Strike Of Steel Workers Ends, Threaten More
In Birmingham 25000 steelworkers ended a one day walkout in sympathy with striking telephone and L N employees. A 4000 worker strike was called for Monday as Southern Bell and CIO talks in Atlanta reported no change. Reports of sabotage and disturbances accompanied the actions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
Telephone
Southern Bell and Communications Workers of America
CIO
Atlanta
Dixie Flyer
LAN
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Fairfield Works
U.S. Steel
Woodward Iron Co
United Steel Workers
Admiral Stump to brief Ike on Formosa situation
Admiral Felix Stump, top Pacific naval officer, travels to Augusta to brief President Eisenhower on Formosa developments. Stump, recently in the Far East, will report in Washington and brief Navy and Defense, as senators pressure on U.S. stance regarding Quemoy and Matsu.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Formosa
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
White House
Stump
Washington
Formoas Straits
Pacific Area
Far East
Navy
Defense Departments
Tachen Island
Sen
Walter F. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Quemoy
Mat- SU
Polio Vaccine Sent To 10 Southern States
Eli Lilly and Co. delivered enough polio vaccine for 2 023 290 children to the Railway Express Agency for air overnight shipment to public health authorities in 10 Southern states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina. Railway Express network was alerted for priority handling.
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Indianapolis
Eli Lilly and Co
Railway Express Agency
Air Express
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
North Carolina
Railway Express
Earl Warren Not To Seek Presidency
Chief Justice Earl Warren announced he will not be a candidate for the White House under any circumstances. He called his decision irrevocable and said he plans to spend the rest of his life on the high bench, a move that affects GOP plans as polls over potential liberal nominees shift if Eisenhower does not run. Warren noted talk of his return to politics embarrasses him and reflects on his duties.
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Washington
Earl Warren
White House
Eisenhower
Gallup
Mr. Warren
Richard M. Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Warren
Gettysburg
Governors to Attend Talks on Regional Strikes in Tennessee
Three Southern Governors including Marvin Griffin James E Folsom and Hugh White said they would attend a Nashville conference on Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Southern Bell Telephone strikes with Kentucky Governor Lawrence Wetherby as organizer. Governor Kennon of Louisiana will send a representative and Governor Stanley of Virginia would concur in actions.
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Frankfort
Nashville
Tenn
Kentucky
Lawrence Wetherby
Southern Governors Conference
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Hugh White
Mississippi
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Virginia
Frank Clement
Wetherby
Reds Promise Withdrawal Of Austrian Units
Vienna reports Chancellor Julius Raab returns from Moscow with Soviet promises that Austrian troops totaling 44 000 along with 23 000 Western troops will be withdrawn by year end 1955 pending a treaty of independence. The pledge comes amid talks on a four power settlement and possible Big Four ambassador meeting.
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Vienna
Julius Raab
Moscow
Austria
Raab
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Blue Danube
Rebel sect raids strike Saigon amid renewed civil warfare
In southwest Vietnam rebel Hoa Hao troops led by Gen Ba Cut assaulted many government posts in Cochinchina. Violence worsened with hazardous devices in Saigon and six wounded soldiers. The Binh Xuyen faction based in Cholon is also blamed for fresh incidents as a city blockade returns after Easter.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Hoa Hao Sect
Ba Cut
Cochinchina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Cholon
Sheppard granted hearing for new evidence in wife murder
Cleveland April 15. Dr Samuel H Sheppard, convicted of wife Marilyn Sheppard’s killing last July 4, is given a hearing on April 27 to present new evidence. Defense attorney Corrigan will call Dr Paul Kirk, UC professor and criminologist, whose theories include a left handed killer and flashlight as a factor.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Paul L. Kirk
Kirk
University of California
Corrigan
Court of Appeals
Dr. Kirk
Blythin
Four Power Talks Sought Over Berlin Truck Taxes
The Western Big Three proposed a four power meeting with Russia on a high commission level to discuss reducing increased taxes on trucks carrying supplies to West Berlin. They called the tax boosts exorbitant and a potential new blockade, insisting Soviet authorities withdraw them promptly. East Germany warned of security measures against West Berlin, while no Allied comment was issued.
