Backers Of Seaway Bill Confident House Will Approve Plan
East and West reportedly split over Indochina conference chairmanship at Geneva. Talks likely postponed to next week as missing Cambodian delegates and Paris crisis draw focus. Vietnamese and Lao delegates arrived. Vietminh rebels already present amid government turmoil in France.
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Paris
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French National Assembly
Brownell bars public release of FBI and McCarthy materials
Attorney General Brownell ruled that an FBI security report on Ft Monmouth and a McCarthy paper must stay secret. He said both contain confidential material and the FBI did not authorize their release, except to two generals. The ruling followed Senate hearings on the Army McCarthy clash and prompted political exchanges over the content and handling of sensitive information.
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FBI
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Sen
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Mundt
R-Sd
Stevens
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Justice Department
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D-Ark
Symington
D-Mo
John G. Adams
Army Department
Army
Adams
Jenkins
Paraguayans claim revolution ends amid uncertain control
A Buenos Aires radio report states a revolution that began yesterday has ended but no clear ruler in Paraguay is given. Unofficial dispatches say elements revolted against President Federico Chaves’s regime and loyal forces reportedly quelled the uprising with police chief L Petit killed. An Argentine border account from Clorinda places insurgents in the capital.
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Argentina
Paraguay
Raio
Anny
Presider
Federico Chaves
L. Petit
Clorinda
Queen Elizabeth in good health during Commonwealth tour
British papers reassure readers that Queen Elizabeth II, though slimmer, remains in sound health as her six month Commonwealth voyage continues. Reports note a five pound loss and a recent chill at Aden, but emphasize she does not appear tired.
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Daily Sketch
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Daily Mirror
Valletta
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Mirror
Aden
Laniel Wins Confidence Vote in National Assembly
Premier Joseph Laniel secured a confidence vote 302 to 266 in the National Assembly. The result allows him to set a date for parliamentary debate on Indochina, likely after the Geneva conference. opponents sought a sooner debate, possibly May 14, and a loss would have forced Laniel and his Cabinet to resign before Geneva talks.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Indochina
Laniel
Geneva
French Leaders Face Iran Indo China Talks at Geneva
Premier Laniel seeks a confidence ballot while bids to control Indochina talks heat up. Bidault stays in Paris amid parliamentary criticism as Dien Bien Phu pressure grows. Britain weighs united action and the Geneva session is readied with a dedicated room, chair unsettled.
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Georges Bidault
Paris
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Indochina
Bidault
Geneva
Jean Chauvel
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dien Bien Phu
London
Britain
United States
France
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Washington
Singapore
Palace of Nations
Soviet Army Chief Grechko Tours U S Forces in West Germany
In a highly publicized move, Col Gen. A. Grechko visited U S Army Europe HQ in Heidelberg after crossing from East Germany. US officials gave few details, marking a rare high level Soviet presence in West Germany during the Cold War.
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Germany
U. S. Air Force
West Germany
U. S. Army
Heidelberg
A. A., .Grechko
East Germany
William M. Hoge
Europe
Hoge
Grechko
East Berlin
U. S
Air Force
Geneva
Red China claims five armed agents captured near Korea
Peiping radio reported five armed men said to be from Syngman Rhee’s army intelligence were captured April 10 near Tashwa island off Korea. The men claimed they were ordered to infiltrate Fu Cho Peninsula with a machine gun three rifles grenades and 500 rounds.
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Korea
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Antung
Haeju Peninsula
United Action Plan Out For State Of Viet Nam
Secretary Dulles shifts toward a Southeast Asia security system focusing on Laos and Cambodia as Viet Nam remains a volatile battleground. Officials note a quick decision is unlikely to stop the broader Indochina conflict, while Dien Bien Phu defenders include about 4,700 Vietnamese and 1,500 Cambodians among 12,000 troops.
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D-Mont
Dien Bien Phu
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southern Democrat Russell backs Taft-Hartley revision move
Georgia's Russell said he would vote to send the Taft-Hartley revision bill back to the Labor Committee if Democrats on the panel can show they had full rights to propose amendments. The Senate may vote on the move, which could kill the measure this session.
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Georgia
Russell
Labor Committee
Senate
H. Alexander Smith
Eisenhower
Bannister Breaks Four Minute Mile On Oxford Track
Roger Bannister clocked 3 minutes 59.4 seconds on Oxford track to break the four minute mile, beating the official 4:01.4 record set by Gunder Haegg in 1945. He also equaled an unofficial 1500 meter mark of 3:43.
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England
Roger Bannister
Dom
Sweden
Gunder Haegg
Vandalia Forecasters Add Missing Words To Weather Outlook
Fair and warmer weather continues in the Miami Valley through Saturday. Tonight’s fog gives way to a low near 38 while tomorrow peaks at 65. In Middletown yesterday the high reached 60 at 4 p.m. and the low was 40 at 5 a.m. Today’s low was logged at 5:30 a.m.
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Middletown
Geneva reversal on Indochina sparks Democratic critique
Sen. Guy Gillette accuses the United States of an astounding reversal at Geneva over Indochina, blaming a split Republican administration and lack of a unified foreign policy. He notes the 1952 election divided executive and legislative branches and calls for a Democratic Congress to lead the nation in facing Communist aggression.
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Stephen A. Mitchell
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McCarthy R-Wis
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Wisconsin
McCarthy
National Group
James Roosevelt
Robert L. Condon
California
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Wright Morrow
Mitchel
Morrow
State Committee
Bombers Hit Vietminh Lines At Dien Bien Phu
U S supported Privateer bombers from an aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin joined a massive air assault on Vietminh positions near Dien Bien Phu. French spokesmen say fragmentation bombs created gaps in Vietminh ranks and targeted artillery and anti aircraft emplacements.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Gulf of Tonkin
USW Wage Policy Unit Maps Plans
Pittsburgh policy makers of the CIO United Steelworkers open a two day meeting to draft final plans for nationwide bargaining in 1954. The 170 member Wage Policy Committee maps strategy and finalizes contract demands for the basic steel industry with aims including wage increases and better pension and insurance benefits. Bargaining with U S Steel is set to begin May 18.
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United Steelworkers
USW
U. S. Steel Corp
House approves St. Lawrence Seaway plan for United States join with Canada
After a 20 year fight the House backed the St. Lawrence seaway measure. The bill authorizes the United States to join Canada in a 27 foot deep channel to Great Lakes ports. Supporters predicted a large margin. opponents warned of bond funding changes.
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St. Lawrence
Senate
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic
Great Lakes
House
Rep
Machrowicz
D-Mich
Britain Joins Talks on United Action in Indochina
Britain moves closer to joining Allied talks on united action in Indochina if Geneva peace efforts fail. Reports say London fears a split with the United States over Indochina policy as discussions may occur in Washington or Singapore within three weeks.
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Britain
Far Eastern
Geneva
United States
Indochina
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Singapore
Inform. Ry
Vietminh
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Liberal News Chronicle
Daily Mail
Leaflets Labeled Bombs Drift Over Cincinnati
Civil defense planes dropped leaflets over Cincinnati declaring this might have been a bomb. Winds carried them away before impact, avoiding any damage.
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Civil Defense
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