NATO Would Use A Bombs To Halt Reds In 1954
NATO supreme commander Gen Alfred Gruenther warned at a D-Day dinner that the West would employ every weapon, including atomic bombs, to counter a Soviet attack. He said if war comes this year the Soviet Union would be defeated, though no winner in a third world war is assured.
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Europe
U. S
Alfred M. Gruenther
Russia
West
Gruenther
Churchill
Duke of Edinburgh
Soviet Union
Moscow
Ground speed record set at Holloman by Col Stapp
Lt Col John P. Stapp, 43, sets 421 mph ground speed record at Holloman Air Force Base in a two-vehicle rocket sled run. He experienced 22 g during braking after a 3,500 foot, seven second test, noting it was a "fine ride."
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N. M
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
John P. Stapp
Aviation Medical Research
Col. Stapp
John Cobb
Bonville Salt Flats
Utah
Stapp
Aero Medical Field Laboratory
Holloman Air Development Center
St Louis Jury Critical Of Unions Cites Labor Practices
A federal grand jury in St Louis criticized several union leaders and union funds management while noting some matters were outside its jurisdiction. It warned of internal revenue violations and said some unions have acted like goon squads, with strong criticism aimed at AFL Local 688.
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St. Louis
George H. Moore
Surge Vote Boosts Democrats in California Primary
California primaries produced a Democratic surge with James Roosevelt securing a Congress nomination from Los Angeles to face Republican Theodore Owings. Incumbent Democrat Robert L. Cond on retained renomination to confront Republican John F. Baldwin Jr. Gov. Goodwin J. Knight won re nomination on the Republican ticket. Samuel W. Yorty led Democrats over Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel in California.
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California
James Roosevelt
Congress
Los Angeles
Theodore Owings
Robert L. Condon
Calif
Stephen Mitchell
John F. Baldwin Jr
Roosevelt
Condon
Atomic Energy Commission
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard P. Graves
Samuel W. Yorty
Dcalif
Thomas H. Kuchel
Cohn Links Adams to Schine in Probe Tactics
Roy M. Cohn testified that Army Counselor John G. Adams tied talk of sending Pvt. G David Schine overseas to efforts to stall the Army McCarthy hearings. Cohn said Adams implied Schine’s fate depended on Adams, while McCarthy floated a possible two week recess as Camp Kilmer training neared. Symington offered to testify for a Senate probe into his finances, but McCarthy rejected a deal.
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Army
John G. Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
McCarthy Subcommittee
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Army Loyalty Board
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Joseph N. Welch
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Schine
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Camp Kilmer
McCarthy
Dll
Roy
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Symington
Daily Worker
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
MacCarthy
Missouri
Lustron Corp
Molotov Blocks Plan For Indochina Peace
Geneva June 9 Western diplomats say Molotov killed chances of Indochina peace with a new policy statement. He urged immediate talks on a political settlement, claimed Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia issues are identical, and demanded withdrawal of foreign troops before elections. He backed a mixed commission supervision plan rejected by the West and Eden proposed policing by five Asian nations with Smith supporting the idea.
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V.M. Molotov
Indochina
Molotov
United States
Red
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Sweden
Anthony Eden
Colombo
Ceylon
India
Pakistan
Burma
Indonesia
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Eden
New Oneida Plant Planned for Centralia Town
Centralia Industries Inc. approved contracts with Oneida Paper Products Co to locate there with a construction firm to build a 110000 dollar building for Oneida's use. Edwin Greene, director, said Oneida is the first new industry brought here by the group.
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Centralia Industries Inc
Centralia
Oneida Aper Products Co
Oneida
Edwin Greene
Weather summary for Southern Illinois and lake levels
Cloudy and warm with high near 90 and humid tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight about 70, high Thursday around 90, lows near 70. Temperatures: yesterday 64 at midnight 73 and 78, high yesterday 86. Precipitation 0.42 inches since yesterday morning. Sunrise 4 34 a m sunset 7 25 p m. Crab Orchard Lake 3 inches below spillway Little Grassy Lake 2 inches below spillway.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Lake Geneva Divided Over Air Academy Visit Pickets Town
Lake Geneva Wisconsin shows a split over a proposed national air academy site. About 150 pickets marched near the Linn Township lakeshore as 10 Air Force technicians surveyed the area. Mayor Ralph Williams welcomed the visitors, while Linn Township Board and Geneva Lakes Civic Assn oppose the site.
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Lake Geneva
Air Force
Lake Geneva Lakeshore
Linn
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Williams
Geneva Lakes Civic Assn
M. L. Bengston
Curtis McKay
Teacher Charged Over Grading Deal To Steal Cars
Jerome Binder, 29, a Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades English teacher, appeared in a police lineup charged with conspiracy and impairing the morals of minors for allegedly offering passing grades in exchange for pupils stealing automobiles. He was arrested at his home early today.
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Jerome Binder
Binder
Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades
French Pound Rebel Units Advance Near Hanoi
French planes tanks and artillery pacified Vietminh pockets in the Red River delta while rebel forces tighten around Hanoi outside the delta defense line. The French say over 100 Vietminh killed or captured in nearby mop up operations and announce exchanges of wounded and ill prisoners for French Union troops.
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Red River
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Measles Hit Half of Godthaab Greenland Town
The capital Godthaab in Greenland reports 774 illness cases in a month as over half of its 1,486 residents contract measles. Officials warn the rest may soon be stricken as the epidemic continues in the Arctic community.
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Greenland
Godthaab
Arctic
Belgium Blames Soviets Over Sabena Transport Attack
Belgium faulted the Soviet air force for an attack on a Sabena transport plane. The assault killed one crew member and injured two. The plane carried purebred pigs from London to Zagreb and diverted to Graz, Austria.
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Belgium
Moscow
London
Zagreb
Graz
Austria
Slide Rule Grads Ride Gravy Train
Washington reports graduates with strong job prospects as engineers with slide rule skills lead hiring. Analysts note higher starting salaries from $350 to $400 monthly for engineers and $290 to $340 for liberal arts grads, with women expanding roles in banking and clerical fields.
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Kenneth O. Gilmore
Washington
Ivy
James Mitchell
John Dooms
Mitchell
America
U. S
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Labor Department
Yale University
San Francisco Votes To Retain Colorful Cable Cars
San Francisco voters approved keeping the cable car system by 84 092 to 74 277 in the primary election. The network will remain but slightly reduced. Critics argued the cars run at a loss as supporters urged preserving a historic transit symbol with fare 15 cents to the city.
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San Francisco
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