France's Mendes France Backed by Geneva Conference
Eisenhower assured President Coty of France of U S willingness to work with Mendes France government on defense in Europe and Indochina. Geneva conference gains new start while Indochina policy faces fresh questions about carving up Viet Nam and evacuations from Cambodia and Laos.
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Eisenhower
Rene Coty
France
United States
Pierre Mendes
Europe
Indochina
Geneva
Pierre Menges
U.S
Far East
Mendes-France
French National Assembly
Taplomats
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Eden
London
Smith
Walter Bedell Smith
England
Fden
Churchill
White House
Weather notes for Southern California coastal valleys
Weather summary for Southern California coastal and intermediate valleys notes mostly clear tonight and Saturday with early morning low clouds and local fog. June 18 1954 records show high 81 low 56, weather observer Jimmy Cub says sun up on time, temps may reach the 80s, humidity high but not smog, and haze observed with casual remarks. includes a light aside about a actress congratulating a woman author on her book and a quip about who read it.
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California
Jimmy Cub
Jimmy
James
Darling
Mendes-France Scores Political Upset Victory
Pierre Mendes-France won the French premiership in a surprise vote in Paris. He secured a 47 to 41 margin in the National Assembly, with the Communist bloc abstaining, and pledged to halt Indochina fighting within a month while avoiding Red support.
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Mendes-France
Paris
Pierre Mendes
Duke Saves Queen From Accident On Ascot Track
In Ascot England the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II rode the course when a telephone wire hung low across the track. The Duke shouted a warning and both rode under the sagging obstacle to safety, averting a potential accident during an Ascot morning canter.
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Queen
Ascot
England
Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth Hhrain
Guatemala Reports Airdrops Tainting Government
Guatemala City reports unidentified planes parachuted munitions marked with hammer and sickle into southern Guatemala as part of a plot by international provocateurs to smear the government. Three recent airdrops prompted soldiers and farmers to recover rifles and ammunition which were turned over to the authorities.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Onr
International Provocateurs
Ministry of Interior
Subisa
Car Train Crash Triggers Tanker Explosion In Riverside
A car struck a Santa Fe freight train in Riverside early today, causing a jet fuel tanker to explode and threatening two more fuel tankers. Ann Norton, 31, and her passenger Den Lilley, 40, were injured with serious and minor wounds. Residents were evacuated as explosions damaged track and knocked out the railroad’s communications, delaying mainline service.
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Riverside
Santa Fe
Ann Norton
Miss Norton
High Grove
Riverside Community Hospital
Den
Liller
Los Angeles
Lilley
French assembly backs hostile report on European army
PARIS UP The French National Assembly Defense Commission adopted a hostile report on the European army by 29 to 13. It marked the second setback for the European Defense Community in as many weeks.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Defense Commission
European Defense Community
Wetbacks Stream Back To Mexico Flee Roundup
In California and Arizona, hundreds of illegal Mexican workers fled across the border as U S authorities began a broad roundup led by Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr to curb the so called wetback influx. Immigrant service officials reported 12 972 aliens shipped by bus to Mexico through border points at Calexico and Nogales with 2236 caught yesterday across California and western Arizona.
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EL Centro
Cali
United States
California
Arizona
Mexico
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Brownell
U. S. Immigration Service
Nogales
Mex
Border Patrol
Brown Rules On Licenses
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown ruled that issuing liquor licenses for record purposes only is illegal. The stance was sought by Assemblyman Caspar Weinberger and clarifies that on sale licenses may be issued only to eating places open to the public for meals on the premises. Deputy AG Bennett cites about 30 license cases under prosecution.
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Los Angeles
California
Edmund G. Brown
Caspar Weinberger
San Francisco
Brown
Weinberger
William M. Bennett
McCarthy Plans Vacation With Senate Probe on Hold
Washington based report says Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin planned a five day vacation with his wife Jen after his televised clash with the Army. He may travel to Land o Lakes Wisconsin or another site before nightfall.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Army
Jen
Land o'Lakes Wis
Heaviest Loser in Army McCarthy Battle
United Press staff report surveys the Army McCarthy hearings and the GOP fallout. The Republican party faces a political rout as senators debate perjury probes and the fate of Attorney General Herbert Brownell. Eisenhower contemplates grand jury action while McCarthy’s influence narrows and the GOP reconsiders its campaign strategy ahead of the November election.
