Indo Aid Program Unaltered Despite Dien Bien Phu
Pentagon says the American military aid program for the French Union in Indochina remains unchanged after Dien Bien Phu. Air sea shipments and aircraft technician support will continue, with U S forces ready to back international policy and defend the Far East if truce talks fail. The Far East force posture includes about 20 Air Force wings in Korea Japan Okinawa and the Philippines and a reinforced Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific with carriers cruisers destroyers and submarines.
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Washington
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Pentagon
United States
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
Free World
Formosa
Pakistan
Red
Far East
Korea
White House
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Navy
7Th Fleet
New Israel Arab Clash Reported on Jordan Border
Three Israeli soldiers and a Jordan farmer were reported killed in clashes along the Israel Jordan frontier. Two Israeli policemen were missing and believed dead. Jordan said Israeli forces killed an officer and a private in repulsing an attack on Illin. The incident drew UN Mixed Armistice Commission attention and a UN Security Council meeting was planned in New York.
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Jerusalem
Israel-Jordan
Jordan
Illin
Hebron
Israel
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
U. S. Navy
Elmo Hutchison
Zaboa
Mixed Armistice Commission
U.N. Security Council
New York
Five Norwegians Convicted of Espionage for Soviet Union
A Norwegian court found five Norwegians guilty of spying for the Soviet Union. Four received jail terms up to four years and were ordered to pay 28,100 kroner to the government. the fifth could not be sentenced due to the statute of limitations. They were convicted of spying on civilian and military sites including air bases along the Soviet border in Finnmark.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Soviet Union
Finnmark
Senator Humphrey optimistic on 18-year-old voting amendment
Sen. Humphrey of Minnesota says he is optimistic the Senate will approve a proposed constitutional amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 when the measure is considered this week.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Army Opposes Dirksen Plan To Shorten TV Hearings
The Army dziś opposed Sen Dirksen plan to cut short the McCarthy Army hearings saying it would do violence to justice. McCarthy favors limiting testimony while Democrats resist and Mundt wavers as the 13th day opens. Stevens is recalled to testify and Welch weighs whether Adams and Hensel should be heard behind closed doors.
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McCarthy
Dirksen
Senate Investigations
Mundt
R—Sd
Stevens
Joseph N. Welch
Army
John G. Adams
H. Struve Hensel
Defense
Roy M. Cohn
Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
Pvt. G. David Schire
Schire
Wisconsin
Welch
De Gaulle Supporters Clash With Police in Paris Tomb Event
In Paris General Charles de Gaulle visited the tomb of France's Unknown Soldier alone sparking clashes as 400 supporters tried to breach police lines. Eleven officers and several civilians were injured amid heightened tensions following Dien Bien Phu fallout.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Mystery Flights Reported Over Nordic Skies
Oslo reports foreign aircraft conducting mystery flights over Norwegian airspace. Lt Gen Finn Lambrechts says two unidentified planes were seen in northern and central Norway and calls on Allied nations to ensure their aircraft respect territory. Swedish defense confirms several planes crossed from Finland into Sweden.
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Oslo
Norway
Norwegian Air Force Command
Finn Lambrechts
Lambrechts
Finland
Sweden
Stockholm
Stroesner May Lead Paraguay President Bid
In Buenos Aires reports say Gen Alfred Stroesner, 41, army chief who held sway after last week's revolt, is expected to be elected Paraguay's president in two months. The Colorado party calls a June 8 convention to pick its candidate and Stroesner campaigns to secure the nomination.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Paraguay
Alfred Stroesner
Colorado Party
Stroesner
Federico Chaves
Asuncion
Laos Fears Invasion After Dien Bien Phu Fall
In Saigon AP dispatch, Laos fears a new Vietminh invasion toward Luang Prabang after Dien Bien Phu's fall. French officers doubt a major northern offensive before the monsoon peaks, while Vietminh raids continue around Hanoi and captured French forces are marched toward camps in the north.
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John Roderick
Saigon
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Kingdom of Laos
Luang Prabang
Hanoi
Father Swims 2 Hours To Save Wife And Son
MEMPHIS Tenn Ten year old Darlene Roaten supported by a cork for over three hours was swept ten miles down the Mississippi River. Her father J S Roaten swam more than two hours to rescue his wife and eight year old son Bobby after they and Darlene stepped off a sandbar into swift current. The father left four year old Michael in the boat with the motor idling and later used the boat to reach the others. Darlene was picked up near dark by the towboat Zephyr from St Louis. The family was on a pleasure cruise when the boat struck a sandbar and all but Michael were tossed into the water.
