Viet Nam plans reject partition in armistice terms
French backed Viet Nam government rejects any armistice settlement that partitions Viet Nam. Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dinh laid the plan before the Indochina conference, urging free elections under United Nations control and international enforcement of cease fire terms. He insisted on independence for Viet Nam and opposed partition, cautioning it would cede territory to the Vietminh and disrupt regional autonomy.
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Geneva
Viet Nam
Nguyen Quoc Dinh
United Nations
Dinh
Jance
High School Boy Admits Slaying 4 Year Old
A Detroit AP report says a 15 year old boy Terrence De Moss told police he fatally beat and slashed 4 year old Marion Jo Zobrovitz with a 2 by 4 beam and a knife but offered no motive. The juvenile cannot be charged in major court unless Probate Court waives jurisdiction.
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Detroit
Marion Jo Zobrovitz
Edward Jacques
Terrence de Moss
Jacques
de Moss
Michigan
Doris de Moss
Terry
Eisenhower Defends Confidential FBI Data Handling
President Eisenhower condemned the disclosure of classified FBI material by any Army intelligence officer. He emphasized the principle over McCarthy’s allegations, calling unauthorized sharing of security data extremely reprehensible and noting the oath sworn by enlisted men. He mocked the idea of conflicting loyalties between officers and soldiers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
FBI
Sen
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Brownell
Nude confrontation ends with arrest in Greenwich Village
In New York a nude chase ended with Gerard Marziale, 42, jailed for felonious assault after pursuing his wife Evelyn Cunningham Marziale, 30, who fled bleeding to the street. Evelyn was hospitalized in critical condition with a stab wound to the abdomen. The couple had renewed cohabitation after a divorce.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Gerard Marziale
Evelyn Cunningham Marziale
St. Vincent's Hospital
Marziale
Self-Styled Prophet Sentenced in Cleveland Call Girl Ring
Emmett Cobb known as Ahmed El the Prophet was found guilty of running a call girl racket involving a 15-year-old girl, a 19-year-old heiress from Shaker Heights, and a 23-year-old housewife. He rejected counsel and spoke against Judge Arthur H. Day as a seven-man five-woman jury convicted him after two and a half hours of deliberation. He faces 14 to 68 years in prison.
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Cleveland
Emmett Cobb
Ahmed el
Arthur H. Day
Cobb
Shaker Heights
West Side
Fasting Burglar Mystery Shocks Cincinnati
Police probe the case of George Hampton Simpson a former federal bank examiner who burglarized a home jumped bond and fasted 30 days as a fugitive. He was found malnourished and hospitalised after reportedly fasting since April 10 the burglary court date. Simpson an ex bank examiner once valued his $18 000 savings and said he did not want to face trial. He attended the University of Cincinnati and lived with his mother.
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George Hampton Simpson
Simpson
Federal Home Loan Bank
University of Cincinnati
Steel City adjusts to strike paralyzing transit
Pittsburgh faces a trolley and bus strike by 2700 workers as Pennsylvania Railroad adds trains and cars pool, while unions and Pittsburgh Railways Co clash through mediators. Car pools and hitchhiking rise as the dispute over a 30 cent wage increase and benefits stalls arbitration.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh Railways Co
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach
Three Boys Find Coins in Cleveland Sewer
Eleven year old John Schott and two companions found thirteen old gold coins in a Cleveland sewer basin while chasing a ball. A collector paid $36 each for four coins later, with reports that about 50 more similar coins were found by other youngsters nearby. The coins dated 1860 1880 1887 and 1899 and their fate beyond the four sold remains unclear.
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Cleveland
West Side
John Schott
John
Billy Dembie
John Cooper
John Gluck
Laniel Faces Threat as France Weighs Indochina Debate
Paris AP. Premier Joseph Laniel’s government confronts its gravest test in 11 months amid a second confidence vote over delaying debate on Indochina. The crisis follows Dien Bien Phu’s fall and could affect the Geneva talks, with a special Assembly committee proposed to study the war.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Laniel
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Korea
France
Special Assembly
Sparrow guided missile system announced by Defense Department
The Defense Department unveiled a rocket powered supersonic guided system named Sparrow for use from airplanes against other aircraft. It is described as fully maneuverable at supersonic speeds, compact enough for carrier based jet deployment. The Navy says training has begun for Atlantic and Pacific fleet operations.
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Washington
Defense Department
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Fines Added To Troubles Of Old ILA
Fines totaling 92500 were imposed on the old International Longshoremen's Association amid a power struggle for control of New York dock crews. Judge Harold P. Burke also handed jail terms to three ILA local officials for contempt linked to a March 5 to April 2 strike against a no-strike injunction and a dispute with the AFL Teamsters.
