France may need help to save Red River delta
Indochina reports that amid Dien Bien Phu aftermath French officers warn the Red River delta could face a major Vietminh push. Gen Bodet says outside aid may be required. U.S. Air Force airlift supplies and wounded as Geneva talks influence decisions. Vietminh forces estimated at 70,000 in delta region.
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France
Red River Delta
Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Pierre Louis Bodet
Henri Navarre
Bodet
United States
Dien Bien Phu
Britain
Rodet
Delta
Namese
Haiphong
U. S
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
Vietminh
Vietnam
Arrow
Dienbenphu
Viet Nam Pact Terms Set Against Partition
At Geneva the French backed government of Viet Nam rejected any armistice plan that partitions Viet Nam. The terms push for free elections under UN control, international supervision of cease fire, and guarantees for durable peace. The conference faces political tension as Bidault and the Paris cabinet navigate Allied pressures.
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Geneva
Viet Nam
Quoc Dinh
United Nations
Georges Bidault
United States
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Indochina
U. S
State Dulles
Southeast Asia
United
Bidault
Cambodia
Laos
Chaplain to Speak at Memorial Day Service
Chaplain Henry J. Davis of Beckley VA Hospital will deliver the Memorial Day address Monday May 31 at 11 a m. Davis served as Army captain 1942 1946 and fought in the Pacific. American Legion Post 32 sponsors observances with a parade at 10 a m from the Baptist Church to the Raleigh County Courthouse lawn monument wreath then procession to the American Legion Cemetery for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Davis
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Davis
American Legion Post 32
Baptist Church
Raleigh County
American Legion Cemetery
Juveniles Face Hearing Saturday On Property Destruction
Six youths aged 14 to 16 from Dry Hill face hearings this week on destruction of property charges tied to West Virginia Turnpike contractors. Judge Harry L. McCreery said the 14-year-old has a Saturday morning hearing in his court, while the five others are certified to the justice court for magistrate hearings.
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Dry Hill
West Virginia
Harry L. McCreery
Justice of the Peace Court
T. N. Thurman
Two Oak Hill Youths Shot During Arrest
Two Oak Hill youths are hospitalized after gunfire during an arrest for the Depot Lunch armed robbery in Thurmond. Ralph Grimmett, 17, shot in the abdomen, is listed as fair, while a 14-year-old wounded in the thigh and knee is at Oak Hill Hospital. The youths allegedly robbed a woman at Twin Oaks Drive-In before fleeing toward Thurmond where officers exchanged fire when the gun was not dropped. State Police and railroad agents investigated. the chase began on road and railroad tracks as trains approached.
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Oak Hill
Thurmond
Ralph Grimmett
Beckley Hospital
Grimmett
J. R. Lilly
B. L. Slater
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Slater
Lilly
W. R. Seal
State Police
Weather Summary for Beckley and Oak Hill Areas
Fair conditions with lows near 40s and daytime warming. Beckley reports yesterday 55 high and 60 low, today around mid 40s with some fair to mild afternoon. Oak Hill shows high 58 and low 38, light precipitation totaling 0.04 inch. Rivers Blue Greenbrier and New Rivers at normal stages. Bluestone Reservoir at normal levels. skies clear in the region.
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Beckley High
Cs Vece
Vices
Vsveessas
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Armed Forces Parade Moves Up To 1 P.M. Saturday
The Armed Forces Day parade in Beckley will start at 1 p.m. Saturday instead of 3 p.m. Parade chairman E. J. Sharp announced the change this morning. Units will begin moving at 1 p.m. and any organizations not present then will be omitted, with participating units moved to the Valley Drive assembly area as they arrive.
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Armed Forces
Beckley
E. J. Sharp
Sharp
Valley Drive
Governor Reviews Chessman Trial Record For Clemency
California Governor Knight agreed to examine the 1948 kidnapping with bodily harm conviction of Caryl Chessman, the author dubbed Cell 2455, Death Row. Knight earlier rejected clemency pleas and said Chessman faced the gas chamber, noting the crimes included kidnapping, attempted rape, sex perversion, and robbery. A closed-door meeting with Chessman's attorney focused on whether court reporter notes were sufficient for appeals after the original reporter died.
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San Quentin
Calif
Caryl Chessman
Goodwin J. Knight
Los Angeles
Knight
Chessman
California
Berwyn Rice
Rice
Super Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Earl Warren
United States
One Killed in Alpoca Mine Explosion in Wyoming County
ALPOCA WV RNS One man is dead and four hospitalized after a local explosion at Gaston Coal Co s Alpoca mine. Rossi Ricks 46 loader died later at Mullens funeral home. Other injured include Hector Brewer 43 Roy Banks 52 Fred Davis 42 Herman Light 57 David Cross 45 and John Mills 56 treated for burns shock and minor injuries. Federal and state inspectors and mine rescue crews assisted. 55 men employed at the mine with 450 tons daily output. Survivors include four daughters.
