Former Captain Charged With Torch Murders
FRANKFURT Germany UP The US district attorney in Germany formally charged Army Capt James M Leech Lima Ohio with the unsolved eight year old torch murders of three American officers Dist Atty William D Canfield Springfield Massachusetts issued warrant for Leechs arrest and extradition The three victims Maj Everett S Corran Capt Adrian L Wessler and 1st Lt Stanley Mae A Rosewater were slain in a complex case once an immense postwar manhunt.
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Frankfurt
Germany
James M. Leech
Lima
Dist. Atty
William D. Canfield
Springfield
Mass
Leech
United States
Everett S. Corran
Seattle
Adrian L. Wessler
Stanley Mae A. Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
U.S Army
Canfield
Rosewater
Passau
Corran
Cofran
Wessler
Nicaragua Seeks Conference on Red Threat
Washington reports Nicaragua proposes a meeting of American foreign ministers to address the growing Communist threat in the Western Hemisphere. U.S. officials have not fixed a position, though Nicaragua and other Latin nations favor discussing Central American developments and potential actions under the Rio Defense Treaty or Caracas anti Communist resolution to counter Communism in Guatemala.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
U.S
Central America
Rio
Caracas
Guatemala
Bante Leads Randolph In Typographical Union Vote
In Indianapolis the AFL International Typographical Union reports unofficial returns show President Woodruff Randolph trailing by 697 votes in a bid for a sixth two year term. Chicago candidate George Bante had 21,495 votes to Randolph's 20,738 from 210 of 700 local unions surveyed.
Democrats Demand Public Monitored Calls in Army McCarthy Fight
In Washington three Senate Investigating Subcommittee Democrats press to release all monitored telephone conversations from the Army McCarthy dispute. They consent to public transcripts of calls they participated in but seek broader disclosure, challenging Republicans and McCarthy. McCarthy plans to testify when called amid opposition to a secrecy order.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Washington
Eisenhower
McCarthy
White House
Victor A. Johnson
Eft
Senate
GOP
Willan
Jerry
Gaison
Congress
Stuart Symington
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
John L. McClellan
Ark
Republican Subcommittee
R-Wis
Army
Wisconsin Republican
Sen
Symington
Subcommittee
Ray H. Jenkins
Robert T. Stevens
Pvt
G. David Schine
Weather and Local Commentary for May 21 1954
Early morning low clouds fog and drizzle give way to sun on Saturday afternoon. Reading 1 o clock reading shows high 69 and low 52 with one year ago today 73 and 51. Jimmy Cube notes high fog returning then breaking by midmorning and temps up to the 80s this afternoon. Humidity remains high and Green lawns and flowers praised. A local anecdote closes with a joke about a quarrelsome couple and a quip about living with you.
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Jimmy Cube
Jimmy
Redlands
Cost Of Living Drops Slightly
Washington report says the Consumer Price Index fell 0.2 percent from mid March to mid April due to excise tax cuts. Average prices at 414.6 percent of 1947-49 level. pay for over a million auto and aircraft workers cut by one cent an hour.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
From Frying Pan Into The Fire
James B. Wilbur 18 told Judge Fred Donnally he sped to reach court and pay a muffler fine. Clerk found no muffler record but uncovered an outstanding charge for passing a red light. Speeding fine set at 32 dollars. red light case to be decided after.
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Lulum Bus
Ohio
James B. Wilbur
Fred Donnally
Wilbur
Ater
Saar Issue Rumored Agreement Between France and Germany
French Vice Premier Henri Teitgen refused to confirm or deny reports of an agreement with West Germany on the Saar. He said no signing occurred for a Europeanization of the 900 square mile coal rich territory. Informed sources said an agreement was reached yesterday pending cabinet approvals.
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Strasbourg
France
Henri Teitgen
Germany
Saar
Konrad Adenauer
Navy says Russia has more than 400 submarines
Rear Adm. W. G. Schindler told an Armed Forces Chemical Association symposium that Russia now operates over 400 submarines, at least 50 more than a week earlier. He warned that Soviet submarines could threaten harbor defenses and recalled U.S. subs amount to about 170.
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Washington
Navy
Russia
W. G. Schindier
Armed Forces Chemical Association
Army
Air Force
Schindler
U.S. Navy
Schindier
Charles S. Thomas
Cornell Withdraws Invitation To Steinmetz
Cornell University canceled its summer 1954 teaching invitation to Dr. Harry C. Steinmetz who had been dismissed from San Diego State College for refusing to disclose Communist affiliation. The university said it had no prior knowledge or consultation about Steinmetz’s personal situation.
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Ithaca, Nly
Cornell University
Harry C. Steinmetz
San Diego State College
Steinmetz
Cornell
Lloyd H. Elliott
Tead
Red Drive Urges Allied Defense Line in Southeast Asia
United States officials warn that rapid Allied defense integration is needed as Indochina falls to Communists. Heavily weighing options, they pursue a coalition without Britain if necessary, while France warns that free nations must join the fight if Geneva fails.
