Venturi sinks off Bahamas. Gar Wood survives at sea
The 188 foot Venturi, an "unsinkable" twin hull yacht, broke up in heavy seas off Great Isaac Light near the Bahamas. Gar Wood, 73, speed boat racer and builder, and eight others were rescued by Coast Guard and fishing craft after a valve failure beneath stormy 10 foot waves. Wood and secretary Jean Berry and housekeeper Jodie Rodriguez were taken to Miami aboard a Coast Guard helicopter. The other eight crew members, all Miami residents, were rescued from smaller boats.
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Fla
Venturi
Great Isaac Light
Bahamas
Gar Wood
Nassau
Wood
Army
Atlantic
Florida
South Sea
Navarre Plan Dropped as Indochina War Effort Fades
The Navarre plan, once used by the United States and France to win Indochina, has been quietly abandoned by authorities. French officials say it is largely irrelevant after Dien Bien Phu, noting the Vietminh’s open fight ended the plan’s assumptions of continued guerrilla warfare.
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Washington
Dien Bien Phu
Henri Navarre
Indochina
Foreign Legion
Labor Party Pulls Ahead In Elections
Britain’s Labor party gained 509 council seats in England and Wales with 13 boroughs turning Labor after recent balloting. Conservatives fell 388 seats, losing many councils while gaining 60. A Scotland swing to Labor followed, though national implications remain unclear amid internal party divisions.
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Britain
Labor Party
England
Wales
Laborites
York
Northhampton
Reading
Colchester
Ipswich
Scotland
Labor
Army Draft Call Increased 5000
The Army today called for the drafting of 23,000 men in July, an increase of 5,000 over the monthly quotas since February. The move follows Defense Department statements that more men would be needed for the Army in the new fiscal year starting July 1 due to many completing two years of service.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Important ROK Vote Coming Up
Seoul expects about eight million voters next Thursday for a National Assembly election that could shape South Korea’s future. The 203-member body will outlast President Syngman Rhee, who must step down in 1956. new lawmakers may decide on a possible constitutional life term for him.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Bidault Outlines France’s Indochina Peace Plan at Geneva
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault states Viet Nam civil war settlement must be under international control. He proposes regrouping troops in designated zones, separate Laotian and Cambodian handling, and conference decisions on re assembly limits with commanders implementing details. He aims for concrete negotiations soon.
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Bidault
France
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Geneva
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
US Ends Hydrogen Test Series At Pacific Proving Grounds
Washington reports the United States has fired a final hydrogen explosion in the 1954 test series at the mid Pacific proving ground. An AEC Defense Department statement said the series is completed and development of thermonuclear weapons continues. This follows prior test series wording and omits specifics.
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Washington
United States
Mid- Pacific Proving Ground
Joint Atomic Energy Commission - Defense Department
Shoulders Is Denied New Trial
Federal Judge Albert A. Ridge denied new trial requests for Louis Shoulders former St Louis police lieutenant and Elmer Dolan suspended patrolman convicted of lying about the Greenlease ransom handling The judge also denied acquittal bids and set May 21 for sentencing The case involves perjury related to the disappearance of 303720 of a 600000 ransom paid by Robert C Greenlease to kidnappers Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady
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Albert A. Ridge
St. Louis
Greenlease
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Robert C. Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown
Escapee Captured After Shooting Town Marshal
In Napoleon Ohio a fugitive Arthur Peters, 23, who fled DuPage County Illinois after robbing deputies and car theft, surrendered to authorities after wounding McClure town marshal Harry Hartsing. Peters admitted the shooting and was jailed. no charges filed. He had earlier forced a taxi driver to Ohio and led police on a car chase before being stopped near Napoleon.
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Illinois
Henry County
Fred H. Bartels
Arthur Peters
Bartels
Peters
Harry Hartsing
McClure
Hartsing
Arthur Baker
Holgate
Toledo
DuPage County
Ill
Franklin Park
Chicago
Young Musicians Prep For City Concert
The Journal City reports fifth and sixth graders rehearse Saturdays for a major musical debut next week with stories and pictures planned for Sunday. Social Security benefits are explored as a Middletown resident and spouse begin drawing their entitlements and discuss program rules. Open house highlights planned at Stonybrook Farm for the new Girl Scout Camp on 310 acres. A Lucas family member, Martha Louise Myers, will wed in the area as a bridge to local history in Sunday’s society section.
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Middletown
Stonybrook Farm
Lucas
Martha Louise Myers
Butler County
Nip Convicted of Killing GI in Tokyo
Tokyo court sentences Hatsue Nip to six years for the death of American soldier Cpl. Walter C. Jernigan in his sleep. Jernigan, 22, of Savannah Georgia, was shot in the head. Hatsue Nip claimed self defense saying he beat her while intoxicated, but the court rejected the plea though noted her mental state at the time was considered.
