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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
1
The Russian embassy staff toured Charleston briefly, visiting the Chamber of Commerce and seeking industrial plant tours but leaving after a short stop. Authorities had no prior notice, and plant officials balked at tours without national clearance, leaving the visit as a fleeting, uncertain moment in a 12-city southern itinerary.
Des Moines faces a high flood crest as the river neared a 29 to 130 foot mark. City Manager Leonard Howell expressed optimism while 7,500 residents evacuated precautionarily. Levee workers labored around the clock to protect homes and the east side business district as sections of the southeast bottoms and north edge faced flooding. No deaths in Des Moines. Iowa reported two statewide. Public weather outlook promised fair conditions through Friday.
In Logan on June 28 jurors for the Loveless retrial were drawn as 4 more prospective jurors were called. A panel of 55 had been summoned and 50 regular jurors were already serving, totaling 139 available. Circuit Judge C C Chambers ordered the extra panel on the eve of the new trial, in the same courtroom that housed the conviction and death sentence of the Charleston Negro last June for the robbery and slaying of Mrs. Sarah Reed. Four co defendants received life terms. Loveless allegedly set up the robbery, not taking an active part, in a case tied to a United Mine Workers representative's Logan apartment in April 1953.
A compact page summary lists sections including Amusements Astrological Forecast Comic Pages Crossword Puzzle Editorials Columns Want Ads and Market Reports. It notes Obituary Funerals Radio-Television Sports Pages and entries by Inez Robb with Weather and What’s Doing in W. Va along with Women’s Activities.
Milwaukee June 23 A giant magnet could not pull a fishhook from 12 year old Roman D Trzcinski s eye socket after a fishing accident in Door County His progress will be checked over weeks and doctors expect the boy to recover with no pain The boy traveled with Mr and Mrs James Maslone and their sons Dale and Clarence acknowledging risks and promising eye protection during future trips
Guatemala faces a growing rebel threat as a large arms shipment from behind the Iron Curtain boosts its government’s military power in Central America. The United States warns about arm distribution to labor unions and pro-government groups, while vigilante bands appear on Guatemala City streets with Czech style submachine guns. The Guatemalan army remains the region’s largest, with about 6000 troops, and U.S. arms pledges to Honduras and Nicaragua prompt accusations of cross-border involvement.
Mayor Copenhaver ordered city engineers to study a possible new boundary for Charleston south of the Kanawha River after annexation polls. Bid to include Upper Belle discussed. Sept. 7 tentative special election planned. City Council extended polling to Upper Belle area. further surveys to follow.
Waves of tear gas quelled a riot of about 450 prisoners at Pontiac State Penitentiary. One unidentified inmate was killed, reportedly struck with an iron bar amid the disturbance. War den David Bergan said the riot began at 6 15 p m as prisoners were returned from the mess hall.
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In Tegucigalpa police opened fire on a crowd at a student protest for Guatemala's pre Communist government. Initial reports say seven wounded, three gravely. Rebels claim movement on Guatemala City from three directions while government radio counters the push as repulsed.
Washington, June 23. The State Department said official reports confirm that not a single person has been killed in the Guatemalan revolution. The statement comes from U. S. sources cited by INS.
Rebels pressed a major assault to topple President Jacoba Ardenz Guzman s government. A Belize broadcast said the three-pronged attack neared Guatemala City from the north south and east with Col Ernesto Nieder Hartmann Col Jorge Barrios and Col Guillermo Flores Avendane named as commanders.
At the White House Secretary Dulles and Under secretary Bedell Smith briefed 30 Democratic and Republican congressional leaders. A veteran senator said Laos Cambodia and part of Viet Nam may resist communism. Johnson called it a review, not policy. Martin saw a ray of hope for united action. Britain India Australia and New Zealand show growing concern as Churchill and Eden visit.
London report says Anthony Eden pressed in the House of Commons for a regional treaty to stop the Indochina conflict and back a Geneva settlement, proposing a Southeast Asian setup akin to NATO. He envisioned a nonaggression framework and a broader security division to pacify the region amid Cold War tensions.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden spoke in the House of Commons on the eve of their departure for Geneva. Eden urged a broad international guarantee for any settlement, drawing cheers from Conservatives and Labour as he criticized American policy in Indochina.
In Cambridge a Superior Court judge chided Antonio Sardo 51 and Madeline Sardo 37 parents of 16 children for infidelity accusations and urged them to reunite. He warned their quarrel risks ruining their large family and implored them to regain harmony for their children's sake.
An airman from the 14th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was fatally injured when sucked into an F86D jet’s intake during servicing at Sioux City Air Force Base. Coroner Thomas L. Cobden said he suffered a broken neck and other injuries. identity withheld pending next of kin notice.
Airman David E. Wilson of Dawes West Virginia rescued a 17 year old girl in rough Atlantic surf at Savannah Beach. He grabbed her from barnacle encrusted pilings as breakers swept them. he was cut and scraped but kept hold until both reached shore. Col James K McLaughlin will recommend him for a medal for heroism.
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