Reds Seize Post On Lifeline To Red River Front
Communist rebels seized a second defense post on the Hanoi Harpneng rail line supplying Hanoi. The post, nine miles east of Hanoi, was part of a broader Viet Minh effort to sever the Red River route. French air power has been boosted by new American deliveries including Privateer bombers and Corsair fighters. General Ely is appointed to direct the war effort, replacing Navarre. Hanoi remains tense after the loss of Cho No, signaling a potential major Communist push this month.
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Louis Guilbert Hangi
Indochina
Red River Delta
Hanoi
Harpneng
Pont
Dien Bien Phu
French High Command
United States
Paul Ely
Ely
Paris
Hana
Henry-Eugene Navarre
Washington
Cho No
Red River
Weather and Local Happenings Across Coastal Sailoys
Mostly clear today with a bit warmer Sunday as coastal and intermediate sailoys report sun peeking through cloudy skies and a valley smog. Noon readings show a high around 73 and a low near 49, with mild comfort overall and notes on James and John Raitt’s Broadway success amid a light Washington anecdote about President Coolidge.
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Jimmy Cub
James
Jummy
John Raitt
John
Washington
Coolidge
Suent Cal
Prospects Dim For Early Indochina Cease Fire
Geneva reports say Communist rejection of a French troop withdrawal plan scuttled hopes for an early cease fire in Indochina. Viet Minh officials refused to proceed and demanded large territorial concessions as talks continued. U.S. and France planned steps to pressure a settlement and show action in Indochina while signaling potential intervention by allied air and naval forces.
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Geneva
Indochina
Laos
Camindia
Viet Nam Viet Mini
Tea Quang Buu
Taylor Doubts Reds Building Up Korean Forces
Washington dispatch reports General Maxwell D. Taylor, commander of the Eighth Army, doubts North Korea is building up Communist forces. He arrived for a four week “vacation” after 16 months in Korea and mentioned unverified reports that Reds are building air fields in Manchuria near the border.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
The
Th Army
Korea
North Korea
Taylor
8Th Army
Manchuria
Unemployment Increases in 31 Job Centers
Washington reports 31 industrial centers added to the Labor Department list of areas with substantial unemployment, bringing total to 123. The update notes 16 major and 15 smaller centers, with modest changes expected in major centers through summer and seasonal rises in construction and outdoor sectors elsewhere.
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Labor Department
Department
New York
Buffalo
Uhea
Rome
Albany-Schenectady
Troy
Pennsylvania
Ene
Pittsburgh
Phiadelphia
Reading
Illineis
Aurora
Joliet
Peoria
Indiana
Evansville
Fore Wayne
Fair River
Mass
Jacckson
Tenn -Va
Adrian and
Benton Harbor
Mich
Beaver Dam
Wis
Frankfort
Owensboro
Burlington
Iowa
Joplin, St. Joseph
Springfield
Pittsburg
Kan
Guards uncover convict hidden in potato sack
In Joliet Illinois police reported guards checked a heavy potato sack as it left the state prison and found convict Malcolm Matheson age 30 concealed inside the sack.
McCarthy Recall Drive Nears 25 000 Signatures
Sauk Prairie Star editor Leroy Gore pushes to recall Senator Joseph R. McCarthy needing 25 percent of gubernatorial votes as signatures. He trails by about 25,000 from the 403,840 threshold and vows to resume after November elections if unsuccessful. Gore notes strong local support and historic Wisconsin voting highs during Eisenhower era.
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Saue City
Wis
Leroy Gore
Joseph R. McCarthy
Gore
Wisconsin Republican
Gere
Sauk Prairie Star
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Armed Reds Post Sign In West Berlin Sector
In West Berlin the five armed Communists crossed into the French sector and menaced West German police while posting two signs for East Berlin's three day youth rally. They warned “Take care Western police” as they returned to the Soviet sector. police removed the signs. Large crowds of youths faced poor food and lodging amid tense conditions and apparent fear of unrest.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
Senate approves amendment to allow temporary House appointees
The Senate backed a constitutional amendment to permit governors to appoint temporary House members if over one third of reps die. The measure, labeled insurance against an atomic attack by sponsor Sen. Knowland, passed 70 to 1 with Sen. Stennis opposing. It still needs House approval and three fourths of states.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
William F. Knowland
John C. Stennis
House
McCarthy Says Calls Explode Army Case
Senator McCarthy says monitored talks between Army Secretary Stevens and Senator Symington erase the Army charges against him. He cites a March 8 exchange and a 34 page report sent March 10 as evidence the case collapses. Symington disputes McCarthy and challenges debate on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Joseph R McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Stuart Symington
Dmio
Wisconsin Republican
Stevens - Symington
Symington
Stevens
Pvt
G. Schine
McCarthy
Ray M. Coln
Schine
Senate
Clifford
Truman
Clark S. Clifford
Subcommittee
Karl E. Mundt
Missouri Democrat
Eisenhowers At Camp David Weekend Retreat
President and Mrs. Eisenhower are spending the weekend at Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains near Thurmont Maryland. They arrived from Washington on Friday and bypassed their Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm home which is under rebuild. They may make a 25 mile trip today.
