Guatemala Attacks U S Over Inter-American Conference
Guatemala accuses the United States of attempting intervention at the Inter-American Conference in Caracas over Communist influence in the hemisphere. Foreign Minister Guillermo Toriello denounces the topic as a pretext while Dulles and Ecuador delegates defend democratic principles and national independence.
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Venezuela
Guatemala
United States
Toriello
Eee
Prince Terrillo
Dulles
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Teadie
Egates
Ecuador
Stephen Mill
Eti Carr
E Smathers
D-Fia
ExConvict Anthony Zilbauer Faces Death Sentence
In Los Angeles a jury found 52 year old Anthony J. Zilbauer guilty of first degree murder for the November 21 shooting of Andrew Kmiec, an insurance adjuster. With no leniency recommendation, California law mandates the death penalty. sentencing set for Monday morning. Zilbauer’s wife Geraldine, who refused to testify, described her initial support and later decision not to testify.
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Los Angeles
San Quentin
Anthony J. Zilbauer
Andrew Kmiec
California
Zilbauer
Emiec
Tony
Sultan Mohammed Ben Arafa Injured by Bomb in Morocco
Paris dispatch reports the Sultan of Morocco Mohammed Ben Arafa was injured when a bomb exploded during prayers at a Marrakesh location. The incident occurred as officials described the attack.
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Sultan of
Morocco
Paris
Orocco
Mohammed Ben Arafa
Marra
Scott Attacks Secrecy and Abuses in Probes
Former Gov. W Kerr Scott condemned secrecy in government and the abuse of congressional investigations. He said committees threaten separation of powers and warned against unchecked secret hearings while defending FBI and Justice Department roles. He urged constitutional due process and accused executive overreach.
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Charlotte
W Kerr Scott
Senate
Alton Lermon
Wilmington
Congress
Ncipals
Assa
Pecen
FBI
Justice Department
Jess
Scott Entares
Cold winds sweep eastern half of nation
A March snow storm that hit the midwest and northeast eased but cold weather spread across the eastern half. Flurries occurred in Michigan and Great Lakes areas with northern Ohio and western New York among the hardest hit. Texas clear and California coastal areas cloudy as temperatures fell below zero in parts of the Midwest.
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Associated Press
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Rts
Michigan
Great Lakes
New England
Appalachians
Ohio
New York State
Texas
California
Mortar shell kills six Marines during training lecture
Six U S Marines died and thirty were wounded after a mortar shell struck a training lecture by the 1st Marine Division. An enemy missile was suspected as the cause. steel fragments tore through walls as instructors and students were struck.
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U.S
Batchelor Charged With Giving Enemy Aid in Korea Case
Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor of Kermit Texas faces court martial charges for giving aid and comfort to the enemy while a POW in Korea. A pretrial investigation will determine if there is enough evidence for trial. Batchelor and Cpl Edward Dickenson of Cracker’s Neck Virginia both faced separate military actions. Batchelor has enlisted enlistment issues and aims to discharge. he hopes to bring his Japanese wife to Texas.
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San Antonio
Tex
Cpl
Claude J. Batchelor
Kermit, Tex
al Murea
Fourth Army
Batchelor
Korea
Edward 8. Dickenson
Cracker's Neck
Kermit
Texas
Army
Tokyo
Dickenson
Nists
Dirksen Sees Pay Increase Issue Still Alive
Senator Dirksen said the pay raise issue for members of Congress and federal judges remains alive, though a March 15 deadline for action on a commission report appears unlikely. The 18 member panel proposed raises for senators, representatives, and federal officials, with costs running into tens of thousands. Dirksen noted Congress must act within 60 days of the report filing.
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Dirksen
R-Ti
Congress
Eisenhower
Judicials
House
Sion
Democrats Gather for Unity Rally in Miami Beach
Democrats from across the nation converge on Miami Beach for a unity rally to present themselves as the party of responsibility. Speakers include Sean Johnson of Texas and former Gov Adlai Stevenson with a $100-a-plate dinner spotlighting the Southeast gathering.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Sean Johnson
Texas
Party of Responsibility
Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wisexar
Richard B. Russell
George
Washington
Senate House
Executive Department
Russell
Tar Heel Won’t Have To Finish Prison Sentence
North Carolina man Haywood Ward released from prison early will not be extradited to finish his sentence. Governor Knight denies request citing justice. Ward, who served seven months of a two to four year burglary term, welcomed the ruling and planned to stay with his wife and three children in Los Angeles. Authorities say the release stemmed from a court order interpretation.
