France's Empire and the Turning Tide in Asia and Africa
The article traces France's imperial reach from the 19th century through postwar shifts, noting Morocco, Tunisia, and Indochina as key fronts. It describes French prestige, limited local development, and rising nationalist and Communist movements, culminating in Dien Bien Phu and looming Tunisia volatility.
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Prussia
Far East
Nord
Tunisia
Morocco
Hiller
Paris
East
North Africa
Arab League
Motromensis
Indo-China
Dien Sien Phu
Com Mst
Empire of West Africa
Ada Chia
Lost suitcase with $15,032 found after theft
A retired railroad section hand left a suitcase containing $15,052 in bonds and checks unattended while he bought juice. Police roamed the North W district and halted several travelers. Hugh Bians, 72, is charged with grand larceny after Berentson identified him as a man he spoke with near the station. Bians admitted giving the other man a dollar for the bag.
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Clearwater, Fla
Bians
Binns
Report: Cigaret Smokers Die Sooner Than Others
ALTON L. BLAKESLEF reports from San Francisco that U Cigarett smokers die sooner than men aged 17 to 70, chiefly from heart attacks and cancer. The American Cancer Society notes cigarett use affects cancers beyond the lung, with the largest impact likely on heart disease. further study is urged for under 59 and other groups.
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Alton L. Blakeslef
San Francisco
Heirs Death Investigated and Smoking Link Reported
A 1952 interviews study of 187,766 men aged 58 to 70 examined smoking habits and causes of death for 4854 who died within 20 months. It found cigaret smokers have higher overall death rates and heart disease and cancer mortality rises with more cigarettes. Pipe or cigar use showed little effect. The report notes need for further study and ties to cancer risk.
House Acts On Aid Plan
Washington The House Foreign Affairs Committee opens today to rewrite Eisenhower's 3 percent foreign aid budget for the year starting July 1. The panel, meeting behind closed doors, has already provisionally arranged parts of the aid as gifts with loans and surplus food. Further cuts are anticipated in committee and on the House floor, with a ceiling set on the program as final appropriations are voted later after possible trimming.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Bobo Delays Reno House Hunt Amid Record Nevada Settlement
Barbara "Bobo" Rockefeller postpones her search for a Reno house while settling a divorce. The 1948 divorce case, termed the biggest ever in Nevada, includes a reported 52 million cash settlement and a trust for her son Winnie.
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Barbara
Bobo” Rockefeller
Nevada
Tod
Bobo
Winthrop Rockefeller
Mercury
Winnie
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