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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
7
AP dispatch outlines a puzzling conflict in Guatemala where a government and anti rebellion force clash with no verified battlefield fatalities. Radio reports dominate, censorship limits clarity, and outsiders question casualty figures while speculating on widespread civilian support and army cooperation.
Minneapolis reports that Oliver Corporation unveiled a highly efficient farm tractor engine at the 47th annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. In cooperation with Ethyl Corporation, the 199 cubic inch engine delivers 57.5 horsepower with 0.385 lb per hp hour fuel use, equating to 16.07 hp hours per gallon.
The engine was developed for use only as a research tool and never will be in assembly production. Lessons learned from it are expected to contribute to the improvement of future tractor engines.
Bobby Lee appeared at a Dunn bank with a fragment from a $10,000 bill found at the Benson town dump. The piece accounts for about one-fifth of the note showing $10,000 and part of a serial number. Bankers said he could recover portions from the treasury depending on how much of the bill he possessed. The origin of the fragment remains unknown.
Notices announce the appointment of Executrix Adaline Reyes and executors Tessie Goodhue and Fred Lynn in Linn County Iowa. They seek unpaid debts and require claims filed in the Linn County District Court Clerk's office. Attorneys listed include Wm Crissman and Tobias Bordewick Fischer.
French B 26 bombers destroyed five Communist Indo Chinese bases 50 miles east of Hanoi dropping 62 tons of bombs. Leaflet warnings were sent to civilians an hour before the raid. Rebels faced a four day battle around forts at Sontay as Union troops fought 30 miles northwest of Hanoi.
Thomas Davenport, a Vermont blacksmith, built the first electric motor in 1834, marking a milestone in early electrical engineering and the development of modern machinery.
Washington AP. A VA news release marking the 10th anniversary of the GI bill of rights omitted any mention of Franklin D. Roosevelt after GOP protests. Initial copies cited the 1944 signing by Roosevelt. a revised version dropped his name, triggering criticism from Sen. Hill and Sen. Douglas. A VA official said a second batch, about 600, contained no Roosevelt reference.
Two New Bedford sisters Mrs Marie Pinard and Miss Bertha Arsenault were reunited with a third sister Mrs Rose Schnitzler 67 of Elmira New York for the first time in 43 years in New Bedford Massachusetts.
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