Guatemalan Junta Seizes Power in Bloodless Coup
Col Elfego J. Monzon leads a new military Junta in Guatemala in a bloodless coup and begins a large round up of Communists. Many prisoners are moved into jails recently emptied by anti Communist actions of former President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Monzon declares all Communists dismissed from Arbenz government posts.
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Guatemala City
Col
Elfego J. Monzon
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Monzon
Arbenz
Monvon
Man
Rapial
Arbens
Tripuna Popolar
Owas
Paris
Diaz
Casilla Armas
Diaz Santa
Manes
Casio
Vali
Ate Teck
Dias
Faken
Munzon
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Uillary
Castillo Armas
Guillermo Toriello
U.S
Caracas
Supreme Court Blocks Duval County Criminal Proceedings
The Texas Supreme Court issued a stay blocking actions in Duval County criminal cases while a mandamus suit seeks reinstatement of Gonzales and others. Judge Maxwell Welch may respond to the motion any time before the rule date. The order names George B. Parr and several others among those stayed.
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USTIN
Texas Sloceme Court
Ducounty
Join
High Court
Aes
Ig Poliical
George B. Psy
Higtae
Gonzalis
Pbermission
Maxwell Welch
Duval County
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Welsh
Welch
Gerald Weatherly
Falfurri
Gonzales
Radium Norris
Ste Tien
Erang Wri
Dayal
Parr
Murde
Cr. Stansell Jr
George B. Parr
Fol
Adame
D. C. Chapa
Carrile Sp
Eisenhower and Churchill call for drastic world armament cuts
In a six point joint statement President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill urged general and drastic reductions in armaments with safeguards. They offered friendship to all nations including the Communists and pledged to pursue peaceful means for independence while resisting subordination of satellites. They also backed regional security systems under the United Nations and pledged to maintain strength to pursue their aims.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
White House
Ottawa
Canada
Organization of Regional
United Nations Charter
Fourth Holiday Set For Monday
The chamber of commerce announced two 3 p.m. committee meetings this week the merchants committee session and the board meeting. Stores are urged to observe the legal holiday on Monday July 4th. Banks courthouse and city hall will be closed. Civ Manager Dick Pepin will discuss removing parking meters at the merchants meeting. The final drive financial report will be presented at the board meeting Wednesday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Committee
Civ
Dick Pepin
TTR Casimursa
Grand Jury Clears State Department
A federal grand jury in New York cleared the State Department of charges from a prior panel regarding security risks among U.S. employees at the United Nations. The panel, convened Jan 6 1953, followed December 1952 findings of shortcomings in handling inquiries from the UN secretariat. Judge Edward A. Conger praised the jury.
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New York
U.S. State Department
United Nations
State Department
U.N. Secretariat
U.S
U.N
Edward A. Conger
Covington Youth Drowns In Tub
Covington Virginia 17 year old John M Nester Jr of South Covington died after drowning in a water filled bathtub at his home yesterday. First aid crew tried to revive him but could not pull him out after he became ill and fell into the tub. His mother found him when she returned from shopping.
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Covington
John M. Nester Jr
South Covington
ROK Patrols Slow Japanese Fishing Fleet In South Japan
More than 150 Japanese fishing boats sit idle in south Japan harbors during mackerel season amid fears of seizure by Korean patrols. Dozens have been confiscated since last September with crews released afterward.
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Tokyo
South
Japan
Byrd Seen As Victor In Tight Md Governor Race
Dr. H C Curley Byrd leads in the Democratic gubernatorial contest in Maryland as of today with a margin so slim the final outcome hinges on the official count.
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Byrd
Victor
Baltimore
H. C. “Curley” Byrd
University of Maryland
French Abandon central Viet Nam strong point An Khe
The French announce abandonment of An Khe 250 miles northeast of Saigon after an all day Vietminh ambush and heavy losses. Vietminh claims of 1000 casualties are disputed and the withdrawn forces reach Pleiku. Navarre’s five month effort to crush the Vietminh is declared a failure.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
High Command
An Khe
China Sea
High
Pleiku
Henri Navarre
Watch That Gun Fires Ban Sought After Indoor Accidents
The Institute For Safer Living reports indoor shooting accidents killed over 1,000 people in the past year and left nearly 50,000 others with non fatal wounds.
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Boston
Institute For Safer Living
Four Odessans Missing Feared Dead In Flood
The Texas civil defense center reports 12 flood deaths in Ozona with five others still missing. Names include Harry P. Holley and Donna Jefferies among Ozona residents. other victims span Ozona, Crowell, Tulsa and Dundee with ages from 14 months to 76 years.
