Saboteurs Blow Up Rail Line Aimed at Munitions Train
Guatemala reports saboteurs blasted a rail line to derail a munitions train moving from Puerto Barrios toward Guatemala City. One civilian and a soldier killed, three soldiers wounded after a gun battle with federal troops. two charges detonated. Government accuses U S of alarmist reporting while denying any Russian or Polish guns entering Guatemala. United States cautions on arms shipments from Iron Curtain states amid Socialist government tensions.
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United States
August Charnaud MacDonald
Guatemala City
Puerto Barrios
U.S. State Department
Alpheim
Poland
Washington
State Department
Stettin
Charnaud
Neighae Honduras
Foreign Ministry
Russia
U.S
Guatmala
French Nurse Genevieve de Galard reported in good health
French army radio announced that 20 year old nurse Genevieve de Galard Terraube is in good health at Dien Bien Phu. It said she continues working for French wounded and helping administer care amid the siege.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
Miss de Galard
Four Airmen Saved Four Others Lost at Pearl Harbor
Four Navy airmen were rescued after their seaplane crashed 400 miles northeast of Oahu. The Hawaiian Sea Frontier said dark ended the search with little chance the remaining four crewmen survived. The four survivors were Lt. L. W. Reher Lt. J. A. Holmes H. R. James R. W. Findly. Other aboard identified by the Navy included Lt. j.g. K. F. Stout A. V. Bormann D. E. Hicks G. Goodrich. The survivors said the plane hit bounced and broke into four pieces after engine trouble.
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Hawaiian Sea Frontier
L. W. Reher
Imperial Beach
Calif
J. A. Holmes
Huntsville
Ala
H. R. James
Coronado
R. W. Findly
Grovetown
N. H
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Dayton
Ohio
A. V. Bormann
Los Angeles
D. E. Hicks
Radioman
Cairo
G. Goodrich
Electronicsman
Victoria
Tex
Explosion at Secret Fireworks Factory Kills Four
Four people die and 11 are gravely injured in a blast at a hidden fireworks factory in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Caxias. Officials suspect a smoker caused the explosion.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Caxias
U S Bombers Ready to Strike Any World Target
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay head of the Strategic Air Command announces bombers and crews are ready to strike anywhere on earth. He says aircraft can fly in any weather, reach within a few hundred feet of a designated point, and hit targets on global orders as deterrence against Soviet aggression.
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Washington
America
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
LeMay
Armed Forces Chemical Assn
Disastrous Fire Kills 10 Horses at Detroit Race Course
A fire at the Detroit Race Course stabled 40 to 45 horses in a 60 stall barn in Livonia. Five stablehands suffered minor burns. only two horses escaped as the barn burned. Damage was estimated at 200000 dollars. nine race programs were to proceed as scheduled. Owners named include Jim McFarlan Leo Wells Charles Blazer and E B Smith.
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Detroit
Detroit Race Course
Livonia
Harry Lindy
Michigan Thoroughbred Owners Assn
Robert Leavitt
Leavitt
Jim McFarlan
Leo Wells
Charles Blazer
E. B. Smith
Lou Sierra
Norman Owens
Korea Back On Agenda At Geneva
Geneva talks pivot to Korea yet again as South Korea proposes a plan to unify the peninsula while Indochina talks show tentative, secret progress. Chou En Lai seeks speaking time as West and Communists discuss ceasefire zones and international control in Indochina. Bedell Smith to dine with Molotov may influence the conference outcome.
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Geneva
Indochina
Pyun Yung Tai
China
Chou En- Lai
Inochina
Big Four
Red China
Russia
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Walter Bedell
Improvement Seen In Jobless Picture
Fresh Labor Department figures show unemployment among insured workers fell by 56 800 to 2 124 000 for the week ended May 8 the lowest in three months but still well above a year ago The bureau credits a seasonal employment pickup in certain industries.
