Guatemala Police Seek Uprising Fugitives Amid Arms Claims
Guatemala’s leftist government tightens embassy surveillance as police search for underground opposition leaders linked to an alleged vast conspiracy. Asylum granted to five opponents in El Salvador and Ecuador amid regional tensions and U.S. criticism over arms from Poland. A Guatemalan claimed secret police planned to kill Col. Castillo Armas, stirring regional fear.
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Seciety
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el Salvador
Ecuador
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Rafael Mendez Rodriguez
Col. Castillo
Mendez
Castillo
Social Security Bill Aims to Expand Coverage and Benefits
Legislation prepared by the Ways and Means Committee, backed by President Eisenhower, would extend social security to about 10 million more people and raise monthly benefits. The plan raises the wage base, increases taxes, and broadens the income test, with key changes taking effect next year and two months after enactment for other provisions. It adds farm owners and workers, many state and municipal employees, professional workers, and clergy to eligible groups.
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Washington
House
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Eisenhower
Senate
Milton Berle's Mother Sandra Berle Dies at 77
New York Mrs Sandra Berle mother of television comic Milton Berle died last night at age 77 after several days illness She helped launch his early career and her high pitched laugh became a signature in his shows Berle was in California and will fly to New York to attend the funeral A family friend said she died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Sandra Berle
Milton Berle
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California
Cohn Ready to Produce Papers in McCarthy Shine Case
Roy M. Cohn says he will disclose a large set of papers to prove Pvt. Schine worked on Senate Investigations subcommittee duties while on leave from the Army. The testimony pivots on Schine’s role, leave from Ft. Dix, and alleged pressure by McCarthy and aides amid a broader Army dispute.
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Endower
Lee
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Plane Crashes Into Duluth Gravel Pit Killing Eight Troopers
A Minnesota National Guard plane, battling dense fog, slammed into a gravel pit near the Duluth Airport killing eight troopers and injuring six others, four critically. Lt. Col. Ralph M. Jerome said fourteen aboard were returning from a practice flight in Indianapolis after attending the Memorial Day speedway race. five bodies were recovered at the scene with three dying soon after.
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Russell Westberg
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Indianapolis
Jerome
Traffic Fatalities Top 500 Mark During Holiday
The Associated Press reports the nation’s holiday death toll surpasses 500 with fatalities rising as travelers hit the roads. Police and safety officials urge caution and emphasize seat belt use and sober driving to reduce further losses.
Former Prober Says Lima Man Is Not Guilty
Bart E. Sullivan a former Army investigator in Pompano Beach says James M. Leech of Lima Ohio did not commit the ax and fire murders of three American Army officers at Passau Germany He denied mishandling the 1946 probe and said he does not think Leech did it Sullivan disputed accusations by William D Canfield deputy US prosecutor at Nuernberg Germany Canfield says he has enough evidence to seek Leech extradition. The Memorial Day holiday toll topped 500 with 359 traffic and other deaths in a AP survey across states including Ohio Florida California and New York.
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Presbyterian Church Merger Approved by General Assembly
The 94th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (South) voted to unite with the northern branches, a 34 percent church merger after 16 years of planning. Approval requires presbytery consent. leaders credit Dr. James A. Jones while Dr. John R. Richardson warns of losing church identity.
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Atlanta
Westminster Church
Portsmouth coach resigns to take Ashland College posts
Bulletin from Portsmouth Ohio reports 30 year old Bob Brownson resigns as Portsmouth High School coach and athletic director to become head football and basketball coach at Ashland College. The move follows his 1953 Ohio high school football coach of the year award.
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Portsmouth High School
Ashland College
Plane Crash Near Rio 19 Feared Dead in National Airlines Flight
Parachute rescue teams rushed to a mountainside 210 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro after a National Airlines jet crashed in flames. Seventeen Brazilians were reported dead with the fate of two others unconfirmed. An official inquiry began to determine the cause.
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Ohio Showboat Majestic Opens Annual Cruise on River
The Majestic showboat, the last traveling unit on the Ohio River, begins its annual cruise on Thursday June 10 with a performance at Wellsville. Hiram College students 16 women and eight men join in three melodramas and ship duties under Jeffery W. Kurz. The tour includes Wellsville New Cumberland Steubenville Wellsburg Wheeling Powhatan Point Clarington New Martinsville Sistersville Saint Marys Marietta Parkersburg and may visit Cincinnati and Louisville this summer.
