Pacific H-bomb tests declared successful and complete
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the Pacific H-bomb tests were successful and contributed to U S security. Only three explosions were officially reported on March 1, March 26, and April 6, with a possible fourth speculated but not confirmed.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Free World
Atomic Energy Commission
Bikini - Finwetok Proving Ground
Manila
Marshall Islands
Osaka
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Coastal Southern California Weather May 14 1954
Coastal and intermediate valleys expect low clouds and local fog with drizzle at night and early morning, hazy sun late morning through afternoon Saturday. Temperatures show little change with a high near 71 and a low around 51. A humorous local note follows about a Scotsman and a bank loan joke.
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California
Valle
NATO Forces Face 19 Day Ammunition Reserve
Paris dispatch reports North Atlantic ground forces in Europe hold about 19 days of ammo, roughly 700000 tons, as SHAPE supply chief Maj. Gen. Cramp Garvin warns of shortages in artillery rounds, the backbone of defense.
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Paris
North Atlantic
Europe
Cramp Garvin
Supreme Allied Command
Garvin
Saul
First 16 Wounded Soldiers Evacuated From Dien Bien Phu
The first 16 gravely wounded French Union soldiers from Dien Bien Phu flew to Hanoi and Luang Prabang as part of an evacuation arranged with Viet Minh. About 2,600 wounded were reported from the siege, with hundreds remaining in makeshift camps as airstrip damage slows full evacuation.
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Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Indochina
Peceaont
Pierre Huard
Atanoi University
Red Cross
Huard
Thursay
Luang Prabang
Lass
Radio Hirondelle
Son la
Bodies Of Three More Air Crash Victims Recovered
NICE France UP Mountain eers report three more victims of the US Air Force plane crash in the Alps have been recovered. The crash killed all 20 aboard and 17 bodies have been recovered from the glacier near the 9000 foot peak where the plane went down.
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Nice
France
Alps
McClellan urges Adams and others as witnesses
Senator John L. McClellan pressed to compel Sherman Adams and other high officials to testify before the Army McCarthy hearings. Adams faced questions on a January 21 Justice Department meeting while Army counsel resisted. Three subcommittee members testified Army officials sought help to block subpoenas of the Loyalty Board. Adams denied trying to blackmail or influence testimony.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sherman Adams
McClellan
Army
John G. Adams
Justice Department
Adams
Senate
Pate x
McCount
Sen
Dosoon R. McCarthy
R-Wis
David Schine
McCarthy
Herbert Brownell Jr
Eisenhower
Fas
Subcommittee
Special Army
Joseph N Welch
Defense Department
Henry M. Jackson
Cohn
Carr
Jackson
Navy
Air Force
Fort Monmouth
Schine
Potter
Pot
Army Loyalty Board
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt. G. Davd Schine
Cohn-Schine
Loyalty Board
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ii
Karl B. Mundt
R-Sd
Charymada
Adams Jaz
Colin
Sehine
Frank Costello Guilty On Tax Evasion Conviction
New York gambling czar Frank Costello was convicted on three counts of federal income tax evasion, with a maximum 15 year prison term and a $30,000 fine. The jury found he evaded $39,014 in 1947, 1948, and 1949 and acquitted on one count relating to his 1946 tax return. He will be sentenced Monday and plans to appeal.
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Eady
James
Bazoo
U. S
New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Leo C. Fennelly
McCarthy's Role in November Elections Debated
Washington reports a closed 15 member Republican executive committee meeting to decide Sen Joseph McCarthy R Wis fit in the upcoming congressional campaigns. The discussion focuses on whether the National Committee will sponsor or list him as a speaker and how Eisenhower's stance affects his use.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Republican Party
GOP Nationa Committee
McCarthy
Eisenhower
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Wisconsin
Natonal Committee
Hall
GOP National Committee
GOP Committee
Senate
Executive Committee
National Committee
Mackinnac Island
Mich
U.S. to Lend Four Warships to Japan
The United States formally agreed to lend Japan two 1600 ton destroyers and two 1400 ton destroyer escorts, in a move to boost Japanese defenses against possible Communist aggression. The loan requires Diet ratification, and Japan had requested 13 warships.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Diet
Hopes Rise For Settlement In Indochina Talks
Geneva reports say Russia accepts international guarantees for any Indochina armistice, with Molotov signaling Soviet willingness to underwrite terms alongside eight other nations. France backs withdrawal of foreign troops from Cambodia and Laos, and the U S considers a Southeast Asia defense pact despite Britain’s hesitation.
