Senate kills labor bill for this year
The Senate voted 50 to 42 to send back to the Labor Committee the administration proposed revision of the Taft Hartley Act. Northern and Southern Democrats blocked passage arguing the measure fails to address anti labor inequities and would curb unions. AFL CIO leaders praised the move while renewing calls for repeal of the Taft Hartley Act.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
AFL
CIO
Record Highway Fatalities Reach New March Peak in Montana
Montana records 15 highway deaths in March 1954, surpassing prior postwar March totals and the 14 March figure. Gov Aronson supports highway safety efforts, urging vehicle checks and driver pledges, as the Highway Safety Committee plans county and community programs with the Montana Highway Patrol.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Glenn Schultz
Montana
French Loss Falls on V E Anniversary
The French loss of Dien Bien Phu Friday occurred on the ninth anniversary of V E Day. Germany surrendered to the Allies in a ceremony at Reims on May 7 1945.
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Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Germany
France
Reims
Showdown avoided over controversial letter in Senate inquiry
Senate investigations chief Mundt sent a new query to Atty. Gen. Brownell about using parts of a so called secret FBI letter amid McCarthy Pentagon hearings. The move defers a public airing clash with Sen. McCarthy over whether material from security loyalty cases can be released. Mundt and McClellan dispute the letter’s role while McCarthy presses for testimony on secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Brownell
FBI
McCarthy Pentagon
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Pentagon
Senate
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Edgar Hoover
Subcommittee
MorClellan
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Secretary of the Army
Gang Is Convicted of Mass Murder in Chester Case
In Quincy California jailhouse verdicts Morton Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins are found guilty and sentenced to death for the 1952 Chester mass murder of Ches ter grocer Guard Young and three children. Harriet Henson is given life for aiding Santo.
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Quincy
Calif
U.P
Jack Santo
Emmett Perkins
Chester Grocer
Santo
Harriet Hension
Henson
Perkins
Burbank
Mabel Monahan
Nevada City
Edmund Hansen
Chester
Mormort
Judy
Jean
Michael Saile
Young
Westwood
Sondra Gay
Navy Neptune Bomber Crashes Off Bahamas. 10 Dead
Nassau Bahamas reports a Navy Neptune bomber crashed into the sea about 200 yards from shore. All ten crewmen died. Six bodies were recovered Friday night and others were seen trapped in the submerged wreckage.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Widow Testimony in Popejoy Murder Trial
Virginia City jury heard widow Margaret Seyler describe her husband Bill Seyler saying he would seek a sheriff to quiet troublemakers shortly before he and brother James Seyler were shot at a Twin Bridges service station. Popejoy contends self defense. State's case may go to jury this weekend.
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Virginia City
V.P
Bill Seyler
Margaret Seyler
Sam Popejoy
James
Seyler Brothers
Twin Bridges
Popejoy
Bill
M. J. Doepker
Phillip Duncan
Doepker
Duncan
Weather forecast for region with split zones
The forecast calls for fair conditions Saturday through Sunday with little temperature change. Highs range from 60 to 75 degrees west of Divide and 60 to 70 degrees east of Divide, with nightly minimums around the mid to upper 20s and low 30s. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending Friday at 5 30 p.m.
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Divide
Fall of Dien Bien Phu Ends French Fort Siege in Indochina
Vietminh forces toppled Dien Bien Phu after 57 days of siege threatening the French position in the valley. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries and Nurse Genevieve de Galard Terraube are unaccounted as Isabelle outpost loses contact. France seeks evacuation amid heavy casualties and truce appeals.
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Dien Bien Phu
Isabelle
French Union
Jisabelle
Paris
Indochina
Joseph Laniell
National Assembly
Christian de Castries
Genevive de Galard Terraube
Saigon
Rice
Chaves Deposed as Stroesner Leads Paraguayan Revolt
In Asuncion a Paraguay army revolt led by Gen Alfredo Stroesner toppled President Federico Chaves after days of fighting. Stroesner's forces said to have control as police headquarters were attacked and Police Chief Roberto L Petit was killed. The Assembly met amid ongoing clashes with casualties not yet released.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroesner
Federico Chaves
Stroesner
Chaves
National Assembly
Roberto L. Petit
Campo Grande
Havre Court Acts on Rail Service
Montana District Judge C B Elwell barred the Montana Railroad Commission from enforcing its order to restore Great Northern passenger trains 223 and 224 between Havre and Williston North Dakota. A May 14 hearing was set to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue as GN weighs compliance.
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Havre
C. B. Elwell
Montana Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railway Co
Williston
N. D
Edwin C. Matthias
St. Paul, Minn
Matthias
T. A. Jarrow
Western Lines
Post Office
Commission
Glasgow
John E. Henry
MRC
Great Northern
Montana ‘Railroad Commission
Last Battle Report From Dien Bien Phu
Paris broadcast Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries reports after 20 hours of continuous fighting that Vietminh forces have infiltrated the center and ammo is exhausted. He says the resistance will be overwhelmed and orders maximum destruction before the radio transmitter goes silent.
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Paris
Edward Corniglion-Molinier
Christian de Castries
Dien Bien Phu
French Defenders Fight Viet Minh Assault At Fortress
Late Thursday the Viet Minh attacked a French fortress. trenches near barbed wire gave edge defense. Bombers tried to interdict as Viet Minh battalions overwhelmed strongpoints and pushed into southwest, southeast, and east sections. De Castries counterattacked but not enough.
