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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1954

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U S Keeps Close Watch on Guatemala Situation

President Eisenhower described Guatemala as very disturbing and said the United States is keeping developments under urgent study with other American nations. A reign of terror hinders Guatemala's ability to rid itself of Communists while exiles in Mexico claim Arbenz and top leaders are ready to resign if personal safety is guaranteed. Eisenhower plans White House talks with congressional leaders and Undersecretary Bedell Smith on Korea peace issues at Geneva.

Washington Eisenhower Guatemala John Foster Dulles Mexico City Jacob Arbenz White House Walter Bedell Smith Korea Geneva Smith

Scientist Claims H-Bomb Delayed by Oppenheimer

Washington report says Dr Edward Teller testified on April 28 that the H bomb would have been ready four years earlier if Oppenheimer and others had given it moral support. Rabbi of the AEC Advisory Committee and other experts challenged Teller arguing the gadget Oppenheimer opposed in 1949 has never been made and probably never will.

Washington Edward Teller J. Robert Oppenheimer I. Z. Rabbi Atomic Energy Commission Advisory Committee Rabbi Oppenheimer Teller

Bush Says 1952 Atomic Test Was Mistake and Mis timed

Former President Bush testified before the Atomic Energy Commission on the Oppenheimer case, recalling that in mid-1952 the United States sought to postpone a hydrogen bomb test until after the presidential election. He argued the test before the election marked the start of a grim world and undermined potential U.S. Russia arms-control deals.

Washington Ohio Prenevar Bush Aram Oppen- Carnegie Institution United States Bush Special Atomic Energy Comission Security Board J. Robert Oppenheimer Russia Dean Acheson

Oppenheimer Appeal Over Security Ruling

Oppenheimer showed renewed enthusiasm for the project in 1951 after a discovery raised success odds. In testimony before an Atomic Energy Commission security board the panel ruled him a security risk. His attorneys Lloyd K. Garrison and John W. Davis appealed to reverse the panel’s 2 to 1 findings led by Gordon Gray, arguing the majority had judged Oppenheimer.

John W. Davis Oppenheimer

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Chutists Land On Guatemala Coast Report

Reports circulated that a dozen parachute troopers landed on Guatemala’s Pacific coast hours after Army chief Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz tried to leave for Washington. The leftist regime imposes censorship amid alleged communist influence inquiries and an army ultimatum demand.

Panama Pacific Guatemala Carlos Enrique Diaz Washington Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Reds Taniacy Fox Enrique Jaz

Tuna Clipper Burns Sinks Crew Rescued Near San Diego

The tuna clipper Anna M. burned and sank about 240 miles south of San Diego. All 12 crew members were saved by the Coast Guard after being picked up by the research ship Spencer F. Baird from the Scripps Institution. The vessel, captained by Theodore Sorenson, was bound for San Quentin Bay with 130 tons of tuna and valued at $250,000. all crew members are from San Diego.

San Diego Here Coast Guard Spencer F. Baird Scripps Institution of Oceanography Las Jolla San Quintin Bay San Diora Ey Acess San Martin Island Anna _M Theodore Sorenson A. J. Magellan

McCarthy Denies Recommending Schine Army Commission

In Washington, Senator McCarthy testified he made no recommendation for G David Schine to gain an Army commission, though he acknowledged signing Schine’s loyalty oath as a witness. Army Counsel Welch cited a photo showing McCarthy’s signature on the oath attached to Schine’s application, which McCarthy later said may have been misfiled. Schine, once a frequent McCarthy associate, remained central to the Army hearings as the draft record shows he was commissioned later challenged, then drafted as a private.

Washington Sen McCarthy Army G. David Schine Schine Joseph N. Welch McCarthy Army Welch McCarthy Subcommittee Stevens Schiene

Turncoat deserter death claim sparks doubt

UPI dispatch from the Chinese Red Cross said American Sgt. Rufus E. Douglas died of heart disease and complications in a Chinese hospital after choosing to stay with the Communists following Korea captivity. Douglas, 27, was among 21 U S prisoners who defected to the Reds. His uncle in Texas questioned the report, noting no prior heart trouble and suggesting the cause may be influenced by anti‑West sentiment.

