Will Bomb Hospital Corridor to Pressure Vietminh
French high command threatened to resume air attacks on the Vietminh east from Dien Bien Phu unless the rebels repaired the airstrip for evacuating wounded. Giap was given until midnight to accept the ultimatum, with France claiming the road to Son La is used to move artillery and troops. Estimates place total seriously wounded at Dien Bien Phu between 753 and over 2,000.
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Hanqi
Indochina
Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Nguyen Giap
Red River
Son la
Giap
Hanoi
Laltier Union
Saigon
Dien Bien Phu-Son la
Grap
Baccalaureate Service for Frederick Memorial Nursing Class
Rev Edward A Godsey delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Calvary Methodist Church for the Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing class of 1954. He urged readiness for life’s duties with religion as a resource and cited Jeremiah chapter twelve. Members entering the service included Sue Ann Cornwell Virginia Marie Garst Barbara Ann Knill Peggy Lou Koontz Margaret Ernestine Page Nancy Lee Stup Roberta Lee Williams. Faculty and staff attending included Dr A Austin Pearce Ruth Clements Amy Day Daisy Darner Alice Darner Gloria Smith John G Felton and others. The processional featured the students and a choir sang My Shepherd.
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Edward A. Godsey
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Calvary Methodist Church
Mr. Godsey
Sue Ann Cornwell
Virginia Marie Garst
Barbara Ann Knill
Peggy Lou Koontz
Sarti
Robert Porter
Edward Pearl
Grayson Stevens
Richard Zimmerman
Peace Talks Behind Wall Of Secrecy In Geneva II
Indochina peace talks went behind a veil of secrecy as Western powers pressed for a quick cease fire as a first step to a political settlement. After a week of debate the conference opened a restricted session with nine delegations chiefs and advisers to negotiate concrete terms.
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Geneva
Bedell Smith
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
Bidault
Indochina
Richard G. Casey
Canberra
New Zealand
Washington
France
United States
Supreme Court ends separate but equal in public schools
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that segregated facilities cannot stand in public education. Chief Justice Warren stated that separating children by race inflicts lasting harm on their hearts and minds and overturned the doctrine established seven years earlier.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
Low Bids Approved for Thurmont Elementary School
County Commissioners approved low bids for the Thurmont elementary school project after discussions with the Board of Education. Expected savings of about 5,330 reduce the total to 266,260, due to sewer tie ins and aluminum sash replacements. John S. Stubbs Company of Kensington bid 185,900 for the building. Fisher's of Frederick 367,989 for plumbing heating and ventilation. Conway Valley Electric 7,70 for lighting. Construction to start soon.
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Thurmont
Board of Education
A. Grant Hooper
Board of County Commissioners
East Frederick
John S. Stubbs Company
Kensington
Fisher's
Frederick
Conway Valley Electric Company
Maryland Truckers Meet Hears From ATA Chief
Jack Cole of Birmingham Alabama, president of the American Trucking Associations, Inc., was set to address Maryland truckers at their annual meeting in Baltimore. The agenda covered safety, customer relations, legislation, and other issues facing the industry.
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Baltimore
Jack Cole
Birmingham
Ala
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Maryland Truckers
Maryland Motor Truck Assn
Ban on revealing talks tied to Army McCarthy row report
A court case in Doubs centers on John Stoneburner and Carlos Proctor over 22 stolen chickens from Proctor’s stock. John Edward Stoneburner confessed the theft saying it was a joke and paid a $10 fine after Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker cited mitigating alcohol factors.
Walkersville High School Ransacked, Thieves Loot Food and Equipment
Hungry thieves ransacked Walkersville High School over the weekend taking at least 100 dollars worth of food and school equipment including a portable phonograph. The loss was found eight this morning by principal George L. Barrick. Deputy Raymond Haugh leads the investigation as Middletown High faced a similar break in last Wednesday night.
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Walkersville High School
George L. Barrick
Raymond Haugh
Walkersville
Middletown High School
Haugh
Thelves
Middletown
Willard Koogie
Carlton Lewis
Four Youths Are Accused In Car Theft Case
Nineteen year old Guy W Remsburg of 820 East Patrick Street and three juveniles are held on $1000 bond each for grand jury hearings after State Police arrested them Saturday night on charges of breaking and entering and larceny of a motor vehicle. Trooper James Rouzee observed a Chevrolet with four teens leaving the Earl H Cline garage in Linden Hills as it headed toward the city. Other troopers pursued and arrested the quartet. Evidence linked the Cline garage break in to the four youths.
