Guatemalan leader declares martial law as rebels advance
President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman arrests civil liberties and mobilizes troops, declaring martial law as insurgents push along rail and road routes in southern Guatemala. U S Embassy plans to evacuate families amid rising anti foreign sentiment, with rebels reportedly moving toward Pan American Highway and major ports.
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Sam Summerlin
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Guatemala
Associated Press
Jack Rutledge
Guatemala City
U. S
U.S
Puerto Barrios
Zacapa
Arbenz
Veto Halts Move to Refer Guatemala Complaint to OAS
The U N Security Council unanimously called for a cease fire in Guatemala and urged member states to withhold aid. The motion to refer Guatemala’s aggression complaint to the OAS was vetoed by the Soviet Union in its 60th council veto. The Guatemalan government had sought OAS intervention while Guatemala blamed Honduras Nicaragua the United States and United Fruit Co. for backing mercenary forces.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Guatemala
U.N
Soviet Union
Council
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Americas
Lodge
Western Hemisphere
Inter-American Peace Committee
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Washington
Eduardo Castillo-Arriola
Honduras
Nicaragua
United States
United Fruit Co
U. S
Some McCarthy Staffers May Resign
Roy M. Cohn, chief counsel for the Senate subcommittee on investigations, said he expected some committee staff members to resign to accept attractive business offers. He said he has no plans to resign.
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New York
Roy M. Cohn
Senate
Subcommittee On Investigations
Cohn
Walter Winchell
American Broadcasting Co
Eisenhower to Push British Aid for Southeast Asia Accord
President Eisenhower is expected to urge Prime Minister Churchill to back an international conference on anti Communist defenses in Southeast Asia. Talks with Churchill and Eden during their Washington visit will focus on Indochina crisis, European defense, and atomic energy, with Geneva developments cited as influencing new hopes for peace. Eden and Smith returned to report after meeting Mendes France.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchil
Southeast Asia
Churchill
Eden
Dulles
U. S
Geneva
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Walter Bedell Smith
Pierre Mendes-France
Congress suspends sessions to honor Hunt and Farrington
Congress suspended business as a mark of respect for Sen. Lester C. Hunt and Delegate Joseph R. Farrington who died Saturday. Hunt, 61, died by suicide in his Senate office after a kidney illness. Farrington, 56, died of a heart ailment at his House desk. Funeral plans: Hunt’s service set for 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church. Farrington’s arrangements pending with services expected tomorrow and burial in Honolulu.
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Washington
Congress
Lester C. Hunt
D-Wyo
Joseph R. Farrington
Hawaii
Hunt
Senate
Farrington
Trinity Episcopal Church
Raymond Ryland
Honolulu
Prison Break in Kansas Ends in Hostage Chaos and Slaying
Six inmates seized about 25 visitors in the Kansas State Prison in Lansing rushed the visitors’ room and forced a breach into the administration building. Guard supervisor Fred Kenaga, 58, was shot dead while Warden Charles Edmondson directed a volatile standoff with guards. Six convicts wounded and later surrendered. charges include first degree murder for Kenaga's death.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Prison
Fred Kenaga
Andy Hollinshead
Charles Edmondson
Theorridor
Hos
Tages
Lawton Ray Collins
Kansas City
William Henry Parker
Gage
Okla
Donald E. Davis
Sturgis
Mich
Emmett May
Topeka
Robert Leroy Knight
Frankie Scroggins
Edmondson
Kenaga
Mrs Wrigley Clings to Life in Miracle Fight
In Pasadena California Mrs Adam Wrigley widow of William Wrigley Jr the chewing gum magnate remains alive after a December 23 1947 stroke. Disabled since a coma she is about 83 or 84 and doctors call her case a medical miracle attributed to enduring vitality and resilience.
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Pasadena
Calif
Adam Wrigley
William Wrigley Jr
Weekend Storm Dumps Rain and Damage Across Austin
A wet weekend left 10.16 inches of rain since Monday in the Austin area. A storm Sunday morning toppled trees and caused lightning damage on farms, while Seepage at St. Olaf Lutheran Church damaged the Fellowship Hall Scout room and one classroom. Pump out of order due to a parish house addition left water handling slow. At James Levy farm, six miles southeast of Austin, 10 trees fell in the yard with the largest near the...