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Jeffery W. Kurz
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Sistersville
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Upper Class Seen Gaining Most By Reds New Look
In Budapest rumors swirl that Hungary’s Red rulers adopt a golf friendly “new look” as the working class gains some privileges. The state boosts consumer goods while elite sections press for more perks, even as Hungary ships much production to Russia. Living standards rise yet still trail prewar levels and Western Europe. Champagne glasses and leisure gear appear, and nightclubs and state run eateries abound with high prices.
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Budapest
Hungary
Lesneins
Russia
West Europe
Women Leaders Gather in 63rd General Federation Convention
In Denver 3000 delegates from 11 million members and 42 countries meet for the General Federation of Women's Clubs annual convention. Leaders discuss the international crisis, South segregation, and urban immigrant integration as they seek peaceful influence and balance in world issues. Mrs Zaro Woodford Schroeder of Grosse Point Mich emphasizes women's pacifist biology and potential impact.
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Denver
South
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United States
Zaro Woodford Schroeder
Grosse Point, Mich
Eisenhower Honors Wreath at Arlington Tomb Ceremony
President Eisenhower places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day and attends a memorial service at Arlington Amphitheater where Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas delivers the principal address.
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Molotov Returns To Talks At Indochina Conference
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov resumed talks in Geneva after a two day Moscow trip. He traveled with three transport planes and a bulletproof car to his villa as Western delegates speculated on Soviet strategies. A French Vietminh meeting planned for today aimed to set preliminaries for cease fire negotiations expected to start Thursday seeking zones for forces if a ceasefire holds. The conference recessed as Commu nists proposed a neutral police body for policing any armistice.
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V. M. Molotov
Moscow
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Georgi M. Malenkov
Indochina
Jules Fleurant
France
Ta Uang Bau
Vietminh
McCarthy Faces Censure Call Over Subversion Inquiry
Sen Duff of Pennsylvania accuses Sen McCarthy of inviting anarchy by urging federal employees to reveal alleged subversion. Duff says he will vote to censure the openly challenged senator overseeing Senate integrity during a TV interview.
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Eisenhower Decries Division Calls For Crusade Of Truth
President Eisenhower condemned internal strife over fighting communism and urged a crusade of truth through knowledge and understanding both at home and abroad. He spoke at Columbia University’s 200th anniversary dinner, praising unity against censorship and demagoguery while avoiding naming individuals.
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Eisenhower
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Columbia University
Temple of Freedom
Demas Gogues
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sen. McCarthy
Hagerty
McCarthy
Waldorf-Astorila Hotel
Batchelor Swears He Is Not Red In Korea Prison Case
Cpl. Claude Batchelor of Kermit Texas signed a non- Communist affidavit at Fort Sam Houston post prison clearing the way for about 4000 dollars in back pay. Part will fund his defense while the rest goes toward bringing his Japanese wife Kyoto Batchelor from Tokyo to the United States. He faces possible court martial for alleged collaboration with the enemy as a prisoner of war.
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Tex
U. S
Korea
Claude Batchelor
Kermit, Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Post Prison
Batchelor
Joel Westbrook
Kyoto
Tokyo
Btchelor
Army
Bennington Investigation Is Resumed After Ship Disaster
At Quonset Point the naval board resumes hearings into the Bennington explosion that killed about 100 and injured many. Memorial Day services were held on the flight deck as 2,500 gathered, including nine of the burned and injured, while Capt. William R. Raborn spoke to mourners and some 20 sailors remained in critical condition.
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Quonset Point
R. L R
Naval Board of Ey
Bennington
Nateragansett Bay
William R. Rabor
Navy
Board of Inquiry
John W. Hoskins
Merger Studied at Three Day CIO Meeting in Cleveland
The CIO supreme council in Cleveland opens a three day session to vote on a proposed merger of 26 CIO and independent unions into a new Oil and Chemical Workers International Union.
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CIO of Workers Union
CIO
Oil and Chemical
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