Czechs Press U S to Lift Bans Over Oatis Case
Vienna reports Prague urges Washington to lift trade and travel bans imposed in 1951 after William N. Oatis, the UPI journalist labeled a spy, is freed. Prague cites Eisenhower offer to negotiate on mutual issues if Oatis released. State Dept cautions no deal yet.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
United States
William N. Oatis
Eisenhower
Czechslovakia
Antonin Zapotocky
Washington
Prague
Associated Press
Rude Pravo
Prague Radio
Zapotocky
Oatis
U. S
West Germany
U. S. State Department
Lincoln White
Bermuda conference eyed for Big Three in June
President Eisenhower plans a Bermuda meeting with Prime Minister Churchill and French Premier Mayer to strengthen the Big Three alliance and discuss a possible four power summit with the Russians. The French crisis could delay the talks, which aim to advance world peace cooperation and iron out Western differences.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bermuda
Churchill
France
London
Paris
French National Assembly
Rene Mayer
Mayer
Atlantic
Kremlin
Georgi M. Malonov
State Department
United States
Congress
Malenkov
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Republican Policy Committee
Senate
French Assembly Ousts Premier Mayer in Confidence Vote
The French National Assembly voted 328 to 244 to remove Premier Rene Mayer's cabinet over a deficit bill. Mayer warned of Bermuda talks with Eisenhower and Churchill, as a three power summit with Russia loomed. A new government may face tough task after rapid cabinet turnover.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Rene Mayer
Mayer
Eisenhower
Churchill
Britain
France
United States
Bermuda
Russia
Vincent Auriol
Paul Reynaud
National Union
Assembly
Optimistic Over Truce Proposal Shows Momentum
Tokyo sources report Allied HQ optimistic about a revised Korean truce plan to be offered on a now or never basis. Panmunjom talks set to resume Monday as Peiping Radio decries the plan as propaganda deception. The India Plan influence appears likely, proposing a post armistice conference on 48,500 prisoners refusing repatriation.
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Tokyo
Peiping
India
U. N. General Assembly
Tiny New Mexico Bank Held Up Third Time in Year
Nara Visa Bank in N M held up by three youths in rough clothing. They demanded cash from teller Sarah French who reported a silver gun and a threat to her head. She was ordered to lie on the floor and later allowed to rise after about an hour. FBI agents were en route. Roadblocks set in Northeastern New Mexico.
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Tiny New Mexico Bank
Nara Vist
N. M
Nara Visa Bank
Sarah French
Miss French
New Mexico
FBI
Albuquerque
Solons Criticize Air Force Plan
Rep Yorty quoted Air Force remarks asserting Eisenhower defense buildup falls short of the absolute minimum for national security. Sen Smith pressed Wilson to show how a five billion dollar cut would boost power, amid calls to reach 143 wings. Controversy centers on wings count and 1951 Joint Chiefs target of 155 wings.
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Washington
Rep
Yorty
D-Calif
Air Force
Eisenhower
Congressional
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Wilson
Congress
Trumanne
Montana Woman Electrocuted Washing Car in Eureka
Mrs. Lois Holder, 21, of Eureka was electrocuted Thursday afternoon while washing the family car. She stepped in a puddle barefoot while holding an electric buffer and died instantly about 2 p.m. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Eureka
U.P
Lois Holder
Holder
Tito blasts Yugoslav USSR ties at Belgrade airbase
President Tito publicly denounced the USSR and its allies as still hostile, saying propaganda has eased but deeds remain needed. He spoke to thousands at a Belgrade military airbase and rejected rumors of secret reconciliations after the Tito Stalin split.
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Batajnica
Yugoslavia
Tito
Soviet Bloc
Kremlin
Ussr
Belgrade
Cominform
Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Ex NLRB Member Refuses to Confirm Communist Ties
Edwin S. Smith a seven year NLRB member under F D Roosevelt dodged questions from the Senate internal security subcommittee about Communist links. He invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly denying espionage or Soviet connections while declaring I am not a spy. The hearing aimed to expose alleged Communist infiltration of the government.
