14 Jul 1954
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1954
Page
1
The Trinity desert blast area near White Sands Proving Ground remains marked by a 1100‑by‑10 foot crater with greener grass nearby. Officials note future national monument plans require special permission, and the glassy Trinity material is gone but the site endures as a historic marker.
President Eisenhower said Secretary Dulles will assess U S participation in Geneva Indochina talks while Ike plans a state visit to Seoul for South Korean President Syngman Rhee He stressed unity with Britain and France on allied principles and outlined plans for a unified free and independent Korea.
In interviews Anderson and Hickel discuss that the USSR could build atomic weapons years earlier and the United States leads in peacetime atomic energy power. They doubt the electric power bill's battle will kill the measure, noting Senate debate and a potential West Memphis plant contract.
In Oeynhausen Germany Britain stages a lavish ball for Princess Margaret as 600 guests dance through dawn at Bad Eilsen health resort. Elite Margaret corps select young officers by looks and skill to entertain with tunes from Broadway shows led by bandmaster Rudi Dreyer.
The French Premier and Foreign Minister backed Eden’s view that the United States should be represented at Geneva at the ministerial level. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles asked Gen Walter Bedell Smith to return to Geneva, while Eden Mendes France would go back to continue discussions with the Communist powers on an Indo China cease fire.
Yesterday’s events undercut chances for Justice Department action after Solon Larner of Tenafly New Jersey testified in secret on June 22. Larner and a partner in a building concern had split four years ago.
Dreyer formed a seven piece outfit in a POW camp and has performed for six years at the Rhine army club. The ball will be at the Fuerstenhof hotel with RAF officers in charge and no German guests. German onlookers will watch the Princess arrive outside the hotel enclosures.
Rev. William F. Mayo leads a Tallulah Methodist Church group to Camp Alabama near Choudrant for a week long religious camp. Instructors counselors and several youths join, including Sallie Jo Foster Mary Elizabeth Stewart Harriet Smith Charles Kennedy Robert Speed and B. B. Randall.
Communist forces pressed Hanoi from three sides with activity around the Seven Pagodas and Son Tay. Hung Yen was encircled by rebel battalions while civilians fled toward Hanoi. Observers weighed Giap's plan, suggesting a major assault hinges on Geneva cease-fire talks.
Air conditioning dust irritates students as the police jury approves a low bid of 1 684 dollars from McCain Richards for a replacement truck after a recent crash. Central Auto Sales Lee Rogers and Adair GMC Co submitted other bids. A committee of Ward 5 jurors will meet with West Monroe Mayor Norris to address dump problems.
The Armed Services Committee rarely alters basic foreign aid totals but can. The bill will face further cuts on the Senate floor. The Foreign Relations Committee trimmed items in rough proportion to requests, notably reducing a $10 million military equipment category by 165 million and an $800 million Indo China war item for Southeast Asia support.
The committee preserved 131000 for technical cooperation and 321 million for NATO military facilities in Europe. It also reinstated 27 million for non atomic weapons R&D in Europe and 70 million for British aircraft for the RAF, reducing the latter by 5 million from the administration request.
Report outlines how Moscow leverages external diplomacy and internal Communist party pressure to influence governments. The strategy blends outside channels with inside party influence to apply strategic leverage.
Pennington Gap Virginia reports a nonunion coal mine near the community was closed after nine miners were ambushed while reporting for work. Owner C R Tomblinson said shots rang out for about 15 minutes from surrounding woods and he collected a pound of empty cartridges.
Tomblinson said he left a United Mine Workers contract on April 19 due to unaffordable union rates. Lee County Sheriff W P Bays believes attackers bluffing. no arrests were made after an investigation.
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