Allies and Occupation Of Germany Ends After 10 Years
West Germany becomes sovereign in Bonn in alliance with the free world as the 10 year Allied occupation ends at noon. The Allied High Commission repeals its laws and dissolves itself, with ambassadors to Bonn redefined as the new nation’s envoys. NATO admission and future defense costs loom as Germany assumes sovereign duties and contributes to Western defense.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Allied High Commission
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Bonn Republic
Hoyer Millar
Francois-Poncet
Theodor Heuss
Republic
Conant
U. S. Senate
Eisenhower
Adenauer
Paris
West European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Iron Curtain
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S
West Berlin
NATO
Dulles Rejects Intermediary for Red China Cease-Fire Talks
Secretary of State Dulles will not designate any nation to mediate the cease-fire talks with Red China. He aims to keep the U S position focused on a cease-fire, avoid making intermediaries a bargaining point, and moves toward no American initiative unless necessary. He travels to Paris for NAT Council talks with Pinay and Macmillan on Viet Nam and Formosa, seeking to gauge Red China’s willingness to talk a cease-fire and outlining staged Formosa settlement.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Red China
Jtonoto
Quemoy
Britain
Pal
Ates
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Antoine Pinay
Harold Macmillan
Viet Nam
Formosa
U._S
Red buildup themes in Formosa clash near Matsu
Reports from Taipei and Formosa focus on Communist buildup near offshore islands after a busy western front day. The first air clash occurred near Matsu and Quemoy as Red planes and Nationalist forces exchanged fire.
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Formosa
Matsu
Quemoy
Matsus
East Asia
Peiping
South Viet Nam
South Korea
Reds
Fukien
Chung Hua
China
Daily News
Red
Chou En-Lai
United States
Chou
Formosa Strait
Taipei
Amoy
Little Quemoy
Stroke On Flagler Street Sparks Wild Bus Escape
A young woman on Flagler Street halted in the intersection and clutched her waist as if having a stroke, then, in a startling display, removed her underwear and sprinted toward a waiting bus, narrowly boarding before the vehicle departed.
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Miami
Flagler Street
Ike's Promise Stills Polio Vaccine Supervision Debate
Congress pushes for mandatory government control of polio vaccine distribution after Eisenhower vows equitable sharing. Sen. Humphrey calls for penalties for misallocation, Rep. Keating seeks a $1 million fund to aid needy children, while officials pledge supply and safety tests continue amid Cutter and Lilly vaccine cases. New cases and one death noted as testing proceeds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congressional
Congress
White House
Keating
R-Ny
Public Health Service
the Health Service
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Idaho
Carl Ecklund
Public Health Service Laboratory
Hamilton, Mont
Atomic blast shakes desert town in Nevada test site
Ae BILL BECKER SURVIVAL CITY Nev AP large nuclear test unleashed a 30 to 35 kiloton explosion 4 700 feet from Doomsday Drive obliterating a desert town. A 500 foot tower vaporized and dust blanketed Yucca Flat while observers felt a震 quake and the cloud rose to the sky. Women joined trench duty as the shock wave roared across the site and the blaze burned slowly southeast.
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Doomsday Drive
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Klamath Falls
Ore
San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Utah
Phoenix
Ariz
Las Vegas
Nev
Henderson
United States
Atomville
Yucca
Fireworks Plant Blast Shakes Hudson Ohio
A blast at Hudson Fireworks Display Co. on Ohio 91 destroyed much of the plant and shook the village of 1600. Owner Alexander di Michele estimated losses at 100000 and blamed the blast on arson. The explosion rattled homes, woke residents across several counties, and prompted patrols, fire crews, and evacuations along the highway.
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Ohio
Summit County
Akron-Canton
Hudson Fireworks Display Co
Ohio 91
Alexander di Michele
Portage
Geauga
Cuyahoga
Nautilus Set For Cruise
Washington reports the Nautilus, the world’s first atomic powered submarine, will begin a six week shakedown cruise in a few days. The vessel, delivered April 22 after trials since January 17, logged over 4,000 miles on nuclear power and made more than 80 dives. Only technical observers will ride. ports will be closed to the public, with a June return to New London Connecticut. The Navy hints a port call at San Juan Puerto Rico around May 13 or 14.
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Washington
Navy
New London
Conn
San Juan
Ip.r
Chances for quick treaty look better in Vienna
In Vienna the chance for a rapid Austrian independence treaty signing improved as Russia dropped demands on refugees and eased armament limits. Officials said progress hinges on resolving prewar oil investment issues and a neutral declaration before the Big Four can sign.
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Vienna
Austria
Ivan I. Ilyichev
Manpower Cuts Okayed By House Defense Panel
The House Appropriations Committee approved administration military manpower reductions and authorized 31.49 billion dollars in new defense funds with a potential 43.08 billion dollar total for the next fiscal year. The panel emphasized continental air defense and deterrence amid possible world escalation while warning of a House battle over Army strength cuts. Rep Flood urged boosting funds by 750 million to avert personnel reductions.
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House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
House
Senate
Rep
Mahon
Eisenhower
Flood
Weather shifts to fair conditions across miami valley
The weatherman changed his mind and foresees only fair weather today tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers off the horizon canceled. Temperatures reflect a springlike pattern nationwide with yesterday’s high near 91 at 5 pm and a 63 degree low at 6 34 am expected again tomorrow though the daytime high will be slightly lower.
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Miami Valley
Two Viet Nam congresses call for Bao Dai ouster in Saigon
In Saigon, two congresses debated Bao Dai's role. The National Political Congress moved to depose the ex-emperor and dissolve Diem's government, while the States General urged a figurehead Bao Dai. A third party, the Cao Dai commander, pledged monarchy abolition. The National Army reported Binh Xuyen resistance waning.
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John Roderick
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
National Revolutionary Committee
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Political Congress
French Riviera
Diem
Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Cao Dai
Diem Byu
J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
State Department
Washington
States General” Assembly
South
Congress
National Army
Afghanistan fears raid by Pakistan
Afghanistan declares emergency and mobilizes army fearing Pakistani aggression. Radio Kabul cites plans to defend border tribal areas as Kabul accuses Pakistan of violence and recalls officials. Rioting in Kabul in March left 47 injured after West Pakistan territorial consolidation.
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Afghanistan
Pakistan
Radio
Karachi
West Pakistan
Northwest Frontier
Ats
Crash Kills 3 Children in Urbana Ohio Drive
Two brothers and their sister riding home from a circus were killed when their car skidded on loose gravel and hit a tree. Gerald Barnhart seven, William nine, and Vivian Irene four died. Another brother Robert two was in critical condition at Mercy Memorial Hospital.
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Urbana
Ohio
Gerald Eugene Barnshart
William
Vivian Irene
Robert
Mercy Memorial Hospital
Trade Bill Extends New Tariff Powers for President
The Senate approved Eisenhower's foreign trade bill by 73 to 13, extending the Reciprocal Trade Act to June 30, 1958 and granting a new three year window to reduce tariffs in 5 percent steps yearly. The measure, now to conference with the House, retains key provisions and adds authority to curb imports that threaten national security and to adjust base dates to avoid double tariff cuts, with most Senate changes backed by the administration.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Tariff Commission
George
D-Ga
Japan
Dodgers suspend Don Newcombe for insubordination
Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe is suspended indefinitely for refusing to pitch in batting practice, a punishment described by the team as insubordination. The move comes amid a broader set of late AP bullets from around the world.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Don Newcombe
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