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Austin
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Arthur L. Swenson
James Levy
Family on Vacation Faces Rabies Risk in Florida
A Missouri family en route to Florida is alerted that their 11 year old son Russell has been bitten by a skunk and may need anti rabies treatment. Police across Southeastern states are notified to stop the Zellners and ensure urgent care. The skunk died from rabies symptoms near Blue Springs, and the family travels in a green 1951 Ford with a luggage carrier.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Florida
Henry Zellner
Russell
Blue Springs
Highway Patrol
Zellners
Presbyterian Leader William Pierson Merrill Dies
The Rev. Dr. William Pierson Merrill, 87, liberal Presbyterian leader and first president of the church Peace Union, former president of the American Council of the World Alliance, author and hymn writer, died Saturday. Born in Orange New Jersey.
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New York
William Pierson Merrill
The
Presbyterian Church
Church Peace Union
American Council of the World Alliance
Orange
N.J
Truman Satisfactory After Urgent Double Operation
Former President Harry S. Truman undergoes emergency appendix and gall bladder removal at Research Hospital. Doctors say he is in satisfactory condition and could leave in about ten days. He was 70 and was reported alert after sitting up briefly.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
White House
Truman
Madam
Starlight
Graham
Australian Breaks Four Minute Mile Record
Australian miler John Landy shattered the four minute mile barrier, becoming the second in track and field history to set a world record with a 3 minutes 58.0 seconds clocking in Turku Finland.
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Turku
Finland
John Landy
Embalmed Heads Found Dump Site Near Winona
Two embalmed human heads were found north of Winona by a caretaker who kicked a newspaper wrapped package. Sheriff George Fort said the heads, likely from elder men, bore multiple incisions sewn to connect parts and may have been used in laboratory work. Authorities investigated as area physicians were alerted.
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Winona
Minn
Here
George Fort
Winona County
Sheriff Fort
Mundt Says 20 Years Not Enough To Uncover All Facts
Sen. Mundt warns that twenty years of investigation could still miss key details from the McCarthy Army row. He notes the 36 day televised hearings highlighted the salient facts and postpones consultative talks among party members to seek agreement on next steps and possibly hire counsel Ray H Jenkins to help draft a verdict.
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R-Sd
Mundt
Ray H. Jenkins
Sen. McClellan
Arkansas
River Crest of Cedar River Exceeds Flood Level
City engineer Roger Nelson reports Cedar River crested Sunday in the early hours. Normal level is 2.5 feet, with low lands flooding at 10 feet and Marcussen Ball Park at 11 feet as readings show crest at 12.8 feet. Earlier high on record was August 1953 at 15 feet.
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Cedar River
Roger Nelson
Marcussen Ball Park
Storm Leaves Wide Path South of Grand Meadow
A large storm swept a five mile by three mile swath south of Grand Meadow uprooting many trees including apple trees. Lightning and rain accompanied the wind. A roof tore from a corncrib at Wayne Guy farm southeast of Grand Meadow and a full farm of Robert Kusterer was hard hit southwest of Grand Meadow. A poultry house shifted six inches at Mrs. Minna Bussell four miles south and 15 trees fell at Joe Stejkal farm three miles south. Lightning damaged a chimney.
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Grand Meadow
Wayne Guy
Robert Kusterer
Bridges Hit in LeRoy Area
County highway crews repair three bridges and four culverts damaged by floods in the LeRoy area. Upper Iowa and Little Iowa Rivers are in flood, with 10 inches of rain flooding fields and ditches. Several structures washed out including a SAR road culvert combo and a bridge near LeRoy. roads reopening in two days if floods do not worsen.
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LeRoy
G. Everett Carlson
Upper
Iowa
Little Iowa
Sar 11
Carlson
Highway 56
Tappi
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Correctionville
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