Radio
Prague
Antonin Zapotocky
William N Oatis
Klement Gottwald
Zapotocky
Congressman Hays Eyes Ohio Governor Run
Democratic Rep. Wayne L. Hays of Flushing would like to run for governor of Ohio if Governor Lausche does not seek a fifth term. Hays would likely seek the Democratic nomination next year and would face resistance from the state party over his 1952 bid to pledge delegates to Estes Kefauver. The party previously backed a different candidate, former Senator Robert Bulkley of Cleveland.
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Washington
Wayne L. Hays
Flushing
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Hays
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Pakistan Nominated As Neutral Custodian For POWs In Korean Talks
AP dispatch from Panmunjom reports Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. naming Pakistan as neutral custodian for 48,000 prisoners who will not go home as talks stall over armistice. Reds demand an Asian nation, with Pakistan Burma India or Indonesia under consideration. Negotiations pause until 11 a.m. tomorrow as both sides weigh next steps.
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Dal siMill
Reds
Red
William K. Harrison Jr
U. N
Pakistan
Burma
India
Indonesia
United Nations
Switzerland
Sweden
Korea
Harrison
Covington Welcomes Freed POW Mullins With Big Homecoming
Covington observes Mullins Day as Sgt Orville Mullins returns from Korea. Mayor Moloney will give him a city key, a motorcade Will follow with banners reading Welcome home Orville. Mullins, wounded in 1951, was held as a POW and freed April 21. His mother Pearl Mullins will accompany him, and the town plans celebrations.
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Covington
Orville Mullins
Korea
John J. Moloney
Orville
Iceman
Mullins
Europe
Cincinnati
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Governors Meet With Eisenhower
Washington reports presidents and governors from 45 states and five territories met with President Eisenhower on national security. The session covered foreign policy, defense, and mobilization as officials shared plans and information for a united, secure United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State Department
White House
Executive Branch
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Guam
Virgin Islands
Dan McCarty
Florida
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
Anthony Eden Improves After Gallstone Surgery
The Foreign Office announced that Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden's general condition has improved and he had a more restful night. Eden, 55, underwent gallstone surgery on April 12 and a second operation last week to remove fluids causing jaundice.
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London
Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
Eden
Navy Guns Bombs Blast Red Bases In Korea
American forces unleashed heavy air and naval strikes along the Korean northeast coast on Sunday. The Princeton Valley Forge and New Jersey shelled Hungnam and Hamhung while B29s hit Pyongyang airfields and Fifth Air Force planes claimed 140 trucks destroyed. Ground clashes included a 30 minute fight near the Punch Bowl and a Canadian counterattack northeast of Panmunjom.
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Seoul
Princeton
Valley Forge
Hungnam
Hamhung
New Jersey
Far East Air Force
Pyongyang
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Panmunjom
Ike To Face Big Test Of Leadership
Washington President Eisenhower faces a major test as Congress prepares to review a proposed $5.8 billion foreign aid program for fiscal year starting July 1. Hearings before the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees open tomorrow with Dulles Humphrey Stassen and Bradley expected to testify on policy. Dulles Signaled possible shift toward more Orient aid and greater trade to strengthen European economies, while Laos in Indochina receives critical military items including cargo planes to bolster anti-Communist defenses.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Europe
Far East
Dulles
Treasury Humphrey
Harold E. Stassen
Omar N. Bradley
Orient
U. S
Laos
Indochina
Princess Margaret to Attend Ragnhild-Lorentzen Wedding
Princess Margaret will represent Queen Elizabeth II at the May 15 wedding in Oslo between Norwegian Princess Ragnhild and Erling Lorentzen, a wealthy American-born shipowner.
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Oslo
Norway
Britain
Margaret
Elizabeth II
Ragnhild
Erling Lorentzen
French See Push Toward Vietiane In Laos Invasion
In Indochina the Vietminh threat to Laos centers on Vietiane the Laotian capital while Luangprabang remains the focus of a possible major attack. French and Lao forces monitor enemy movements, with light Vietminh units reported south of Diengkouang and along Route 7, advancing toward Vietiane as defenses are bolstered.
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Vietiane
Laos
Hanoi
Indochina
Vietminh
Luangprabang
Sisavang Vong
Diengkhouang
Souheast
Xiengkhouang
Annam
Thailand
Berserk Gunman Strikes Ruses in Cleveland Shop
A Negro man prowled L and P Concession and Record Shop on E 105th Street near Superior Avenue Sunday. He drew a pistol, fired at a window washer and at Irma Ward, owner of Irma’s Friendly Dining Room, but all shots missed. Police captured him at his home.
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Cleveland
L. and P
E. 105Th St
Superior Ave
Irma
Irma Ward
Galveston Airlines Hostess Crowned National Photo Queen
Miss Betty J. Everhart a 22 year old San Francisco airlines hostess was named queen of the National Press Photographers Association on Sunday. A screen test was among the prizes. Patti Moats of Circleville Ohio did not place. Circleville has already won a screen test after being chosen Miss Ohio Press Photographer. a movie scout saw her AP wire photo and invited her to Hollywood.
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Galveston
Tex
San Francisco Airlines
National Press Photographers Association
Betty J. Everhart
T.st
Patti Moats
Circleville, C
Circleville
Ohio Press
Associated Press
Hollywood
Barcus Carcus Grounding Ends Secret Air Force Pilot
Lt Gen Glenn O Barcus commander of the U S Fifth Air Force has grounded himself after 13 missions over North Korea. The 49 year old pilot flew Sabre strikes including a 50 plane May Day attack on Pyongyang and taunted enemy radio monitors. An Air Force spokesman said he will rotate June 1 and chose to stop flying to keep the secret.
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Seoul
Glenn O. Barcus
U. S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Barcus
Carcus
Radi Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Air Force
Dulles Opposes Tariff Tightening Push
Secretary of State Dulles urged the House Ways and Means Committee to kill Rep Simpson’s tariff protection bill, warning tighter tariffs would push nations toward Communist ties and harm U S interests. His stance widened rifts between the Eisenhower administration and some Republicans ahead of the 1954 elections.
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Washington
Tate Dulles
U. S
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Simpson
R-Pa
Dulles
United States
Free World
Eisenhower
Congressional Campaign Committee
Starick Named City Manager Successor to Mauch
Herbert W. Starick resigned as Middletown city manager effective July 15 to take the Dayton post at an starting salary of 18,000 annually. The Dayton City Commission appointed him in a special session. Starick will rise to 25,000 within three and a half years after the move.
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Herbert W. Starick
Dayton
Starick
Dayton Post
Ing
Oscar F. Mauch
Russell E. McClure
James Hagerman
Hydrogen weapon tests move forward in Pacific
AP reports that Pacific hydrogen explosions may top prior blasts as scientists push for bigger, more economical fission and fusion devices. Nevada tests precede Pacific shots, with Libby noting rising Tritium in the atmosphere and teams seeking enhanced heat and pressure for triggering H bombs.
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Nevada Proving Grounds
Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
GI Saves Girl From Leap At 140 Foot Water Tower
SANTA MONICA CALIF. Theresa C McKinney 20 divorced mother of two climbed a 140 foot water tower for seven hours threatening to jump. A GI boyfriend climbed the ladder and pleaded with her for over an hour. Authorities and a minister aided as she finally descended sunburned. She was booked for disturbing the peace. His mother says they should stop seeing each other.
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Santa Monica
Calif. WA
Theresa
Terry) C. McKinney
Robert
Eugene Houck
Houck
Robert Berman
Angeles
Grer
Berman
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Princess Margaret Toe
China
Plainne Des Jarres
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