Dulles Proposes Wider Latin America Aid to Counter Communism
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announces increased U S economic cooperation with Latin America in exchange for decisive action against Communism in the hemisphere at the Inter American Conference. He plans more technical aid loans lower tariffs and private capital support if other nations endorse the policy.
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Caracas
Venezuela
John Foster Dulles
Latin America
Eisenhower
Essech
Peru
Cuba
Dulles
U. S
Reds Attack French Outpost West of Hanoi
In Indo China the Communists struck an outpost six miles west of Hanoi triggering a citywide flash alert in Hanoi. For three hours the streets were empty except for patrols as artillery boomed. Authorities withheld immediate reasons for the emergency, but reports cited a surprise attack on the Senho outpost. The French said defenders reportedly drove off the attackers without losses.
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Hanoi
Senho
Weather notes from Redlands March 4 1954
Partly cloudy at night with considerable sunshine Friday. Little temperature change expected. March 4 1954 high 64 low 40. year ago high 70 low 31. Local chatter mentions a rain outlook for weekend and nearby flowers blooming as apricot trees in Redlands near full bloom.
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Jimmy Cub
Jimmy
Redlands
Myron Cohen
Senate Agriculture Committee Opens Hearings on Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee opened hearings on a new basic farm bill dividing lawmakers and critics. Key witness Undersecretary Morse faced questions as the bill mirrors the administration’s flexible price support plan. Farm income dropped nine percent last year to 20.466 billion amid rising nonfarm earnings, a new postwar low.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
D. Morse
George D. Aiken
R-V
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Farmers' income falls nine percent in 1953 report
Washington report from the Agriculture Department shows farm net income dropping nine percent to 20.5 billion, the lowest since 1949, while city non-farm income rose six percent to 259.099 billion. Farm per capita income averaged 822, urban 1,898, total 1,475.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Lilbauer Trial Goes To Jury
A jury of eight women and four men began deliberating the fate of Anthony Zilbauer, charged with the want ad murder of insurance adjuster Andrew Kmiec. The 53 year old ex convict awaits verdict after testimony and final instructions from Superior Judge Clement D Nye as Zilbauer's wife sent a prayerful note.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Zilbauer
Andrew Kmiec
Zilbauer
Clement D Nye
Geraldine
St. Louis
Doolittle Sees Russia Ahead in Guided Missiles
In Houston Texas former Lt. Gen. J H Doolittle warned it is extremely likely Russia leads the United States in long range guided missiles. He cited Soviet efforts and German influence from World War II as factors shaping the field and predicted missiles may replace piloted aircraft for many military purposes.
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Houston
Tex
Russia
United States
J. H
Doolittle
Polar Air Mass Hits East After Strong Snow
An arctic air mass moved into eastern states following a gale driven snowstorm from northern Indiana to the Great Lakes. The storm centered over eastern Canada, with flurries in the northeast. Cleveland endured a second heavy snow episode, Detroit saw six storm related deaths, and about 175,000 schoolchildren remained on holiday as many stores closed and travel halted.
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United Press
Indiana
Great Lakes
Canada
Cleveland
Buffalo
Nsw
Detroit
Flying saucer patent granted to Los Angeles inventor
Salvado Lightbourn has received US Patent No. 171,509 for a flying saucer described as a gigantic discus with eight engines on swivels around the rim. The inventor, who does not seek space travel, says any saucer travel in the next 14 years must contact him. The device is described as approximately zero feet in diameter.
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Los Angeles
Salvado -Lightbourn
Outer Space
Lighthourn
Italy Scandal To Be Aired In Rome Court
Rome AP Italy s scandal of the century about narcotics traffic sex gifts and top politicians will be aired before the penal court today. Silvane Muto 26 editor publisher of Attualita is charged with spreading false information. The case stems from his article claiming Wilma Montesi 21 was overdosed and not drowned on a beach south of Rome last year.
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Rome
Italy
Silvane Muto
Attualita
Wilma Montesi
Fiest
Fire Tears Through Alaska Armory Causing 150000 Damage
In Anchorage a pre dawn fire caused about 150000 damage to the National Guard armory. The blaze started shortly after midnight and was fought by many firefighters hindered by repeated explosions from .50 caliber machine gun ammunition stored inside the armory.
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Anchorage
Alaska
National Guard
Halleck Predicts House Will Okay Excise Tax Cut
House Republican Leader Charles A. Halleck predicted the House will overwhelmingly approve a one billion dollar excise tax reduction next Wednesday. The plan aims to cut taxes on items over 10 percent while liquor and tobacco remain taxed at current rates. The Ways and Means Committee also debated extending rates on liquor beer wines cigars gasoline and automobiles.
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Halleck
House
Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Eisenhower
GOP
Ways and Means
Congress
Clark Urges U S Get Out of Korea
Gen Mark W Clark former United Nations Far Eastern commander urged the United States to leave Korea quickly addressing a joint session of the South Carolina General Assembly He said Communist forces once promised to withdraw if Americans depart and they may still do so
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Columbia
S. C
Mark W. Clark
United Nations Far Eastern
America
Korea
Clark
South Carolina General Assembly
Man Faces Life Sentence In Ohio
Cincinnati reports Frank Balletti, 26, with a San Bernardino wife and two children, faced a life term for the slaying of Florence Bargo, 23, formerly of Toledo, last June. A jury recommended mercy after about four hours of deliberation, Balletti claimed self defense as she allegedly attacked him with a butcher knife.
