McCarthy Demands Data On Justice Unit In Probe
Senator McCarthy pressed for the complete record of Justice Department involvement in triggering Army charges over Schine. Senator McClellan said disclosure is needed if the administration blocks details of a January 21 meeting with Brownell Rogers Adams Lodge and others. John Adams testified he was ordered not to add details and the inquiry resumes with Welch promising a possible written order.
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McCarthy
Justice Unit
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
Army
Pvt
G. David Schine
Andren. McClellan
Ark
Eisenhower
Brownell
William Rogers
White House
Sherman Adams
Gerald Morgan
U. N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
John G. Adams
John Adams
Gested
Schine
Rogers
Subcommittee
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
FBI
McClellan
Yestoday
Mr. Adams
Mr. Stevens
Arkansas
Robert B. Anderson
Symington
Joseph N. Welch
Special Army
Welch
France U S relations strained over Indochina war
Diplomatic tensions emerge as Communist gains in Indochina test U S French cooperation. Paris talks aim to avoid blame while considering internationalizing the war, with Dulles detailing policy and Bonnet seeking American guidance amid Dien Bien Phu fallout.
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Washington
Indochina
Europe
Far East
Paris
United States
Dulles
Heri Bonnet
Bonnet
Lanie
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
U.S
Eisenhower warns amid worry over Communist threat in Armed Forces Day address
President Eisenhower used an Armed Forces Day dinner to urge unity in facing the Communist menace from Southeast Asia and elsewhere. He recalled historic dictatorships as a warning and praised democratic resilience as crowds applauded his call for collective defense alongside Deputy Secretary of Defense Anderson.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
Rome
Genghis Khan
Napoleon
Hitler
Mussolini
Defense
Robert B. Anderson
Anderson
America
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
Bolling Air Force Base
Man in Oakland Attempts Suicide by Gas and Knife
George Halcomb of Oakland, 50, unemployed, slashed wrists and cut his neck Wednesday. He fainted twice, then put his head in a gas stove burner and later in an oven. He called an ambulance Thursday after fainting again. doctors expect recovery.
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Oakland
Calif
George Halcomb
Halcomb
Eisenhowers travel to Camp David for weekend retreat
President and Mrs. Eisenhower drive sixty miles today to their Camp David retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains and plan to return Sunday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Massillon Store Blasted Second Time By Bomb
A home-made bomb struck a Grant Co store at Towne Plaza Massillon yesterday for the second time in two weeks. No injuries reported. The blast ripped walls of the store, part of the shopping center still under repair after the first bombing 19 days earlier, with damage estimated at $20,000.
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Massillon
Ohio
Grant Co
Towne Plaza
Dial brothers convicted in Alabama labor slavery case
A federal jury in Birmingham convicted brothers Fred N. Dial and Oscar Edwin Dial of forcing enslaved workers on their Sumter County farm. They allegedly transported prisoners from Alabama and Mississippi jails and beat victim Hubert Thompson. he died days later from pneumonia per autopsy, though wounds were noted. Sentencing set for June 4. they remain free on bond.
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Birmingham
Ala. P
West Alabama
Fred N. Dial
Oscar Edwin Dial
U.S
Seybourn H. Lynne
Alabama
Mississippi
Sumter
Hubert Thompson
Nelson Grubbs
Thompson
Gang Killing In Chicago Echoes Past Leader's Death
A Chicago narcotics gang member, Frank Coduto, 47, was killed last night on a southwest side street near 1919 W Cullerton St as he drove to pick up his wife Ellen, 40. Police say he was shot in the back from the car, mirroring the earlier murder of the gang leader. Lt. Mandernack notes fear and threats within the gang.
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Chicago
Frank Coduto
W. Cullerton St
Coduto
Ellen
Matthew J. Mandernack
Anthony Pape
Reds Round Up Berlin Butchers Amid Meat Smuggling
East Berlin butchers were rounded up after the East German News Agency ADN reported arrests of a large number of workers. Authorities accuse them of looting about 100 tons of meat from a Soviet sector stockyard and smuggling it into West Berlin. The West Berlin League of Free Jurists said 60 to 80 were detained this week to scapegoat the shortage in the East.
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Berlin
ADN
East Berlin
West Berlin
League of Free Jurists
East
Mistrial Declared in Ryan Union Funds Case
In New York a jury deadlocked 10 to 2 on guilt for Joseph P. Ryan once a powerful waterfront labor leader charged with diverting 48000 in union funds. The mistrial ends a 30 hour jury deliberation after 51 counts were reduced to 42 totaling 17000.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
Ryan
Guatemala
Old International Longshoremen's
Aasn
Elizabeth Returns To Britain After Six Month Commonwealth Tour
Queen Elizabeth II returns to Britain aboard the royal yacht Britannia after a six month Commonwealth tour. Crowds line foggy Thames embankments as the vessel nears Tower Bridge en route to Buckingham Palace. Prime Minister Churchill joins the welcome, with police prepared for up to a million spectators.
