U. S. Doles Out $1 Billion Annually To Indochina War
U S aid to Indochina supports Laos Cambodia and Vietnam as native forces grow stronger. France still controls war matters while U S funding rises to about one third of materiel costs, totaling roughly a billion dollars annually. Vietminh resistance has been weakened but work remains to push toward autonomy.
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U. S. Doles
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
French Union
France
Vietminh Party
United States
U. S
Indochina
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Orient
American Jets Down Two and Damage Two in Korea Skirmish
Six American Sabre pilots reported destroying two and damaging two of six Communist propeller planes near the Manchuria border south of Sinuiju. Captain Frederick C. Blesser of Phoenix credited with one kill as LA-9s crossed the Yalu. Ground fighting near Chorwon and Kumsong showed a lull after six days of heavy action.
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Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
North Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Frederick C. Blesser
Phoenix
Ariz
T-bone Hill
Chorwon
Kumsong
A. P
Milo Farnell
U.N
East Central
Bob Hope to Do Television Show At Conventions
Bob Hope will attend the Chicago political conventions as a nonpartisan television commentator for five minutes daily. He will observe sessions, perform in a 200-seat room, and gather material for humor while avoiding stance on politics. Hope recalls past roles and dismisses any Will Rogers replacement talk.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Chicago
California
Hope
Truman
Will Rogers
Long-Divorced Wife Settles After 22 Years apart
Film writer Gerald Drayson Adams settled for 1050 dollars of a 1200 dollar monthly support claim from Grace Adams of Woodstock New York. She sued for separate maintenance after a Texas divorce in 1930 and claimed hardship while Adams earned about 30000 dollars annually in Hollywood. Adams says she knew of his Texas divorce and his marriage to Florence M. Adams in Mexico in 1930.
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Los Angeles
Gerald Drayson Adams
Grace Adams
Woodstock
N.Y
Waco
Tex
Hollywood
Adams
Texas
Florence M. Adams
Mexico
Russell Says Taxes Needed For Strength
Senator Richard B. Russell urged that taxes are necessary to keep the United States strong and support the arms program. He warned that tax cuts now could halt armament contracts and cited his view on seizing steel plants under the Selective Service Act if needed during war or emergency. He supported revising the Taft Hartley Act.
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Spokane
Wash
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
United States
Chicago
Washington
Russell
Truman
Carter Indian Seminary Rebuilds Gym With War Surplus
In Ardmore Oklahoma the Carter Indian Seminary, a century old, is constructing a new gymnasium using war surplus materials donated by the Navy. Principal L E Larson says students work in their spare time to complete the project.
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Ardmore
Okla
Carter Indian Seminary
L. E. Larson
Navy
Bartender Suffers Tear Gas Injury After Patron Drops Object
In Anna Illinois a bartender Bill Harris after closing heard sad stories from customers and picked up an object left by a patron it exploded releasing tear gas and he was hospitalized overnight for eye burns.
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Anna
Ill
Bill Harris
Harris
Showers Dampen Mexico City Weather
Overcast conditions brought repeated light showers to Mexico City with temperatures from 56 to 74 degrees. The steady drizzle marked a cool June day in the capital area.
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Mexico City
Eisenhower Hoffman Huddle Aims at Dallas Speech
Eisenhower arranged a Denver huddle with adviser Paul Hoffman before flying to Texas for a Dallas speech on the delegate issue. Delegates from Wyoming Idaho Washington and others stir fights with Taft camp and Eisenhower backers as RNC weighs contests.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paul G. Hoffman
Texas
Eisenhower
Dallas
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Republican National Committee
Denison
Tex
Las Vegas
Nev
Hoffman
Arthur Vandenberg Jr
Frank Barrett
Wyoming
Taft
Idaho
Washington
Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Idea
An easy strawberry shortcake recipe suggests using angel food cake slices topped with vanilla ice cream and sweetened sliced berries for a quick, tasty treat.
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