Eight Nations Meet Over Formosa Crisis in Bandung Parley
An eight nation group including Red China gathers in Bandung to discuss the Formosa crisis after Chou En-Lai signaled willingness to negotiate. The secret talks involve Ceylon Burma India Pakistan Indonesia and pro Western Philippines and Thailand, with no immediate results reported.
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Bandung
Indonesia
China
Chou En-Lai
John Kotelawala
Ceylon
Chou
Red China
United States
Colombo
Burma
India
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Arrival of spring prompts safety notes and traffic tips
The piece urges drivers to heed signs in school zones as spring brings more outdoor activity. It notes increased traffic around Rose Avenue area and warns of icy walks causing falls. It also reminds churchgoers to set clocks forward for Sunday school and reports heavy traffic during cathedral events.
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Pa Nene
Ryan and
Stanton Avenues
Rose Avenue School
Daily Weather Report
Partly cloudy and warm today with wind and evening storms possible tonight and Sunday. Highs near 70 to 75 with lows in the 40s. Maximum temperature 73 minimum 39 no precipitation river stage 7.5 feet. A year ago totals show 85 and 50 with 19 inches of rain.
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United States
Plan Control of Dr Salk Polio Vaccine Allocation
The government moved to ensure fair Salk polio vaccine distribution through Sept 1 as supply nears demand. Welfare Secretary Hobby announced a national advisory panel will oversee state allocations for children under 20 and aim to immunize all under 10 by Aug 1 and all under 20 by Nov 1.
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Salk
Oveta Culp Hobby
Washington
Governors Meet to End Nine-State Communications Strike
In Atlanta three governors Marvin Griffin James E. Folsom and Hugh White push a settlement with Southern Bell and CIO Communications Workers of America to end the strike over a no strike clause. Rail unions reject an arbitration deadline, signaling ongoing tension.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Hugh White
Missisippi
State to Honor Dr Jonas E Salk for Polio Vaccine
Gov George M Leader will award Pennsylvania Medal of Meritorious Service to Dr Jonas E Salk for developing the polio vaccine. The University of Pittsburgh virologist will receive the citation at a General Assembly joint session May 10 or at a May 13 luncheon in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Jonas E. Salk
Thomas K. Hodges
University of Pittsburgh
General Assembly
Powell Seeks Meeting With Chou En Lai Over Flyers Case
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. made a second attempt in Bandung to arrange a talk with Premier Chou En Lai about 11 American flyers jailed by the Chinese on espionage charges. He sent an unofficial note and asked for a reply, acting in observer capacity.
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Bandung
Indonesia
INS
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
N.Y
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Powell
Chou
United States
Glenn Neville
New York Daily Mirror
Defeat Expected for Communists in Austrian Elections
Austrian officials forecast a sweeping setback for the Communist Party in Sunday's municipal elections in Lower Austria. More than 900,000 eligible voters, mostly farmers and small land owners, will elect town and village councilors. In 1951 the Communists captured under six percent of the vote.
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Vienna
Austria
Soviet Zone
Lower Austria
China to Free U.S. Airmen Soon, Paris Dispatch Says
A Paris based AFP dispatch quotes a reliable source near the Chinese delegation at the Asian Africa conference saying communist China will very shortly release the U S airmen it holds on espionage charges The report cites a source close to Chinese officials in Ban dung.
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Paris
INS
Agence France Presse
Bandung
China
Income Tax Battle Opens With Monday Debut
Governor George Leader faces Republican opposition and possible Democratic defections as the 17 point plan for a 1 percent tax on wages and salaries likely starts in the General Assembly. The proposal aims to raise about 194.8 million in the next two years with a $1,000 exemption, framed as cheaper than a 3 percent sales tax.
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House of Representatives
May Repair Maids Of Mist Fire Damage At Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Ont UP two Maid of the Mist boats were damaged by a flash fire while in drydock. Frank Le Blond of Maid of the Mist Steam Boat Co. estimated USD 100000 in damage, potentially 300000 if vessels cannot operate. Fire Chief John C. Stanton, 59, died after collapsing directing the fire crew.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Maid of the Mist
Frank le Blond
Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., Ltd
le Blond
John C. Stanton
Red China Pulling Forces From Korea, Dope War Ahead
U N Narcotics Chief Anslinger, in an INS exclusive, says Red China is withdrawing military forces from Korea and shifting to a dope war aimed at subverting South Korea and Japan. He cites 2400 arrested agents who carried gold to bribe officials and heroin to seed addiction, noting many more may operate among war weary refugees.