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Austin
State Civil Defense Control Center
Ozona
Civil Defense Office
Sted
Harry P. Holley
William Tate
Grover C. Martin
Donna Jefferies
Dundee
Tex Haze
Mauney
Shivers and Yarborough Trade Blows Over Pensions
Texas Governor Allan Shivers accused opponent Ralph Yarborough of ignoring old age assistance and pushing campaign promises. Yarborough countered with calls for new anti corruption laws and a broader program including farm relief, roads, and tax reform.
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Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Shivers
Jasper
Yarborough
Dallas
Texas
John VanCronkhite
VanCronkhite
Liords of North America Insurance Co
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Veterans’ Land
Twelve Are Dead In Ozona Flood Catastrophe
Four Odessans remain missing after flooding near Ozona as rescue teams, including the Ector County Sheriff's Posse and private planes, search for Glenn Hyde 32 Robbie Hyde 30 W O Hyde 64 S E Morton 32 and Ray Hyde 23. Ray Hyde led Odessa searchers back to the site amid rising waters and drifting wreckage.
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Ozona
Ector County Sheriff's Posse
Glenn Hyde
East 17Th
Bell-Anapp Company
Robbie Hyde
Machotka Auto Supply
W. O. Hyde
Ector County
S. E. (Whitey) Morton
West 23Rd
Pandale
Simday
Ray Hyde
Morrison Supply
Odessa
Hyde
Father
Morton
Banger Ranch
Jon
Bill Gossett
Dick Watkins
Sheffield
Iraan
Pecos
Chandler Ranch
Shefield
Joe Chandler Ranch
O. T. Aldridge
Glenn Fleuriev
Jimmue Newton
Ed Hanley
Jim Tillson
Howell Johnson
McCamey
Kenneth Babcock
Johnson
American Today
Chandler House
Marion Bean
West 10Th
Bean
Langtry
Betty Jeffers
Senate Extends Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act to 1955
The Senate passed and sent to President Eisenhower a bill extending the 20-year-old Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act to June 12, 1955. Law originally sought a three-year extension with new duty cutting powers but was scaled back after House Republicans balked.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Westeran
Eisenhrower
Tois
House
Falcon Dam Prevents Major Rio Grande Flood in Lower Valley
A spokesman for the International Boundary Commission said Falcon dam will stop what could have been the worst flood in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He noted releasing 13,700 acre feet daily for irrigation and keeping reservoir storage near conservation targets while avoiding high water ahead of fall floods.
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Laredo
Tex
International Boundary Commission
Falcon
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Falcon Dam
Winter Garden Area
Lowey Rio Grande Valley
Death Toll Seen From Weekend Traffic Jam
The National Safety Council predicted the upcoming three day holiday weekend will bring the worst July fourth traffic jam in history with as many as 430 people possibly losing their lives. It estimates over 40 million cars will hit highways and urges cautious driving to prevent more accidents. Ned H Dearborn, council president, urged safer travel to avert fatalities.
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Chicago
Nationa Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
NAACP Presses Ban on Public Segregation in Texas
The NAACP vows action to end public segregation and abolish the color line for tax funded activities. Walter White says legal steps will be used as delegates gather for the 45th annual convention in segregated Texas with Ralph Bunche among speakers. Mayor R. L. Thornton will welcome delegates at the opening Mass meeting.
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Dallas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Walter White
White
Texas
Independence Baptist Church
Sportatorium
Ralph Bunche
United Nations Secretariat
R. L. Thornton
Eclipse Aflame Across Nation Earliest Morning Sky
Moon swallows the sun in a 6:07 a.m. total solar eclipse seen across a 68 to 96 mile wide belt from Holt County Nebraska through North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin to Michigan. Major cities Minneapolis and St Paul gaze at partial views while New York Chicago St Louis Denver Atlanta Washington and Tallahassee report varying sun coverage. Doctors warn against ordinary sunglasses. welder’s glass or smoked film protect eyes. NBC CBS broadcast from Minneapolis Chicago New York with later film showings. Astronomers study the corona prominences zodiacal light and light bending.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
New York
Holt County
Nebr
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
United States
Minneapolis
St.Paul
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Atlanta
Washington
Tallahassee
O'Neil
Canada
Labrador
Greenland
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Pakistan
India
Nebras
Twin Cities
NBC
CBS
Minnespois
Cvicoee J
NPC
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Duval
Honduras
Carlos Castillo Armas
Carlos Enriques Diaz
Col. Castillo
Castillo
Hey Saster
Lke
Winnie
Roks
Viet Nam Point
Sanderson
del Rio
James Cooper
Chandler Ranch and Fishing Club
Associated Press
State of Texas
Igiica Mareh
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