Rio Grande flood devastates border towns and Texas city
Rio Grande flood reaches historic levels threatening Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass with hundreds feared dead. Laredo and Nuevo Laredo brace as 40 blocks flood and 1,000 evacuees seek higher ground while Eagle Pass reports the river crest and rescue efforts continue across the border. Elsewhere, Lamesa experiences a cloudburst with 40 families evacuated and no reported fatalities.
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Laredo
Tex
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Ozona
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Nuevo Laredo
Joe Martin Jr
Mexico City
International Bridge
Martin
Tom Gallagher
State
West Texas
Lamesa
Settlement Nears in Italy Yugoslavia Trieste Dispute
Belgrade diplomats anticipate a momentary settlement of the long running Trieste dispute between Italy and Yugoslavia. If agreed within two weeks, the accord would align with Western powers aims to ease tensions before the Balkan alliance talks at Bled. The plan may affect Zone B and slightly redraw current borders.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Europe
United States
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Bled
Athens
Trieste Free Territory
New York City
Italy
Nunan Found Guilty Of Tax Evasion
Joseph D. Nunan Jr., former commissioner of internal revenue, was found guilty by a Brooklyn federal court jury on all five counts of income tax evasion for 1946 through 1947. He faces up to 25 years in prison and a $50,000 fine, with sentencing set for July 22 after bail of $1,500. The judge called the verdict justified by the evidence. Nunan, appointed by FDR, led the IRS from 1944 to 1947 before returning to law practice.
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New York
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Brooklyn
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Nunan
Walter Bruchhausen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sailor from Colorado Springs Rescued After Second Jump Attempt
Darryl J. Reed, 20, a sailor from Colorado Springs, Colo., dives head-first over an overpass parapet in Oakland, California in a second suicide attempt as Oakland police restrain him. Reed had just been saved from a prior attempt minutes earlier by two Oakland Tribune staffers.
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Darryl J. Reed
Colorado Springs
Colo
Oakland
Calif
Oakland Police Force
Reed
Oakland Tribune
Doctor Says Truman Off Critical List
Harry Truman's condition improved though tired after a restless day. Doctors stated he is no longer in a critical stage and is fair but guarded. Enteritis flared intermittently with hiccups, following gall bladder and appendix removal and prior infections.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Chou En-Lai Returns To Red China
Premier Chou En-lai flew back to Communist China after the Geneva Asia conference and talks with India and Burma. His plane paused in Hong Kong for refueling before continuing to Canton and Peiping. The Rangoon communique with U Nu urged peace and noted guiding principles for Sino Burmese relations. Western observers see the trips as work to pull South Asian neutrals toward the Peiping orbit.
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Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
China
India
Burma
Canton
Peiping
Rangoon
Chou
U Nu
Indochina
Red
Guatemala War Ends as Arbenz Loses Civil Conflict
Guatemala's 12 day civil war neared end with President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman and communists defeated. Rebel leader Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego Monzon, heading a new military government, planned armistice talks in El Salvador and a possible governing junta with Vatican mediation and continued anti-Communist drive.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Carlos Castillo Armas
Elfego Monzon
el Salvador
Castillo Armas
Monzon
Arbenz
Dulles to address Guatemala situation on TV radio
Secretary of State Dulles will review the Guatemalan situation in a 15 minute nationwide radio and television address starting at 8 45 p m EDT. ABC radio and DuMont television will carry the talk live with other networks offering later rebroadcasts.
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Washington
Dulles
ABC Radio
DuMont Television
Guatemala Ends Communist Rule as Rebels Hold Key Ports
U S backed coup followers claim victory as rebel forces seize Zacapa Chiquimula and Puerto Barrios while army resistance collapses. Ambassador Peurifoy calls it first victory against communism in the hemisphere and Guatemalan capital erupts with anti Communist demonstrations. Refugees flood embassies. ex officials and communists flee to Mexico and Argentina embassies. Prisoners recount torture prior to Arbenz ouster.
