Red Plot to Halt Resistance In Guatemala Exposed
In Tegucigalpa May 31 a 45 year old Guatemalan secret police chief is accused of sending Rafael Mendez Rodriguez to kidnap or kill exiled resistance leader Col. Carlos Castillo Armas. Rodriguez testified at a private home news conference, detailing the alleged mission and his tip to Castillo once arriving in Honduras.
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Honduras
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo
Rafael Mendez Rodriguez
Col. Castille
French, Red Trace Teams Set Meeting
Mendez said he traveled from San Salvador to Honduras in March to reveal a plotted mission amid claims of pressure and reward. He spoke with Castillo and Col. Jose Luis Morales upon secret lines using the alias Lazaro while seeking the airfield site for the alleged operation. He denies Communist ties and says his fate is controlled by others.
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Woniene Jchina
Jstice
Col. Rogélisment
French Union
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Mind Forces
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San Salvador
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General Taylor Returning to U S
General Maxwell D. Taylor departs Seoul for a three week trip in the United States after praising the Eighth Army as stronger than since the Korean armistice. He expects to return to Korea by end of June to continue as Eighth Army commander. The Vietminh delegation heads for Geneva with Ta Quang Buu leading. Chou En Lai outlines three conditions for an impartial Indochina armistice supervisory body.
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U. S
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Korea
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Ta Quang Buu
Michel de Brébisson
Indochina
Anthony Eden
Walter Bedell Smith
Chou En-Lai
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U. N. Supervisory Commission
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Gromyko
Pham
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Tornadoes Leave Four Children Dead in Nebraska Farm Country
NORFOLK Neb May 31 Disaster workers found a house vanished and farms shredded as one or more tornadoes swept a 30 mile stretch of rich Nebraska country last night. Four children died Nell Klawonn 8 George Kohl 6 Robert Kohl 8 Cindy Carberry 4 visiting at Rakowsky home. Dozens injured and towns like Hoskins and Newman Grove were impacted.
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Nebraska
Halemaumaul
Volcano House
Newman Grove
Halemaumsu
Noland
Hoskins
Nell Klawonn
Joe
Vincent Stevens
Klawonn
George Kohl
Robert
Cindy Carberry
Rakowsky
Neil Barth
Norfolk Daily News
Subpoena War Dies at Probe
The article details a tense clash over subpoenas in the McCarthy era hearings. Mundt notes a tacit armistice amid a tit for tat subpoena campaign between Norfolk and county authorities. The probe centers on Stevens Adams and Schine with Cohn resuming testimony. McCarthy opposes disclosure of confidential informants. Lehman condemns McCarthyism as undermining government law and order. Monroney counters that the act does not permit violating security rules.
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Widow recounts life of German husband buried in Grafton
In Grafton a German widow Astrid Asmus of Cleveland visits the National Cemetery to mourn Pvt Heinz Asmus buried after a misdirected grenade wounded his unit. She recalls their meet in Munich in 1932 and her love for the United States despite his German Army past, as 1,500 schoolchildren honor fallen soldiers with flowers.
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Tygart Valley
National Cemetery
Astrid Asmus
Cleveland
Ohio
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Heinz
Helgoland
North Sea
Munich
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Virginia
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Ft. Knox
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Germany
Global military rethink urged amid mass manpower use
A wartime address condemns endless Asian manpower as cannon fodder in human wave tactics spanning Spain, Greece, and Korea. It urges control of raw materials, reevaluation of military means in the global struggle, notes West losses of arms, and proposes dispersing obsolete weapons to create barriers across Asiatic borders.
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Spain
Greece
Korea
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Climax Nears in West Virginia Road Commission Probe
The report details a dispute between legislators and Gov. Marland after closed sessions. Gov. Marland, twice denied the report, criticizes secrecy and executive-branch cooperation. Bowles calls Underwood a master distorter and says reporters were barred from committee members. Tuesday’s Buckhannon meeting aims to take over Road Commission equipment. A study found West Virginia paid more for gear than neighboring states.
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Underwood
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Road Commission
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West Virginia
Anti MCarthy Unity Urged Tone Evident In Speech
The piece reports Eisenhower urging unity amid conflicts over McCarthyism. It quotes his push for intellectual freedom from propaganda, the need for knowledge to combat tyranny, and two policy goals: cooperative peace and strengthened liberty with a broad, secure prosperity.