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Geneva
Russia
Y. M. Molotov
Indochina
United States
Britain
France
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Georges Bidault
Molotov
French Reinforce River Delta Posts Near Hanoi
French High Command reinforced river delta posts today in Indochina to deter a major Communist attack along the delta southwestern flank toward Hanoi. An unsuccessful assault on Phu Ly, 32 miles south of Hanoi, preceded the expected general push. Rebels breached Phu Ly outskirts yesterday before being driven back, as 244 days of fight continued around the city with French bombs in limestone hills. Elsewhere, Communist pressure grew along the delta perimeter.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River Delta
Phu Ly
Delta
Minister Says Nudists Have Gone Under Cover
Reverend Braxton B Sawyer of Fort Smith Arkansas said nudists in Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas and Missouri have gone under cover as he campaigns to outlaw nudism across the four states.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Braxton B. Sawyer
Fort Smith
Ark
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Gar Wood's Venturi sinks after heavy seas in Florida
Miami under stormy seas as Gar Wood, veteran racer of the Miss America era, watches his twin-hulled Venturi collapse. The 63 mile offshore voyage ends with a lifeboat rescue for Wood and two female crew. eight others are saved by surface craft. Wood says the ship’s wooden construction failed in a 10 year old design and promises an all metal future.
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Miami
Fla
Gar Wood
Wood
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Great Isaacs
Florida
Gulf Stream
Chessman Lawyer Attacks D Atty in Spectacular Charges
Berwin A. Rice lawyer for author-convict Zaryl Chessman filed a petition in Marin county seeking a stay of execution and leveled sweeping charges against Los Angeles deputy district attorney J. Willer Leavy and court reporter Stanley Fraser. Rice alleges fraud and misrepresentation in transcript preparation used for appeal. Fraser’s transcription issues and prior hiring over protests are noted. Judge Keating granted a stay and scheduled a hearing for Monday as Leavy prepares to oppose the writ.
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State Supreme Court
Rice
E. R. Perry
Perry
Pitman
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Fraser
Los Angeles Superior Court
Assa
Washington
Los Angeles
Court of Appeal
California
U. S. Supreme Court
Laniel Wins Vote on Indochina Plan in France
Paris. Premier Laniel won a narrow vote of confidence on Indochina policy, 289 to 287, amid a split right wing coalition. He pledged a detailed plan and submitted secret wartime estimates from Gen. Navarre and his own figures to halt Communist forces in Indochina and keep his government in office.
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Paris
High Defense Council of France
Joseph Lanel
Indochin
Laniel
Indochina
Rene Coly
Defense Chiefs
France
Henri Navarre
Minh
National Assembly
Lanel
Coaliton
Firestone Hour Time Slot Canceled By NBC
NBC will drop the 25 year old Firestone Hour radio program and its five year old TV version after June 7 as NBC assigns the TV slot to the Sid Caesar show. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company sponsors the musical program, aired Mondays at 3 30 p.m., and says it cancels with extreme regret due to time constraints.
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New York
Firestone Hour
National Broadcasting Company
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
23000 To Be Drafted In July
The Defense Department said the Army will draft 23000 men in July, 5000 more than recent monthly calls, returning to the rate seen earlier this year. The rise, tied to a two year draft cycle, comes despite planned reductions under the new look strategy, with Army strength expected to fall from about 1.5 million to roughly 1.0 million.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
India Burma and Indonesia Won’t Join Southeast Pact
Washington officials report India Burma and Indonesia will not join the United States led Southeast Asian alliance. Ambassadors stressed they seek no part in a Western backed front against Communist expansion. The move narrows potential members leaving Ceylon Pakistan Thailand and the Philippines as remaining possibilities.
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Washington
India
Indonesia
Burma
State Department
United Front
John Foster Duiles
Effortance
Robert T. Murphy
Thursay
Asia
Ceylon
Pakistan
Thailand
Philippines
Murphy
United States
U.S
Ilombo
Indochina
Viet Minh
Red China
Soviet Union
Britain
Two Guilty Of Refusing Induction
SAN FRANCISCO. Two Catholic men refused to submit to induction on religious grounds and were found guilty in federal court. Arthur E. Duffy and George A. Lillis, both San Francisco residents, received nine month jail terms after Judge Oliver D. Hamlin allowed an hour for reconsideration and offered noncombatant induction.
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San Francisco
Oliver D. Hamlin
Arthur E. Duffy
George A. Lillis
Hamlin
Duffy
Lillis
77 Year Old Bandit Killed in Davenport Robbery
A 77-year-old man wearing a Halloween mask robbed a Davenport hall manager of nearly $800 and was fatally shot when attempting to escape. The robber identified himself as John Healey of Los Angeles and died about an hour after being shot by manager L. J. Ruefer.
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Davenport
Turner Hall
John Healey
Los Angeles
L. J. Ruefer
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