Eisenhower Urges Bipartisan Support for Key Programs
President Eisenhower pressed Congress to act quickly on Social Security health and unemployment proposals while warning against rash aggression and tax reform delays. Republicans praised the address as a strong call for national unity, backing bipartisan passage of his core programs despite farm tax disputes and housing bill hurdles.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
Citizens For Eisenhower Congressional Committee
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Martin
Joseph Martin Jr
Holly
Joan W McCormack
Mass
House
Exenhower
Mike Monroney
D Okta
Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
Brownell
House Agriculture Committee
France Seeks Allied Aid to Sustain Indochina War
Washington reports French officials warned the United States that France cannot continue the Indochina fight without Allied intervention. Objections by India blocked airlift of 1000 French troops from North Africa and a prior request for action. US officials say intervention hinges on four conditions including UN sanction and French-Indochinese independence.
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United States
France
Indochina
West
Defense Department
India
North Africa
Viet Nam
Nixon To Speak At Whittier College Commencement
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will deliver a nationally significant speech via NBC CBS telecast tomorrow night at Whittier College. Nixon, a 1934 graduate, will address commencement and plans to return to Washington Sunday after arriving tonight.
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Whittier
Richard M . Raxon
Nbc-Cbs
Whittier College
Washington
Plane Missing In Canada From Havre To Lethbridge
US and Canadian air forces search for a single engine Seabee amphibian missing after leaving Havre, Montana bound for Lethbridge Alberta. Poor weather delayed yesterday's search. pilot Nelson Smith was en route to Bristol Bay Alaska with four hours of fuel.
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Lethbridge
Nelson Smith
Bristol Bay
Alaska
RCAF
Namao
Ohio student earns medical degree after 22 years
Jean Higgy Smelker, who began studying on the Ohio State University campus as a kindergarten pupil almost 22 years ago, received her doctor of medicine degree at the annual commencement in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jean Higgy Smelker
Ohio State University
Southern California Weather and Commencement Scenes
Coastal and intermediate valleys mostly clear tonight with Sunday sunny and high clouds. June 11 1954 high 79 low 48. Students graduate at the Bowl this morning in formal dress as crowds await tonight’s commencement. A recreation program at Sylvan park and McKinley school grounds aims to keep youngsters happy after school.
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Jimmy Cub
Jimmy
Sylvan Park
McKinley
Dulles Warns of Red China Aggression Threat
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned that open aggression by Red China in Southeast Asia would be a deliberate threat to the United States and require self defense. He said U.S. intervention would be justified only if France remains in the Indochina fight and several conditions are met, noting the situation could change if China shows overt military aggression.
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Indochina
Paul Ely
Red River
Ely
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France
Los Angeles
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Dulles
Red China
Communists Seal Off Delta Area From Hanoi to Than Hoa
Communist forces have sealed off the Red River Delta area with columns marching southeast from Dien Bien Phu reaching Than Hoa, 75 miles south of Hanoi, forming a horseshoe around the valley. Far west, French pilots in American planes attacked rebel troops and depots in Nghat Phu and Co Noi as part of bombardment campaigns.
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Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Than Hoa
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Great Rice Bowl
Nghat Phu
Co Noi
McCarthy Tells Of Troubles With Army
Senator McCarthy said the Army inquiry hit a blank wall when probing higher ups as subversives at Fort Monmouth. He denied seeking a commission for David Schine and insisted his probes aimed at uncovering favoritism and subversion, while Democrats accused the panel of ending the inquiry prematurely.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Tojdey
Ray H Jenkins
Wisconsin Republican
Jenkins
McCarthy
Army
Kirke B Lawton
Fort Monmouth
Enony Army
Lawton
Karl E. Mundt
RSD
Mundt
Mundh
Roy M Cohn
Subcommittee
Francis P
New York
Cohn
Carr
Schine
Fireworks To Scare Birds Legislation Approved in New Jersey
The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill allowing farmers to use fireworks to frighten blackbirds. The measure enables use of pyrotechnics as a crop protection method despite potential safety and environmental concerns.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Laniel Faces Defeat In Test Vote
PARIS, UP. Premier Joseph Laniel and his center right coalition faced probable overthrow as deputies prepared to choose a replacement. If no new premier is agreed, Laniel may cling to power until the Geneva conference ends. Foreign Minister Georges Bidault might stay in Geneva, but with limited powers. The government’s fall would stall Geneva talks. Laniel formed a cabinet on June 26, 1953, with France already 36 days without a government.
