Armistice Violation Alleged as Reds Display Bodies
The Korean Reds offered six Asian soldiers’ bodies and a captured survivor as proof of an armistice violation by an Allied patrol. The U.N. refused to accept the bodies or the prisoner, saying there is no proof they were United Nations personnel. The exchange followed claims that a patrol entered North Korea, was ambushed, and weapons were found with the dead.
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Korea
United Nations
U.N
Manufac
North Oor
Red
Demilitarized Sone
Military Armistice Commission
Reds
MIGs Fly Cover as U S Jets Gap in Yellow Sea Skirmish
In a dogfight near the Yellow Sea at least 32 Red Chinese MIGs reportedly backed eight jets in a clash that left two MIGs downed and two probables. U S Sabres reportedly incurred no damage. General Maxwell Taylor protested the attack to the UN, while pilots described being fired on though no hostile act was observed.
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Yellow Sea
Robert E. Dawson
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
United Nations
Military Armistice Commission
Taylor
Harlan C. Parks
U.N
Dawson
Red China Radio
Red China
Peiping
Liaotung Province
Manchuria
Air Force
Robert J. Fulton
Bernardsville
Burt C. Phythyon
Wadsworth
James E. "McInerney Jr
Garden City
N.Y
Robert M. Donahue
Montgomery
Ala
Same Old Story Blast Postponed in Nevada Test
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed its final 1955 Nevada test blast again, citing unfavorable wind conditions. The shot was set for 5 a.m. after a weather briefing, following a postponement the previous day due to shifting winds.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Even Close Friends In Dark Over Ike's Plans
Washington reports say President Eisenhower keeps confidants in the dark about his 1956 plans. Aides declined comment while rumors spread of retirement. Roy Roberts and Senator Margaret Chase Smith noted uncertainty and speculation among GOP members.
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Washington
Roberts
White House
Ite House
James €. Hagerty
Smith
Eisenhower
Roy Roberts
Sas City Star
Margaret
Chase Smith
Maine
Sion
Brownell Remay
L Eisenhower
Des Moines
133 Bodies Recovered From Japanese Ferry Disaster
Divers pulled 133 bodies from the inland sea raising the total to 135 for the fog shrouded ferry collision. 54 remain missing as 775 were rescued including 51 injured. Relatives filled a morgue seeking identities as Shinn Maru sank after a second ferry hit it. Nagasaki resigned as president of the National Railway Corp. taking responsibility.
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Japan
Tokyo
Takamatsu
Sonosuke Nagasaki
National Railway Corp
House Budget Knife May Slip Past Marines
In Washington, Marines seek to block Eisenhower defense cuts as House votes on amendments. Flood of Pennsylvania seeks extra funds to raise Army, Navy and Marine totals beyond committee plan, while Air Force gains remain modest. Navy fleet would rise to 1066 ships if his amendments pass.
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Washington
Marine Corps
House
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Flood
D-Pa
Flood
Army
Navy
Air Force
Four Young Brothers Die In Los Angeles Garage Fire
In Los Angeles a second story garage apartment fire killed four boys Leroy Jr aged 4 Billy Ray 3 Lewis Lee 2 and Michael 4 months The blaze started after a candle was lit by their 10 year old half sister Margie Davenport who tended the children while the parents went to a movie The sister was burned rescuers failed to save the children neighbor Wilbur Hamilton aided by climbing a tree and breaking a window Margie survived with burns and the family faced ongoing poverty with power cutoffs and no transport fixed in their home credits.
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Los Angeles
Margie Davenport
Wilbur Hamilton
Leroy Franklin
Leroy Jr
Billy Ray
Lewis Lee
Michael
Springfield woman dies in crash near Lower Valley Park
Springfield, Ohio Ada Marie Johnson 32 died when the car she rode in crashed into two trees on Lower Valley Park Way southwest of Springfield last night.
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Springfield
Ohio
Ada Marie Johnson
Lower Valley Parkway
French Shift Last Garrison In Indochina
French evacuate remaining North Indochina garrison to Dolon Peninsula as Hai Phong endures curfew. Viet Minh prepare to seize Haiphong while Gen Rene Cogny warns against disorder ahead of the May 16 Geneva accord deadline.
