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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
2
Explosions at a French munitions dump near Saigon caused a death and multiple injuries. Authorities warned blasts could continue for two days amid possible accident or saboteur activity by Viet Minh. French troops were recalled to billets as smoke and tracer rounds filled pre-dawn skies.
In Detroit area news a five year old girl Janet Barnes was killed near home plate at a suburban playground when a bat swung by 10 year old Ronnie de Smet struck her in the face. She died en route to Wayne County General Hospital.
A Pacific cold front brought Montana snow up to six inches along the Continental Divide. Snow fell in Lewistown Belgrade Butte and Great Falls. Colorado saw heat with La Junta reaching ninety degrees.
New Delhi reports India opposes Thailand's request for UN Security Council observers to monitor the Southeast Asia war. An authoritative source says Prime Minister Nehru's government fears such a move could disturb or interfere with negotiations set by the Geneva conference on the Far East.
About 200 U S Air Force technicians sent to Indochina last March to assist French warplanes are being withdrawn by June 12. Some Americans may volunteer to aid French ground crews as talks among allied strategists consider outside intervention in the conflict near Hanoi.
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