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Tokyo
Walter C. Jernigan
Savannah
Hatsue
Jernigan
Laniel Survives Confidence Vote Amid Indochina Strain
Premier Joseph Laniel won a 289 to 287 confidence vote in the National Assembly as Indochina policy tests his government. The narrow margin signals risk of ouster once Geneva talks end, with Defense Committee set to discuss sending draftees to Indochina and extending conscription.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Indochina
National Assembly
Laniel
Assembly
Geneva
Korea
Switzerland
Committee On National Defense
Senators Mundt and Dirksen Testify On McCarthy Army Talks
Senators Mundt and Dirksen described January visits by Army counselor John G. Adams and White House aide Gerald Morgan alleging pressure from Roy Cohn on the McCarthy subcommittee. They testified Adams told of threats to reveal embarrassing reports unless McCarthy halted investigations. Adams denied the charge as false.
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Eisenhower
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McCarthy
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Mundt
R-Sd
John G. Adams
Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt
Sen Potter
R-Mich
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Brownell
Justice Department
Symington
D-Mo
Army
Gaines
Cohn
Army Loyalty Board
Gerald Morgan
Joseph N. Welch
Ans
Geneva Bulletin Proposes Neutral Supervision for Indochina Peace
Russian Premier Molotov signaled a shift in Communist policy by endorsing a Geneva idea that any settlement of the Indochina conflict be overseen by a neutral nations supervisory commission. He admitted the Vietminh led proposal lacked sufficient supervision.
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Russia
Neutral Nations’ Supervisory Commission
Molotov
Costello Convicted on Federal Tax Evasion Charge
New York gambler Frank Costello was found guilty of federal income tax evasion and faces up to 15 years in prison and a $30 000 fine. He showed visible emotion after the verdict while aged 63 and amid deportation proceedings.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Federal Correctional Institution
Milan
Mich
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Kefauver
Convict Genius Given Lengthy Lease On Life
Daryl Chessman, 32, author of Cell 2455 Death Row, was granted a stay of execution by Superior Court judge Thomas F. Keating of Marin County. The stay came less than 24 hours before his scheduled San Quentin gas chamber death, as Chessman’s attorney argued trial transcript flaws in a state Supreme Court appeal.
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Calif
Daryl Chessman
Superior Court
Thomas F. F Keating
Marin County
Chessman
Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
Israel Censured Over Border Incidents By Armistice Panel
The Jordan-Israeli armistice commission condemned Israel after new border incidents. The panel, including Jordan's Yousef Haikal and UN truce chairman Cmdr. Elmo Hutchison, ruled Israel violated the armistice line twice. Reports say shootings wounded Arab farmers near Khirbet Nasha and two women in Falama.
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Jersalem
Jordan
Israel
Jordan-Israeli Armistice Commission
U.N
U.S. Navy
Elmo Hutchison
Yousef Haikal
Commission
Khirbet Nasha
Falama
French airlift of Dien Bien Phu wounded faces delay
French army officials reported the first contingent of gravely wounded from Dien Bien Phu arrived at Luang Prabang, Laos, for transfer to Hanoi. A transport plane failed to appear, weather disrupted flights, and Hanoi expected 32 wounded by late afternoon as Vietminh claims of captives adjusted the casualty totals.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Luang Prabang
Here
Laos
Vietminh
Dien Bien Phuaire
Lax Pre-Draft Exams Costing Millions, Says Expert
Dr. Forrest J. Pinkerton of Honolulu told the Hawaiian Medical Assn that lax induction examinations used by industries and military boards lead to millions in phony pensions and dishonest veterans. He cited a case of a veteran overpaid for a hearing defect despite better hearing now and warned of filing errors recording defects.
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Forrest J. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Armed Services
Hawaiian Medical Assn
U.S
South Korea
Japan
Philippines
Okinawa
Formosa
Red Jet Bomber Said Developed To Hit U S
Amarillo Texas Gen Nathan F Twining stated the new Russian heavy jet bomber was built solely to reach important targets in the United States. He told an Armed Forces Day audience that Soviet medium bombers can reach Europe Asia or North Africa, and that heavy bombers would be needed only for U S targets.
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Tex
Nathan F. Twining
United States
Air Force
Europe
Asia
North Africa
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marines
Army
Twining
Rep. Schrivner
Brian
House
Appropriations
Scrivner
Russia
United States Air Force
Marine Corps
Weather Outlook Brightens as Winter Winds Fade
Vandalia forecasters predict fair cool weather in the Miami Valley tonight with a low of 45 degrees. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer as temperatures rise to a summery high near 76. Middletown residents note city temps often exceed valley averages. Yesterday’s high reached 76 and the low dipped to 44 before 5 am. Today’s low was 52 at 6 am.
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Miami Valley
Mercury
Middletown
GOP Adopts "Back the Vote" Slogan for Campaign
The Republican National Committee selects the slogan Back the Vote Republican for the forthcoming congressional election campaign. The message emphasizes turnout and party support as candidates campaign nationwide.
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Republican National Committee
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