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North
Viet Nam
North Indochina
Haiphong
Viet Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Rene Cogny
Indochina
Dulles Presses Soviets to Move on Austrian Treaty
U S Secretary of State Dulles demands a quick decision from the Soviet Union on signing the Austrian independence treaty. Envoys from the four occupation powers seek a resolution on compensation to U S and British oil firms before Dulles travels to Vienna to meet Molotov and discuss a potential Big Four summit. The timetable hinges on treaty text and future top-level discussions.
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Vienna
V. M. Molotov
Dulles
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Edgar Faure
Eden
Metov
NATO Council of Ministers
Harold Macmillan
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
IL. Ilyichev
Austria
Britain Forms Committee to Promote Ties With Russia
London reports Britain creates a committee to foster cultural relations with Russia. Christopher Mayhew is named chairman as the Foreign Office outlines a policy to improve good relations. The panel will sponsor reciprocal understanding by arranging visits of small groups between the two nations.
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London
Britain
Russia
Christopher Mayhew
Foreign Office
Eden
Austrians Hope for Near End to Independence Talks
Vienna reports pressure as ambassadors fail to agree on reparations in the Austrian independence treaty. Figl addressed Parliament urging patience while Moscow and Western allies barter. Optimism remains despite delays with Molotov possibly seeking a propaganda compromise.
New Trial Granted in Brutality Claim of Lifelong NY Murder Suspect
Federal appeals court vacates conviction of Santa Camanito, a Brooklyn murder defendant, citing police coercion and 27 hours of continuous questioning with incommunicado detention. Judges describe detectives as posing as witnesses and the confessions as inherently unreliable.
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New York City
Santa Caminto
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Camanito
U.S Court of Appeals
Jerome N. Frank
Frank
Laughing Linda Farred and Linda Christian Travel from Stockholm to London
Linda Christian arrives at London airport from Stockholm bound for Spain to film. Reports claim her divorce from Tyrone Power is worth a million dollars are said to be exaggerated.
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Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
Santa Monica
Calif
London
Stockholm
Spain
Diem Asks Removal Of French Army From South Viet Nam
Rioting in Saigon centers on Ngo Dinh Diem seeking French withdrawal of the expeditionary corps from South Viet Nam. He instructed his brother Ngo Dinh Luyen to present the request in Paris. France's 70 000 to 80 000 troops are based mainly in Saigon Tourane and Cap St Jacques.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
France
South
Viet Nam
Diem
Ngo Dinh Luyen
Paris
North Viet Nam
Tourane
Cap St. Jacques
Dulles
Edgar Faure
Diem United
Faure
United States
Weather Outlook Keeps Cloudy Damp Pattern Ahead
The past two days stayed cloudy and damp with temps near 70. Yesterday's high reached 69 at 4 30 p m. Today and tomorrow are forecast to reach mid 70s with lingering clouds. The 5 a.m. low was 53, one degree above yesterday's 34 and cooler than tonight's expected low.
Eisenhower to face tougher bargaining with Bulganin
Amid Big Four talks the Kremlin presses a disarmament program and demands. Senate Foreign Relations Chair George urges a positive approach and readiness for possible failure. Officials anticipate Bulganin pressing West German armament plans while Eisenhower weighs cease fire moves in the Formosa area and UN led steps.
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Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Moscow
George
D- Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
France
Russia
Formosa
West Germany
United Nations
United States
Hagerty Lifts Sudden Ban on Reporters
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty announced a reversal of the previous plan to ban reporters from the President Eisenhower office. He said the ban likely will not apply after discussions about the Salk vaccine remark tied to the President and Mrs Hobby during a news conference.
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James C.hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Welfare Hobby
Hobby
United States
David
Standby vaccine controls gain momentum in Congress
A House push grows for standby powers to regulate Salk polio vaccine distribution and prices as the Public Health Service inspects Parke, Davis Detroit plant. Rep. Wolcott calls it a compromise while Sen. Scheele plans testimony. 62 polio cases vaccinated so far. Parke, Davis reports an improved vaccine variant in testing in De Witt County.
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R-Mich
House Banking Committee
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Scheele
House
Oveta Culp Hobby
Eduation and Welfare
Parke, Davis and Co
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