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de Castries
Lear in Hospital After Mental Breakdown in Jail
Convicted kidnaper Joseph Lear 42 and Harold Jackson 53 were condemned to death for the 300000 ransom abduction of realtor Leonard Moskovitz. Lear suffered a breakdown in the jail yard and was rushed to a hospital in a state of shock amid questions of possible catatonic schizophrenia.
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San Francisco
U.P
Joseph Lear
Lear
Harold Jackson
Leonard Moskovitz
Frank Smith
William Ashley
Moskovitz Jury
Charles H. Quast
Jackson
Ex-Cellmates Guilty of First Degree Murder in Hitchhike Slaying
A Reno district court jury convicted Frank Pedrini and Leroy Linden of first degree murder for the hitchhike slaying of Clarence M. Dodd and recommended they die in the gas chamber.
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Reno, Nev
U.P
Stage Set for Indochina Peace Talks in Geneva
After Dien Bien Phu fell, Western powers prepared to open Indochina peace talks in Geneva on Saturday. Bedell Smith and Eden met with Bidault as Molotov and Eden were named to alternate as chairmen with languages listed as English Russian French and Chinese. The French accused the Vietminh of stalling and demanded security assurances before any ceasefire while China questioned the news and blamed France for delays.
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Geneva
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Anthony Eden
George Bidault
Russia
Molotov
Eden
France
Jacques’ Bayens
Red Chinese
Huang Hua
Huang
Rubbish Cleanup to Open Monday in Butte
Butte announces a week long city cleanup with city trucks for debris removal. Five zones will be serviced from Monday through Saturday with residents urged to pile rubbish for easy collection and then haulage ends after cleanup week.
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Butte
Tims J. Sullivan
Main Street
Park
Park and Iron
Main
Northern Pacific Railway
Oregon Avenue
Oregon
Easy J Etty
Dulles Warns of Possible Demands for Serious Commitments
Secretary of State Dulles ruled out U S armed forces in Indochina for now but warned that saving Southeast Asia from communism may require serious commitments by free nations. He urged united action and noted Congress must authorize war, while stressing the Geneva talks and Dien Bien Phu defeat as turning points in the struggle. He said present conditions do not justify U S participation with armed forces.
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Washington
Dulles
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Dien Bien Phu
United
Congress
United States
U. S
France
Fall of Fortress Brings Call for New Efforts
Washington reacts to Dien Bien Phu fall as a rallying cry to unite against Communist aggression in SE Asia. Eisenhower messages France’s Coty and the National Security Council prepares to review U.S. next moves amid Geneva peace efforts.
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Washington
United States
Dien Bien Phu
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Geneva
Dulles
Eisenhower
Rene Coty
France
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Alamo
Dunkirk
Bataan
Corregidor
Texas
Mexico
Britain
U. S
National Security Council
Murry Snyder
White House
Two Are Killed in Court Shooting in Bakersfield
In a crowded juvenile court in Bakersfield California a gunman opened fire in a hallway wounding two bystanders and killing Walter Riley 52 and his wife Faye 43. Joyce Riley 15 was present with her parents. Assistant county probation officer Cutler C Dauwalder said Walter Riley is believed to have done the shooting.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Walter Riley
Faye
William M. Rigdon
Wilbur E. Jones
Kern County
Cutler C. Dauwalder
Riley
Rileys
Joyce
Warren Stockton
Hall
Square Dance Jamboree at Columbia Gardens Tonight
Silver Bow County hosts a Square Dance Jamboree at Columbia Gardens raising funds for the Cancer Crusade. The 9 pm event features round and square dance exhibitions with multiple local groups, expected crowds, and admission at one dollar for all. Committee: Harold Konen chair, Ted Beech, Robert G. Dwyer.
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Silver Bow
Two Yank Pilots Killed in Dien Bien Phu Rescue Flight
Two American civilian pilots died when their Flying Boxcar exploded during a supply run to Dien Bien Phu. The casualties included James B. McGovern of Elizabeth New Jersey and Wallace Abbott Buford of Ogden Utah both widely known in Far East air service.
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Saigon
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
U. S
James B
Earthquake McGoon
Paul R. Holden
Greenleaf
Kan
McGovern and
Buford
Civil Air Transport
Claire Chennault
Hong Kong
Haiphong
Terry Man's Body Found in River
The body of Joseph Erdelt, 35, of Terry, was found in the Yellowstone River one mile west of Myers after a three week search. It was about 14 miles downriver from where his car was found abandoned April 17. Sheriff Raymond Buckley and Coroner Leonard Miller recovered the body after it was seen grounded in a riffle by a Northern Pacific employee. Miller said no inquest was held.
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Billings
Joseph Erdelt
Terry
Yellowstone River
Myers
Raymond Buckley
Northern Pacific
Buckley
Leonard Miller
Miller
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J. Hugo Aronson
Governor’s
Highway Safety Committee
Highway Patrol
H. O. Bell
Missoula
John S. Rice
Great Falls
Don Hunter
Lewistown
F. A. Graehl
Mary Condon
Bodley Vacura
John Flanagan
Joe Young
Cecil Storm
Alex Stephenson
Helena Schultz
By A. E. Pedersen JR
Belgrade
West Yellowstone
Whit Peasessesaces
Havre Court
John Scali
Columbia Gardens
Terry Man
River
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