U S Arms Sent To Aid Thailand Amid Red Threat
U S rushed arms to Thailand as Congress pressured for bold action against Communists in Southeast Asia. Senator Knowland urged possible use of air and naval power while Mansfield demanded a clear policy if Laos invasion resumes. Dulles avoided specifics.
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United States
Thailand
Congress
Southeast Asia
John Foster Dulles
Laos
Indo-China
Burma
Malay Peninsula
U.S
Pete Sarasin
Dulles
U. S
Far East
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Mike Mansfield
Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dul Jes
Ike to Speak At New York Dinner Tonight
President Eisenhower travels to New York for the state's largest Republican dinner fund raiser. More than 3,500 attendees pay 100 a plate totaling about 350,000 for the party’s campaign, with events at the Waldorf-Astoria and Astor Hotel and nationwide broadcasts planned. Dewey will attend and address party leaders as the GOP aims to shore up finances and leadership.
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Eisenhower
New York State Republican Committee
Waldorf-Astoria
Astor
Dewey
Augusta
New York State
State Committee
Astor Hotel
NBC
John Foster Dulles
Herbert Brownell
House
Joseph Martin
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Irving M. Ives
Washington
F. Peavey
Heffelfinger
Eisenhower Wall
White House
GOP National Committee
National Party
Reds Agree POWs Be Kept In Korea Submit New Plan
North Korea claims a destroyer was sunk as U S ships bombarded Wonsan on the east coast. The Bremerton and destroyer Twining were towed after today’s attacks while New Jersey and other ships continued radar guided bombardment. Fifth Air Force jets hit a troop center near Singye and two railroad bridges near Samdong.
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Korea
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Wonsan
New Jersey
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Voice of
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Fifth Air Forces
Glenn O. Barcus
Fifth Air Force
Mig Alley
Mark W. Clark
Marine Corsairs
Samdong
Tokchon
Sinanju
Princeton
Valley Forge
North Korea
Songjin
Fear Wisconsin Teacher Is Victim in North Sea Collision
Five people died when the Duke of York collided with the Haiti Victory in the North Sea. Rescue crews evacuated about 500 passengers and crew members as workers cut into the hull to recover bodies, with three American women believed among the dead and passports found in the wreckage.
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U.S
Haiti
Holland
Harwich
North Sea
Wisconsin
England
U.S. Air Force
Duke of York
British Railways
Twining Named Successor To Vandenberg As Air Force Chief
White House announces Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg will retire as Air Force Chief of Staff and be succeeded by Gen. Nathan F. Twining, a Monroe Wisconsin native and current vice chief of staff. Twining would assume the post June 16 if Senate confirms, the first Joint Chiefs swap since Eisenhower’s tenure began. Lt. Gen. Thomas White nominated to become vice chief of staff. Vandenberg, Milwaukee native, serves 34 years and requested retirement after 54 years, with Talbott noting approval with reluctance.
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White House
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Monroe
Wis
Twining
Senate
Vandernberg
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Thomas White
Vandenberg
Air
Harold Talbott
Talbott
Milwaukee
McCarthy Pushes Acheson Explain Communist Books Abroad
Senator McCarthy urged former Secretary of State Dean Acheson to explain why a large number of Communist authored books were found in State Department overseas libraries. He cited 30 000 to 40 000 volumes by about 250 authors and said Acheson or another high official should answer. The inquiry also targeted newsmen named as Communists and the State Department film program, with Matusow and Budenz asked to name others in the media.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Dean Acheson
State Department
Wisconsin Republican
Acheson
McCarthy
Harvey Matusow
Louis F. Budenz
Central Chile Quake Kills At Least Seven People
Santiago reports a major Central Chile earthquake that killed at least seven, injured over 100, and caused heavy damage. Concepcion alone faced about 2,600,000 in damage estimates as relief efforts begin.
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Santiago
Inaeries
Concepcion
Twenty UN soldiers finish Freedom Airlift return to U.S.
Twenty United Nations soldiers liberated from Korean prison camps rode Freedom Airlift to the United States ending the program. The group of 20 includes 12 Americans, six Colombians and two Canadians who had traveled from Tokyo via Hawaii. A few ex-prisoners remained in Tokyo or required further medical care.
