Ceylon Rips Into Red Colonialism at Asian African Conference
Bandung Indonesia Sir John Kotelawala Ceylons prime minister denounced Soviet colonialism and questioned Red sincerity in the peaceful coexistence program prompting a sharp reaction from Chou En-lai. He urged Russia and Red China to dissolve the Cominform and urged international supervision over Formosa amid tensions at the five nation Asian African gathering.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Ceylon
John Kotelawala
Red
Red China
Chou En-lai
Sir John
Russia
India
Nehru
Chou
China
Kotelawala
Asia
Africa
John
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Ghou
Philippines
Carlos Romulo
Turkey
Fatin Zorlu
Governor seeks special Land Board meeting on oil leases
Governor J Hugo Aronson moved to convene a special Land Board session at 2 p m Friday to act on oil and gas lease applications under the 1953 indefinite term lease act. The meeting aims to comply with Judge Victor Fall's judgment and the order Wall signed last weekend directing leases under the act. Secretary Bretzke said he would notify board members and attend if available.
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Helena
J. Hugo Aronson
State Land Board
Lou E. Bretzke
Aronson
Victor Fall
Wall
Land Board
Bretzke
Talks on Austrian Treaty May Get Started Soon
Officials indicated that the Big Four ambassadors at Vienna might begin preliminary talks next week on Austrian independence. Reports from London, confirmed by the State Department, said the United States Britain and France are ready with a reply to Russia calling for a Big Four foreign ministers discussion on an Austrian State Treaty.
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Washington
Vienna
London
State Department
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Senators Jenner and Corsi clash in immigration probe
A sharp Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1953 refugee relief program erupted as Sen Jenner challenged Edward Corsi over fairness and conduct. Corsi defended himself amid accusations from Jenner and criticism of State Department security leader R W McLeod who testified about Corsi’s past and a run for office.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Edward Corsi
Corsi
Judiciary Subcommittee
State Dulles
R. W. Scott McLeod
State Department
McLeod
New York
United States
Boy 7 Hurls Cash Taking $3940 To School
Henry Mor ales, 7, took 3940 to school and handed it to friends for niceties. A failed $20 candy purchase triggered school principal J Roland Callo to involve police. Detectives recovered 230 dollars from him and returned him home. A worried grandfather from Puerto Rico had arrived with plans to buy a small business.
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New York
Henry Morales
J. Roland Callo
Callo
Puerto Rico
Freighter Rams Boat Five Die Off Point Arguello
A racing yacht with five men aboard was crushed by a freighter in a storm off Point Arguello, sank quickly, and left only one unclad body found amid debris. Coast guardsman described the scene as scattered meat on the water. The Suomi, a $25,000 yawl, disappeared with its crew two miles offshore after Parramatta struck in a rain squall at 4 a.m. Missing are the five yachtsmen.
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Long Beach
Calif
Point Arguello
Coast
Parramatta
Here
Missing horror comics shock Lords library in Britain
Earl Jowitt told peers that three horror comics are missing from the House of Lords library, with six once present earlier. Lord Mancroft explained the Home Office collection supplied the items for study, but the disappearance remains unexplained as Britain weighs a ban on such publications amid the Children and Young Persons harmful publications bill.
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London
Earl Jowitt
Library of
Britain
House of Lords
Lords
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Mancroft
Home Office
Shy Women Boast About Bargains in Want Ads
A brief note discusses how timid shoppers praise bargains and seek validation for smart buys in real estate cars fur niture and appliances. It cites Want Ads as a rapid selling channel and mentions a male pup offered for five dollars as an example of responsive advertising.
Hoover Urges Nation to Stay in U N
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the United States to remain in the United Nations and not expel Russia, calling for continued engagement with the Soviets. He proposed wider U N membership for independent nations and noted 14 were barred by Soviet vetoes, while stressing no revision unless there is a change in Communist attitude.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
United Nations
U.N
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
U. N
Senate
Hoover
China
World Organization
Peiping
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
United States
U. S
Chiang Kai-shek
U. N. General Assembly
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
League of Nations
Moscow
Call for Three More Atomic Subs Fifth Super Carrier
The House approved a giant shipbuilding program authorizing a fifth super carrier and three more atomic powered submarines. It passed 372 to 3 to authorize Navy spending of 1 317 000 000 over four years for thirty four new warships and conversion of twenty eight vessels. Six carriers now in service would be modernized and a light cruiser and destroyer converted to guided missile ships. The vote was on an authorization bill. The actual funds follow.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
USS
Durham
D-Nc
North Carolina
Wright Brothers
Scrivner
R-Kan
Rep. van Zandt
R-Penn
Republicans Clash Over National Defense Booklet
House Democrats say a Senate Republican Policy Committee booklet titled National Defense Under the Republican Administration Today and Tomorrow is a dangerous defense data compilation that could aid an enemy. Senator Bridges defends it as public, while House members criticize security lapses in naval shipbuilding plans and the USS Kitty Hawk naming change.
