Vietminh closing on Hanoi in new Indochina push
Vietminh forces surrounding the Red River delta have returned to positions around Hanoi and Haiphong as the French fortify the region. Analysts expect a major Vietminh assault before June end, with the rebels aiming to sever road and rail links to Hanoi and Haiphong to cut off U.S. supplied materiel and trap the capital.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Europe
Haiphong
Doson
Phu Ly
Nam Dinh
Thai Binh
Phat Diem
Otway Man Wounded in Shotgun Accident
Otway resident Harry J. McKinney 67 lay helpless for 17 hours after accidentally discharging a 12 gauge shotgun while cleaning it. He crawled to a doorway for help Sunday, was found by Dan Foster, and transported to Smith-Everett Hospital in fair condition with gunshot injuries to his foot and pellets in his ankle.
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Otway
Smith-Everett Hospital
Harry J. McKinney
Carl Roth
Mr. McKinney
Dan Foster
McKinney
Freeman
Foster
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Inside The Times Comics Death Notices Editorial Notices
The page references multiple sections including comics death notices and editorials. It lists markets radio and television items, Round About Portsmouth, social affairs, and sports across pages 4 to 17 with theater notes on page 15. No single event described.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Man Delivers Treats to Lispenhausen Children
Adolph Wasserman of Portsmouth led a goodwill visit to Lispenhausen Germany aiding local children with ice cream candy and oranges. Portsmouth Elks Lodge funded gifts and sent a message of friendship signed by Mayor Foehr. Wasserman, a Norfolk and Western inspector, saw relatives and his son Corporal John Wasserman on furlough, while also visiting his parents’ graves.
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Germany
Adolph Wasserman
Portsmouth
Lispenhausen
Jack Lewis
Russia
Elks Lodge
Wasserman
Mr. Wasserman
Elks
Harry E. Foehr
Norfolk & Western Railway
Fourth St
Cpl
John
Jack) Wasserman
Heidelberg
AEC Seeks Easing of Secrecy Law on Atomic Data
Washington report notes the Atomic Energy Act bars sharing intelligence on nuclear capabilities with allies. The AEC asks Congress to amend the act to permit restricted exchanges of atomic information with friendly powers while allowing the President to decide what design and manufacturing data may be transmitted.
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United States
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Britain
White House
Drivers Rescued From Snow Near Trail Ridge Road
About thirty six motorists were rescued early today from a summer blizzard that trapped cars on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. Seven to nine cars were left stalled in 2 to 3 foot drifts while rescuers using snow plows escorted the remaining travelers down from the 12,100 foot level. District Ranger Edward J. Kirk said all occupants were accounted for and no one suffered serious injuries beyond nerves worn. Names were not learned.
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Trail Ridge Road
Rocky Mountain National Park
Edward J. Kirk
The
National Park Service
Kirk
AEC Officials Use 1 000 Men To Fight Fire At Los Alamos
Atomic Energy Commission officials mobilized about 1,000 men to extinguish a two day forest fire menacing Los Alamos New Mexico. Winds eased early today enabling full containment of the blaze.
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AEC
Los Alamos
N. M.P
Atomic Energy Commission
Woman Motel Clerk Faces Holdup Gun
An apologetic highwayman robbed the Greystone Motel on U S Route 52 west of Portsmouth taking 113 from a cash box. Victim Mrs Inez Drumheller co owner with C E Drumheller described the robber as nervous and apologetic before binding her ankles and wrists with plastic tape. Deputies were dispatched to the scene.
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Greystone
U.S. Route 52
Portsmouth
Inez Drumheller
C. E. Drumheller
West Side
Bidault and Molotov Discuss Indochina Cease Fire
French Foreign Minister Bidault and Soviet Deputy Premier Molotov held a 50 minute exchange in Geneva over Indochina cease fire supervision. They failed to agree on a policing commission and debated including Asian nations and a Communist nation. Western diplomats expect clarity within 48 hours.
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Geneva
Georges Bidault
Russia
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Indochina
Supervisry
Molotov
Bidault
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Moloto
Neutral Nations Supervision Commission
Korea
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bidalt
Paris
French National Assembly
Nationalist guerrillas sink Chinese supply craft off Kwangtung
The Taiao News Agency in Taipei Formosa credited seaborne Nationalist guerrillas with sinking a 500 ton Chinese Communist supply craft off southern Kwangtung province on May 26.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Interior Ministry
Taiao
Kwangtung Province
Sleepy Driver In Wreck 7 Persons Injured In Weekend Auto Mishaps
Seven people were hurt in weekend traffic accidents investigated by police and highway patrol. Four minor injuries occurred when two cars collided on Route 140 near South Webster at 9 30 a m Sunday. Janice C. Jenkins 18 of Wheelersburg Rt 1 was taken from Davis Funeral Home to Mercy Hospital with shock head injuries. Yolande 14 sister suffered ear and elbow lacerations but no hospitalization. Kathleen Yeley 16 and Burnice C. Howell 31 also injured with bruises and abrasions. Doris C. Yeley 46 was arrested for failing to yield right of way. Janice and Yolande Yeley were thrown from the Yeley vehicle. The wreck occurred as Yeley backed into Howell’s path. Howell’s car then overturned. Mrs Yeley to appear before Justice J B Cole at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Joseph Phillips 7 of 3320 Galli a St escaped with minor bruises after being struck by a car Sunday. He was treated at General.