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Cincinnati
Frank Balletti
San Bernardino
Ohio
Florence Bargo
Toledo
Balletti
Miss Bargo
NATO Ministers Council schedules Paris meeting
NATO Ministers Council will meet in Paris on April 23 to review the general political situation. The session aims to unify Western strategy for the April 26 Geneva talks with Russia and Communist China on Korea and Indo China.
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Paris
North Atlantic Ministers Council
Geneva
Russia
China
Korea
Indo-China
Army Chief Denies Coddling Communists Amid McCarthy Clash
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson dismissed the claim that the Army coddles Communists as damn tommyrot. He defended handling of Maj. Irving Peress while criticizing some Army procedures. The issue centers on McCarthy's charges and the administration's response as Eisenhower faces ongoing political pressure.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Wilsan Dieninead
Peress
McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Wilson
Maj
Irving Peress
Karl E. Mundt
R- SD
Eisenhower
Senate
New York
Leonard W. Halt
GOP
Hall
White House
James €. Hagerty
New York Port Shutdown Feared
Shipping executives warned a full cargo shutdown at the Port of New York was near as a bitter inter union feud among three AFL unions and the International Longshoremen's Association halted 70 percent of port operations and reached New Jersey piers. NLRB regional director Charles Douds pressed for a federal court injunction to stop the ILA boycott of cargo moved by AFL Teamsters Local 807 truck drivers.
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New York
AFL
International Longshoremen's Association
New Jersey
Charles T. Douds
National Labor Relations Board
ILA
807
AFL Teamsters Union
Brown to File Thursday Morning for Re-Election
SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Attorney General Edmund G. Brown announced he will file for re election next Thursday morning. Brown, a Democrat, said he will crossfile on the Republican ticket. He has no visible GOP opposition and supporters predict he will win both major party nominations at the June primary. Brown was elected attorney general four years ago. He defeated Republican Edward Shattuck.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Edward
Shattuck
Fine Says Gov Should Curb McCarthy Power
Gov. John S. Fine of Pennsylvania urged curbing Sen. Joseph McCarthy's investigative power over alleged un American activities. He criticized McCarthy's attacks on Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker and Sec. of the Army Robert Stevens, calling Zwicker trustworthy and saying McCarthy’s inquiries threaten executive discipline and morale.
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Angeles
John $. Fine
Pennsylvania
Lastight
Joseph McCarthy
Fine
McCarthy
Ralph Zwicker
Robert T. Stevens
Zwicker
Army
Doctor Refuses To Say If He's A Communist
A doctor serving as an Army private near a top secret radar project refused to tell Senate investigators if he is a Communist. Pfc. Marvin S. Belsky cited possible self incrimination as he refused to answer questions about his political beliefs and any past affiliations since May 1953. McCarthy asserted the case involves Project Lincoln at MIT and Murphy General Hospital in Massachusetts.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Pfc
Marvin S. Belsky
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Mass
McCarthy
Murphy Hospital
United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Belsky
Eisenhower
Army
Key Witness In Dope Case Shot In Alley
In Los Angeles a key witness in a narcotics trial, Frank J. Stafford, was fatally shot in an alley last night. Police arrested ex-convict James Boyd Brown, 38, on suspicion of murder. Stafford identified Brown before dying, linking him to the case in which Brown faced retrial for selling over $1,200 in heroin.
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Los Angeles
Frank J. Stafford
James Boyd Brown
Brown
Apte
Stafford
Supreme Court
Dulles In Danger Of Puerto Rican Assassin Gang
Federal authorities fear Puerto Rican Nationalists may target President Eisenhower or Secretary Dulles as a deadly gesture for their ailing leader Pedro Albizu Campos. FBI warns Justice Department of plots to assassinate U S leaders while a grand jury indicts four Nationalist attackers. Secret Service tightens presidential access amid recent security scares.
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Merriman Smith Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Pedro Ailbizu Campos
Broeding
Nationalist Party
Puerto Rico
Albizu
U.S
United Press
Dulles
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
House of Representatives
Justice Department
Secret Service
Palm Springs
Calif
Rep Bentley Remains In Serious Condition After Wounding
Washington AP Rep Alvin M Bentley R Mich remained in serious condition at Casulty Hospital today after being wounded by a Puerto Rican assassin's bullet Monday. He did not rest as well as the night before but his temperature and pulse were satisfactory. There was improvement in the right lung function and his spirit and morale were described as good as he expressed a desire to read the newspapers.
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Washington
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Casualty Hospital
Explosion Kills One Injures 23 at GE Plant
A turbine engine explosion at General Electric in Schenectady N Y killed 22 year old test engineer Charles R Kaufmann and injured 23 coworkers. Nine were treated and released. 14 suffered lesser injuries. Cause was not immediately known.
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Schenectady, N.Y
General Electric Co
Charles R. Kaufmann
Schenectady
Kaufman
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