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Washington
House
McCormack
Senate
Eisenhower
Dulles
Pentagon
Rep. Scrivner
R-Kan
Scrivner
Volos Quake Devastates Greek Port City
A severe quake in Volos Greece damaged 9000 of 10000 homes and left 6 dead 110 to 120 injured across two tremors. Mayor Tsarge Kortalis reported 90 percent of homes uninhabitable with damage over 11 million dollars and fear of further shocks prompting many residents to abandon houses. The US destroyer Wood coordinated rescue efforts with 50 sailors ashore after the Thursday tremor.
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Volos
Greece
Tsarge Kortalis
Kortalis
U. S
Wood
Cmdr
John McLaughlin
Big Fur Theft Hits Gerhardt Fur Shop in KC
Burglars broke into the Gerhardt fur shop in Kansas City on Thursday and stole furs valued at 72,416 dollars from owner Clem Gerhardt, police report a bold daytime heist with heavy losses.
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Kansas City
Gerhardt
Clem Gerhardt
Knowland Rejects Dulles Quemoy Stand As Nonsense
Senator Knowland denounces Secretary Dulles stance on Quemoy and Matsu as nonsense while urging firm support for holding these islands. He argues they are crucial to Free China, likening their importance to Western Berlin. Johnson warns against gadget thinking and overreliance on atomic weapons.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Dulles
Quemoy-Matsu
United States
Formosa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Quemoy
Matsu
Pescadores
Mr. Hammarskjold
Mao Tse Tung
Chou En-lai
Peiping
United Nations
China
Berlin
Germany
Lyndon F. Johnson
DAR
Johnson
Siamese Twins Separated in Chicago Hospital Operation
Mercy Hospital officials call the 312 hour operation on six month old Andrews twins Deborah Marie and Christine Mary a success. Dr Harold Voris led a 14 doctor team. guardianship optimism follows, aiming for both to survive as the first head joined twins to live. The twins were born October 1 to Mr and Mrs Wilfred J Andrews of Chicago. Rodney Brodie, the first surviving head separation, is 32. his brother Roger died 30 days after a 1952 operation.
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Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Harold Voris
Andrews
Deborah Marie
Christine Mary
Wilfred J. Andrews
Rodney Brodie
Roger
Butte Copper Mines Adopt Daylight Saving Time
The Ana conda Copper Mining Company will shift to Daylight Saving Time at 7 a.m. on Monday April 25 1955, moving from 6 a.m. Standard Time to 7 a.m. DST across its mines and plants in Butte.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Premiers Urged to Call Elections in South Viet Nam
A growing number of political figures urge Ngo Dinh Diem to call quick general elections to resolve the crisis and rally support against communism. Diem counters that a popular national assembly is needed but currently unfeasible, proposing a May 15 provisional assembly with limited powers. American sources warn U S. funds for military and land reform could be cut if Diem resigns or if a Binh Xuyen led regime takes over, with only aid to refugees continuing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Diem
National Assembly
Vietminh
Binh Xuyen Society
Nguyen van Thoai
United States
Binh Xuyen-led Front
U. S
Woman Killed by Small Tornado Near Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a small tornado struck a tiny community on the city outskirts Thursday. Mrs Odessa Leslie about fifty was killed when the wind demolished her home. Her husband and a son were injured in the incident.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Odessa Leslie
Nationalists Fear They Will Be Asked to Give Up Quemoy
Taipei dispatch reports Nationalist officials expect a U S envoy Walter Robertson to seek a cease-fire line in Formosa Strait and press for concessions on Quemoy and the Matsus. Radford accompanies Robertson amid talk of defending offshore islands and rapid airfield construction by the Reds.
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Quemoy
Matsui
Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Matsus
Walter S. Robertson
Washington
Robertson
Formosa Strait
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Red Mainland
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Asia
Laos Being Seized by Reds
Britain asked India to probe a suspected Communist bid to take Laos, with Prime Minister Eden writing to Nehru. He argued Red guerrillas in northern Laos, aided by North Viet Nam, defy the Laotian government and violate the 1954 Geneva accords. The Geneva talks aimed to keep Laos Cambodia and Viet Nam free of Communist control. North Viet Nam joined Ho Chi Minh’s regime, while India chaired the international control commission to enforce the accord.
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London
Britain
India
Laos
Anthony Eden
Nehru
Eden
Viet Nam
Indochina
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
North
Ho Chi Minh
Montana Weather Forecast States Varies by Region
The Montana forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with possible showers through Friday night. Friday highs range from 50 to 60 in the west and 60 to 70 in the east, with Friday night lows around 32. Thursday brings highs near 52 and lows near 27, while the west remains mostly cloudy with showers and cooler highs of 45 to 55.
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