Ida Van Buskirk Dies in Tampa at 54
Mrs Ida Van Buskirk 54 formerly of Charleston W Va died Sunday night at her Tampa home after a two year illness She lived in Charleston and Belle W Va for 35 years before moving to Tampa three years ago Born at Chapple Braxton County W Va Survived by son Edward two daughters Lena Deverick and Mary Shriver two sisters Ann Jarvis and Alice three brothers Charles Joe Jarvis and Claus eight grandchildren Service and burial will be held here.
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Ida van Buskirk
Charleston
W. Va
Mary Shriver
Lawndale
W.W. Va
Ann Jarvis
New York City
Alice
San Antonio
Tex
Charles
Joe Jarvis
Chappelle
Claus
Weston
Insecure Securities City Bondsmen Rarely Have Property to Back Signature
The article notes legal ambiguity in using the same property as security for bonds. It explains that state law requires a bond of good security for release from jail, but what constitutes good security is left to local clerks. Felix Caudy, Kanawha County Intermediate Court clerk, says property is good security only until used for bonds totaling twice its assessed value.
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Kanawha County Intermediate Court
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Harry Frashier
Charleston
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Peiod
Angus Peyton
Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney
Laura Coyle
Blundering Said To Chief Prober In GI Slayings
The article details criticism of investigator Sullivan and Chief Canfield over the handling of GI slayings. It names victims Maj. Everett Corran, Capt. Adrian Wessler, and Lt. Stanley Rosewater, and covers claims of delayed action, questionable evidence, and security issues in bonds. It notes Canfield's ongoing work and plans, plus comments on bondsman Frashier and other securities.
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Everett 3. Corran
Washington
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Bayreuth
Hampden Mass
Kilauea Eruption Threatens Hilo Hostel on Hawaii
Kilauea erupted violently in Hawaii with lava fountains confined to the crater, marking the island’s strongest eruption since 1621. Two quakes shook the area before the explosion, as weather forecasts warned of showers and heat across the region. The Volcano House hotel atop the crater ridge was not yet endangered, while the main lava lake spurted amid reddish glare into pre-dawn skies.
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Boy's Slayer Dazed Drain Cone Be
A slain youth’s alleged killer, Sales, dazed in county jail after being charged with murder. He reportedly planned admission to a state mental hospital, a claim disputed by officials who found no record of admission. State police note he struck another child but the victim fled unharmed. Services planned for the young victim at Free Will Baptist in East Bank.
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Sale
Joe Burdett
State Board of Control
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Gales
C. T Brammer
Clatworthy Rite Set for Today
Logan May 31 Special Service will be held at 10 30 a m Tuesday in the Harris mortuary chapel for Bernard Clatworthy 70 1 1 retired railroad engineer who died Saturday at his home here He worked for the railroad 53 years Rev A J Coffey of this city and Rev Joseph L Emery of St Albans will officiate Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery in Huntington Masonic rites will be conducted at the graveside.
Service Arranged for Ballard Pettry in Naomi
Whitesville May 31 Special funeral service for Ballard Preston Pettry 80 of Naomi Raleigh County who died Sunday after a long illness will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Naomi Methodist Church Rev Emory McGraw James Godbey and H B Smith to conduct with burial in family cemetery St Naomi Funeral by Armstrong Mortuary Pettry a retired Raleigh County teacher served two terms as county delegate to the West Virginia Legislature and eight years as justice of the peace He helped found Naomi Methodist Church Surviving wife Nancy five sons W Hayes Milton King B Dawson and Rev Sherman all of Naomi four daughters Sarah Dickens Ruby Ramsey Ruth Ash Hugh Clark a sister Martha Jarrell of Edwight 23 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
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Naomi
Raleigh County
Naomi Methodist Church
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James Godbey
H. B. Smith
Whiteshile
Pettry
Raleigh
West Virginia
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W. Hayes
Charleston
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Dawson
Sherman Pettry
Jeffrey
Sarah Dickens
Ruby Ramsey
Ruth Ash
Hugh Clark
Martha Jarrell
Edwight
U S Army Notes Indochina Role Amid Vietnam Training Doubts
U S Army sources warn that American military instructors in Indochina would face a tough job training Vietnamese forces. They also say U S shares in directing operations only if a joint Asiatic defense is formed, a move that could trigger a Communist push to seize all of Indochina.
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