29 Jun 1954
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
1
Police evacuated Crest Due residents as Rio Grande crested toward an expected 40-foot high flood. The rising waters threatened Laredo’s border commerce and the city of about 52,000 as officials anticipated flooding of the business district.
Floodwaters from Hurri cane Alice push over the Rio Grande boundary as Nuevo Laredo residents sandbag and evacuate while Ozona reports 14 dead and collapse of bridges and rail lines. IBWC crews lose gauging contact as Falcon Dam braces for crest. The lower valley faces both relief and damage as floodwaters feed irrigation demand.
In Taipei a leading newspaper said Chiang Kai-shek and Gen James A Van Fleet have tentatively agreed on a mutual defense pact linking Nationalist China and the United States The Daily News claimed the pact would allow Nationalists to strike Red China while not obligating the United States to back such attacks and would commit U S protection for offshore bases like Quemoy and the Tachens, awaiting Washington approval.
Judge James E. Kinnison ruled Ohio legislative grants to eight veterans organizations illegal and unconstitutional stopping the second half of $265 858 in biennial funds. The ruling affects groups including the American Legion Disabled American Veterans AMVETS VFW United Spanish War Veterans and more. The decision follows prior challenges dating back to 1947 and may lead to appeals by Brunner Dickman Jerome Goldman and others.
New York report describes a near century end total solar eclipse visible for early risers across a broad U S belt. The path includes Holt County Nebraska through six states while major cities Minneapolis and St Paul see partial to total darkening depending on weather.
Pittsburgh sources report United Steelworkers leader McDonald may back a new pact from U S Steel Corp as negotiations push toward a 3 pm deadline. The deal, still pending wage and pension details, could raise wages about five cents an hour with seven cents for wages and insurance.
A diplomatic source in Guatemala City said arrangements were near completion for a cease-fire in Guatemala. The agreement would grant amnesty to political prisoners with exceptions for known Communists.
Radio from San Salvador reports Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz resigns from the junta that replaced Arbenz Guzman. Jose A. Sanchez also quits while Alfredo H. Monzon becomes head of the new ruling group. Other members listed include Jose Luis Salazar and Maurice Dubois.
In Guatemala City insurgent planes bombed the capital amid a campaign to topple the new military junta led by Col. Carlos Diaz. The junta outlawed the Communist party as President Arbenz Guzman remained under guard at his suburban residence.
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. says Portsmouth has not proven the city’s claim under the Beall bond. Auditor James D. Williams will report this to City Council as officials consider pursuing further action with City Solicitor Edward V. Leach Jr. Beall, former city manager at Portsmouth General Hospital, faced six findings totaling 2458.56 and an embezzlement indictment for a hospital funds matter.
The Scioto County Election Board asks for a $5 raise for 750 precinct judges and clerks, from $10 to $15 per election, pending county commissioner approval of a $61,035 1955 budget. The proposed hike adds $3,750 per election and $7,500 yearly if both primary and general elections occur countywide.
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill called for drastic reduction of world armaments with safeguards and agreed to press a collective defense against communism in Southeast Asia. They also backed using atomic energy for enrichment, sought open friendship with Communist nations, and stressed a united Western front to counter the Soviet threat.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson pushes to cut farm price supports for dairy and other staples, advocating lower and more flexible programs. He urges farmers to reduce 1955 acreage and to avoid shifting output between high priced crops, signaling a hard line against dairy producers demanding high supports.
The Wall Street Journal reports the Portsmouth Area atomic energy plant valued at 1 219 billion dollars as the center of an expanding nuclear network along the Ohio River Valley. Oak Ridge HQ oversees an eight billion dollar investment, with plants refineries labs and satellite generators forming a vast atomic complex.
New York author Quentin Reynolds won 175000 in cash and a token moral victory in a federal libel suit against newspaper columnist Westbrook Pegler and Hearst entities. The jury also awarded Reynolds one dollar for loss of earnings and damages suffered.
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