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South Webster
Janice C. Jenkins
Wheelersburg Rt. 1
Davis Funeral Home
Mercy Hospital
Yolande
Kathleen Yeley
Burnice C. Howell
South Shore
Jack S. Jones
U S Searches For Out On Butter Prices
Secretary of Agriculture Benson weighs avoiding using public funds to buy back butter lost to margarine and other cheaper foods. He halted plans to sell 360 million pounds at reduced prices, fearing a temporary disposal could become a permanent subsidy and cost the government dearly.
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Washington
Benson
Haverhill Farmer Fined After Cockfight Bust
Sheriff raided a barn in Haverhill to break up a cockfight. Emil R Richendollar, 51, pled guilty and paid a $50 fine plus costs after arrest by Sheriff Burl Justice and Deputy Russell Burns. About 100 spectators fled in cars from states including Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Haverhill
Emil R. Richendollar
Justice of the Peace
William Wiley
Burl E. Justice
Russell Burns
Justice
Rickendollar
Richendollar
Burns
Richendella
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio Furnace
Three Fatal Accidents Mar Ohio Traffic Scene
The Associated Press reports three fatal traffic accidents in Ohio over Memorial Day weekend, the lowest total in weeks. A man drowned and a woman died from a fractured skull after she fell while leaving a Troy church, marking other weekend fatalities.
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Ohio
Associated Press
State Department of Highway Safety
Troy
Phone Call on Advice in McCarthy Army Hearings
A February telephone record shows Senator McClellan advising Secretary Stevens to preempt McCarthy in the Army hearings. Stevens discussed with McCarthy and McClellan the Zwicker affair and whether Stevens should testify, while McCarthy faced subpoenas for a Tuesday session.
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Washington P
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Stevens
McCarthy
McCarthy Army
Ralph Zwicker
Albany
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
New York
CIO United Steelworkers Open Allegheny Contract Talks
PITTSBURGH The CIO United Steelworkers Union begins the second round of 1954 basic steel contract talks with Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. Other major mills including Jones & Laughlin Cru cible Pittsburgh Steel Bethlehem and Youngstown Sheet & Tube are also slated for bargaining. Contracts expire June 30. The union seeks a guaranteed annual wage and a pay increase. members earn $2.14 to $2.24 an hour.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
VY. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Crucible
Pittsburgh Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Basic Steel
Floods Kill Two in Yugoslav Slovenia and Croatia
Flash floods in Slovenia and Croatia killed at least two people and caused damage estimated at 50 million dollars, officials reported last night.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Slovenia
Croatia
Mrs Roosevelt to Visit Moscow for Look Magazine
Look magazine confirms Eleanor Roosevelt will travel to Moscow next month on assignment. The spokesman notes the trip will cover political and cultural topics for the publication.
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Eleanor
New York
Look Magazine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moscow
Joe Must Go Club fails to recall Sen McCarthy in Wisconsin
The Joe Must Go Club in Sauk City Wisconsin announced it failed to secure enough signatures to recall Senator McCarthy. The statement by club officers said the petition drive ended at midnight Saturday without reaching the required 403 904 signatures under state law.
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Sauk City
Wis
Sen. McCarthy
Discharge of Maj Irving Peress Sparks McCarthy Clash
The article notes Maj Irving Peress a New York City dentist labeled a Fifth Amendment Communist by McCarthy. Stevens told McClellan, Symington, and Jackson he appreciated their stance while Sevens offered to appear if summoned. The McCarthy subcommittee hearings unfold as a high profile, oath laden probe into Army charges.
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Maj
Irving Peress
New York City
McCarthy
Stevens
McClellan
Sen
Symington
Jackson
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Army
Burglar Steals From Trail Pharmacy and Suter Office
A burglar escaped with 400.95 from Trail Pharmacy at 2901 Scioto Trail after forcing a window and prying a cabinet safe. A second break at Geo A Suter Co contracting office at 16th and Chillicothe nets only 1. The thief also took four cartons of cigarettes and some pocket knives. A dog barked during the midnight crime. The contractor office thief pried a window and forced a soft drink machine for cash.
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Trail
Scioto Trail
Geo. A. Suter & Co
16Th
Chillicothe Sts
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Joseph Phillips
Gallia St
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Irving Flores Rodriguez
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