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Wilson United Press
Washington
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Atty
Herbert Brownell
Senate Democrats
FDR
Supreme Court
New Deal
Roosevelt
Four Pomona Firemen Injured in Dugan Whemies Blaze
In Pomona a chemical fire at Dugan Whemies Co released parathene gas used for fumigating orange groves. Four firemen hospitalized with serious injuries, nine total hospitalized with others treated. Firefighters, volunteers, wore masks as area was evacuated and 50 firefighters were examined for exposure. Origin unknown as seven fire companies fought the blaze for hours.
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Pomona
Dugan Whemies Co
Pomona Valley Hspital
Ed Hoopell
Schine Ordered to Report for Return to Camp Gordon
Pvt. G David Schine was ordered to report to Fort Myer Virginia today to receive orders to return to Camp Gordon Georgia for military duties. Lt. Col John F T Murray conveyed the order as aid to Army special counsel Joseph N Welch during the Army McCarthy hearings. Schine, a central figure in the controversy, was in advanced training at Camp Gordon when the dispute began.
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Washington
David Schine
Army
Fort Myer
Camp Garden
Schine
John F. T. Murray
Joseph N. Welch
Camp Gordon
Eisenhower Tells Story On Himself
President Eisenhower recounted a self deprecating episode in Wisconsin after World War II during a visit by a group of Indians. A boy asked if he won the war and Ike replied that he did not, adding that he believed others had lied to him. The anecdote showed his humility in public.
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MRP
France
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Army
Republican National Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Wisconsin
Eisenhown
Ike
Russia vetoes UN plan for Indochina peace observers
United Nations vetoed a Thai backed proposal to send a UN watchdog team to observe the Indochina border as Moscow blocked the plan. Semyon Tsarapkin described the move as an American plot to derail peace efforts in the eight year war.
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United Nations, N.Y
Russia Today
U.N
Thendochina
Southeast Asia
Semyon K Tsarapkin
Russia
Security Council
United Nations
Indochina
Lebanon
General Assembly
Tsarapkin
Fathers Day In Utopia Dad Wants His Own Telephone
Editor Arnold Dibble mocks idealized domestic bliss in a light column noting what dads want on Fathers Day. He savors private space and conveniences like a personal phone, bathroom, pet sitter, and television, while poking fun at family dynamics and the price of domestic peace.
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Utopia
Arnold Dibble
United Press
New York
Pappy
Britain Refuses to Let U.S. Search Ships for Arms
London reports the Foreign Office will refuse to let American warships stop and search British merchant vessels for arms shipments bound for Guatemala. Britain and allies are expected to reject the U.S. proposal aimed at preventing gun running to Guatemala, which Washington calls Communist-influenced. France Denmark and Norway likely to oppose, West Germany possibly agrees.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Guatemala
Central American Republic
United States
France
Denmark
Norway
West Germany
Brownell Attacks McCarthy Sees Threat To FBI
In Baltimore Maryland Attorney General Herbert Brownell, addressing the National Editorial Association, criticized an unnamed senator for inviting federal employees to share information on Communism. He warned the move would undermine law, empower an individual over statutory authority, and cripple the FBI and Justice Department.
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Baltimore
Herbert Brownell
Joseph R. McCax
FBI
Brownell
McCarthy
United States
Department of Justice
National Editorial Association
Perfect Attendance Winner Absent
Grand Prairie Texas reports retiring President Gladys Drake announced Juanita Willis selected for a perfect attendance pin for not missing a meeting in the past year but Willis was absent to accept the award.
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Grand Prairie, Tex
Gladys Drake
The
Grand Prairie Business and Professional Women’s Clab
Juanita Willis
Hearings End War Of Words Goes On In Senate Clash
Democratic leaders demand an immediate shakeup of Senator McCarthy's Senate Investigating Subcommittee staff citing alleged threats and security clearance issues. McCarthy accuses Democrats of a dishonest bid to block inquiry as Army McCarthy hearings close amid charges of perjury and calls to dismiss key aides.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
McCarthy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Defense Department
Subcommittee
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Army
Potter
Cohn
John G. Adams
McClellan
Robert T. Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
idleCarthy
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Subcommittee
Justice Department
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