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London
Britannia
Thames Estuary
English
Thames
Tower Bridge
Elizabeth
Westminster Pier
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Churchill
English Channel
Vietminh Chief May Be Trying Clever Trick
Vietminh leader Vo Nguyen Giap seeks to exploit Dien Bien Phu evacuation by demanding the French refrain from bombing the highway to Son La. French officials reportedly consider the condition in principle as they move thousands of wounded from the fallen fortress. The move is presented as a care for their own wounded.
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Saigon
Indochina
Vietminh En
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Son la
Vietminh
Western Big Three map Indochina strategy in Geneva talks
Top diplomats from the Western Big Three met to map strategy for secret East West negotiations aimed at halting the Indochina war. They also studied Soviet shifts on peace proposals and discussed international supervision of any settlement, signaling cautious progress toward hard bargaining next week.
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Geneva
Indochina
Cess
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U. S
French Mobilize Copters for Indo Chinese Evacuation
French forces in Indochina mobilized helicopters and light planes to evacuate wounded from Dien Bien Phu. About 450 French, Algerian, and Foreign Legion troops were to be flown out of Hanoi after Vietminh agreement. Wounded include badly injured paratroopers. further batches expected.
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Larry Allen
Hanoi
Indochina
Dochina
Dien Bien Phu
Luang Prabang
Geneva
Giap
Vietminh
Railway Labor Settlement Terms Move Forward
A presidential emergency board prepared to recommend settlement terms in a major labor dispute involving welfare demands of about one million railroad workers. The 150 principal railroads and 15 non operating unions remain locked in a year old dispute, with no wage issues but calls for medical, hospital, and life insurance benefits, plus extended vacation and pass privileges.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Charles Loring
Minnesota Supreme Court
Loring
Tucson
Ariz
Man Shoots Self In Officer's Car
In San Diego a 38 year old man named Erwin B Heifner was arrested on a drunken driving charge after his car weaved on the highway. He shot himself in the back seat of the arresting officer’s car, according to the State Highway Patrol. Heifner had a Chicago Motor Club membership card with an Aurora Illinois address.
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San Diego
Calif
Erwin B. Heifner
State Highway Patrol
H. G. Hoard
Heifner
Hoard
Chicago
Calumet Ave
Aurora
Fll
Railroad workers to receive 150 million dollar holiday pay
Washington bulletin states the Presidential emergency board recommended granting holiday pay benefits worth 150 million dollars annually to about one million railroad employees. In Indochina the French high command advised Vietminh Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap evacuation of Dien Bien Phu wounded by air is impracticable and urged a new plan. A strong quake shook the Puget Sound area with no immediate damage or injuries reported.
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Saigon
Indochina
Vietminh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Seattle
Puget Sound
Laugh King Brothers Circus Arrives for City Shows
King Brothers Circus rolled into town with a parade and two performances at 2 pm and 8 pm near Buena Vista, south of the city. Fire Department oversight and a large crowd marked the day as ground crews set tents and ready acts ahead of opening.
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Sandra Pettus
King Brothers Circus
Tiny Sandra Wil
Buena Vista
S. Main St
Verity Parkway
Hollywood
Hannibal
Journal
Bill Weith
King Brothers’ Circus
North
Middletown
Oxford State Road
South Main Street
Vote Jitters Kill Congress Pay Increase
Election year jitters have stalled a bill to raise congressional pay from 15000 to 25000 and for federal judges. The measure needs Senate action to advance, with House leaders not pressing action before elections. Many members support higher pay but fear the timing hurts campaigns.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Tax Instructions To Be Simplified For 1040 Form
IRS Commissioner T Coleman Andrews says the form 1040 short form will be simplified and may use comic strip illustrations. He notes a possibility of eliminating returns for individuals earning less than $5 000 a year.
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Houston
Tex
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue Service
Civil War Vet John Salling Reaches 108th Birthday
Fort Blackmore Virginia honors General John B. Salling a 108 year old Confederate veteran. He served in A Company digging saltpetre for General Lee and recalls Civil War service amid limited schooling and hearing. He attends reunions and wears an I Like Ike button praising President Eisenhower’s Korea era return.
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Fort Blackmore
John B. Salling
Salling
Beccause
Lon Collins
Lee
Korea
Coin-Flipping Judge Escapes Traffic Charge In NC Town
Clayton officials took no action against Recorder Court Judge L. H. Champion after he flipped a coin to decide a traffic case involving C. C. Stewart. After five hours, the commission left the matter to the judge who declined further comment pending consultation with friends. The coin flip favored Stewart, who was charged with running a stop sign.
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Clayton
N.C
Recorder Court
L. H. Champion
Champion
C. C. Stewart
Stewart
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