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Alpoca
RNS
Gaston Coal Co
Rossi Ricks
Loader
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hector Brewer
Lashmeet
Roy Banks
Alpeca
Wyoming General Hospital
Maldens
Herbert Belcher
Pineville
Freeman Davis
Bud
Davis
Belcher
Brewer
Banks
Bluefield
Herman Light
David Cross
John Mills
George Dove
George Noe
Welch
Fred Deal
Mullens
Clint Meadows
Bernice M. Booker
State Accident Bureau
Beckley
United Mine Workers Safety
C. E. Jones
Ricks
Kopperston
Eastern
Gas and Fuel Associates
Frank Penn
Mildred Martin
John Lambert
Wyoming County
American Red Cross
Rick
Robertson and Foglesong
Marland Plans Industry Committee to Attract Jobs
West Virginia Governor Marland announced the formation of an industry committee and plans to hire Industrial Development counselors to attract new employers. Speaking at the West Virginia Industrial Development Conference, he urged swift action to create employment beyond coal and warned current industry cannot alone sustain the labor force.
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Morgantown
Marland
West Virginia
West Virginia Industrial Development Conference
State Industrial and Publicity Commission
West Virginia University College of Commerce
Industrial Commission
Andrew V. Buckman
Charles W. Harbaught
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Fire-Eater and Companion Jailed Over Adultery Pleas
A carnival fire-eater and a Beckley wife of a soldier in Korea, both 16, were jailed after failing to pay fines of 20 dollars and costs on pleas of guilty to adultery and fornication. Arrested Tuesday night near the carnival grounds at Sprague by a deputy sheriff, the complaint came from the girl's father. Hearings were held before Magistrate J P Meadows after Juvenile Court Judge Harry L MccCreery refused to take jurisdiction.
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Beckley
Korea
Sprague
J. P. Meadows
Harry L. MccCreery
Housewife Complains Provokes McCarthy Hearings
A Cincinnati letter to Senator McClellan criticizes the McCarthy Army hearings. The wife says her husband quit work, laughs at the hearings, and fears returning to normal life. She asks what McCarthy seeks, calling the proceedings the biggest mess in Washington.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy Army
Cincinnati
McCarthy
Bad Habits Fatal At 114 in Los Angeles
Sam Lemler died at 114 in Los Angeles. Grandchildren say he drank coffee heavily and chain smoked pipe or cigars. He reportedly had 10 to 15 cups of coffee daily.
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Los Angeles
Sam Lemler
Fayette Mine Reopens After Two Month Shutdown
The Harewood mine of Semet Solvay in Fayette County resumes operations on a limited basis with 287 men employed. It had closed March 1 and previously housed about 800 workers producing around 6 000 tons daily. In a separate note, the Cannelton Coal and Coke Co. mine in Cannelton expands a five day week for 275 miners. the mine is owned by Agoma Steel Corp of Sault Ste Marie Canada.
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W. B. Devanney
Agoma Steel Corp
Sault St. Marie
Canada
Eisenhower vows not to write off Indochina crisis
President Eisenhower said the free world will not give up on Indochina and should not write off the Indochinese states. He dodged comment on Sen McCarthy’s claim that an Army intelligence officer supplied FBI material, saying he would not discuss McCarthy related questions. He urged discipline for any enlisted man or officer who betrays security material. The Army said it is investigating the officer cited by McCarthy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Indochina
Sen. McCarthy
Army
FBI
Atty
Brownell
McCarthy
Telligence
Army Counselor Says Cohn Threatened War Over Monmouth Incident
Army Counselor John G. Adams testified in McCarthy hearings that Roy Cohn shouted this is war when barred from a secret radar lab at Ft Monmouth New Jersey in October. Adams said Cohn claimed security clearance to go anywhere and accused Army of letting Communists in while barring him. He linked the Monmouth visit to pressure for favorable treatment for Pvt G David Schine and described tensions between the Army and McCarthy subcommittee.
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Washington
Army
John G. Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
McCarthy Army
Adams
Sen. McCarthy
The
Subcommittee
Pvt
G. David Schine
Ray H. Jenkins
FBI
Monmouth
Stevens
McCarthy Subcommittee
McCarthy Camp
McCarthy
Schine
New York City
New York
New Prosecutor Plans to Hit Hard At Subversives
Newark based attorney William F. Tompkins, nicknamed for his hawk like look, is named to head the new Justice Department Internal Security Division. He will supervise prosecutions while the FBI handles investigations. Tompkins, a former state assemblyman and current U S attorney for New Jersey, seeks swift action against Communists and subversives. His Senate confirmation is pending.
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Newark
N. J
William F. Tompkins
Sherlock Holmes
Tompkins
New Jersey
U. S
Internal Security Division
Justice Department
U .S
FBI
U. S. Senate
Calloway Withdraws From Education Board Race
D M Calloway of Glen Daniel has withdrawn from the non partisan Board of Education race. The move leaves 16 men still vying for four seats in the August primary. Calloway appeared in person at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office to withdraw.
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M. Calloway
Glen Daniel
Board of Education
Calloway
Raleigh
Sophomore Kenneth Cullis Heads to National Science Fair
Sophia High School pupil Kenneth Cullis, 17, winner of Raleigh County Fair, travels to Lafayette Indiana with 96 other students to compete in the Fifth National Science Fair. He exhibits Sound Over a Beam of Light, converting sound to light and back, and aims to study engineering at West Virginia University next fall. He is accompanied by Sophie High instructor James Lowry.
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Sophia High School
Lafayette
Ind
Kenneth Cullis
C. A. Cullis
Sophia
James Lowry
Raleigh
Kenneth
Bob Brian
Science Clubs of America
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Thailand
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Raps McCarthy Informer
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Roy Cohn
D. M. Calloway
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