U S Aid Delayed Over France Italy Ratification
U S State Department urged withholding aid to France and Italy until they ratify the European Defense Community while Senate hearings showed optimism for French approval. Merchant and Wilson defended a broad foreign aid program as a deterrent to Soviet aggression amid reports of Soviet military buildup.
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State Department
France
Italy
European Defense Community
Livingston Merchant
Senate
Laniel
Merchant
Admanistration
U_ S
Europe
U.S
Maly
Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Alfred M. Gruenther
Russia
Gruenther
Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Two Killed In Auto Bus Crash Near Pomona
In a two vehicle collision near Pomona on Highway 99 at Kellogg Hall two people died and 11 were injured. The weekend traffic toll in Los Angeles County rose to at least 22 as authorities described the period as one of the heaviest accident weekends in recent history. The deceased were Mr. and Mrs. Charles C Adams of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pomona
Los Angeles County
Kellogg Hall
Charles C Adams
Weather Outlook For Southern California Coastal Valleys
Mostly clear conditions persist this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with slight warmth on Tuesday. Highs around 73 and 67 in the following days with cool nights. record lows noted from Saturday to Sunday. A light breeze and plenty of sun mark the pattern as June 14, 1954, continues.
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California
Police hunt $75000 ransom in kidnap case
Phoenix police search the Superstition foothills for the 75000 ransom paid to free a wealthy industrialist's wife. Daniel Marsin, 43, is held on kidnapping for ransom charges with a $50000 bond as investigators build circumstantial evidence. Mrs Herbert Smith identified Marsin by voice and words, while attorney Pat Flynn questions lineup accuracy.
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NEA
Daniel Joseph Marsin
Phoenix
Ariz
Evelyn Ann Smith
Marsin
Smith
Ave
Daniel Marsin
Herbert Smith
Brooklyn
N.Y
Marsan
Maricopa County
Ran ‘Som
Superstition Foothills
Herbert Smuth
Alar‘sin
Marais
Warren Says We Must Have Faith
Chief Justice Earl Warren speaking at Wesleyan University during commencement urged Americans to maintain faith and belief in an ideal to conquer fears. He credited national faith with enabling contributions to science education labor and various fields.
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Middletown
Conn
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Wesleyan University
Warren
Carr Testifies Adams Called Schine Hostage At Hearings
Francis P. Carr testified that Army counselor John G Adams repeatedly called Pvt G David Schine a hostage and suggested better treatment if Sen McCarthy allies pressed the Army. He quoted Joy Cohn as saying Adams offered to trade homes canals in the Air Force for an advance in the Army probe. Carr’s testimony contrasts Adams and Stevens with McCarthy’s charges.
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Francis P. Carr
Army
John G. Adams
Pvt
David Schie
Schine
Joseph Tr. Ale Carthy
Carr
McCarthy
Senate
Joy M. Cohn
Adams
Cart
Robert T Stevens
MecCarthy
Stevens
Cohn
Sherman Adams
McCarthy Committee
Midwest
Air Force
Navy
Fort Monmouth
Dave
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Fort Dix
Man Swims 10 Miles To Shore After Boat Sinks
Los Angeles up report details survivor Paul Stader 43 a movie stunt man who swam 10 miles through heavy seas for 21 hours to Catalina Island Emerald Bay after the 18 foot craft Tinker Tay IV sank off Catalina Channel. Two others Hugo Walters 21 and Don McGuire 27 are missing. Coast Guard recovered water skis and a cushion.
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Los Angeles
Catalina Island
Paul Stader
Catalina
Emerald Bay
Coast Guard
Stader
Catalina Channel
Hugo Walters
Don McGuire
Hollywood
Walters
McGuire
Heat Wave Ravages Most Of Nation Across Regions
A fierce heat wave blasted the nation east of the Rockies with highs in the 90s, spawning thunderstorms and a tornado in the Midwest. Beache s were crowded, drownings reported, and a Trenton Nebraska grandstand roof was torn off as stock car racing drew 1006 spectators. A two hour downpour dropped 3.65 inches on Newton Town and a Nebraska tornado caused near misses for a family. Winds stirred dust in the Southwest while Indiana storms hurled a crib with four men and a boy to safety. Chicago hit a record 95.1 as officials warned of only limited relief soon.
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United Press
Rockies
Midwest
Trenton
Neb
Leonard Olson
Newton
Indiana
Colorado
Dairy Support Boost Voted by House Agriculture Panel
The House Agriculture Committee voted 22 to 6 to override Secretary Benson and raise dairy price supports to 80 percent of parity, effective September 1. Previously supports were 0 percent of parity amid butter and cheese surpluses prompting government purchases to prop prices. Parity defines a “fair” farm price in relation to buying costs.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Push Hubby Through Degrees Awarded Wives
SAN LUIS OBISPO AP More than 150 PHT degrees were awarded yesterday at California State Polytechnic commencement exercises. PHT means Push Hubby Through. Recipients were wives of Polytechnic graduates.
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SAN Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic
Polytechnic
Rebel Attack Hurled Back Near Hanoi Illicit capture repelled
French Union defenders beat back a rebel assault on Hai Duong 35 miles east of Hanoi preserving the vital Hanoi Haiphong supply lifeline. Rebels suffered 23 killed and 21 captured as three other Red River Delta posts withstood fierce resistance. In South Indochina French losses totaled 21 over the weekend as rebels seized a pass near Trang Bang.