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International Longshoremen’s Assn
ILA
Harold P. Burkerly
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
NLRB
Hudson River
Harold Bowers
William P. Lynch
William Ackalitis
AFL Teamsters Union
Ila-Afl
Teamsters
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Pier
Fall Guy Claims He Was Framed In Dallas Extortion Case
James Hollis Jones, 49, says he is the fall guy after being arrested in a $200 000 extortion plot targeting 20 Dallas Jewish families. His brother Ralph, 42, is also charged. both face federal counts of using the mails to extort and threatening, with bonds set at 25 000 each.
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Texa
James Hollis Jones
Federal Bureau
Jones
Dallas County
Ralph Franklin Jones
U.S
W. Madden Hill
FBI
George Schepps
Julius Schepps
Bank Bandits Are Arrested in Akron Robbery
The FBI arrested two brothers, Harry T. Gerhart, 18, of Akron, and Donald E. Gerhart, 22, of Wooster, for the $3,400 Farmers & Merchants Bank robbery in Smithville. About $2,421 was recovered, with $1,160 found on the suspects and in the car, and $1,261 in a refrigerator tray at the younger man's home.
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Ohio
FBI
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Smithville
Harry T. Gerhart
Donald E. Gerhart
Wooster
Faint Hope for Life of Condemned Genius Chessman
In San Quentin CA Gov Goodwin Knight agreed to review Chessman 1948 kidnapping conviction records after a closed door session with his attorney Berwyn Rice The governor previously rejected clemency pleas noting Chessmans crimes including kidnapping attempted rape and robbery and a victim still in a mental hospital Chessmans case hinges on whether court reporter notes were properly translated for the appeal record with the original reporter having died.
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Calif
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Goodwin J. Knight
Los Angeles
Knight
Chessman
California
Berwyn Rice
Rice
Super Supreme Cort
Adams Says He Faced Abuse From Roy Cohn in Schine Case
Army counselor John G. Adams testified at the Senate subcommittee hearings that Roy M. Cohn subjected him to the harshest pressure for special treatment of Pvt. G David Schine. Adams said McCarthy and Cohn pressed for Schine’s drafting and that he endured extensive verbal abuse during the five year period.
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Army
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Roy M. Cohn
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Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
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Senate
Mill
Sen.McCarthy
Schine
McCarthy Subcommittee
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McCarthy
Subcommittee
Congress
Ray H. Jenkins
Army Radar Laboratories
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Rhee Rejects New Korean Unification Plan
Seoul reported President Syngman Rhee rejected a U N supervised unification plan for Korea calling for general elections nationwide and withdrawal of Chinese troops. Talks with U S envoy Arthur H Dean ended in deadlock after Dean presented the plan with Rhee insisting no Communist Chinese presence in North Korea.
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Syngmanee
Korea
Rhee
U. S
Arthur H
Dean
North Korea
Van Fleet to Confer with Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa
General James A. Van Fleet arrives from Korea on a Far East fact finding mission. He will study U.S. aid programs for Nationalist China's armed forces and confer with Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa tomorrow.
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Formosa
James A. van Fleet
Korea
Far East
China
van Fleet
U.S. 8Th Army
U.S
Japan
South Korea
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Eisenhower Warns Indochina Aid Must Be Accepted
President Eisenhower said the free world should not give up on Indochina and that allies would not interfere without being asked. He noted differences with Dulles are about wording, not views, and discussed potential flexible use of foreign aid funds to support Indochina or redirect elsewhere in Southeast Asia if needed.
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Eisenhower
Indochina
SAS
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vorys
Ohio
U.S
Congress
House
Chiperfield
Senate oks amendment setting judicial retirement age and court size
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment to force retirement for federal judges aged 75 or over and to fix the Supreme Court at nine justices. The action, likely years from full effect, passed 58 to 19 with bipartisan votes. Currently 28 federal judges are 75 or older. no justices are that old.
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Yeeeterday
Senate
Supreme Court
House
Administrative Office
U.S. Courts
Frankfurter
Candidates Arrested in Seoul Over Language Criticism
Two National Assembly candidates in Seoul face arrest on charges of abusive language against President Syngman Rhee's government. Independent Lee Yung Man allegedly said Rhee and his Cabinet were as corrupt as North Korea. Sul Hwan Choo claimed Liberal party members bought his support in the May 20 election.
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South Korea
National Assembly
Syngman Rhee
Kim Chang Hung
Lee Yung Man
Rhee
North Korea
Sul Hwan Choo
Liberal Party
Sul Repo
Mayor Carlin Re-Elected In Newark Contest
Newark voters reelect Mayor Leo P. Carlin a 45 year old former AFL teamsters local leader. He wins another term as head of the city government.
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N.J
Leo P. Carlin
AFL Teamsters
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