Diem Reassured Of U S Support Strikes At Foes In Saigon
In Saigon Premier Ngo Dinh Diem leads a fresh offensive against the Binh Xuyen private army. Four battalions attack Chinese Cho Lon as Gen Le Van Vien’s forces fall back. U S envoy Collins confirms continued American backing while Bao Dai faces ouster.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
French Riviera
Cho Lon
Bien Xuyen
Binh Xuyen
Diem
le van Vien
Nhi Thien Duong
National Assembly
U. S
J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
Washington
Randolph Kidder
Paris
States General” Assembly
National Revolutionary Committee
National Army
Smith Garage Closure Following Family Death
The Smith garage on E Piccadilly Street will be closed through Wednesday due to a death in the family. Original notice indicates limited hours from 11 p.m. to 5:21 a.m.
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Family Smith Garage
E. Piccadilly St
South End Fire Co to Meet May Primer Night
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Co will be held Monday night May 2 at 8 p m Capt Kenneth W Curl presiding prepares for the session.
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The
South End Fire Co
Big Four Ambassadors Open Talks on Austrian Treaty
In Vienna the United States Britain France and Russia began negotiations on Austria’s long delayed independence treaty. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson Jr predicted a short, successful session and a possible meeting of the foreign ministers soon. If ratified, 69,000 occupation troops would leave within 90 days, ending a decade of deadlock as Austria pledges neutrality.
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Vienna
Austria
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U. S
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
West
Julius Raab
Molotov
Radford to Report to Ike on Formosa Trip
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will report to President Eisenhower tomorrow about his Formosa trip. Walter Robertson may join. they returned from talks with Chiang Kai-shek amid discussion of a Formosa cease-fire.
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Radford
Ike
Formosa
Washington
White House
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
James C. Hagety
Walter Robertson
Robertson
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Richmond
State Department
Formosa Strait
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Burlington
Wis
Formosa Straits
Far East
GOP
Allott
Cole
Beal
iMd
Bush
Conn
Carlson
Kan
Clifford Case
H. Alexander Smith
Cotton
Duff
Ives
Kuchel
Calif
Payne
Maine
Saltonstall
Mass
Smith
China
Ground Observer Corps Training Class Tomorrow
A Ground Observer Corps training class is set for tomorrow at 8 p m at the George Washington Hotel. The local post will begin 24 hour duty on May 7 with a 11 a m fly past by National Guard jets from Washington.
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Ground Observers Corps
George Washington Hotel
National Guard
Washington
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Post
A. M
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123
al Knowles
Dave Nellis
Carl Haines
J. Kenneth Robinson
Andrew Bowen
Paul Everly
Frank J. Schaeffer
Kerr St
Apple Blossom Festival Pageant Highlight
The Richmond Times Dispatch Associate Editor Ross Valentine recaps last week's Apple Blossom Festival pageant with emphasis on the events and contestants featured in page four.
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Ross Valentine
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Valentine
Sweden halts polio vaccination for 120000 students
Sweden abruptly called off the anti polio vaccination of 120000 schoolchildren scheduled to start today. The Board of Health announced live virus had been found in some of the Swedish made vaccine. The board also confiscated a third of the whole store of the Swedish serum. The announcement gave no date for resuming the program.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Board of Health
Fairless Resigns As Board Chairman Of U S Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless resigned today as board chairman of United States Steel Corp on the eve of his 65th birthday. He will stay on as director and finance committee member while a successor is named. He noted he relinquished office to younger hands.
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Pittsburgh
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Fairless
U. S. Steel
Hoboken
N. J
Pigeon Run
Ohio
Wooster College
Wooster
Ohio Northern University
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Central Steel Co
Massillon
Central Alloy Steel Co
Shawnee Fire Co Building Drive Opens Today
Fifteen Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary members launched a May fundraising drive for a combined fire hall and community building in Frederick County. The goal is 25000 dollars with 15 zones led by Gilbert Helsley and zone captains. The hall will house equipment and be rentable to local clubs and groups.