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Washington
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Smith
U S Plans to Pay Large Share of Europe Defenses
Congress heard the United States would cover about 38 percent of a 1.305 billion dollar program to expand airfields and facilities for Europe’s defenses. Chairman Chiperfield of Iowa said the House Foreign Affairs Committee was briefed by Defense and Mutual Security officials at a closed meeting.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Europe
Chiperfield
R-I
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Defense
Asian and Arab reps discuss Korean problem in private
Representatives of Asian and Arab states met at the United Nations to review the Korean problem. A spokesman said no proposals or decisions were made and the group will reconvene next week.
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United Nations
N. Y
Arizona Girl Wins National Spelling Championship at 13
Elizabeth Hess of Phoenix Arizona aged 13 won the national spelling bee beating 53 contestants. She correctly spelled soubrette and spermaceti amid tough words such as crepuscular and continuity. Raymond A Sokolov of Detroit took runner up at age 11. Hess earns 500 dollars a prize loving cup and a trip to New York plus a handshake with President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Arizona
Elizabeth Hess
Sisters of Charity
St. Matthew School
Phoenix
Raymond A. Sokolov
Detroit
David Hudson
Cuyahoga Falls
Alberta Micek
Rouse
Colo
Elizabeth
Sokolov
Raymond
Ellizabeth
New York
Eisenhower
Neutral colors rule for travel wear and wants ads
Experienced travelers say black and navy are impractical for a shortie coat and a bright or neutral shade blends with many outfits and doubles as evening wear. The notice also promotes Want Ads as a practical daily solution for selling renting swapping or contacting help. Phone 5451. 4% FT. BATH TUB WITH FITTINGS almost new toilet. Phone 0-0000.
Emerson Leads Butte Schools in Track Meet
Butte grade schoolboys faced rain snow and mud as the 43rd annual track and field meet opened at Naranche Memorial stadium with only four finals completed. The final program was moved to start at 10 oclock tomorrow morning and several divisions did not yet begin preliminary events.
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Butte
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Butte Exchange Club
Butte High School
H. J. Schiesser
St. John
Monroe
St. Patrick
Testify Grazing Law Is Needed
Ranchers backing a livestock grazing bill urged better standing with government lands than private parties. Rep. Saylor of Pennsylvania argued the measure seeks permanent government land use, while opponents call it a big steal. About thirty five opponents are listed to speak.
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Washington
Sam
Rep. Saylor
R-Pa
House Interior Subcommittee
Saylor
Viet Minh Attacks Press Red River Defenses Near Hanoi
Viet Minh shock troops mounted heavy new assaults Thursday against France's line guarding Hanoi and the Red River rice bowl. French HQ reported nightlong fighting along scattered outposts, rebels withdrawing at dawn after a 10th straight night of delta battles aimed at breaking the Red River defenses and seizing rice crops.
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Hanoi
Indochina
U.P
France
Maginot Line
Red River
Delta
Viet Minh
Hundreds Free Floods in Louisiana
Flood waters surged through Lake Charles and Orange areas as a 40 year high crest threatened homes and air force facilities. More than 1,250 families evacuated in Lake Charles and Orange while 4,000 plus families statewide fled from storms. Sandbag walls and guards aided by Navy reservists and National Guardsmen sought to hold back the rising Sabine and Calcasieu rivers. Damages topped 100 million dollars to homes crops and highways.
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Louisiana
Air Force Base
Orange
Tex
Sabine River
Howard Peterson
Riverside Addition
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Galveston
Houston
Red Cross
Calcasieu
Air Force
Auto Labor Strife Idles 126000 Workers Nationwide
Labor disputes slash car production with 126000 idle across the nation including 77400 in Detroit and 28500 at Ford plants. Ford plans 85000 idle by weekend. Budd Chrysler and Studebaker also cut output and shift workers to part time to avoid further layoffs.