Stevenson Warns Against Materialism and Fear
Adlai E. Stevenson told a Columbia University audience that mounting forces of materialism ignorance and fear threaten Americans turning them toward cynicism and even risk. He warned against equating progress with ends and urged reconversion to humanism to preserve America’s grand history and prevent becoming like its enemies.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Carthyism
Beng
America
Stevenson
Jefferson
Columbia University
Bishop Sees Good In Hearings On McCarthy Row
Washington dispatch reports Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston telling reporters at the White House that much good may come from the Army McCarthy hearings. He disputed claims that Senator McCarthy is dividing the church or country and supported efforts to curb Communism.
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Washington
Richard J. Cushing
Boston
McCarthy
White House
National Council of Catholic Nurses
Eisenhower
Cushing
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Ralph ©. Flanders
Wisconsin
Bishop Cushing
George Pushes Fight For Tax Exemption Increase
Sen. Walter F. George plans to press a plan to boost personal income tax exemptions despite the Senate Finance Committee rejection of a milder relief proposal. His amendment would raise exemptions from 600 to 800 this year and to 1000 in 1955, with a broad Democratic backing.
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Washington
Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
Georgia
Senate
House
George
MRA Founder Congratulated on 76th Birthday
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and 86 U S congressmen sent congratulations to Dr Frank Buchman founder of the Moral ReArmament movement on his 76th birthday in CAUX SUR MONTREUX Switzerland Nixon called his idea a uniting force for nations amid global ideological conflict
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Caux - Sur
Montreux
Switzerland
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Frank Buchman
Nixon
Academy Seniors Investigated For Security Checks
The Army and Navy will now conduct full security investigations of West Point and Annapolis graduates before commissioning. Three midshipmen from the 1954 Annapolis class have had their commissions delayed pending security clearance, with officials noting no one refused loyalty forms or triggered the inquiry. Army says 1954 West Point cadets to graduate next week face no delays.
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Washington
Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Andapelis
Man Survives Four Hour Cistern Cave-In
TORRANCE UP Billy Joe Stultz a 24 year old worker was buried alive for almost four hours when tons of earth collapsed into a 15 foot cistern. Co workers and witnesses dug him out while Harbor General attendants treated him. A fire department rescue unit provided oxygen until his rescue.
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Torrance
Billy Joe Stultz
Stultz
Holifield Says AEC Divided Over Authority Fight
Rep. Chet Holifield says the Atomic Energy Commission faces a serious rift that hinders its work. Chairman Strauss seeks more authority while two commissioners oppose retaining the five member panel. Zuckert and Campbell split with Smyth and Murray, leaving the agency in dispute awaiting resolution.
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Washington
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Holifield
Commission
Joint
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Henry D. Smyth
Thomas E. Murray
Strauss
Eugene M. Zuckert
Joseph Campbell
Zuckert
Smyth
Murray
Campbell
Brownell Attacks GOP Critics At Fresno Dinner
Attorney General Herbert Brownell told 800 attendees at a GOP centennial dinner in Fresno that opponents use tactics to create doubt confusion and fear. He praised the Eisenhower administration for halting inflation easing government control and pursuing solid accomplishments.
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Fresno
Calif
Herbert Brownell
Brownell
Eisenhower
Enos Slaughter Breaks Wrist in Yankees Indians Game
New York Up. An X-ray shows outfielder Enos Slaughter of the New York Yankees broke his wrist in the sixth inning while attempting to catch a long fly against the Cleveland Indians. Slaughter, 38, who was bought from the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this season, will be out for about four to five weeks.
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New York
Enos Slaughter
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Slaughter
Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Eden briefs cabinet on Geneva talks and Indochina cease fire
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reported to the cabinet on the Geneva conference during a special Saturday session. Churchill presided as Eden outlined progress in the Far East negotiations and Britain signaled a wait-and-see stance while opposing immediate drastic action amid possible Geneva agreement.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eden
Indochina
Winston Churchill
Britain
United States
Yoshida Cancels World Tour Plans
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida cancelled his around the world tour after Socialists won another victory delaying a police bill. The Foreign Office notified embassies that the June 4 to July 27 itinerary was junked. Yoshida delayed departure for Washington after riot actions in Parliament and Socialist deputies barricaded the upper house.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Foreign Office
Yoshida
Washington
Yahachi Kawar
House of Councillors
U.S
Japan
58 Injured In Factory Blast In Institute West Virginia
INSTITUTE WV UP At least five persons were injured in a series of explosions at the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co plant Friday night. None were killed. 28 were employees, others residents. The blast shattered windows within a 20 mile radius along the Kanawha River valley. Fire from the explosion burned in some storage tanks but was under control this morning. Eighty five other workers escaped injury.
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Company of Heials
Seeks Annulment By Ex-Sailor In Torrance
Ex-Sailor Elbert Leon Mason of Torrance California filed for an annulment of his marriage to Lolo Ione Niel Mason alleging she refused to quit the Waves Navy unit.
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Elbert Leon Mason
Torrance
Calif
Lolo Ione Niel
Sen Mason
The
Waves
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