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Shawnee Fire Co
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
Shawnee
Frederick County
Gilbert Helsley
Thelma Vann
Bessie Brill
C. L. Williams
Ella Bauserman
Ray Santmier
Ernest Nesselrodt
Pearl Whittaker
Bertha Malone
Troy Houston
Albert Clark
May McDonald
Mary Miller
Esther Kern
Blanch Lages
Mary Hall
Helsley
Shawnee District
Third Viscose Plant Accents Five-Cent Hourly Wage Boost
Workers at the American Viscose plant in Marcus Hook voted unanimously to accept a five-cent hourly raise and a two year contract. Four plants must approve for the contract to take effect. Marcus Hook and three others have approved. The agreement covers about 400 workers and runs to July 10, 1957 with a reopening clause for next year.
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Chester
American Viscose Corp
Marcus Hook
CIO - Textile Workers of America
American Viscose
Lewistown
Roanoke
Parkersburg
W. Va
Meadville
Nitro
Front Royal
Dominic Waldron
Waldron
Moose Lodge 1283 initiates five new members and installs eight officers
Five new members of Moose Lodge 1283 were initiated at a meeting held last week. Officers installed for the coming year include Governor Marion P. Vanscoy and Junior Governor Chester Luttrell among others. refreshments followed the proceedings.
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Moose Lodge
Roger Clevenger
S. L. Haymaker
M. L. Armel
Thomas B. Rosenberger
Michael J. Grow
Marion P. Vanscoy
Chester Luttrell
Ernest Pugh
M. E. Royston, Jr
Vincent Wilson
Wilson O. Pugh
Colon Lowe
Keller Nichols
Billy Graham Ends Scottish Crusade at Hampden Park
Billy Graham declared his six week Scottish crusade the largest evangelistic event in history. TV and telephone hookups boosted total audience to 2 547 365 and over 100 000 attended the Hampden Park Stadium finale. He said 52 253 people made decisions for Christ during the campaign.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graham
Graham
Hampden Park Stadium
Eisenhower Urges Free Trade to Defeat Communism
President Eisenhower told the U S Chamber of Commerce at Constitution Hall that adherence to American principles and expanding international trade will defeat communism. He backed gradual tariff reductions to spur world trade and warned against regressing on individual rights and limited government. Lester L Colbert of Chrysler forecast strong growth and widespread car ownership in 20 years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
U. S
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Constitution Hall
Lester L. Colbert
Chrysler Corp
American Mother Meets Eisenhower in Thrilling Moment
Lavina Christensen Fugelshook, age 75, travels with the 1955 American Mother group and shakes hands with President Eisenhower. She calls the encounter the thrill of a lifetime, comparable to an atomic blast in significance.
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Washington
Lavina Christensen Fugel
Eisenhower
Level of Family Incomes Boosted in Frederick Co
A Sales Management study shows Frederick County Maryland's family incomes rising from 1951 to 1954. The share earning over 4000 dollars a year grew to 30.2 percent, while upper bracket families gained 4.9 percent. The report notes a purchasing power rise despite a dollar value drop.
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Frederick Co
New York
Frederick County
Virginia
General Marshall declines million for memoirs
Gen George C. Marshall says he turned down offers up to a million dollars to write his intimate memoirs. He told Look Magazine that unless he tells everything truthfully in the context of the time the history would have no value.
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New York
George C. Marshall
Army
Look Magazine Today
Blaze damages Front Royal rayon plant in Virginia
A large fire severely damages the American Viscose Corp plant in Front Royal Virginia with officials estimating damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Firefighters from Winchester Luray and Strasburg aided, the cause remains unknown as investigators assess the spinning department and roof area.
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American Viscose Corp
Front Royal
Sentinel
Srster Morrison
Winchester
Strasburg
Luray
Rouss
Ray Gott
Star
Gott
Friendship
Li A.m
Woodstock
Pleasant Weekend Weather Continues In Local Area
The past weekend's mild and sunny weather persists with a daytime high around 71 degrees and a cool night near 42. Forecasts predict a gentle warmup tonight to 45 52 degrees and continued fair, mild conditions tomorrow. Last year on this date the temperature reached 86 at the lab, while winter moods fade as the thermometer trends higher.
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Associated Press
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
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County
Dead City
Ground Observer Corps
U.S. Steel
Moose
Gen. Marshall
Blaze
Rouss and Friendship Companies
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