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Washington
Hanoi
Indochina
Southeast Asia
United States
Britain
Geneva
Russia
Scretary
John Foster Dulles
New Zealand
T. Clifton Webb
Eisenhower
Dulles
Webb
France
Roger Seydoux
Philadelphia
Seydaux
Paris
Safe-Cracker Locks It In A 50 Year Old Safe
Ed Henshaw, owner of a refrigerator shop in San Francisco, faced a clever thief who broke in and hammered an old safe. The intruder locked the safe for the first time in 50 years, locking away $200 and leaving Henshaw hoping the culprit returns to open it and recover the money.
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San Francisco
Ed Henshaw
Henshaw
Subway Riot by 500 Teens Shocks New York
In New York City hundreds of teens rioted after a rainout field day, injuring two transit workers and damaging several stations and cars. About 43 students were arrested, with one 16 year old held on disorderly conduct charges amid calls to curb youth misconduct.
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New York
Vat Cortlandt Park
Bronx
1242Nd Street
Big Air Attack Halts Red Advance On Hanoi
In Indochina 75 miles west of Hanoi French air assault halts the Red advance toward the delta. Three senior French generals fly to Saigon en route to Paris with a secret report urging drastic strategy changes in Indochina. They consider replacing Navarre and rushing 39 000 reinforcements to save the delta.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Jis
Tery
Raoul Salan
Pierre Pelisgier
Highway 41
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Moc Chau
Vo Neuyen
Giap
France
Ely
Salan
Pelissier
Sdigon
iPatis
Navarre
Pierre Louis Bodet
Rene Coguy
Survivors Sighted After Plane Ditched At Sea
An undetermined number of survivors from a twin engined Navy seaplane ditched at sea were sighted by search planes in four life rafts about 409 miles northeast of here at 9 55 am HST. The Navy reported the plane carried a crew of eight.
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Honolaly
Here
Navy
Rhee Loses Domestic Strength Test in Election
President Syngman Rhee failed to gain a strong showing in domestic affairs as 75 Assembly seats backed by his Liberal Party led in 10 more races against 67 for the opposition and 28 ahead. Only 180 of 203 districts tabulated. full results due later. UN observers watched the vote to model potential elections for a unified Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Liberal Party
U. S
Truman
Ithee
National Assembly
O' Rhee
United Nations
North Korea
FCC Chief Hennock Breaks Down Over Senate Pressure
Washington in a Senate Commerce Subcommittee room Frieda B. Hennock the FCC chair wept as she accused senators of pressuring the commission to rush television service. She said she blamed the Senate for urging quick action and for pressuring the FCC to act unethically.
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Washington
Federal Communications
Frieda B. Hennock
Senate Commerce
Senate
Commission
Plans To Create State Dropped In California Oregon
Border counties of California and Oregon abandoned plans to form the new State of Jefferson after Gov. Knight appointed a commission to study Klamath River problems. At a Happy Camp and Butte Valley Grange meeting sixty members voted for action at June 11 to reorganize the 1941 movement, but Phillip M. Toleman said Knight's Wednesday action canceled any plans for creating the new state or delaying the commission's naming.
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Sacramento
California
Oregon
Jefferson
Goodwin J. Knight
Klamath River
Happy Camp
Butte Valley
Ex-Red Agent Credits Religion With Halting Murder
Nikola Khokhlov a former Soviet secret police captain told the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that religious scruples prevented him from carrying out a murder and led him to defect to the West. He described his training in diversion and terror activities and a plan to recruit two German agents to kill Georg Okolovich, a leader of an anti-Communist underground.
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Washington
Nikola Khokhlov
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
William Jenner
R-Ind
Khokhlov
Russian Secret Police
MVD
West Berlin
Germany
Georg S. Okolovich
Okolovich
West
Jill Cholovich
Alexander M. Panyushkin
Ormer
United States
Dling
Focus on Viet Nam cease fire terms at Geneva talks
At the Indochina Peace Conference in Geneva, nine nations including the Communist bloc approved moving to draft cease fire terms for Viet Nam. The session also discussed a Korea plan for nationwide elections supervised by the U.N. after Chinese troops withdraw and South Korea’s constitution is amended.
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Geneva
Indochina
Viet Nam
Britain
Red
United States
France
Korea
U.N
Far East
M. Molotov
United Nations
North Korea
Shoulders Given Three Year Term
Former St. Louis detective Louis Shoulders and patrolman Elmer Dolan were sentenced for perjury in the Greenlease kidnapping case. Judge Ridge ordered immediate federal prison terms with appeals allowed to the Eighth Circuit. The case involved handling of the ransom money in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping.
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Kansas City, Mo
St. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Greenlease
Albert A. Ridge
Beause Shoulders
Ridge
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Dolanami
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Robert ¢. Greenlease
De Valera Defeated in Dublin Election Wave
New York born Eamon De Valera who led Ireland for most of the last two decades was defeated in Wednesday’s general elections. The political future of the veteran premier is now in doubt as Dublin returns reflect a shift in support and a new party balance.
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Dublin
Alto Dup
Ireland
New York
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