United States proposes concrete plan for international atomic agency
The United States handed its plan to Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin in a five minute meeting with Secretary of State Dulles. The plan supports an international atomic energy agency with a shared pool from uranium stocks and a drive to develop peaceful uses of atomic energy. The move marks a shift from negotiation to substantive talks with Russia, alongside Britain and France, on a world wide atomic framework.
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Russia
Georgi N. Zarubin
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State Department
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United Nations
Britain
France
International Atomic Energy Agency
Molotov
Berlin
California Starquake Stuns Southern Region In Shaky Day
A rolling earthquake struck Southern California with Palm Springs citing it as the strongest felt in years. The tremor, centered near the desert east of Los Angeles, lasted up to six minutes per seismologist Fred Robinson, with minimal damage reported and varied intensity across communities from El Centro to Long Beach.
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California
Palm Springs
Bakersfield
el Centro
Calif
Fred Robinson
San Diego
Imperial Valley
Long Beach
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Minnesota Regions
Cloudy and colder with snow flurries northwest and southeast tonight. Saturday partly cloudy and colder with lows in the teens. highs in the 30s. Easterly winds 20 to 25 mph today becoming northerly Saturday. Minnesota mostly fair with clearing southeast and west. lows near 0 to 20s and highs in the 30s. Randall gauge shows 1.015 inches below crest. Rockford Observatory reports temperatures around 33 with no precipitation.
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Associated Press
Wisconsix
Tomight
Minnesota
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Rockstaff Observatory
McCarthy to Speak Tonight Despite Illness
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy bedridden with virus laryngitis but determined to counter Adlai Stevenson. His temperature rose to 103 before a Milwaukee Young Republican Club speech broadcast on WGN and affiliates from 8:30 to 9 pm CST.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Raulf Hanson
McCarthy
Milwaukee Young Republican Club
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WGN
Chicago
Mutual Broadcasting System
Chicago Tribune
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Patchogue
New York
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Ft. Lauderdale
WIMJ
Philadelphia
WROW
Albans
N.Y
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Miami, Fla
Darts Missing From New York Museum Exhibit
Police investigate missing poison darts dipped in curare taken from a plaster life-size South American Indian statue at the American Museum of Natural History. Authorities warn any contact could require medical evaluation despite low risk of serious reaction.
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New York
Ponce
American Museum of Natural History
Greater Care Scheduled For Future A Tests
Washington reported Chairman W Sterling Cole pledged greater precautionary steps before further atomic weapon tests in the Pacific. House Armed Services Chair Dewey Short said March 1 hydrogen test results show weapons growing too large to test easily. Short noted no official briefing yet, despite talks with Defense Secretary Wilson. instrument damage from the blast hindered evaluation.
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W Sterling Cole
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New York Republican
Dewey Short
House Armed Services Committee
Short
Eniwetok-Bikini Proving Ground
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Cole
Atomic Committee
Japan
Rain Ends Wisconsin Winter With But Wet Roads
A large rainstorm washed Wisconsin Thursday night and today ahead of spring arrival at 9 45 PM Saturday. Rain totals ranged from 0.08 inch in Green Bay to 0.90 inch in Superior Duluth with mixed rain and snow. Temperatures ran 7 to 16 degrees above normals, hitting 60 at Lone Rock. Night lows were 10 to 15 degrees above normal with 31 in Superior Duluth, leaving roads wet but not slippery.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Superior Duluth
Lone Rock
Ripon GOP Center For 100th Birthday Fete
Ripon marks the Republican party centennial with a daylong program centered on a historic white schoolhouse on the Ripon College campus. festivities include reenactments, torchlight procession, and speeches by Leonard Hall as Eisenhower is expected to light the freedom flame.
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Republican Party
Eisenhower
Washington
Ripon College
Bovay
Allan Earle Bovay
GOP
Jackson, Mich
Leonard Hall
GOP Nationalhairman
Eisen- Shower
Jackson
Mich
Precautionary Alerts Sounded in Seoul
Two precautionary alerts were sounded in Seoul as tracks of southbound Communist planes appeared on radar. An Air Force spokesman said the Red planes did not reach the demilitarized zone.
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Seoul
Korea
Sth
Army Secretary Defends Integrity Amid Criticism
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens denounced what he called irresponsible criticism of the Army while praising its prestige and integrity. In a speech at The Citadel he urged Americans to recognize the Army’s hard-muscled, capable force and recalled its role in U S history, without direct reference to Sen McCarthy or the Peress case.