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United Nations, N. Y
INS
Red China
Korea
South Korea
Japan
U.S
Harry J. Anslinger
International News Service
China
Anslinger
U. S
Schools To Operate On Daylight Time
New Castle public schools will operate on Daylight Saving Time starting Monday morning. Superintendent Walter A. Kearney announces a continuation of the policy to follow the city schedule.
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New Castle
Walter A. Kearney
Belief U S Aid Paying Dividends At Bandung
Democratic senators cite Bandung sentiment as proof U S economic aid is paying dividends and should not be cut. They warn against overemphasizing Afro Asian gains, fearing Communist charges of U S interference for propaganda purposes.
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U. S
Ceylon
Free Nations
Wayne Morse
DPD
Ore
Bandung
Salk Vaccine Arrives in Lawrence County
The Salk polio vaccine arrived at 11 a.m. to inoculate first and second grade students in Lawrence County schools starting Monday morning April 25. It will be stored at Jameson Memorial Hospital until distribution. Delegation members include Mrs. Stephen Kleckner, Mrs Richard Marquis, Ben Fenati, and Dr. Nicholas Mittica.
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Lawrence County
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Polk
Stephen Kleckner
Richard Marquis
Ben Fenati
Nicholas Mittica
Two Maid of the Mist Ships Burned at Niagara Falls
Two historic Maid of the Mist river boats burned in a drydock fire on Friday. The blaze caused about 350000 dollars in damage with superstructures levelled and hulls charred. Insurance covers only part of the loss. the vessels will be out of operation this season.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
INS
Niagara River
Falls
Fire in Oxygen Tent Claims Elderly Man Life
An elderly Ohio man died at Oakland Veterans Hospital in Pittsburgh after flames engulfed the oxygen tent where he lay. Ernest Schott, 65, of Ads, Ohio, had been in the tent for several days and told physicians he tried to light his pipe and touched off the oxygen.
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Pittsburgh
INL
Ohio
Oakland Veterans Hospital
Ernest Schott
Ads
Schott
Tornado Outbreak Rips Across Central United States
Tornadoes and hail swept the mid section with damage across Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas. Lutesville and Sikes Ton Mo reported destroyed homes and dozens of damaged buildings. A storm hit Pochontas Ark damaging homes while a Duncan Oklahoma windstorm cut KRHD from air. Dust storms and rain spread to Kansas Missouri Illinois Tennessee and beyond with reduced visibility in Texas New Mexico and the Dakotas.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Lutesville
Sikeston
Pocahontas
Ark
Duncan
Okla
KRHD
New Mexico
Kansas
Illinois
Tennessee
Dakotas
Northwest
New England
Chou En-Lai Says China Open to Talks with United States
Chou En-Lai announced at the Afro Asian conference that China is willing to negotiate with the United States over the Formosan crisis and does not want war. The Premier said the Chinese people are friendly to Americans and would sit down to resolve Far East tensions.
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Bandung
Chou En-Lai
United States
Chou
Red China
Far East
China
Formosa
Soviet Union
India
President In Close Touch On China Issue
President Eisenhower is in close touch with the State Department and White House over Communist China's offer to negotiate Formosa. He spoke with Acting Secretary Herbert Hoover Jr. and James Hagerty during a farm visit, as Hagerty relayed that a formal statement on Chou En-lai's Formosa proposal was being prepared.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
State Department
White House
China
United States
Formosa
Herbert Hoover Jr
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Chou En-lai
Death Record for Mrs Joseph Sobieraj
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Joseph Sobieraj, aged 76, of 27 West Miller Street, on Saturday April 23, 1955.
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Joseph Sobieraj
Miller Street
U S Skeptical of Chou Offer on Formosa Talks
U S officials react skeptically to Chou En Lai offer to negotiate on Formosa without Nationalist China. They say inclusion of Nationalists is essential, though the State Department had no comment pending formal word.
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U. S
Washington
Red China
Formosa
Chou En-lai
China
United States
State Department
Chou
Crisis Talk Fears of U.S. and Red China War
The article notes a looming crisis that could push the United States and Red China toward armed conflict. It mentions fears that the Afro-Asian conference may be used to unleash violent tirades, with continuation hinted on the next page.
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United States
Red China
Relatives Celebrate Fifty-Nine Years With Big Meal
A playful narrator recalls feasts of ham eggs soup cheese and cupcakes while noting relatives urge a return to the table. The tone hints at a birthday moment as the speaker jokes about eating and staying up late as the household is away.
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