Americans In Indochina Send 105 Technicians To Aid War Efforts
Report from Paris says 105 American aircraft technicians in civilian clothes arrived in Indochina with Gen. Otto P. Weyland to service increasing numbers of U S supplied planes. Weyland will stay several days and confer with Rene Pleven in Saigon as Viet Minh push toward Luang Prabang.
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Tokyo
Indochina
Otto P. Weyland
Far East
John E. Hull
U. N
Washington
U. S
John Allison
Weyland
Rene Pleven
Saigon
Hanoi
Luang Prabang
Laos
Hong Kong
Claire Chennault
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Richard RB. Russell
D-Ga
Charles E. Wilson
Chinatone
Taipei
Formosa
Russia
Ho Chi Minh
Molotov Proposes All Europe Non-Aggression Pact
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urged a 50 year general security treaty binding European nations including East and West Germany to mutual defense. The plan aims to neutralize NATO and bar coalitions that contradict collective security while pledging joint military aid in case of attack.
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Berlin
Russia
Europe
East Germany
Bonn
V. M. Molotov
East
West Germany
Molotov
United Nations
Traffic Conference Pushes Tougher DUI and Reckless Driving Rules
Arizona traffic court conference enters its second day with calls for harsher penalties for drunk and sleepy drivers. Attendees include law enforcement, judges, and attorneys as Gov. Pyle condemns favoritism and urges strict enforcement.
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Phoenix
Arizona Traffic Court Conference
Robert L. Donigan
Chicago
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Donigan
Howard Pyle
Arizona
German Reds Enforce Strict Measures in East Berlin
East Germany’s regime canceled leaves and recalled all men on furlough to quell unrest and growing calls for Western-style elections. Red police fired on a man at Berlin’s frontier, signaling a ruthless crackdown. West Berlin groups warn the militia now reaches 200,000 as fears of a June 17‑style revolt rise. Official confirmation pending.
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Berlin
East Germany
Red
West Berlin
Eisenhower Says Indochina Aid Is Preventative
President Eisenhower said U S aid to Indochina is carefully calculated to prevent U S involvement in war. He warned against American technicians joining combat, noting 200 technicians assigned to support planes will be noncombat and withdrawn by June 15.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Indochina
United States
America
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
U. S
Pope Pius XII Shows Signs of Quick Recovery
Vatican announces progressive improvement in Pope Pius XII's condition. He is eating semisolid food, sleeping better, and leaving bed longer, with nourishment increasing as doctors expect a rapid general recovery. He is nearing his 78th birthday on March 2 and received Mon apporte Monini.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Vatican Press Office
Holy Father
Press Office
Giovanni Battista Montini
Not Bluffing Says Leader Rhee Warns of War Reopening
President Rhee in a Seoul interview declared he is determined to reopen the war against Chinese forces occupying North Korea. He warned he will proceed without American support if necessary, saying time is rapidly running out and he is not bluffing.
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Seoul
Songman Rhee
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Bodenheim Slayer Is Caught Confesses in New York
Harold Weinberg a 25 year old former convict was arrested in a basement room near the scene and confessed to the murders of poet Maxwell Bodenheim and Ruth Fagan. Bodenheim 64 was found shot in a Third Avenue room. Fagan beaten and stabbed. Friends had said Bodenheim had threatened Weinberg over his alleged attention to Bodenheim’s third wife. Funeral services were planned for the poet.
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New York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Ruth Fagan
Harold Weinberg
Bodenheims
Weinberg
East Fifth Street
Bodenheim
Third Avenue
No Surpluses To Reds
Washington December Secretary of Commerce Weeks announced that the government will not allow the sale of government stocks of surplus farm products to Russia or its satellites. He said private sale of nonstrategic farm products to the Soviet bloc may receive favorable consideration pending licensing approval by the commerce department.