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Fred Seaton
Wilson
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of the Army
Robert Stevens
Matthew Ridgeway
Army Chief of Staff
Charleston
S.C
Robert T. Stevens
Army
Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
Mark Clark
Citadel
Wisconsin Republican
Assemer Offeers
Stevens Ict
All America
Ted
United State
McCarthy
Ralph W. Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
Irving Peress
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Egypt Snipers Wound Officers in Suez Canal Zone
The embassy reported Egyptian snipers wounded officers in the Suez Canal zone. One officer later died. Two British soldiers were killed this week, three others wounded, and two missing.
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Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Keg Earer
Violent Duel Continues At Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh and French forces kept a shelling and air bombardment at Dien Bien Phu through the night with clashes along the southern and western fringes. French lines held the fortress as ground contacts persisted and reinforcements were dropped to the besieged defenders amid rumors of a Viet Minh withdrawal.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Nguyen Giap
6Tra Mile Oval Plain
Symington Pushes for Full Army Report on Telephone Calls
Senate investigator Symington says the full original Army report on disputed telephone conversations should be released to the Per manent Investigations Subcommittee. He cites delays and edits and aims to inform the public with unredacted documents. Secretary Wilson promised all relevant records would be made available.
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Pentagon
Dheba
Army
Carthy
Roy M
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Missouri Democrat
Senate
Permament Investigations Subcommittee
Israel Demands U.N. Action Over Desert Bus Slayings
Israel pressed for United Nations action after an ambush killed 11 Jews on a desert bus near the Jordan border in the Negev. Jordan denied responsibility, while reports of troop movements raised regional tensions and fears of wider Arab-Israeli clashes.
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Beirut
Damascus
Pahee
Wagner Moves To Halt New York Waterfront Violence
Hundreds of police patrolled New York Harbor as Mayor Wagner tried to stop strike violence at the Brooklyn piers. Fists flew at a Dockfront pier but no injuries or arrests were reported as he pledged protection for workers who want to return.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Brooklyn
Wagner
Banker Returns With Records But Says Nothing About Money
Roanoke area residents celebrate the return of local amateur banker Reynolds who brought back cash records from the Merchants Exchange. Deposits totaling about 81,009 were recovered, easing the town’s banking anxiety. Reynolds declined to discuss money details, while authorities questioned his handling of funds and bonds.
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Rowal Reynolds
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Merchants Exchange
Reynolds
Avanta
Easterling Sa
Jebo
Sohenor Crea Johnaston
Clayton
Ala
Johnston
Reynolls
Cio
Bank Robbery Foiled as Couple Captured by Eau Claire Police
A man and woman robbed the North Western State Bank at Almena today and fled with about 12.0 dollars but were arrested by Eau Claire police within two hours. Bank manager Richard Ter and a clerk were confined to a back room while the pair took money from a safe. Almena lies about 60 miles northwest of Eau Claire. Police recovered the stolen funds.
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Eau Claire
Wis
North Western State Bank
Almera
Richard Ter
Almena
Barren County
Eau Clare
Eau Cave
Senate Finance Approves Billion-Dollar Excise Tax Cut
The Senate Finance Committee in Washington approved a one billion dollar excise tax reduction after adopting changes from the House version. The plan includes broader tax relief for entertainment tickets and about 60 percent exemption for motion picture theaters. Democrats pressed for higher income tax exemptions, but the House passed the GOP reform bill. The Senate fight is expected to be close along party lines.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
America
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Congress
U S. Threatens Walkout If Reds Stall Korean Talks
Washington reports the United States will quit the Korean phase of the Geneva talks after 99 days if Communists stall. Secretary Dulles pledged to Rhee that the measure would follow unanswered questions about April 26 in Panmunjom and broader Indochina issues.
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United States
John Foster Dulles Cave
Piedge
Pecedent Lanzman Rhee
Korea
Rhee
Panmurjom
Brush
Frevca
Mito
Indochina
Mao in Good Health Rumors Do Not Stand
A New News Agency dispatch says Yuan dene Yuan reported in a speech in Sink Province on March 11 that Mao Tse Tung is very good and alive. Rumors of Mao’s death have circulated since he did not attend a Communist committee meeting in Peiping nearly two months ago.
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Mao Tze Tung
Asin Svery God
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