French Use U.S. Planes To Wipe Out Red Bases
French air and ground forces destroyed two large Communist bases near Hanoi seven miles from the city. American B 26s dropped 100 pound bombs while fighter planes followed, and French troops entered the sites with light resistance, killing 11 rebels. Reconnaissance pictures indicated the bases were nearly demolished as Gen. Vo Giap's offensive loomed in the Delta.
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United States
Dien Bien Phu
High Command
Seno
Hich
Red
Vo Neuyen Giap
Delta
Red River Delta
Tanh Phu
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Knight Votes Early In L A in West Hollywood
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight cast two ballots in Los Angeles area voting today at a local precinct. He appeared about 7 30 am with his family including son in law Raber Eaton his older daughter and youngest daughter, while photographers followed early.
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West Hollywood
Goodwin J. Knight
Uefend
Wish
Raber
Eaton
April
Knight
Carolyn
Weather Coastal and intermediate valley forecast
Cloudy night gives way to sunny afternoon on Wednesday with a cooler late day. June 8 1954 reading high 73 low 46. One year ago today high 74 low 42. Fox Mi not reaching Redlands this morning but west of us down the valley. locals plan summer trips east and some to buy a new cat to offset costs. An incoming replacement in Korea orders a sergeant to clean rifles, asking to push or pull him through.
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Redlands
Jimmy
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Business Outlook Boosts Administration Defense
Washington report shows unemployment at 3,305,000 last month with a drop of 169,000 from April and employment up 521,009. A Commerce and Labor estimate puts May employment at 81,190,000, 221,000 above April but 338,000 below last year’s boom. Burns defends anti recession policies as “working out reasonably well.”
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Sephower
Arthur F. Burns
Presents Economic Council
Eisenhower
Harvard
Sumner H Slichter
Eiserhower
Burns
Commerce and Labor Departments
Maverick Texas Politician Maury Mavenel Dies
Maury Mavenel, longtime Maverick congressman and staunch supporter of Franklin D Roosevelt, died yesterday at Nix Hospital from a heart event. A member of a pioneer Texas family, he served in Congress starting in 1935 and remained active in Texas Democratic politics. In 1992 he backed Adlai Stevenson as a loyalist against the state party leadership backing Eisenhower.
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Ban Antorio
Tex
Maury Mavenel
Aho
Adlair Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
World Leaders Urged to View Hydrogen Bomb Blast
Thomas E. Murray of the Atomic Energy Commission urged Soviet and other world leaders be invited to witness a large scale hydrogen bomb explosion. He said the demonstration would expose modern war's horror without endangering security and could give leaders a urgent push toward peace.
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Washington
Thomas E. Murray
Atomic Energy Commission
Catholic University
Murray
Iale
Tornadoes Strike In Midwest Toll Rises
Tornadoes and 90 mph winds swept from Oklahoma to Minnesota last night, killing at least two people and leaving wide destruction. Storms continued across the midsection with gusts near 50 mph in Minot and Farmington, Manitoba. a gale struck central Minnesota. Emil Timmerman, 60, drowned at Leech Lake when a wind overturned a boat near Detroit Lakes. Oscar Pearson, 65, perished in a fire as winds hindered rescue efforts at a log cabin.
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United Press
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Minot
N.C
Farmington
Canada
Manitoba
Emil Timmerman
Marengo
Leech Lake
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Oscar Pearson
James
Japan Plans Four Billion Defense Build Up
Premier Hitoshi Ashida announced a five year defense plan to bolster Japan's military strength. It proposes a nine division army of 120,000 on active duty a 130000 ton navy with 40 000 officers and men and an air force of 1500 planes with 0 airmen and ground crew personnel for total funding of four billion dollars.
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WKYO
Hitoshi Ashida
Guatemala suspends freedoms for 30 days
Guatemala's cabinet decreed 30 day suspension of all constitutional guarantees including press, movement, assembly, and correspondence. President Jacobo Arbenz cited threats to peace and order as justification amid a crackdown on opposition leaders. Over 20 people were arrested or fled to embassies to avoid detention.
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Guatemala City
Jacobo Arbenz
Counci
Thas
Arebenz
Dry Candidate Wins In Iowa For Governor Nomination
Iowa Republicans race to pick a dry platform candidate as Leo Hoegh wins a six man primary. Hoegh secures 98,553 votes or 38.98 percent with 2462 of 2487 precincts reporting. Also notes South Carolina Democratic race for governor and segregation stance by Timmerman and Bates amid large turnout.
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Leo Hoegh
Iowa
California
South Carolina
George Bell Timmerman
Lester L. Bates
Win Toegh
Coral
Mississippi
Missouri River Valley
Hoegh
William
H. Nicholas
Ernest Palmer Jr
Des Moines
A. B. Chambers
W. S. Lynes
Benjamin Ellsworth
Guy M. Gillette
Thomas E. Martin
H. R. Gross
James F. Byrnes
Timmerman
Bates
Burnel R. Maybank
Jenkins Silent On Candidacy
Ray M. Jenkins special counsel for the Army McCarthy hearings declined to confirm plans to run for the U S Senate from Tennessee. He told reporters his inclinations are not toward seeking office, but he would not close the door on a future run. Officials had asked for comment on a possible endorsement by the Tennessee Republican Executive Committee for the seat held by Senate Democrat Estes Kefauver.