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Joseph Laniel
Laniel
National Assembly
Georges Bidault
Geneva
France
Song Hit Writer Dies Aged 87 In Chicago
Wal Rossiter a famed songwriter and publisher aged 87 died in West Suburban Hospital Chicago He wrote Darktown Strutters Ball Some of These Days Turkey in the Straw We Love to Live in Loveland and Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland passed away after a week in hospital while active as a music publisher until then.
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Chicago
Wal Rossiter
Rossiter
Loveland
Dreamland
Rhee Says Time Has Come To Bolt Geneva
Seoul president Syngman Rhee told United Press that the time has come for South Korea to walk out of the Geneva Conference. He warned that any further days of talks aid the Communists and suggested recalling his foreign minister. He indicated Korea may leave before the July 26 deadline and noted the 90 day limit set at the conference’s start.
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Syngman Rhee
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Speeder Beats Stork But Faces Police in San Diego
George Fi mere Shoudy of Fallbrook was told his wife would deliver at Palomar hospital, Escondido. He rode a motorcycle to the hospital and arrived before the birth but was charged with speeding at 110 miles per hour and had the motorcycle impounded.
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George Fimere Shoudy
Fallbrook
Palomar Hospital
Escondido
Shoudy
California Highway Patrol
Flanders Charges McCarthy Over Contempt of Senate
Senator Ralph E. Flanders charged Senator Joseph R. McCarthy with contempt of the Senate over his refusal to appear before a Rules Subcommittee probing his finances. He urged McCarthy be removed from chairmanship of the Government Operations Committee and barred from future subcommittee leadership. McCarthy mocked the charge and demanded Flanders testify under oath.
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Ralph E. Flanders
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Flanders
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McCarthy
Num
Rules ‘Subcommittee
Adolf Hitler
Army-McCarthy
Reds Demand Surrender of Red River Delta
Geneva report cites sources that Vietminh demand France surrender the Red River Delta except Hanoi and Haiphong. Hanoi and Haiphong would be surrounded under regroupment, with maps exchanged for a cease-fire to fight. Diplomatic eyes note the plan risks Hanoi becoming a blockade target and aims to push Vietminh control of the delta without major fighting.
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Berlin
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Indochina
Reciprocal Trade Extension Passed by House
The House approved a one year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements program by a vote of 281 to 53. President Eisenhower sought broader tariff liberalization but accepted the extension after Congress balked, with midnight impending expiry.
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United Press
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Child crushed under Dolly in San Francisla incident
Otis Robinson, age 4, died when playmates tried to use a trailer dolly as a seesaw. Police said the 2500-pound dolly tipped over, pinning him to the ground under the heavy metal eye.
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San Francisla
Otis Robinson
Model Motorist Pays Fines In Advance
New York report notes Bert M. Willer of Hastings on Hudson hailed as a model motorist by the Traffic Summons Control Bureau. He paid a $15 parking ticket a week early and added another $15 for the Police Athletic League, becoming the first of a million violators to do so.
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Bert M. Willer
Hastings On Hudson
Traffic Summons Control Bureau
Willer
Police Athletic League
Phoenix Woman Freed After Ransom Paid
A Phoenix woman, Evelyn Ann Smith, 23, was freed after $75,000 in ransom was transmitted to her kidnapper. The desert search near Florence Junction grew intense with FBI and state agencies aiding, while her husband followed notes to secure her release. The missing wife, seen as bruised but alive, was held about 30 hours in a car trunk before payment and escape.
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Chicago
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