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Washington
Weeks
Russia
Soviet Bloc
Commerce Department
Bureau of Foreign Trade
Eisenhower Says Mexico Talks Resume As Agreed
President Eisenhower announced agreement with Mexico on resuming friendly talks. He did not clarify if the Mexican demand targets renewing the farm labor import agreement. The negotiations broke down about a month ago over wage issues and other major points.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Manuel Tello
Senate votes to curb coffee speculation futures trading
The Senate approved controls on speculation and futures trading in coffee. The bill moves to the House after protests over rising prices. Coffee retail prices exceed a dollar per pound and reach about 15 cents per cup in some outlets.
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Washington —P
Senate
House
Rhee Criticizes U S Policy and urges first strike stance
In an exclusive interview at his Seoul home President Syngman Rhee criticizes American policy as mistaken and calls for unification through a political conference. He warns of renewed Chinese aggression, cites armistice loopholes, and argues a vivisected Korea cannot endure. He says he aims to liberate what is his own and denies warmongering. Mario Scelba announces he formed a coalition in Italy to end the political crisis and seeks parliamentary approval.
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Relman
Pat Morin
Associated Press
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Seoul
Morin
Far East
Japan
Korea
Rhee
Mario Scelba
Luigi Einaudi
Italy
Weather Report Sammons Mojave Valley Arizona
A brief weather note reports scattered mountain showers near Tucson with a high of 77 and a low of 47. Similar readings are listed for Phoenix 76 49 Douglas 66 34 Flagstaff 57 27 and Yuma 83 60.
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Tucson
Arizona
Phoenix
Douglas
Flagstaff
Yuma
Eisenhower counsels moderation amid party attacks
President Eisenhower urged officials not to indulge in extreme partisanship as Democrats protested Republican rhetoric. He said some of his program would need Democratic support to pass Congress and advised the GOP to show tolerance, with Sen Dirksen noting criticism alone won’t block the president’s agenda.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Times
Congress
House
Ravyburn
Texas
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Executive Department
James C. Hagerty
GOP
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Federal Road Boost Backed by Eisenhower Plan
President Eisenhower endorsed a proposal to raise federal highway funding from 575 million to 800 million dollars with state and local matches. Congressman McGregor of Ohio introduced a bill in Congress seeking 1.414 billion dollars annually for federal road construction.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Rep
McGregor
Ohio
House Roads Committee
Markets At A Glance Quiet Stock and Grain Movements
Markets at a glance show stocks quiet with narrow price moves while bonds are mixed and corporates firmer. Cotton rises on mill and export covering, wheat mixed with new crop off slightly, corn and oats steady with small changes, hogs mostly steady to 25 cents lower at 26.25, and cattle steers steady to 50 cents down topping 30.00 based on 2 p.m. New York reports.
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New York
Tonight and Tomorrow Free University Programs Listed
Tucson hosts a slate of free evening events at the university campus and venues. Highlights include a Bruce and Zion parks film and a Saguaro monument talk by John Lewis at Liberal Arts auditorium, an Mozart to Beethoven lecture by James Anthony, and a chemistry seminar by James Fedrick, all on campus with no charge. Additional events feature a Hebrew scrolls lecture by Walter Fischer, Canadian wildlife movies by William Lang, an Ice-Arama show, and the Tucson Little Theater production Night Must Fail at the Temple of Music and Art.
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Bruce and Zion National Parks
John Lewis
Saguaro National Monument
Liberal Arts Auditorium
James Anthony
Liberal Arts
Tucson Garden
James Fedrick
Judea
Walter J. Fischer
Sportsman’s Club
William Lang
Safford Junior High School
Ice-Arama
Tucson Sports Center
Tucson Little Theater
Temple of Music and Art
Settlers and farmers shape up water war in dialogue
The page note highlights rising tensions between settlers and farmers over water rights. It mentions legislative debate and planned hearings as communities prepare actions to secure scarce irrigation resources. The item underscores local impact and ongoing policy contention without sensational detail.
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House
McCarthy
Arizona
Jack Underwood
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