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Bonn
Germany
Russia
High Commission
West Berlin
Berlin
West
ADN
West Germany
Mariners Sing Farewell Song on Godfrey Show
New York April 15 The Mariners a quartet introduced a new song on Arthur Godfrey s show just 24 hours before he fired them. Its title was We Didn t Come to Say Hello But to Say Goodbye.
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New York
The
Mariners
Arthur Godfrey
Eden calls general election for May 26 in Britain
Prime Minister Anthony Eden announced from Chequers that Britain will hold a general election on May 26 and has asked Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament on May 6. The Queen agreed and the new Parliament would sit June 7 with the opening ceremony June 14.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eden
Conservative
Winston Churchill
Nation
Elizabeth II
Churchill
Britain
Chequers
Portrait of campus framed art pictured on DeSiard street
President Lewis C. Slater and Architect King Stubbs were seen strolling DeSiard street Thursday afternoon with a framed view of the Northeast State College campus. The image highlights the new classroom building and drew observers to comment on the accuracy and beauty of the depiction.
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DeSiard Street
Lewis C. Slater
King Stubbs
Stubbs
State College
Louisiana
McLeod Says He Urged Ousting Corsi Over Refugee Program
State Department security chief Scott McLeod testified he suggested Edward J. Corsi be ousted two days after Rep. Francis E. Walter demanded firing. McLeod said he wanted Corsi to “withdraw grace fully and with dignity” as chief adviser on immigration to Secretary Dulles.
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Scott Mlesd
Corst
R. W. Scott McLeod
Senate
Washington
Edward Corsi
State Department
Corsi
Department
Scott McLeod
Edward J. Corsi
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
McLeod
Senate Judiciary
Cors
New York Republican
John Foster Dulles
Walter
Dulles
U. S
Justice Department
U.S
Juvenile Draft Evasion Case Ends in Release
A 15 year old boy, initially convicted of draft evasion under an assumed name and age, was freed in U S District Court after serving part of a reformatory term. The youth admitted the deception and the conviction was set aside by Judge Ben Dawkins Jr. The same session saw a mistrial in migratory game bird act cases against Vernon Hobgood and T Finkbeiner and a suspended sentence for Ben Calloway on bank loan fraud.
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U. S. District Court
Lake Charles
Vernon Hobgood
T. Finkbeiner
Ben Calloway
Russia signs Austria peace pact ending occupation by year end
Moscow and Vienna sign a communique accepting a peace treaty by December 31 1955 with Soviet troops to withdraw once signed. Russia caps reparations at 150 million in Austrian commodities and frees all Austrian POWs and civilians held in the USSR. United States Britain and France must approve before a broader conference and final treaty form.
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Kenneth Broiney
Moscow
Russia
Austria
Fri
Soviet Union
Trian
Julius Raab
Vienna
United States
Britain
France
Eisenhower
Democrats Bow To Southerners On Oath Issue
Washington April 15 AP Democratic leaders accept a compromise on the loyalty oath issue to appease Southern members. An advisory group led by former National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell outlined a plan to let most party members bolt the presidential ticket without punishment. The Mitchell report urged the national committee to back a resolution stating it is the party’s aim to secure best efforts to place nominees on ballots nationwide.
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Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Salesman's Car Recovered From Homochitto River
NATCHEZ Mississippi April 15 The demolished car of a Baton Rouge salesman was hauled from the Homochitto River with no body found. P O Brady 38 had been missing since he left Wednesday afternoon as a flood ripped a 150 foot section from a concrete bridge 17 miles south. The car was located 70 yards downstream in 25 feet of water by a river search team. Hundreds watched as diver C O Denese of New Orleans attached a tow line to Brady s car for retrieval.
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Natchez
Miss
Baton Rouge
P. O. Brady
Here
C. O. Denese
New Orleans
Brady
Port Vincent Faces Flood Crest From Amite and Comite
The Amite River continued to rise near Baton Rouge with forecasts to surpass the 1953 peak as residents fled homes around the flood areas northeast and east of the city. The Comite River crested earlier and fell slightly, while the Amite was rising at about 13 feet per hour and could crest shortly after midnight.
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Baton Rouge
U.S. Geological Survey
Comite River
Geological Survey
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Harry Truman
Dean Acheson
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