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Chiquimala
Puerto Barrios
Caribbean
Castillo
U.S
John Peurifoy
Western Hemisphere
el Salvador
Arbenz
Guillermo Foriello
Charnaud MacDonald
Jose Manuel Fortuny
Victor Manuel Gutierrez
Julio Estrada
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Jose Angel Sanchez
Oppenheimer banned from access to nuclear secrets
The Atomic Energy Commission voted 4-1 that J. Robert Oppenheimer is unfit to handle America's nuclear secrets due to defects of character and dangerous associations. The ruling ends the AEC’s long case, with Oppenheimer and his lawyers offering no clear next steps. Dr. Smyth urged reinstatement, while Strauss, Zuckert, Campbell upheld the denial. Murray concurred disloyal earlier. Rep. Cole signaled no congressional challenge.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
America
Oppenheimer
Eisenhower
AEC
New York
Henry D. Smyth
Lewis L. Strauss
Eugene M. Zuckert
Joseph Campbell
Thomas E. Murray
Smyth
Princeton
Congress
W. Sterling Cole
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
Senate Republicans Propose General Income Tax Cut Plan
Washington Republicans moved to offer their own general income tax cut plan to counter a broader reduction amendment backed by Senate Democrats. President Eisenhower said the goal is peaceful coexistence with the Communists but rejected any agreement that makes a nation a slave and urged no appeasement while endorsing Churchill’s peace approach. He urged that no nation be subordinated to an outside power.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Democrats
Eisenhower
Churchill
Showdown Tax Vote Due Today
Senate Republicans weighed a substitute plan as a Democratic push for a $100 increase in the $600 personal exemption faced a key vote this afternoon. A closed-door session led by Sen. Millikin eyed defections to craft a compromise, possibly a $20 per person credit or $40 for couples, while critics warned the benefits favor the wealthy and large corporations.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Millikin
R-Cole
Eisenhower
Treasury
Smass
Canadians Are Briefed On White House Talks
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Churchill will brief Canadian leaders on his Washington conference and policy differences with the United States. Canadians weigh Britain and American aims, with Ottawa noting Canada faces influence from both allies and wary of expanding military commitments.
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Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Churchill
Ottawa
Canada
England
Rence Vanavaiane
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Korea
Germany
London
China
Britain
United States
Report On 2 Probers Expected In Senate Hearing
Washington senators reviewing the McCarthy Army matter awaited a report on why two Senate Investigations subcommittee employees have not been cleared to handle secret Defense Department documents. Senator Mundt said Pentagon reply was received but not disclosed before the closed door session. He also expected a subcommittee decision on a confidential Army report about former Maj. Irving Peress, which Mundt had not opened.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Defense Department
Sen. Mundt
R-Sed
Pentagon
Army
Maj
Irving Peress
New York City
Mundt
No New Indochina Move After High Level Parle
Washington reports show little sign of an immediate British push to save Indochina following the Eisenhower Churchill talks. The leaders stressed unity among English speaking powers and urged continued efforts for peace, while U S officials push for an international Southeast Asia alliance and broader dearmament.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
Indochina
Ottawa
Congress
Eden
Sen. George
Georgia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
United States
Anzus Council
Australia
New Zealand
United Nations
Steelmen Get 5-Cent Pay Boost
PITTSBURGH The CIO United Steelworkers signed the basic settlement with steel producers for 600000 workers a 5 cent per hour raise plus higher pensions and insurance. U S Steel led with the pattern and Bethlehem and Jones Laughlin followed. The deal raises starting pay to 157 per hour and maintains a 5 5 cent spread between job classes. Insurance and pension benefits take effect November 1 and pension rises to 140 monthly at 65 with 30 years.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Co
Bombers Arrive in Honolulu After Nonstop California Flight
Three B four atomic bombers landed tonight at Hickam Air Force Base following a nonstop flight from California to Japan last week. A spokesman said the planes would stay for several days.
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Honolulu
California
Japan
Hickam Air Force Base
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