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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1954
Page
4
Delayed reports from Texas and Indiana push the Christmas holiday traffic deaths to 392, the highest two day total on record. The weekend’s overall accidents hit 515 with 63 in fires and 60 in other mishaps. Texas led with 35 traffic deaths, California second with 29.
Five premiers from non Communist Asian nations met in Bogor to plan a two day peace conference of Asian and African powers. Leaders Nawabard Nehru Mohammed Ali U Nu Sir John Kotelawela and Ali Sastroamidjojo aimed to chart independent paths from Cold War blocs and seek a broad alliance.
Quito reports President Velasco Barra reshuffled Ecuador’s military command after last Thursday’s abortive coup. Col. Manuel Mejia Erazo was fired as chief of the general staff and Col. Leonidas Hidalgo named in his place. Arrests included Col. Jorge Echeverria and two Quito officers. some leaders were released the next day. The revolt stemmed from a dispute between defense and economy ministers over army charges. Velasco, ousted twice before, sought refuge with loyal units in Guayaquil and then resigned both ministers to defuse the crisis.
A $1000 check from Thomas J. Watson of IBM was given to St. Paul’s Catholic orphanage in Seoul by Gen. Maxwell G. Taylor during Cardinal Spellman’s Christmas visit to Korea. Taylor selected the institution on Cardinal Spellman’s request for a worthy recipient.
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