Bombers Attack Dien Bien Phu Ranks in Indochina Battle
French forces report large scale air strikes against Vietminh positions around Dien Bien Phu. Bombers from Indochina bases and the carrier Bois Belleau rain 500 and 1000 pound bombs on artillery and trench lines as fighting tightens. American transports continue airlift support to French garrisons amid stormy weather and rebel artillery duels.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
U. S
Belleau Wood
Bois Belleau
Hong Kong
CAT
Claire Chennault
A. C. Cox
Haiphong
Jury Gets Santo Murder Case
In Quincy California a jury of seven men and five women began deliberations in the Santo case. Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins already face death and life terms for prior California killings. Harriet Henson stands accused in the 1952 Chester murders that killed grocer Milton Young and three children.
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Quincy
Calif
U.P
Jack Santo
Chester Grocer
Santo
Emmett Perkins
California
Harriet Henson
Chester
Jean
Judy
Michael Sale
Westwood
Sondra Gay
Milton Schwartz
Father and Son Start Social Security Benefits in Oakland
Benjamin Adams 94 of Oakland and son William E. Adams 69 of Walnut Creek began drawing federal old age Social Security on May 1 as they retired from Benjamin Adams and Sons. Each will receive the maximum $85 a month.
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Oakland
Calif
Benjamin Adams
William E. Adams
Walnut Creek
Ex-Butte Resident Condemned to Death in Kidnaping Case
Six jurors in California convicted and condemned two former private detectives Harold Jackson and Joseph Lear to death for the $500000 kidnapping of Leonard Moskovitz. The case noted that Moskovitz was chained and threatened with a knife for 61 hours with no ransom paid. Prosecutors argued the death penalty is mandatory under the state’s Little Lindbergh law unless leniency is granted. Lear testified he was an innocent dupe. Jackson led the plot. The judge scheduled a hearing for arguments on a possible new trial.
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San Francisco
California
Little Lindbergh
Leonard Moskovitz
Harold Jackson
Joseph Lear
Sacramento
Lear
Betty
Twain Michaelsen
Moskovitz
Leni
San Francisco Peninsula
Jackson
Parents Believe Lear Is Innocent
In San Francisco, James and Betty Lear of Havre Montana defend son Joseph Lear 43 a former Sacramento cleaner salesman and private detective after a jury convicts him under California’s Little Lindbergh Law for kidnapping Leonard Moskovitz. They express faith he is innocent and vow to appeal.
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San Francisco
Joseph Lear
California
Leonard Moskovitz
James Lear
Havre
Mont
Betty
Lear
Francis Carr
Defense Closes Its Case in Popejoy Trial
The defense rested its case in the Popejoy murder trial after the November 25 Twin Bridges shootings. The state will present rebuttal, Judge Duncan will instruct the jury, and closing arguments follow. Defense motions to limit charges to second degree were denied. A post‑shooting statement by Popejoy was introduced, with Sheriff Brook and County Attorney Webb testifying about obtaining it.
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Virginia City
V.P
Sam Popejoy
Bill
James Seyler
Twin Bridges
Phillip Duncan
Duncan
Popejoy
Lloyd Brook
Robert Webb
Red Chinese Says American Held for Violating Law
Huang Hua, a Red China spokesman, said three Americans seized over a year ago in a yacht off the China coast are held on charges of violating Chinese law. Named are Donald Dixon of New York, Richard Applegate of Medford Oregon, and Ben Krasner of Brooklyn. Details on charges or locations were not provided.
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Geneva
Huang Hua
Red China
China
Donald Dixon
New York
International News Service
Richard Applegate
Medford
Ore
United Press
Korea
National Broadcasting Co
Ben Krasner
Brooklyn
Huang
France Ready to Block. Reds Move
Geneva dispatch reports Red China demanding admission of Communist puppet regimes in Laos and Cambodia to the Indochina talks. France rejects seating phantom regimes, deeming Laos and Cambodia non-existent, while Vietminh asserts authority only over Viet Nam. Talks opening possibly Monday with nine delegations. delays include chairmanship agreement and late arrivals.
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Geneva
Red China
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
France
Viet Nam
Russia
United States
Britain
French Union Associated
Joseph Lanie
Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
Paraguay Army Revolt Ends Amid Calm in Asuncion
General Alfredo Stroesner announced the end of a Wednesday started revolt by a cavalry division. He said order was reestablished in the 1st Cavalry Division as loyal forces remained supportive of the commander in chief and the Colorado party. The fate of President Federico Chavez was not stated.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroesner
Federico Chaves
Chaves
Colorado Party
Paraguay revolt ends as Caliin and Colorado Party declare calm
The first direct dispatch from Asuncion after the Wednesday trouble says the revolt ended and calm returned, but Chaves, Paraguay's 74 year old leader, is not mentioned. Buenos Aires reports confirm the death of Police Chief Roberto L Petit and a new police chief Lt Col Mario Ortega pledges punishment for profiteers and rumor mongers.
