Red Commandos Attack Haiphong Airbase Repulsed
The French high command announced Communist commandos attempted an infiltration near Dawson airbase six miles south of Haiphong where U S Air Force technicians work. French troops repelled the assault and seized three positions in the Red River delta including a site on the Hanoi Haiphong railway line.
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Dawson
Haiphong
Alr Bacc
Red River
Reg
Hanoi-Haiphone
Hanoi
Weather summary with scattered clouds and warm temperatures
Weather notice reports scattered clouds and warm conditions with a high around seventy two degrees. Forecast for Saturday indicates continued mild temperatures and light breeze.
Girl Sought In Thorne Case
Chicago investigators pursued a mystery girl tied to the Thorne case after a 21 scene led to Thornes apartment. Police described the unidentified woman with bobbed brown hair and an attractive face seen near TilSace. The inquiry continues as officers review clues and Thorne’s disputed will.
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Chicago
Ines
Tere
Montgomery Ward
Thornes
Mai Uwder
Thorn
TilSace
Faust Saurae
Garth
Diego
Thorne
Cartier
Thomas Mulvey
Patches Begin Journey To Homes At North Fort Hood
North Fort Hood Texas guardsmen of the 36th Infantry Division wrap up 1954 peacetime maneuvers as 8 800 members pocket war pay and prepare to return to civilian life after the large camp exercise.
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Fort Hood
Tex
Texas National
Flood Recedes as Des Moines River Crest Abates
Des Moines River crest slowly receded today, easing the long struggle for levee workers and signaling the end of a protracted flood fight. The weary crews welcomed the improving conditions and lighter water in the river.
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Des Moines
Des Moines River
Isight
Houston Vice Squad Chief Indicted in Drug Case
Houston federal grand jury indicts Capt Foy Melton head of the city vice squad on illegal heroin possession and Dr Julius McBride on counts of falsifying narcotics records. Indictments arise after raids and a detective's death prompted inquiry into narcotics handling.
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Houston
Cliax
Vice Squad
Foy Melton
Julius McBride
Heights
Billy Jackson
Lawrence DD
Morrocon
Chile
Morrisen
MecBisae
ILS
Melton
Waitnesses Saince Mandeas
Mandas
Hannay
McBride
Hensmen
Tanto Femibte
Moprisom
Senators Back Anti Communist Move in Hemisphere
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved unanimously a resolution opposing the international communist movement in the hemisphere. The measure, revised from an earlier Johnson draft, aims to bar Soviet interference and strengthen executive efforts against communism in Latin America.
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Washington
Senate Potergen Relations Committee
Guatemala
Senate
House
Congress
Tno
Latin America
Len Landen Johnson
Teags
Johnson
Soviet Union
Churchill Meets With Eisenhower Shivers Land Deal Profit
Political observers weighed potential impact of Gov. Allan Shivers announcing a 425000 profit in six and a half months on a 25000 investment. The Rio Grande Valley land deal return of 1700 percent dated to 1946 was disclosed during a land fraud deposition in Brownsville. Shivers campaigned in West Texas saying the deposition proves only that he made money on a deal and nothing illegal.
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United Press
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Rio Grande Valley
U.S. District Court
Brownsville
West Texas
Yarborough
Temple
Texas
Landergott
Charles Landergott
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Liovd M. Bentsen Jr
Liovd M. Bentsen Sr
Elmer C. Bentsen
J. T. Cross H. E. Moffitt
D. C. Carlson
Finland
Mission
Hidalgo County
Texas Gardens
Bentsen
Texan Realty Co
Laredo
Tex
John H. Shary
Rio Development Co
Dallas Businessman Wins AFL Co operation Award
Corpus Christi June 25 An AFL Texas award honoring a Dallas businessman for outstanding cooperation with organized labor was announced Thursday as the 1954 state AFL convention ended in Corpus Christi. Willits of Houston a member of the International Typographical Union was noted in the event.
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Dallas
American Federation of Labor
Texas
Cags Selee- Hon
AFL
Corpus Christ
William J. Harris
Wallace Reilly
Cage
Insurance Company of Texas
Standard Automobile
Isince
Alaska
Frank Bursth
San Antonio
Alfred Goodson
Big Spring
Joe W. Roberts
el Paso
L. A. Wilson
Amarillo
BE. C. Gones
Port Arthur
N. EB. Coward
Houston
L. A. Townsend
Galveston
C. Craig
Corpus Christi
Ala. Johnson
Loneyview
William Cullen
Harlingen
Parr Delays Assault Case Hearing Again in San Diego
San Diego Texas Indictment against Parr for assault to murder faces more postponements as District Judge Maxwell Welch allows four more weeks for study and motions. Parr previously faced changes in prosecutors and dismissals amid sprawling related political and AFL affairs tied to Webb County and Dallas leadership.
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San Diego
Tex
George Parr
San
Maxwell Welch
John Mays
Karnes City
Parr
Duval
Weleh
Norris
Mass
Raymond
Webb Coutts Parr
Freedom Party
Christobel Ybanes
Welch
Dist
Atty
Raeburn Norris
Churchill-Eisenhower Talks Open as Far East Policy Hangs
Prime Minister Churchill met President Eisenhower at the White House for weekend talks aimed at easing misunderstandings between the United States and Britain. Diplomats doubt any quick breakthrough on Far East policy, despite Churchill's buoyant arrival and remarks about a strong English-speaking alliance.
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Washington
Churchill
Eisenhower
Far East
White House
United States
Britain
Nixon
Dulles
Anthony Eden
Hamburg
British Overseas Airways
Eden
Richard Nixon
Roger Makins
Lve
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U N Security Council Takes Up Guatemala War Crisis
The Security Council meets to address the Guatemalan civil conflict sparked by rebels backed by Honduras and Nicaragua and the Communist-backed government of President Jacobo Arbenz.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Central American
Honduras
Nicaragua
Jacobo Arbenzi Gruzman
Thousands Attend Two Day Fifth Division American Legion Meet
About 2,000 Legionnaires from West Texas converge on Odessa for the Fifth Division convention. Activities include parades led by Webb Air Force Base bands, dances, and meetings at Lincoln Hotel, Legion Hall, and county auditorium. Notable speakers include Paul Harvey with tickets at $1, plus officers elected for the national convention.
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Thal
West Texas
Odessa
Ahnuel
American Legion
Sonom
Lincoln Hotel
Legion Club
Webb Air Force Base
Grant
First
10Th Street
Morston Post
Webb AF
Lincoln
Legion Hall
County Auditorium
Legionnaires
Paul Brain
Pauli Harvey
ABC Network News
Harvey
Albert Morrow
Ameon G
San Jacinto
Cave
Auxiliary and Legion
County
Charles Aikman
Thelma Stephens
Mel Reaves
L. R. Billingsley
Charley Maisel
First Hurricane Of Season Hits Coast And Weakens
The season’s first hurricane named Alice struck the Mexican coast near Brownsville and weakened as it moved inland toward the Rio Grande Valley. Winds reached 50 to 60 mph outward from the center with gusts up to 57 mph in Brownsville, threatening cotton fields and prompting warnings for small craft to stay in port.
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Tex
New Orleans
Federal
Fort Worth
Port O’conner
Harlingen Air Force Base
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