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Memphis
Tenn
Darlene Roaten
Mississippi River
J. S. Roaten
Bobby
Darlene
Mississippi
Roten
Michael
Boaten
Mrs. Boaten
Strike Stalls Home Building In Cleveland
Cleveland as 25,000 AFL building trades craftsmen walked out seeking higher pay. Major contractors settled wage disputes with 12 percent overall raises, five cents delayed until November. Painters kept working on many sites under a new two year contract. asbestos workers stayed off many jobs, pulling members from home building and other projects.
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Cleveland
Greater
AFL
Painters’ Union
French Air Forces Hit Vietminh Convoys Near Dien Bien Phu
French fighters and bombers attacked roads northeast of Dien Bien Phu, targeting Vietminh truck convoys and Molotov transport lines. Bombing concentrated on the Tuan Giao to Na San route, with reports that the road segment between Tuan Giao and Na San was cut in multiple places.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Tuan Giao
Na San
French High Command
Ike Nominates Head of New Anti Spy Unit
President Eisenhower will nominate William F. Tompkins of Maplewood New Jersey to head the new Internal Security Division of the Justice Department. The division will centralize cases on treason espionage sabotage and loyalty of federal employees and will work with the FBI on national security prosecutions.
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Ike
Washington
New Jersey
Justice Department
White House
Internal Security Division
Eisenhower
William F. Tompkins
Maplewood
N. J
Tompkins
U.S
Peas
Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Len McCarthy
R—Wis
McCarthy
Atty
Brownell
FBI
Weather h SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE
Middletown sees clear cold night with a low near 34 as Jack Frost lingers in the Miami Valley. Tuesday turns partly cloudy and warmer with a high around 57, after yesterday’s 50 high and 38 low.
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Jack Frost
Miami Valley
Middletown
Mr. Frost
Daytonian Nabbed In Mason Case
A Dayton man, Ray Whitted, 33, of 4638 Darrough St., was jailed in Lebanon charged with unarmed robbery after being arrested in Monroe. Police say Whitted looted $75 from the Buckeye Lodge cash register on U. S. 42, with $75 in hand when caught at a Monroe tavern. He faced arraignment before Squire Clarence Banker.
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Lebanon
Richard Satterthwaite
Whitted
Monroe
Ben Reibling
Satterthwaite
Reibling
Squire Clarence Banker
General Pelagio Cruz Tours U S Air Bases
Brig. Gen. Pelagio A. Cruz commander of the Philippines Air Force arrived in San Francisco for a three week tour of U S air bases. His itinerary includes stops that will take him through Ohio and other states as part of the exchange program and alliance outreach.
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San Francisco
Pelagio A. Cruz
Philippines Air Force
Ohio
Threat to kill Eisenhower probed by Secret Service
Secret Service investigated a reported plan to assassinate President Eisenhower during a May Mother’s Day wreath visit to Mary Ball Washington’s grave in Fredericksburg Virginia. Police questioned a reliable informant who spoke of two accomplices and a rifle, but the threat was not substantiated.
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Eisenhower
Secret Service
Washington
A. E. Baughman
Baughman
Fredericksburg
Mary Ball Washington
A. G. Kendall
Kendall
The
Mai
White House
Monument Grounds
Mary Ball Washington College
Viet Minh Rebuffs French Terms in Indochina Talks
Geneva reports say the Viet Minh delegate rejected Paris's armistice terms as Western powers press to exclude two rival “phantom” governments. Molotov and Chou En-lai backed the insurgent demands amid debate on Laos and Cambodia representation at the Far Eastern conference.
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Geneva
Viet Minh
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Anthony Eden
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Pham van Dong
Viete Minh
Khmer
Pathet Lao
Molotov
China
Chou En-lai
Red China
Viet Nam
Les Bidault
Zhukov Praises Allied Leaders Then Criticizes U S Policy
Marshal Zhukov lauded Britain's Montgomery and President Eisenhower for shaping Allied victory in World War II but Cites America's later aggressive foreign policy with new bases and blocs. He stresses Soviet strength and Europe's and Asia's desire to avoid being cannon fodder for U S ideas.
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Moscow
Georgi K. Zhukov
Europe
Britain
United States
America
Dise
Pravda
Communist Party
West
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
U. S
Senate Union
Russia
Asia
Cyclone Hits Northern Japan Killing Several and Forcing Disasters
Windstorm raked northern Japan last night killing at least seven people and leaving four missing according to national police. Kyodo News Agency reported over 2,600 homes destroyed or damaged by the cyclone.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyodo
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Mason
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