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Asuncion
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tomas Ferreira
Colorado Party
Chaves
Paraguay
Roberto L. Petit
Mario Ortega
Hanford Strike Ends As AEC Halts Nonunion Projects
A strike halting work on 190 million dollars worth of construction at the Hanford Atomic Plant ended when the Atomic Energy Commission issued a stop order on projects employing non union workers, halting further work in Richland Washington.
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Hanford
Richland, Wash
U.P
Hanford Atomic Plant
Atomic Energy Commission
St. Lawrence Seaway Bill Passes House 241 to 158
The House approved the St. Lawrence Seaway bill by a 241 to 158 vote. The measure aims to advance the waterway development and related commerce impact, with supporters citing regional economic benefits and strategic shipping access.
Navy PBM trainee plane crashes in Mexico hill country
A Navy patrol bomber carrying 10 crewmen crashed on a hillside 12 miles from Cruillas Mexico while on a routine training flight. A helicopter with a doctor reached the burning wreckage but there was no immediate word on survivors.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Mexico
Texas
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Harlingen Air Force Base
Harlingen
Bids Called for Three Montana Irrigation Canals
Montana Water Conservation Board approved July 1 bid call for three canals. Florence Canal and Vigilante Canal extensions will require right of way work, while Delphia Canal in Musselshell county will irrigate 1800 acres. The Florence and Vigilante canals each serve 5000 acres.
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Helena
Montana Water Conservation Board
Florence Canal
Lewis and Clark County
Madison County
Musselshell County
Florence
Montana Reclamation Assn
R. J. Kelly
MRA
Big Arm
Lake County
Kelly
F. M. Clinton
Billings
Bureau of Reclamation
Clinton
Rules Against McCarthy in Army Row
Atty. Gen Brownell ruled against Sen McCarthy on releasing secret FBI data linked to a Ft Monmouth espionage probe. He refused to disclose McCarthy's cut down letter and a 15 page FBI memo, saying disclosure would harm public interest and Hoover said he never wrote the letter.
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Washington
Brownell
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
FBI
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy-Pentagon
McCarthy
Pentagon
John C. Adams
Army
Senate
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Defense Department
Dulles Pressing for Revamped Far East Policy
Secretary of State Dulles advocates a revised Far East policy aimed at preserving Vietnam while focusing on Laos and Cambodia. The plan accepts possible loss of Indochina if needed but preserves U S aid to French forces as long as a fighting chance remains. Dulles will address the nation on Indochina and Geneva peace efforts, noting potential changes from battlefield and conference developments.
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Washington
Dulles
Indochina
United Action
Viet Nam
Indochina States
United States
Laos
Cambodia
Hanoi
Saigon
U. S
Geneva
Korea
State Department
ABC
NBC
CBS
Mutual
Cbs-Tv
ABC Radio
National Security Council
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Praises Action as End of Historic Seaway Effort
Congress moves toward final approval of the St. Lawrence Seaway after six years of effort. President Eisenhower calls the vote the end of a long historic push, noting national defense and economic benefits for the United States and Canada. The plan authorizes US Canada joint construction with a US bond-financed share of 105 million dollars, tolls to repay.
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Eisenhower
Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Seven Seas
Toledo
Ohio
House
Canada
Senate
United States
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Great Lakes
Midwest
Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence
Woodrow Wilson
Ogdensburg
N. Y
U. S
Treasury
Johnson Says Eisenhower Aides Bluffing Over Foreign Policy
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson charged the Eisenhower administration with bluffing and warned the United States risks being left naked and alone in a hostile world. The Senate Democratic leader spoke at a Jefferson Jackson dinner attended by about 1500 party members amid calls for a new House majority.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
United States
Senate
Rep
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Montana Weather Forecast West and East of Divide
Partly cloudy conditions with increasing cloudiness and scattered showers forecast. Montana west of Divide shows highs 55 to 65 Friday and cooler nights, while east of Divide remains largely unchanged with similar highs. The table notes maximums refer to the 12 hours and minimums to the 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Friday.
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Montana
Divide
Eisenhower Signs Record 966 Million Highway Bill
President Eisenhower signed a highway aid bill authorizing 966 million dollars annually for two fiscal years starting July 1, 1955. The plan aims to fund interstate roads with matched state money, include urban parking, and bypass congested areas. He noted it as a reserve measure to stimulate the economy and stressed federal role in a nationwide highway system.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
Guards Shoot Seven Inmates at Maryland Reformatory
In Hagerstown Maryland guards attempting to prevent the escape of ten inmates from the Maryland State Reformatory for males Thursday night shot and wounded seven prisoners. Superintendent Clement J. Gerling said none was believed seriously hurt and all ten were recaptured.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
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