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Indochina
Com‘mmunist
Hanoi Haiphong
Hai Duong
Red River
South Indochina
Trang Bang
Sigon
Two Die In Beaumont Plane Crash During CAP Exercise
In San Gorgonio Pass north of Beaumont a light plane crashed during Civil Air Patrol evacuation drills. Pilot William Rozell, 40, of India and passenger Richard Gillespie, 17, of Thermal were killed. The aircraft had departed Beaumont Airport heading toward Banning when it went down.
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Here
San Gorgonio Pass
William Rozell
India
Richard Gillespie
Thermal
Banning
Hiker dies after 25 foot fall in Altadena canyon
ALTADENA UP Deputies report Evangelize Martinez 24 of Los Angeles led a hiking group in a Millard Canyon area when she slipped and fell 25 feet into a rocky stream bed. She died at the scene.
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Altadena
Evangelize Martinez
Los Angeles
Martines
Churchill Receives Order of the Garter From Queen
Queen Elizabeth II formally invested Winston Churchill with the Order of the Garter in Windsor Castle's throne room. The ceremony included the blue garter, Star of the Garter, and golden collar, with a later procession to St George's Chapel for installation. The event marks Churchill as a rare commoner in the order, amid calls he may be elevated to the Lords.
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Winston Churchill
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Order of the Garter
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Order
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Garter
House of Commons
House of Lords
West in New Move to Settle Indochina War
Geneva. Britain urged an early suspension of the Indochina peace talks while opposing Molotov’s concession offer. The Western Powers pressed a renewed push for a settlement with Laos Cambodia and Viet Nam, seeking Red concessions on military and political issues in the associated states. Eden and Molotov approved a restricted session as Laotian and Cambodian ministers prepared to resume behind closed doors.
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Great Britain
Indochina
Britain
M. Molotov
United States
France
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Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
Nation Indochina
Eden
Molotay
Red Bloc
French National Assembly
Joseph Laniel
Molotov
Young Takes Over N Y Central Railroad Board Chooses Perlman After Vote
Texas financier Robert B Young formally assumes control of the New York Central Railroad in a proxy win over William White. The 2 407 512 to 2 340 299 vote ends Whites presidency as Alfred E Perlman is set as new president and salary decisions are to be made. The Young led board plans to boost passenger service sell real estate holdings to cut debt and pursue stock options while reorganizing Central under a progressive program.
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Texas
Robert B. Young
New York Central Railroad
William White
White
Albany
Young
Chrysler
Manhattan
Park Avenue
New York Central
Alfred E. Perlman
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Perlman
Central Polly
Centrel
Association of American Railroads
Federation For Railway Progress
Mendon Police Hit By Night Thefts
Mendon Massachusetts police reported a theft at the police headquarters during the night. A .38 service revolver a pistol belt a holster handcuffs and a rifle were stolen as officers chased a thief who struck close to home on Sunday.
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Mendon
Mass
Mendes France Tries To Form New Cabinet
Paris reports Pierre Mendes France, leader of the forces that toppled Premier Joseph Laniel, agrees to form France's 20th postwar government. He begins talks with political leaders to win National Assembly support amid urgent push for a new premier to avert a government crisis and possible Geneva conference setback.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes France
Indochina
Mendes-France
Joseph Laniel
Rene Jety
Designate i
National Assembly
Laniel
Mendes France
Assembly
Skelton's Son Sends Nixon Off With Short Farewell
In Los Angeles a quick and unceremonious sendoff marked Vice President Richard Nixon as comedian Red Skelton's young son Richard slammed a limousine door and shouted goodbye Nixon after flag week ceremonies, ending a dignified farewell by Skelton and officials.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Red Skelton
Richard
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Skelon
Skeltort
Bridges Would Halt France Aid
Senate Appropriations Chairman Styles Bridges said the United States should end economic aid to France and predicted Congress would trim the foreign aid request of 3.5 billion dollars. He argued there is no justification for spending the full amount and that France has recovered enough to bear its own economic load.
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Wilson
Free World
Styles Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
France
Washington
United States
Bridges
Congress
New Hampshire
Republican
Eisenhower Hurries To Air Raid Shelter
President Eisenhower joins the White House civil defense drill moving to the air raid shelter with staff as sirens warn of imagined bombers. Times Square cleared in 70 seconds, 41 U.S. cities and 8 in Canada participate with Mobile evacuations and stock market trading suspended for 30 minutes.
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Eisenhower
White House
United States
New York
Times Square
Northwest Airlines
Seattle
Idlewild
Canada
Mobile
Ala
House
Senate
Pentagon
U.S. Armed Forces
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Stock Exchange
40th Division To Arrive Home From Korea
The 40th Infantry Division of the California National Guard will return to San Francisco from Korea on Wednesday. About 1100 officers and men will debark from the Navy transport General Weigel and proceed to Camp Stoneman for staging before a city parade. The unit left for occupation duty in Japan in March 1951 and has since been rebuilt with personnel from across the states. The parade and return of battle colors occur June 19.
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San Francisco
40Th Infantry
California National Guard
Korea
Japan
Navy
Weigel
Camp Stoneman
Korean
Ten Thousand Dollars Of Fireworks Confiscated In New York
Police seized an assortment of fireworks valued at 10000 dollars on July fourth in New York City. The sale of possession is declared illegal in that jurisdiction.
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New York
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