Firing Squads Strike Argentine Rebels in Coup Attempt
In Buenos Aires the government reports summary court martials and firing squads as rebels tied to a Communist-Peronist counter-revolution are crushed. At least 41 killed, including 38 rebels executed and three killed in La Plata fighting. 14 more executions announced. Pro-Peronists arrested and awaiting trial.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Plata
Pedro E. Aramburu
Juan D. Peron
Here
Adm
Isaac F. Rojas
la Rosa
la Pampa
Eva Peron
Cmdr
Eugenio Fuenterosa
Aramburu
Adolfo Cegar Phillipeaux
Santa Rosa
Oscar Lorenzo Cogorno
Juan Jose Valle
Rau Tanco
Peron
Phillipeau
13Th Cavalry Regiment
Mistrial Declared In Menter Case
Ron ald Edward Menter 22 a former inmate of a New Hampshire mental institution faced murder charges in the Dec 31 slaying of a Texas A&M senior. A 5 to 7 deadlock led Judge Ernest Coker to discharge the jury after deliberations from Friday afternoon into Saturday night. A new trial date was not set as prosecutors sought the death penalty.
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Livingston
Tex
Ronald Edward Menter
New Hampshire
Texas A&m
Menter
Ernest Coker
Coker
Jan David Broderick
Hempstead
Texas Navy Flier Killed In Pacific Crash
Cmdr Gerald Trapp a West Texas Naval Reserve flier based in Amarillo was killed when his F9F 6 Cougar jet dived into the Pacific off the San Francisco coast during a two week training assignment at Alameda California He belonged to Squadron VF 703 at Dallas Naval Air Station and disappeared after the dive as Coast Guard search planes scoured the area.
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San Francisco
West Texas Naval Reserve
Pacific
Navy
Gerald Trapp
Amarillo
Naval Air Station
Alameda
Calif
Trapp
VF 703
Dallas Naval Air Station
Coast Guard
House Approves Foreign Aid Cut
The House approved a heavily cut 3.8 billion dollar foreign aid bill to aid 54 allies against communism. The measure moves to the Senate where administration aims for more funds and to fund long term commitments was rejected. The action reduces Eisenhower’s request and authorizes reallocations instead.
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Washington
House
U.S
Senate
Eisenhower
Bilt
Parr Trial Move Okayed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court voted five to four that George B. Parr, a Southeast Texas politician, may be tried in Austin for tax evasion rather than Laredo. Justice Harlan wrote the majority opinion. Dissenters were Chief Justice Warren and Justices Black Douglas and Clark. Parr faced false tax return charges for 1949 to 1951 after transfers and indictments in Corpus Christi, Laredo, and Austin.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George B. Parr
Texas
Austin
Tex
Laredo
Parr
John M. Harlan
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark
Corpus Christi
LeMay Seeks 3.8 Billion Boost for B52 Bomber Build Up
General LeMay urged a Senate Appropriations panel to add 3.8 billion dollars to the Defense budget for the Strategic Air Command to intensify B52 production. Chairman Chavez stated the request would lift SAC totals beyond five billion for a four to five year period to counter the Soviet long-range bomber buildup.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Senate Appropriations
Strategic Air Command
Chavez
D-Nm
LeMay
Defense Department
Rutherford’s Odessa stance splits Texas on foreign aid bill
Rep. Rutherford of Odessa says he will vote against final passage of the foreign aid bill and expects at least four Texas colleagues to join. The Texas delegation largely opposed restoring 600 million of the 1.1 billion cut, aligning against Speaker Rayburn despite respect as a mentor.
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Washington
House
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Pennie
Rayburn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Omar Burleson
Abilene
T. Rutherford
Odessa
Rutherford
Stock Market Shows Strength in Early Trading
In New York the stock market recovered after a sharp Friday selloff sparked by news of President Eisenhower’s illness. Traders regained much of the loss as final minutes saw a strong rally.
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New York
Eisenhower
Haley Lashes Supreme Court in Texas Governor Bid
J Evetts Haley, a Canyon rancher and historian, told reporters he would challenge federal forces over school integration if elected governor. He touted interposition as policy, vowed to resist court orders, and criticized the Supreme Court as corrupt while criticizing Eisenhower's presidency.