TEXON Tex. Upi Howard Douglas Odessa Tex Ddth Infantry Division Korea

Classified and features index for the newspaper

A concise listing shows where to find sections and page numbers for Beach Combing Billy Rose Boyle Bridge Classified Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Table Sports Theaters Titles Temperatures Women Your World with specific page references. It reads like a navigation guide to the issue detailing where each department appears.

Billy Rose Boyle

Three Herrin Miners Die In 50 Foot Shaft Fall

In Johnson City Illinois three Herrin miners Joseph Lombardo 51 John Bione 48 and Ebert Mann 58 died after a hoisting cage mishap in an entry shaft. A fourth miner Clarence Cravens 52 was injured and hospitalized in Marion.

Johnson City Joseph Lombardo John Bione Ebert ‘Mann Herrin Clarence Cravens Marion

Circus Cars Derailed Hit by Second Train

Two Ringling Brothers circus cars derailed and were struck by a Delaware and Hudson freight train in Fort Edward New York at 12 35 am. Five Mexican circus horses were injured and two freight crewmen hurt as the derailment blocked both mainline tracks near the station.

Fort Edward N. Y Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Hailey Delaware and Hudson Railroad New York State Vilage Washington Vpi Sen Mundt R-Sd D. Edgar Hoover FBI Congress Hoover Roosevelt Mundt Rep MicCormack Mass Democratic House Cormack J. Edgar Hoover Munat

23 Die in Mexican Bus Fire East of San Luis Potosi

Federal highway police reported that 23 persons were killed and perhaps more as a crowded bus caught fire about 10 miles east of San Luis Potosi on the Tampico highway. Ten survivors were known.

San Luis Potosi Mexico Federal Highway Police Tampico Highway

Eisenhower Says No Thought On 1956 Run Yet

President Eisenhower declined discussing a potential 1956 reelection. He laughed off a question about whether losing Congress in the fall would influence his plans, saying such matters have not been discussed and his focus remains on current world problems.

Washington Eisenhower Sherman Adams Congress United States

Bidault Tries Flash Fire to Save Indo Roofing Plant Parley

Compton reports fifty employees. Georges Bidault returned to Geneva to curb a premature Indochina peace breakdown. A blaze at the Fry Roofing Co plant damaged equipment, estimated cost unclear. Fire crews fought the inferno for hours as the plant, with 100 workers, stood closed for dinner talks.

Bidault Compton Geneva Frowell Srogpa Flames Georges Bidault Fry Roofing Co Indochina Pigautt Paris Amege Root Anthony Eden S. Under Reemu Te Walter Behares Dell Smith PBS L. W Sons Paris Bidault

Brewer Named to Long Beach School Board Post

Laben E. Brewer, Long Beach resident since 1943 and president of Peoples Bank of Lakewood, was appointed to the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education. He succeeds George Vermillion, who becomes a city councilman. Brewer serves until the 1955 school election, with the remainder of Vermillion’s term to be filled in 1957. He has held various civic roles, including past bank president, chamber director, and Community Chest leader. He and his wife have five sons and a daughter.

Laben E. Brewer Long Beach Peoples Bank of Lakewood Long Beach Unified George Vermillion Elizabeth Budson Mumber The Peoples Bank Norse Way Viking Way Aleewvops Hazelbrooke Cerritos Ave Brewer Wilson Bilgh School la Habra Hudson Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Lakewood Chamber of Commerce

Tides Loan Approved for Water Works

After a spirited controversy the Citizens Committee for Public Improvements approved by a 13 to 3 vote the use of 4 012 912 of tides and oil money for two Water Department expansion projects as an advance to be repaid from Water Department revenue. The committee rejected a substitute to approve without repayment 11 to 5.

Citizens Committee For Public Improvements Today Water Department Waeter Department Eugene E. Tinch Grant Alty George P. Taubman Taubman Paul B. Wilcox

Boy Robs Dad Admits Plan To Shoot Him

Indianapolis police say a 16 year old planned and directed the armed robbery of his father Herbert Miller at a $100 filing station. Kenneth Manurin, 17, admitted assisting. Det Sgt Harold Goodman said Miller identified his son’s voice during the crime and urged, Put gun in his belly and keep it there. The youths, held on armed robbery charges, are separated from the boy’s mother.

Indianapolis Harold Goodman William Dale Miller Herbert Miller Kenneth Manurin Miller Goodman Young

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