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Angeles
California
North Carolina
Haywood Ward
Los Angeles
Goodwin J. Knight
Ward
Raleigh
Gantt And Gainey Die In S C Penitentiary Electric Chair
Gantt and Gainey, aged 31 and 24, were executed in the South Carolina State Penitentiary electric chair for the murder of Robert Oliver. Gantt was pronounced dead at 7:05 a.m. and Gainey at 7:18 a.m. Forty-one state hospital nurses witnessed the executions. Both men proclaimed their innocence and forgave those who persecuted them. The governor had refused to commute the sentences.
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Linder Gaines Gantt
Pomeaware
Robert Oliver
Gantt
Gainey
State Hospital
South
Oliver
Oo Kaye
Chaplai
Thomas Petty
Gastonia
N. C
Gaimey
Hartsville
Conway
West
Locke Haven
Ea ES Pa
Supreme Court
Olina
James F. Byrnes
CAB Suspends Godfrey's Pilot Certificate
The Civil Aeronautics Board suspends Arthur Godfrey's pilot certificate for six months starting March 16 for what officials label careless flying at Teterboro New Jersey on January 7. The decision follows a safety examiner's report and Godfrey may appeal, with a six month penalty seen as harsher than the A A A had requested.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Arthur Godfrey
Teterboro
N.J
Albert H. Rappar
Godfrey
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Jessness
Anti Reds Methods Attacked at National Higher Education Meeting
Adlai Stevenson denounced alleged anti Communist tactics used against higher education in a message to the Ninth National Conference on Higher Education in Chicago. He warned that attempts to intimidate faculty and students threaten academic freedom and urged leaders to resist such methods while defending free education.
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Chicago
Adlai
Stevenson
National Conference On Higher Education
The
Asan
National Education Assn
Recem
Toy' Eee
Enemies of Freedom
41 Student Nurses View Executions In South Carolina
41 student nurses from the State Hospital observed electrocutions at the Penitentiary to study capital punishment for sociological lessons. Dr William S Hall and Miss Martha Bradley noted the visit followed a speech by State Sen Bradley Morrah who arranged the viewing. Some nurses reportedly remained composed while others fainted or turned away.
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Penitentiary Ae
Williams. Hall
Martha Bradley
Wyndham M
Iss Wradley
Farm Officials Face Question Barrage Over Price Supports
Washington senators pressed Eisenhower farm officials on proposed flexible price supports 75 to 90 percent of parity as rigid wartime levels end this year. Aiken defended the plan with charts claiming 22 years of farm programs cost less than 500 million yearly, while critics warned of lower prices and reduced income for farmers.
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Aiken
R-Vi
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Aerocrare Coapnbnce
Con
McRely
D. Morse
Peer of Agriculture
Karl
Aiken Oy “Tt
Sen. Young
R-Nd
Young
Mundt
R-Sd
R-Minn
Ellender Ements
D-Ky
Johnston
DSC
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R-Del
Sen
Holland
D-Fla
Williams
Food Poison Kills One and Sickens Twenty in Greenville
In Greenville North Carolina a batch of banana custard at a local restaurant caused one death and about 20 illnesses. Arnold P Richardson 42 of Grimesland died at Tayloe Hospital. Dr Walter Humbert Pitt County health officer said 17 others hospitalized are recovering.
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Greenville
N. C
Arnold P. Richardson
Grimesland
Tayloe Hospital
Washington
N.C
Walter C. Humbert
Pitt County
Four Puerto Ricans Face Court Today
Washington Four Puerto Rican Nationalists charged with assaulting five congressmen in the Monday shooting spree face arraignment on a ten count indictment. Attorneys may delay proceedings if they lack representation as Justice Department studies possible actions against Puerto Rico Nationalist party members.
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Washington
Einate
Attyon Brownell
Justice Department
Brownell
Bee
Congress
Far Capitol
Bentley
Citizens for the Set Requests mobilize for Eisenhower race
Washington reports the revived Citizens for Eisenhower movement received requests from 120 congressional districts for aid in the 1954 election. James L. Murphy, chairman, says the group will not intervene in primaries but will assist nominees who seek help, aligning support with Eisenhower’s legislative program.
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Citizens For Eisenhower Movement
James L. Murphy
San Francisco
Citizens For Eisenhower Congressional Committee
Murphy
Theisenhower
Urphy
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