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United Nations
Korea
United States
Tokyo
Hawaii
Tripler Army Hospital
Waikiki
Hickam Field
John W. O'Daniel
U.S. Army
Pacific
California
Reds
Travis
VA Home Loan Power Asserted By Committee
The House Veterans Committee approved a bill to restore authority to the Veterans Administration to make direct home loans to veterans unable to obtain GI financing from private lenders. Members also voted to request administration officials explain in a closed session Tuesday the moves behind last week’s GI and FHA rate increases on home loans.
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IUPI
House Veterans Commiiter
Cane Authority
Veterans Administration
Administration
Wisconsin Assembly Rejects Kohler School Integration Bill
In Madison Wisconsin the Assembly defeated Governor Kohlers school integration bill 58 to 42 after Senate passage. Lawmakers blocked a Knowles amendment that would limit administrator powers to business matters leaving academic issues to university leaders. The measure failed after subsequent votes and a revision attempt.
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Walter Kohler
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
University of Wisconsin
Mark Catlin
Robert Landry
Knowles
University
St Laurent to Press Ike on Seaway During Washington Visit
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent will meet President Eisenhower in Washington for two days of talks. The discussions will cover the St Lawrence seaway plan U S trade policy and other international issues including Southeast Asia and the Korean truce. The talks aim to gauge how far the United States will press for participation.
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Louis St. Laurent
Eisenhower
U. S
St. Lawrence
United States
White House
St. Laurent
Anthony Eden
Rene Mayer
Konrad Adenauer
State Department
Wisconsin Attorney General Says State May Advance Travel Money
Atty. Gen. Vernon Thincon told budget director Ey C Cnessel that Wisconsin could legally advance travel funds to its employees. The legislature may appropriate money as it sees fit, Thomson stated.
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Vernon Thincon
Ey C Cnessel
Istate
Thomson
Eisenhower Skips White House News Conference
President Dwight D. Eisenhower canceled or postponed his weekly news conference due to an unusually heavy schedule at the White House. The administration said there would be no major news announced.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Bradley Sees Growing Russ Atomic Threat
Gen Omar N. Bradley told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Russia's atomic capability is rapidly improving and defenses of the free nations remain weak. He supported a 5.828 billion foreign aid request, noting military aid was below Joint Chiefs of Staff recommendations. Bradley warned the Soviets continue to modernize forces and that the risk of war persists while defenses stay weak.
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J Omar N. Bradley
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Free Nations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradier
Join Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Bradley
Harold E. Stassen
Mother of Freed Negro POW Refuses Red Propaganda
Mrs Maggie Davison, mother of Cpl Theodore Jackson held prisoner in Korea, rejects Communist letters sent to her Texan farm. She handed the Red Cross mail to authorities, noting it was signed by ft Worth and Houston Communist parties. Jackson said prisoners were indoctrinated but few believed it, and he and others signed a letter urging an end to the war.
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Tex
Piney Woods
Texas
Maggie Davison
Davison
Theodore Jackson
North Korea
Red Cross
Communist Party of
Jackson
Reds
Nam Ill proposes neutral nations to guard anti Communist prisoners
In Panmunjom Korea a UN truce team chief Nam Ill proposed that Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Czechoslovakia and India guard the 46 000 anti communist prisoners who refuse to return to their homelands. The proposal was sent to Washington for high level instructions and a UN recess was requested to study it.
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UPA
Washington
Nam Ill
Ben Major
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Aecess
United Nations
Nam
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Russia
William K. Harrison
U.N
Mark W. Clark
Far East
Harrison
Mam
North Korea
China
Atomic Test Postponed 24 Hours at Frenchman Flat
The United States postpones the most elaborate atomic test to Friday morning due to weather. The blast will occur between 11 and 11 30 am EMT over Frenchman Flat Proving Ground, with a bomber drop of an A bomb suspended for data collection. The test area includes a transplanted pine forest, three steel bridges, and storage tanks for fuels.
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Nev. U.P
United States
Frenchman Flat
Proving Ground
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Atommine Energy Commission
Fiat
Desert
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Summary As Mild Fr
Fair tonight and Friday with continued mild conditions. Wisconsin highs 72 to 80 and lows 40 to 47. Minnesota mostly fair with lows 45 to 50 and highs 71 to 84. Northwestern observations report overcast at 7:30 am and Randall gauge on Fox River shows 18% inches above crest with slight rise since Wednesday. Temperature data from Leckstall Observatory notes max 67 and min 47 with no precipitation. monthly and yearly excess figures given.
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