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Ford
Chrysler
Budd Co
Kaiser-Frazer
Canton
Willys Motor
Toledo
Nash- Kelvinator
Kenosha
Wis
Danville
Dulles and Nehru Wipe Out Friction
Secretary of State Dulles and Prime Minister Nehru expressed satisfaction with their second confidential talk and planned an unscheduled luncheon Friday. Insiders said many misunderstandings between the United States and India were cleared up and both sides gained better insight into the other’s views, though full agreement on all issues was not claimed.
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New Delhi
India
Dulles
Nehru
United States
Ilose
Tornado Killer Hits Sarnia Port Huron and Ontario Towns
A northern tornado crossed the U S Canada border hitting Sarnia Port Huron and Springbank Ont killing seven and injuring many. Dead include Charles La Forest Simon Thompson Dorothy and Sarah McIntosh plus others. Rescue crews cleared wreckage as the storm moved east into Elginfield and London Ontario.
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Ontario
U. S.-Canadian
Port Huron
Mich
Springbank
Michigan
Charles la Forest
Ont
Simon Thompson
Dorothy
Sarah McIntosh
Twin Cities
St. Clair River
Sarnia- Port Huron
London
Elginfield
Ontario Highway No. 4
Toronto Weather Bureau
Purge of Li Li san Shocks Red China Trade Union leadership
Direct evidence suggests Li Li-san, once labor minister and labor union chair, has been purged by Mao's regime. Li did not attend the All China Congress of Trade Unions in Peiping where Liu Shao-chi led the keynote, with Li absent.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Li Li-san
Mao Tze-tung
Manchuria
All China Congress of Trade Unions
Peiping
Mao
All China General Labor Union
Liu Shao-chi
ROKS Drive Off Chinese Reds in Korean Ridge Battle
South Korean troops repelled a 12 hour clash on an Allied outpost along a jagged eastern ridge after a third counter attack halted a Chinese assault. Along the front Chinese and North Korean forces probed Allied positions as patrol flights clashed and two U S F-94s tangled with Communists while protecting B 26 bombers targeting a railroad yard near Wonsan.
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Seoul
Christmas Hill
No-Man's
Wonsan
Weather Outlook With Showers and Cooler Weekend
Cloudiness decreases Friday and Friday night with isolated showers Friday afternoon. Temperatures little changed, Friday morning 25 rising to 50 Friday afternoon, low 30 Friday night. Airport 27 to 51, School of Mines 28 to 50, precipitation .13. East and west of Divide variable clouds Friday and Saturday with occasional showers and mountain snow, cooler Friday 45 to 55, continued cool Saturday.
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School of Mines
Divide
Trouble Shooter Is Sent to Egypt
Britain names Robert Hankey 48 to Cairo to replace Sir Ralph Stevenson on sick leave as tension grows with Egypt over Suez. The Foreign Office warns about 4000 British civilians leaving unless essential, amid threats of anti colonial strikes and protests.
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London
Britain
Egypt
Middle East
Foreign Office
Robert Hankey
Hungary
Middle Eastern
Cairo
Ralph Stevenson
Hankey
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Suez Canal Zone
Mohamed Naguib
Suez
Far East
Ridgway Urges Positive Actions Against Soviet Threat
General Matthew B Ridgway supreme Allied commander in Europe urged the Western Allies in New York for decisive steps to counter what he said were Russia unchanged aims and hostile intent. He warned the Soviet forces could strike any European point with little warning and stressed peril remains at its peak.
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New York
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Russia
Ridgway
Rainfalls Cause Fatal Landslides in Colombia
In Santa Isabel heavy rains triggered landslides that buried two houses and killed 15 people while a small river overflow devastated 220 homes in Carmen. The report appears in El Tiempo.
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Colombia
Santa Isabel
Carmen
el Tiempo Repo
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