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Llp
Ray M. Jenkins
U. S. Senate
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tennessee Republican Executive Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Connn
Army
John G. Adams
Cohn
Pvt
Clark Clifford
Truman
Clifford
Stuart Symington
D-Moq
Stevens
McCarthy
Ray H Jenkins
John &. McClellan
D-Ark
Adams
G. David Schine
GIs Withdraw After Surprising Attack at Fort MacArthur
In San Pedro California a group of soldiers beat a sudden attack in the Fort MacArthur mess hall before retreating. They quickly regroup and retook the position after frightening off the assailant with a rifle shot.
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San Pedro
Calif
Fort MacArthur
Cohn Insists Stevens Under Pressure
Roy M. Cohn testified that Army Secretary Stevens faced pressure to shield some army personnel covering up for Reds. The Army McCarthy hearings neared a climax as Welch sought to speed up questioning and Mundt urged witness lists by Thursday noon. Cohn affirmed the armed services defend the nation, and referenced threats aimed at discrediting him if the Army subversion probe continued.
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Washington
Roy M.cohn
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Army-McCarthy
Rena
Cohn
Stevens
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy Subcommittee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Francis P. Carr
Karl E. Mundt
McCarthy
U.S. Armed Services
U.S
Welch
Brown Says He Does Not Know Number In Primary Day
San Francisco Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, favored to win renomination in California, said he could be reached for a statement at campaign headquarters this evening and admitted he did not know what the telephone number is.
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San Francisco
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Molotov Pushes Three Fourths In Indochina Cease Fire Talks
Geneva reports Molotov urged settlement terms granting three fourths of Viet Nam and about half of Laos with a portion of Cambodia. He pressed for political agreement before any cease fire as six weeks of talks entered a final phase. Molotov sought semi public sessions and discussed with Bidault and Smith before dinner meetings.
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Geneva
M. Molotov
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
Molotov
V. M. Molotov
Stevens Defends Army in West Point Address
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens told 634 West Point graduates that they will not face unwarranted attack while he leads the Army. He referenced the Army McCarthy fight, vowing the force remains the nation’s first line of defense against Communism and that his tenure will not quit under pressure.
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N.Y
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Stevens
McCarthy
Ralph W. Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
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Body Of Pius X Put On View At St Peter's Basilica
The body of Pope Pius X was displayed today at the altar of the presentation in St. Peter's Basilica after a week in state at the Church of Saint Mary Major. About 200000 people viewed the procession last night as it was borne through the streets, with daily Masses drawing up to 500000 Romans and pilgrims.
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Valican City
Pius X
St. Peter's Basilica
Saint Mary Major
Tax Bureau Reviews McCarthy Returns in 60 Days
Commissioner T Coleman Andrews told 800 lawyers in Denver that the IRS is reviewing Senator Joseph McCarthy tax returns as a routine matter. Investigations by his Washington staff have been ongoing for months and should be finished within the next 60 days. He said no one has immunity and irregularities would be pursued like any other taxpayer.
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Denver
Colo
UPC
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Eisenhower
Virginia
Wisconsin
Senate
Andrews
McCarthy
Legislative Branch
President Gets Membership In Republican Club
President Eisenhower was urged to tidy the economic house before fall elections by Daniel J. Riesner of New York, head of the National Republican Club. Riesner presented an honorary life membership as Eisenhower declared the photo moment. He said the economic plan should be Congress’s first order of business.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Daniel J. Riensar
New York
National Republican Club
Riesner
Baldness Is A Boon In A Barberless Town
In Fort Jameson Northern Rhodesia residents claim baldness is a boon since the town has no barber. The absence of barbers alters daily routines and grooming norms in this unusual locale.
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Jameson
Northern Rhodesia
Pledge of Allegiance Bill Hurts on House Senate Ties
The Senate and House have passed identical bills to insert under God into the Pledge of Allegiance. A dispute over authorship stalls final action as Rabaut insists the House bill be considered first, while Halleck urges Senate passage before Flag Day. Both chambers must yield to allow sending the measure to President Eisenhower.
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Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Louis C. Rabaul
Mich
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Ferguson
iHouse
United States of America
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Rabaut
Dulles accuses Communists of stalling at Geneva talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles charged that Communists are dragging their feet at the Geneva Far East Conference while expanding military actions in Indochina. He said this refutes their professed desire for peace and noted no immediate plan to seek congressional authority to intervene.
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John Foster Dulles
Geneva
Indochina
Dulles
France
Viet Nam
London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Eden
United States
China
Duies
Congress
U. S
United Action
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Red River
House
Wally Cox Weds Actress in Quiet Maryland Ceremony
Wally Cox and Marilyn Gennaro were married in St. Michael's Maryland in a small backyard ceremony attended by about a dozen people. Cox, 29, and Gennaro, 20, both had first marriages. Best man was Peter Turgeon, an actor from Mr Peepers.
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ST. Michael's. Md
Wally Cox
Mr. Peeners
He Portays
Cox
Marilyn Gennaro
Donald Seawall
Seawell
Peter Turgeon
Mr. Peepers
Robbers Use Hydraulic Jack To Lift Safe From Car
In San Francisco a motor car company was robbed of 106 dollars and one car on Monday. Thieves used a hydraulic jack from the firm to lift the safe into a company car before fleeing.
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San Francisco
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