Indochina War In Depth Vietminh Strengthes Secrecy
William L. Ryan reports from Singapore on Indochina where Vietminh forces control large delta areas. He details Vietminh organization from regular divisions to labor battalions, guerrilla units, and their terror tactics. The piece notes Dien Bien Phu as a potential trigger for uprisings, supply challenges, and the looming monsoon rains threatening supply routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Indochina
William L. Ryan
Ryan
Singapore
Hanoi
Tonkin
Rene Cogny
Haiphong
U. S
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Laos
Cambodia
Saigon
Attente
Cholon
M Vietminh
Vietminh
Asaigo
Noncom
Russia
China
West Virginia civic plans in Taylor County area
The Taylor County Court assigns 15 men to a county civil defense council as the first step toward a county civil defense program. Huntington post office workers demand an $800 yearly across the board raise for 250 employees. Beckley station aims to reach 1,000 yearly enlistees if 18 more join. Morgantown hosts spring cleanup May 10-15 to boost health safety and beauty. Bluefield clubs and charities publish events including Lions and Salvation Army actions, housing projects progress in Rawson Jefferson County, and multiple local appointments and honors across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Court
Huntington
Beckley
Charles S. Booz Jr
Engineering News
duPont Company
Belle Works
Jack Hunter
duPont Public Relations Department
Wilmington
Del
Charleston
Lawrence J. Monahan
Wakefield
Knights of St. Gregory
United States
Maxine Litton
Iona
Roane County
Potomac State College
Keyser
The
War Telephone Co
McDowell County
Wesleyan
Penn
West Virginia University Air Reserve Officers Training Corps
Greater
Pittsburgh
Greenbrier College
Howard L. Gray
Rainelle
E. Truman Wright
White Sulphur Springs
Gray
Wright
Greenbrier
Concord College Business Advisory Committee
Athens
WVU
Cabell County General Hospital
American Car and Foundry Co
House-Senate Conference Committee
Washington
W. B. Swillinger
Grover C. Trail
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Beckley National Bank
Publc
Raleigh Ponty
Ockley
Second Street
First Avenue
Berman
Kilgore
A. P. Farley
L. H. Davis
Said Street
Angelo Cummo
Congress and trustees in a packed session amid Indochina debate
Washington briefings show Dulles telling lawmakers the Indochina policy remains unlikely to involve U S troops. Senate inquiries probe a housing scandal, while McCarthy Army hearings plan televised public sessions. A trustee sale notice in Raleigh County schedules a courthouse auction May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Indochina
Richard Nixon
Dulles
Senate Banking Committee
Albert M. Cole
Housing and Home Finance
Guy Hollyday
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Senate House Committee
McCarthy-Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Funeral notices list multiple local deaths and services
Infant Catherine Grace Allen of Raleigh dies in hospital and burial set at Sunset Memorial Park. Eva Melindia Parrish of MacArthur dies en route to hospital with services at Crab Orchard Baptist Church. Virgil Blair Harvey of Coal City dies in hospital. services at Coolridge Primitive Baptist Church. Amanda Louisa Redden of Table Rock dies in local hospital. funeral at Table Rock Church. Memorials note funeral home arrangements by Quesenberry and Webb and Williams Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrish Parrish
Eva Melindia
MacArthur
Williams Funeral
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Sam Smith
L. E. James
Sunset Memorial
Harvey Harvey
Virgil Blair
Coal City
Williams
Cecil Harvey
Coolridge Primitive Baptist Church
J. A. Martin
Ott Tilley
Harvey
Summers County
Ray Harvey
Danny Pack
Lester Harvey
Champ Harvey
Harold Harvey
Garnet Harvey
Virgil Lewis
Coolridge Primitive
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Southeast Asia
Associated Press
Morgantown
Mount Hope
Salvation Army
Rawson
Jefferson County
Clarksburg
Jmenenean
Supreme Court
J. Frank Wisemand
West Virginia Wesleyan
University of Pennsylvania
Congress
Quesenberry and
Webb Funeral Home
Williams Funeral Home
Redden
Beckley and
Keyser Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
S. Oakwood
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Ames FE
Quesenberry
Aere Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield, Virginia
Old Eccles Rd
Kyle Davis
Paul Thompson
End of the Trail
Clintonville
W. Va
Barre Gulu
Robert C. Egnor Monument CO
Crab Orchard — Dial
Oak Hilgon
Madison Fine
Dial
Piney View
B. Snead Gardens
Sroror
Cero
Eoec Forchchohord
Ianton
Prince St
Jimmy Meadows
Harold Williams
W. M. Beaver
Don W. Ford
W. E. Harvey
Nash Campbell
Samuel
Croy
Sanders and Edgers
Fabulon
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Beckley Ice & Feed CQ
Montgomery Ward
Marguerite’s
Helene Curtis
Koeee
Main Street
S. Oakwood Dial
Lovitz
Granteed
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Neville ST
Ain St
Frank
GMC
Sprague
C. L. Wills
Cook’s Food & Dairy
South Fayette ST
Western Union
Raleigh County Sanitary Service
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
S. C. Berry
W. W. Honaker
Temple St
Ford Tractor
George Sweeney
R. E. Adkins
Capitol
Oak Hill
Intermont Express, Inc
Glen Morgan
W We
W Va
Kentucky
Enn
Kut & Karl Beauty Ee
Murphy's Dial
Edward Parrish
PIANO
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Professional Directory
Cooper Transfer
G. H. Church
Crab Orchard
H. T. Christian
H. C. Kinzer
Keystone Restaurant
Cherry Creek
General Adjustment Bureau
Maxwell & Keyser
W. N. Tench
Diak
Carpenter
Ourbine
Beckley Furniture
Halstead’s
Ashworth Home & Auto Television Repair Dept
Geo
Cook’s
Woodlawn
Beckley Newspapers
Avon Products
Avon
Home Court
Waterdale Inn
Jewel Tea Company, Inc
J. E. Scott
Standard Coffee Company
East Rainelle
Seidman's
Prince St. _ MAN
Watkins
Mt. Hope
C. C. Hunter
E. Robinson Avenue
Barberton
Ohio
Tonire
Roy Jones
TomrMon
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
W. S. Gregg
Henry Conway Hardware
Neville St. Dial
Baby
New
Guernsey
Carl Harvey
Stamford
Call
Strake Walker
Beaver
Radford
Owen
Lewis Transfer Co
Ana
Wilson’s
Kanawha
Shelby
New Cory Coffee Makers
Universal
Kessler’s
J. W. Huddle
Clyde St
Roanoke
Ashworth Firestone
Angelo Gialdella
Harper
J. W. Va
KODAK
King Photo Supply
Neville St. Beckley
Firestone
Sacae Price
J. L. Mills
Sophia
Houchins Manufacturing CO
Vine St. Beckley
Carobono
Dial Floral Co
City Ave
S&h
Sears
Sears Monument CO
Fred Davis
L. W
Doc’ Watta
Hart
Monuments 122 Repair Service
Aluma Kraft Aluminum
American Glass & Mirror Co., Inc
Herbert Atha
Mgr
Oakwood
Foster
GUY Amato Allegheny Insurance Agency, Inc
Kelvinator
Youngstown
Maytag
Beckley Maytag
Neville St. - Dial
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