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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
1
Viet Minh forces repelled a heavy Chinese and French allied assault suffering substantial losses. Allied counterfire pinned down remaining units as troops retreated toward foothills. Reports indicate strategic setback for Viet Minh amid broader regional clashes.
The report outlines political maneuvering around a likely successor as a U S Senate seat opens with a retirement not far off. It notes Democratic and republican interests, regional leadership changes, and a volatile security situation including rebel activity near the Red River delta and French countermeasures in the surrounding area.
A jury was to be completed today in the murder trial of Marvin Vaughan 33 of West Virginia charged with the February 13 shooting of an unemployed Arizona lumberjack. Nine jurors had been chosen when court recessed last night.
Gov Allan Shivers launched his re election campaign at a rally in Lufkin denouncing Labor leaders and accusing Ralph Yarborough of being CIO PAC backed. The Corpus Christi labor convention had labeled him a traitor to the Democratic Party as he spoke to supporters.
In Texas politics a Yarborough ally charges Governor Shivers with using a scare crow tactic to frighten voters. Campaign rhetoric targets CIO PAC money and alleged corruption in state government while both sides accuse the other of coercive tactics and fraud in counts.
Gibbs named to lead the drive wind up for Odessa Chamber of Commerce efforts. Volunteers, details about breakfast meeting at the Boneath Hotel and local business leaders are noted as organizing supporters for a campaign push.
Governor Shivers campaign managers announce a Wednesday afternoon Odessa reception and Midland noon meeting at the Scharbauer Hotel. Dignitaries from Odessa and area cities including Garden City Kermit and Stanton will attend with campaign officials Jim McCormick and Tom Sealy. A televised 5 p.m. appearance follows the Lincoln Hotel session.
Anti Communist Guatemalan rebels push to seize the Puerto Barrios to Guatemala City rail line linking the capital with its Caribbean port. They threaten a 40 mile section inside Guatemala and fight near Zacapa as Arbenz troops claim recent victories at three cities and the Bananera airport.
The Guatemalan delegation at the United Nations urged the Security Council to take further measures against ongoing aggression, reporting government forces are pushing back invaders across Guatemala. It noted no compliance with the council’s ceasefire resolution and disclosed seized materiel barges at Puerto Barrios, with contact with aggressors near Chiquimula and two parachutists captured at Champerico.
Leo Corrigan of Dallas announced plans to build two Houston hotels at a total cost of $30 million. The statement came on Monday in Houston, outlining the new development in the city.
Oklahoma on June 22 reports final lead in the July 6 primary races driven by ballots mailed Tuesday to the last 17 counties as election battles intensify.
SAN ANTONIO June 22 AP Cpl Claude Batchelor a Korean POW from Kermit Texas will face a court martial in August with the death penalty not sought Four charges remain including communicating with the enemy to establish a subversive postwar group and urging fellow prisoners toward Communist ideas One charge involving misconduct for favorable treatment was dropped by the Fourth Army under Lt Gen I D White
Gov Allan Shivers drew a rousing crowd of about 3500 in Lufkin Texas as he opened his re election bid with a faith filled rally. Morris Frank hosted the event and Shivers denounced communism labor unions and outside money while praising Texas sovereignty and state control. The governor accused CIO PAC ADA and NAACP foes of trying to force him from office and said he would not yield to outside dictation.
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