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Guy W. Remsburg
East Patrick Street
James Rouzee
US 40
Earl H. Cline
Linden Hills
W. W. Corbin
Sst
C. Dmades
Cline
Weather back to May like warmth in Queensland
Sunday's sun brought a rare May-like day in Queensland with highs near 78 F after two weeks of unsettled weather. A westerly breeze drove comfortable conditions, traffic flowed normally on highways, and a late overnight drop to 57 F brought a light shower and about .02 inches of rain.
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Qld
Sol
Frederick
United Front Efforts Move Forward in Southeast Asia
Washington reports say American efforts to forge a united front in Indochina are reviving after weeks of confusion. Three action lines emerge: Laniel to present concrete intervention ideas, UN involvement likely, and renewed military talks among US Britain France and allied nations in Washington or London.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Joseph Laniel
U.S
C. Douglas Dillon
Paris
Indochina
Dillon
Laniel
Eisenhower
State Dulles
U.N
United Nations
Dulles
Rioting in East Pakistan Kills 300 At Jute Mills
Reports say up to 300 people were killed and about 200 injured in a riot at Adahjee jute mills near Narayangani. Troops restored order after clashes between Bengali workers and West Pakistan non Bengali workers. A curfew is in force. Communist agitators are blamed for sparking Friday’s violence.
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DACCS
East Pakistan
Adahjee
Narayangani
Pahal
Here
West Pakistan
Westminster Theological Seminary graduates record 41 in commencement
Forty one graduates, the largest class in history, will receive bachelor of sacred theology degrees at Westminster Theological Seminary commencement in Westminster Md on May 25. Dr Gerald McCulloh will speak as director of the Department of Theological Schools of the General Board of Education for the Methodist Church.
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Westminster
Westminster Theological Seminary
Gerald McCulloh
Department of Theological Schools
General Board of Education
Methodist Church
Maya
Eisenhower Social Security Plan Faces Key House Debate
House Ways and Means members meet behind closed doors to shape a bill adopting President Eisenhower's social security expansion. The plan would extend coverage to millions, raise the wage base to about 4200, boost monthly benefits, and ease retirement rules while balancing funding. Disputes center on the wage base, coverage for farm operators and local government workers, and how to calculate annual earnings limits for intact benefits.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Auto Damaged East of Ridgeville After Crash
A Baltimore man fronted a heavy damage crash about four in the morning when his 1940 sedan failed to navigate a curve four miles east of Ridgeville and struck guard rails. Edward Platter, owner and driver, escaped unharmed as did the woman with him. The right side of the car was demolished, four guard rails broken, and the car overturned. State Police officer Ty Donald Bowser investigated and charged Platter with reckless driving.
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Baltimore
L. S40
Annal
Ridgeville
Edward Platter
Donald Bowser
Platter
Australians Blackmailed Into Spying for Soviets
The royal commission on Soviet espionage in Australia heard that Kremlin agents used blackmail to recruit Australians. Petrov, a defector from the Soviet embassy in Canberra, said he led a spy ring and described four main activities including maintaining contacts, recruiting informants, smuggling spies into Australia, and building an underground fifth column to aid Reds in wartime. The case notes relate to broader tensions after the Soviet Union broke diplomatic ties with Australia.
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Canberra
Australia
Royal Commission
Kremlin
William Winder
Ahief Pennant
Vladimir M. Petrov
Petrov
Russia
Soviet Union
Windeyer
Red
Redd
Windever
Petrov Hall
Canada
Igor Gouvenko
Winderer
Australa
Improved Vaccine From Germs Ghosts
Dr Frank W. Weiss of the Rockefeller Institute said basis extracts from germs may yield a vaccine against tuberculosis. He told NTAY that mice showed protection from a chemical extract derived from killed human tuberculosis, signaling an approach toward a human vaccine without using whole bacteria.
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Atlantic City
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Frank W. Weiss
Naonal Tuberculosis Assn
Wilson Told Keep Them As A Secret
President Eisenhower orders Defense to bar any talks or documents about the McCarthy Army row from testimony to the Senate subcommittee. A 4200 word memorandum lists precedents from Washington to Truman. McCarthy calls the order a cover up and urges suspending hearings. Symington objects to halting the sessions. The panel recessed to decide next steps behind closed doors. Public sessions set to resume later.
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Washington
Executive Branch
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Executive Department
Wilson
Nisa Cot Uv
White House
Army
John Adams
Sherman Adams
G. David Schine
McCarthy Army
Joseph M. Welch
Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Cohn
Atty
George Washington
Harry S. Truman
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Carios Stoneburner
Frank Froctor
John Stoneburner
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Carlos Proctor
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Shoemaker
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Donald W. Bowser
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Wilson Woodrow Coleman
Clarksburg
US 45
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Doris Flame Holt
Wilmington
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Monkton
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