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Washington
Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Union Won't Comment On Wage Rumor
Pittsburgh report says United Steelworkers seeks a 50 cent per hour raise from basic steel producers. Observers debate the figure as union officials and U S Steel Corp. stay mum. A union representative calls for bargaining at the table, not in newspapers, after a three day pre negotiation session last Thursday.
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United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
USW
Stassen Blasts McCarthy Administration Headed for Running Fight
Harold E. Stassen launches a fresh attack on Senator McCarthy calling for more Eisenhower backing for America. He says McCarthy made false statements in a Senate speech and fanned disunity amid White House cautions. McCarthy and Army Secretary Stevens remain at odds over a conference testimony and Eisenhower orders.
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Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Harold E. Stassen
McCarthy
America
White House
Stassen
Senate
Wisconsin
Red
China
Stevens
Congress
Chicago
Montana
Three Children Die in New Zealand Air Crash
An Air NZ DC3 arriving from Christchurch crashed into a house and trees near Auckland, killing three children and injuring 26 others with many suffering minor burns. Pilot Captain William Pettet was treated for shock and burns as bystanders helped passengers.
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Auckland
New Zealand National Airways
Christchurch
William Pettet
French Troops Break Vietminh Siege Near Yen Phu
French High Command reports relief columns broke through to aid two encircled outposts in the Red River Delta. A third outpost fell after a Vietminh assault aided by 90 mm mortars. The last outpost of Anxa held for nearly three weeks as Yen Phu and Coquan face pressure near the strategic rice bowl delta.
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Hanoi
Indoching
Dien Bien Phu
Red River Delta
Anxa
Yen Phu
Coquan
McCarthy Will Not Attack Eisenhower Over Army Case
Senator McCarthy says he will not criticize President Eisenhower amid the Army dispute and discusses hearings and subpoenas for five reporters. He blasts civilian Pentagon officials, cites the Senate subcommittee proceedings, and vows to decide on continuing testimony after a Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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Sen
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Ike
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Senate
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New York Herald-Tribune
Joseph Alsop
Phil Potter
Baltimore Sun
Murrey Marder
al Friendly
Washington Post
John Adams
Chamber of Commerce
Eisenhower Social Security Plan Nears House Review
The House Ways and Means Committee moved toward approval of a broader social security bill. The draft expands coverage to doctors, lawyers, farm operators, ministers, local government workers and more, with higher benefit minimums and a raised base to $4,200, affecting about 70 million workers and 6 million beneficiaries.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means
Rhee Renews Offer to Send ROK Troops to Indochina
South Korea's President Syngman Rhee said today he would again send ROK troops to Indochina and warned that actions must replace words to stop Communist aggression in Southeast Asia.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Chiang Hopes im 4 Will Guard Islands
In Taipeh Formosa sources indicate China seeks U S Seventh Fleet protection for a chain of small islands off the mainland. The fleet now guards Formosa and the Pescadores with no expected change. An invasion of the Tachens Quemoy and other offshore bases would be a logical first step to Red conquest of Formosa.
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Formosa
China
U.S
7Th Fleet
Pescadores
Tachens
Quemoy
Eisenhower voting age proposal fails in Senate vote
President Eisenhower’s bid to lower the voting age to 18 was defeated in the Senate as 24 Democrats opposed the constitutional amendment, leaving the effort unlikely to advance this session. Republican leaders and several lawmakers had argued states should decide individually.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Malone
Nevada
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Georgia
Langer
Senate Judiciary Committee
Knowland
Calif
Senssen
Ferguson
Mich
State of the Union
America
Lawmakers Clash Over Atomic Energy Law Details
Washington lawmakers debate Eisenhower atomic power bill focusing on AEC chairman role and private industry patent rights. Beckerley plans to quit as director of classification citing conservatism on releasing information. Buildup of opposition to naming the chairman as principal officer prompts rewriting to preside at meetings.
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Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis Strauss
Senate
House Atomic Energy
AEC
James G. Beckerley
Commission
Beckerley
Holifield
Calif
Price
D-Ill
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