Anti Communist exiles invade Guatemala striking key sites
An invading anti Communist Guatemalan exile army, led by Col. Carlos Castillo Arinas, reportedly seized Porto Barrios and Zacapa while striking Guatemala City. Air raids hit the capital as rebels gain ground, prompting Guatemala to seek an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
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United Nations Security Council
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Guatemal City
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Honor Guard
Army General Staff
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Idea
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UCLA Commencement to Feature UC President Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul, president of the University of California, will deliver the principal address at UCLA commencement exercises. About 3,000 students will receive degrees and officials expect 12,000 attendees at the afternoon ceremony on the campus in Los Angeles.
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Robert Gordon Sproul
University of California
UCLA
Denham, Former NLRB Counsel, Dies At 68
Former NLRB general counsel Robert X Denham, ousted by President Truman in 1950, died at Barnes Hospital in St Louis at age 68 after a lunch heart attack. Denham rose to national prominence in 1947 amid the Taft-Hartley controversy and opposed the labor law.
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UPI
Robert X Denham
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Barnes Hospital
Denham
St. Lawstagh
Pengham
NLRB
Truman Adm
Weather notes and playful religious tale from July 19 1954
Coastal and intermediate valleys expect mostly clear skies with fog patches late Sunday morning. Highs near 78 and lows around 56, with July 4 warmth continuing. Jimmy Cobb cites Dad's Day plans and a Methodist farewell as weather fades. a minister jokes about a boy fishing on Sunday misidentifying a beetle.
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Jimmy
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Eisenhower warns France over Indochina pact delay
Washington sources report President Eisenhower warned France that time is running out to ratify the European Defense Treaty and to commit fully to Indochina by granting independence and continuing the war. They say U.S. patience hinges on France meeting conditions or the United States may withdraw support.
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Defense Commission
Germany
Italy
Reds Attack French Lifeline Near Hanoi in Indochina
French tanks and aircraft repulsed a large Communist assault on the Hanoi Haiphong supply road west of Hai Dueng about 29 miles east of Hanoi. Rebels pressed with mortar and machinegun fire, leaving 35 dead as French forces regrouped and pursued, with sporadic fighting across Viet Nam and Laos where gains were reported.
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Knight To Take Bride in July
California Governor Goodwin Knight, 57, plans a small July wedding to Alis Virsima Carlson, war widow. Knight, a former lieutenant governor, noted the ceremony may precede his July 16 New York trip for a governors conference, unsure if it will be a honeymoon.
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Goodwin F Knight
Alis Virsima Carlson
Knight
Earl Warren
United States
Carlson
Lyle
Europe
Air Force
New York
Top Defense Leaders Meet at Quantico with Eisenhower
President Eisenhower joined civilian and military leaders at Quantico for high level defense talks with a lunch conference by Defense Secretary Wilson. A 21 gun salute and a 5000-strong parade greeted him. Admiral Radford urged stronger collective security against international Communism and outlined regional defense concepts in Europe the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East.
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Acthuc W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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United States
Free World
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Western Pacific
Middle East
U S Orders Diplomats Home From Geneva
The United States pulled back its top diplomats from the Geneva Conference leaving the field to France for Indochina talks. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles directed Walter Bedell Smith to report in person, with Johnson to handle affairs in Prague as Smith departs.
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Phenix City Crime Crusader Patterson Shot Dead
Albert L. Patterson, 58, famed as Alabama’s “man against crime” and recent nominee for attorney general, was shot to death in Phenix City. Police questioned a cab driver as investigators pursued leads amid alleged criminal influence in the city near Fort Benning, with Patterson’s campaign manager blaming organized crime from Miami Detroit and Chicago. Patterson won the June runoff by 1,454 votes amid fraud inquiries across three counties.
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Lee Porter
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Rosenthal
Miami
Detroit
Chicago
Mendes France names end Indochina cabinet in Paris
Premier Pierre Mendes France forms a broad coalition cabinet to end the Indochina war keeping the foreign ministry himself. Edgar Faure remains finance minister and Francois Mitterand takes interior post. The move aims to allow direct Geneva talks and shift France from U S aligned policy.
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Pierre Mendes
Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Edgar Faure
Francois Mitterand
Democratic and Socialist Union of Resistance
UDSR
Rene Coty
Elysee Palace
June Heat Wave Grips Midwest With Record Temps
A June heat wave, the worst on record in some sections, lashed the Midwest. Torrential rains and severe storms struck the great plains as muggy air resisted a cool front. Chicago endured a ninth day of extreme heat with no relief expected through Sunday. The Weather Bureau warned of possible Nebraska tornadoes at night, but none were reported.
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Truman Misses Stage Debut
Former President Harry Truman was reported resting after indigestion derailed his planned stage debut in the musical Call Me Madam in Independence Missouri. He collapsed about midway through the show and returned home with Mrs. Truman driving, his doctor citing an upset stomach from something that did not agree with him.
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Truman
Wallace Graham
Bobo Rockefeller Arrives in Reno for Divorce Settlement
Bobo Rockefeller arrives in Reno seeking a face-to-face with oil heir Whathrop Rockefeller to obtain a divorce and a $5,500,000 settlement. She arrived by the Southern Pacific Overland Limited at 9:34 a.m. aboard train.
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U S Hopes Rebellion Will Oust Communists
Washington officials welcomed the anti-Communist uprising in Guatemala while the White House and State Department withheld comment. Ambassador Peurifoy monitored reports as House leaders and diplomats voiced hope that Communists would be driven from Guatemala.
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Guatemala
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Leslie Arends
Costello to Get Out on Bail
In New York Frank Costello seeks bail to win release while appealing a federal tax evasion conviction. Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson ordered a $50,000 bail pending appeal as Costello awaits posting and transfer to the custody of federal authorities. The gambler was sentenced in May to five years and a $30,000 fine for evading $851,095 in taxes from 1941 through 1949.
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Frank Costello
Robert H. Jackson
U.S Supreme Court
Washington
Costello
Joseph L. Delaney
Jackson
Maya
Federal House of Detention
Senator Hunt Dies After Self Inflicted Wound in Senate Office
Wyoming Senator Lester C Hunt shot himself in the head with a 22 caliber rifle in his Senate office. He had announced he would not run for re election after a health checkup. He left notes indicating ill health. Gouverneur Roger M. Wheeler. President Eisenhower issued condolences calling Hunt an experienced public servant. Hunt is survived by wife Emily and two children.
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Avivel
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Hurt
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Fiunt
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R-Conn
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Eisenhower
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Wyoming House of Representatives
Senator Hunt
United States Senate
Unemployment Insurance Claims Rise in Week Ended June 12
Washington reports 277,500 new claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending June 12, up 16,000 from the prior week. Labor Dept notes increases across 34 states due to layoffs in autos, housing, machinery, leather, apparel, and ordnance. Continuing claims climb by 69,090 to 2,034,909 for week ending June 5.
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