Guatemalan Army Seeks Answer in Revolt Tension
In Guatemala City eighty officers delivered a questionnaire to President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman demanding a response on Communist influence by week’s end. Reports from Washington claimed an army ultimatum to quit, with Arbenz allegedly agreeing if Guatemalan safety were guaranteed. Former officials warn of near revolt as censorship tightens.
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Belize
British Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Miguel Angel Mendoza
Washington
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Jet Pilot Killed in Maple Meadow Crash
Marine and aviation investigators probe the crash that killed 2nd Lt. Pierre T. Barnes, 24, of Compton California, near Maple Meadow ten miles southwest of Beckley. Fragments and remains, totaling about 30 pounds, are at a funeral home as crews search the scene from Cherry Point and Raleigh County Memorial Airport.
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Compton
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Cherry Point
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Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
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Johnson City
Tenn
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Nashville
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Ial
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Cherry Point Marine Base
Melton Mortuary
Nevada Senator Says Flanders Move Doomed
Senator McCarran of Nevada said the move by Senator Flanders to strip McCarthy of his committee chairmanships should never have been made and has no chance of approval. He declined further discussion, noting Flanders plans to discuss the motion in the Senate today.
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McCarran
D-Nev
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Nations demand end to stalled Korean peace talks
In Geneva the 16 UN Korean allies drafted a demand to halt deadlocked talks on Korean unification and plan to submit a statement to the 19 power conference. They say further talks are useless now and urge UN study. Indochina phase resumes tomorrow with Western demands for Vietminh withdrawal from Laos and Cambodia.
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U.N
Indochina
Korea
United Nations
Laos
Cambodia
Mostly fair with isolated thunderstorms in mountains
The forecast calls for mostly fair conditions with isolated thundershowers mainly in the mountains this afternoon and Wednesday. Temperatures to average four to eight degrees above normal through Sunday with little daily variation and some cooling Friday in the north. Rainfall expected minimal, with about half an inch in the north and under half in the south. rivers and reservoir levels are listed as muddy or near normal.
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OAK Hill High
Rivers
Bellepoint
Bluestone
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No Improvement in Beckley Bus Terminal Foreseen
Beckley councils and two bus firms—Consolidated Bus Co and Atlantic Greyhound Lines—held a two hour conference but found no commitments for a new or improved terminal. Officials said economic conditions and uncertain payoffs prevent investment. current Prince and Fayette Street facility remains deemed inadequate long term, though present capacity suffices now.
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Prince and Fayette Sts
Consolidated Bus Co
J. E. Craft
B. M. Ample
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Craft
Prince St
Valley Drive
Civil Defense Trials Assess Mock Atomic Attack
Washington civil defense authorities completed final steps of a 24 hour drill simulating an atomic strike on 54 cities in the United States and territories. Federal civil defense administrator Val Peterson reported 7,276,000 killed and 3,344,000 injured with many unreported, while noting the exercise showed both readiness gaps and overall progress.
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U.S
Val Peterson
Federal Civil Defense Administrator
United States
Canada
Alaska
Stevenson Leaves Car Before Widow's Death
In Hopewell Junction New York widow Margaret S Lewisohn 58 died in an auto crash moments after Adlai E Stevenson exited her car They met earlier at Vassar College where Stevenson spoke at commencement A luncheon followed and Lewisohn offered to drive Stevenson to Herbert C Pell's home before the fatal collision occurred.
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Margarets. Lewishon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Viet Nam Premier Expected to Resign and Diem Likely Succeed
Saigon reports indicate Premier Prince Buu Loc will resign tomorrow. Ngo Dinh Diem, a 53 year old Roman Catholic reformer, is seen as his successor to lead a nationalist regime free of French ties. The move aims to rally anti Communist Viet Minh support and smooth independence.
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Bau Lec
France
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Joseph Laniel
French Union
Car Wreck on Johnstown Road Leads to Charges Against Driver
James B. Mann of Beaver posted 500 property bond for reck less driving driving without an operator s license and destruction of property. The 1946 car left Johnstown Road at 4 a.m. tore down fences at Ben Porterfield and Dennis Wilson and ended overturned in a lot. Passenger Miss Freida Gallaher 23 was taken to Raleigh General Hospital.
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Mann
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Dennis Wil
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Johnstown
Wilson
Wyco Man Lee Roy Hall Released From Sing Sing Prison
One of the Wyco brothers, Lee Roy Hall, aged 34, was released Feb 23 from Sing Sing after 10 years for armed robbery. He now awaits trial in Raleigh County Jail for the MacArthur Hill tavern holdup. His brother Lewis Hall, 25, has been on nine-year Navy leave with family.
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Blue Heaven
Sing Sing
Lee Roy Hall
Raleigh County
MacArthur Hill Tavern
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United States Navy
Stock Market Opens Higher Then Slips In Early Trading
New York stocks started a shade higher but moved lower in early dealings. Promoters of decline included Bethlehem Steel Studebaker Montgomery Ward Schenley Industries American Telephone American Smelting Allied Chemical New York Central and Standard Oil New Jersey. Disappointments surfaced for Douglas Aircraft Zenith Consolidated Edison Glenn Martin Kennecott Cooper Westinghouse Electric General Electric and U S Gypsum.
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Studebaker
Montgomery Ward
Schenley Industries
American Telephone
American Smelting
Allied Chemical
New York Central
Standard Oil (Nj
Douglas Aircraft
Zenith
Consolidated Edison
Glenn Martin
Kennecott Cooper
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
U. S. Gypsum
Helicopter Reaches Yaku Island Plane Crash Scene
Clearing weather allowed a helicopter to land two men near the Navy plane wreck on Yaku Island where 17 lives are believed lost. No word yet from the two men. The plane went down Wednesday as stormy weather and jungle hampered rescue attempts.
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Tokyo
Yaku Island
Japan seeks U S aid for 5500 mile highway network
Tokyo reports the government plans to request United States assistance to fund and build a 5500 mile highway system with an estimated total cost of 750 million dollars, according to Kyodo News Service.
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Tokyo
U.S
Kyodo News Service
Governor Sees Improvement In State's Financial Status
NEW YORK Former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis paid a 300 dollar fine for six traffic summonses. A 12 day jail term was the alternative. A warrant was issued May 20 after he missed about 20 notices. CHARLESTON Gov Marland hopes budget cuts may not be needed. He cited windfalls in tax revenue including gas tax, West Virginia Turnpike, and back taxes from manufacturers. He noted a new 7 passenger Aero Commander airplane purchased for about 24 thousand dollars under price. He plans to campaign in fall elections.
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Joe Louis
Louis
John M. Murtagh
Detroit
Charleston
Marland
West Virginia Turnpike
Aero Commander
Geneva China Offers Early Release Of Prisoners
Geneva reports say Red China told the United States it will consider an early release of American military and civilian prisoners with records of good behavior. The remark signals possible easing steps in postwar prisoner exchanges and diplomacy.
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Red
China Today
United States
China
One Careless Match Public Service Warning
A public service message warns that a single careless match can spark a forest fire and destroy trees wildlife and water sheds. It notes last year carelessness blackened 20 million acres of U S wooded land and urges personal responsibility, citing that 9 of 10 fires are human-caused in cooperation with The Advertising Council.
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