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Haley
U. S. Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Potomac
Texas Ranger
Eisenhower
Red River
Eisenhower Resumes Light Work Schedule
President Eisenhower walked 40 feet in his hospital room as he resumes a light schedule of duties after surgery. He conferred with Sherman Adams for about 10 minutes and discussed a program with doctors and staff, including Maj. Gen. Heaton and Dr. Ravdin.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Isidor Ravdin
Adenauer warns West not to relax vigilance
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged the West in New Haven not to ease in any moment amid talks with Soviet Russia. He called Kremlin tactics more dangerous than prior aggression and said Moscow remains unwilling to remove world tension causes during a Yale University luncheon address.
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New Haven
Conn
West
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet
Russia
Adenauer
Kremlin
Board of Governors
Yale University
Fort Worth Youth Held in Knifing Death
A short 18 year old Negro is held by police in Fort Worth charged with stabbing 19 year old James Floyd Ogle to death after an alleged robbery. Ogle reportedly withheld a few cents and was lured down a north side street where a wallet was taken and a knife used. Moran, 22, recounts the confrontation and demand for money.
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Fort Worth
James Floyd Ogle
Ogle
Walter Leroy Moran
Moran
Ogtie
Senterfitt Urges Dem Panel To Bar Daniel From Ballot
Senterfitt urged the Texas Democratic executive committee to bar U. S. Sen. Price Daniel from the July primary ballot for governor, arguing Daniel is ineligible while serving in the Senate. He noted constitutional and state-law provisions against holding two offices and declared Daniel should resign. He did not intend to file suit. The committee planned to review interposition, school integration and racial marriage questions for the July 28 ballot.
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Texas
Senterfitt
Daniel
Senate
Ener Senterfitt
Senterfitts
Eisenhower rejects joint Chiefs visit to Soviet Union
President Eisenhower personally rejects a bid for all U S Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit the Soviet Union After discussion with Sherman Adams in Walter Reed Hospital he leaves open a limited Russia trip for some chiefs to study activities of interest to their services The move follows Gen Nathan Twining Air Force chief of staff accepting an invitation to the Soviet aviation celebration June 24 and spending eight days there White House Press secretary Hagerty cites the decision as President authorized and notes the invitation was informal and contingent on circumstances and Twining's report on return
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Sherman Adams
Walter Reed
Joint Chiefs
Russia
Moscow
White House
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Nathan Twining
Air Force
Twining
United States
Hagerty
Sergei A. Edemsky
Col. M. Brewer
U.s.army Department
Edemsky
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Navy
Army Chiefs of Staff
Brewer
Edem
Segregation Dead, NAACP Leader Says at Texas Event
Roy Wilkins of New York told Texas Negroes that segregation is dead and urged realization of equality. The NAACP executive secretary spoke at the Texas State Conference 20th anniversary as Lula Goldberg of Houston was named Texas freedom queen for the national convention in San Francisco. He noted whites resist integrating schools pools and parks as they adjust to equality with Black Americans.
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Houston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Texas
Roy Wilkins
New York
NAACP
Wilkins
Lula Goldberg
Texas Naacp
San Francisco
Brady bombing probes press on with few leads
Texas investigators planned further witness questioning in Brady to pursue the would be bomber of attorney Sam McCollum III. McCollum remains in serious condition after a station wagon booby trap exploded. Additional interviews included Ted Adams and a Brady oil contractor as the probe ties to land fraud cases.
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Brady, Tex
Ace
Brady
Sam McCollum III
Texas
Gully Cowsert
Cowsert
Bill Alborn
Brownwood
Bill King
FBI
McCollum
Brady Hospital
Ted Adams
Brady Oil
B. R. Sheffield
Bascom Giles
Veterans' Land
Allcorn
Albcorn
Sheffield
L. V. Ruffin
Ruffin
Yokohama Stevedores Accused of Blood Sales
A labor union warned Yokohama stevedores are selling blood to fund unions and claiming the waterfront has the nation’s highest accident rate. Blood banks reportedly pay about a pint price with 20th pint daily from 3 to 400 donors across the port.
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Yokohama
Japan
Labo
Federation of Porters Unions
Yokoga
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