Guatemala Truce Talks Set as Castillo Armas Returns
Guatemala City officials announced that Col. Carlos Castillo Armas and Guatemala's interim government head will meet on San Salvador soil within 24 hours to negotiate a truce and solidify a Western Hemisphere victory over communism. The cease-fire began last night and may lead to Castillo Armas joining the rising military junta.
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Guatemala City
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
San Salvador
Castillo
Castillo Armas
Three Naval Airmen Killed in Two SNJ Crashes
In Pensacola Florida two SNJ trainer crashes claimed three lives and left three injured. Casualties include Marine 2nd Lt. George Hoehn of Milwaukee and Lt. J H Pressley of Florenceville Tennessee plus a French cadet whose name was withheld. Lt. KR A l Schmidt of Tipton Missouri bailed out safely with minor injuries. Cadet F J Michael of Sunbury Pennsylvania wounded.
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Fla
George Hoehn
Milwaukee
George & Hoehn
J. H. Pressley
Florenceville
Tenn
France
Hoehn
KR A.l Schmidt
Tipton
Parchute
W. E. MacDonald
Portland
Gre
F. J. Michael
Sunbury
Pressley
Honor Box Shortage at Angola Prison
The Ants Site weekly laments receiving only 289 dollars for 109 copies of the five cent newspaper sold as an honor box inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Weather Pictures a Cool Coastal June Night in Southern California
Night and morning fog blankets coastal and valley areas with drizzle early. Thursday heats to about 83 with 41 overnight, while readings from the prior year show 33 and 4 dollars. Jimmy Cub reports satisfaction with current conditions and lively summer evenings include badminton golf swims. A motorist defends speeding through a red light by claiming to dodge treacherous drivers.
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California
Jimmy Cub
Jimmy
Soviets Claim First Atomic Power Plant Now in Use
Moscow reports the Soviet Council of Ministers has placed into operation the world s first atomic power plant though location was not disclosed The dispatch notes the US has built an atomic ship engine with higher energy output and Britain and the United States are pursuing similar plants with possible 1956 to 1957 operations Observers see hints of a major program to apply atomic energy to industry with multiple stations.
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Soviet Council of Ministers
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Rio Grande flood claims hundreds near Piedras Negras
A Rio Grande flood described as the mightiest in history killed an estimated 200 to 500 people at Piedras Negras, with Mexican officials reporting 200 to 300 dead. The flood cut the rail bridge between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, severing the only remaining telecommunication line inland. The river rose to 61.92 feet as authorities warned the peak was past.
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National Guard
Rio Grande
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Don EK
McMains
141St Infantry
Eagle Pass
Highway Patrol
United States
Nuevo Laredo
Guam to Honolulu Jet Record Set by B 37 Bombers
Hawaii dispatch reports two of three B 37 atomic bombers completing a nonstop 360 mile flight from Guam to Honolulu in 12 hours. Air Force confirmed a new record and first jet-powered Guam to Honolulu crossing. Planes refueled midair by KC-10 tankers over Wake Island.
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Honolulu
California
Japan
Hickam Field
Guam
Air Force
Wake Island
French Wounded Land on Luzon Evacuation Stopover
At Clark Air Base Philippines a group of 140 wounded veterans from Dien Bien Phu and Indochina arrived for an overnight layover before continuing to the United States. The contingent, comprising French Foreign Legionnaires, includes walking patients and stretcher cases, to be flown onward aboard a C124 Globemaster sometime tomorrow.
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Philippines
Dien Bron Phat
Indochina
Rowe
France
Air Force
French Foreign
Grange Endorses Rigid Farm Price Supports
Washington AP The National Grange endorsed the House Agriculture Committee bill to continue rigid farm price supports for another year, surprising since it had favored the administration’s flexible price program. The move puts the Grange at odds with the Farm Bureau while aligning with the Farmers Union on price support policy.
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National Grange
House Agriculure
Oldrest
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The
Grange
National Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
FHA Scandal Linked To Prominent Democrats
Washington reports indicate a high level official says the administration will tie several prominent Democrats to housing scandal probes aired by the Senate Banking Committee. The ruling party hopes to use the names in hearings while Republicans warn of political smear risks and possible "windfall profits" from FHA insured loans. The committee, chaired by Homer Capehart, continues digging into millions in builder gains and alleged abuses in the federal housing program.
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Senate Banking Committee
Mgh
Burnet R. Maybank
Maybank
Mayhantk
Federal Housing Administration
J Housing
Homer FE. Capehart
R-Ind
French Withdrawal Signals End of Indochina Battle
Ha Noi reports that French troops pulled from Nam Dinh in a bloodless withdrawal turning the city into a ghost town and leaving only about 9 of 20 000 residents. Vietnamese officials fear further French evacuations may mark the end of the Indochina conflict.
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Indochina
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Nam Dinh
Tonkin Province
Nguyen Huu Tri
Ngo Dah Dien
Sity
Red River
House Passes 3.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
The House approved a 3,338,608,000 foreign aid bill with a 260 to 125 vote, sending it to the Senate. President Eisenhower called the funding essential for free world defense against Communism. An amendment seeks to bar funds for Indochina War to any country signing a treaty guaranteeing Communist territory in Asia.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Southeast Asia
Congress
Asia
Far East Outlook Grows More Encouraging Say Eisenhower
President Eisenhower said talks with Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden improve prospects in the Far East. He noted shared aims on Southeast Asian defense and warned against appeasing communism while opposing any treaty that makes a country a slave. He and Churchill pledged not to prolong subordination of formerly sovereign states.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Far East
Churchill
Anthony Eden
United States
Indochina
Viet Nam
Evidence Bars Two Employes Of McCarthy Evidence Bars Two Employes Of McCarthy
The Defense Department told senators it has evidence that bars security clearance for two employees of Senator Joseph McCarthy's Investigating Subcommittee. Names and specifics were not released, with some information from the FBI, though no wrongdoing was indicated.
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McCarthy
Washington
Defense Department
Joseph R. McCarthy
FBI
Hollywood Model Sandra Constance Named Miss California
Sandra I Constance, 18, of Torrance, was crowned Miss California after defeating 18 contestants. The Hollywood photographer's model measures 36-23-36 and 1144 pounds, and will advance to Miss United States, then Miss Universe in Long Beach if she wins.
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Los Angeles
Sandra I Constance
Torrance
Hollywood
Eisenhower Urges Support In Congress
President Eisenhower urged GOP candidates to back his program in Congress and defended Vice President Nixon's stance on foreign policy. He pushed flexible farm price supports and said taxes to cover surpluses are a heavy burden. He declined endorsing Nixon's speech but said Nixon speaks for his beliefs and would apologize if needed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Richard M. Nixa
Acheson
China
Korea
Nixon
Central
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Dean Acheson
Truman
White House
Smog Board Bribery Probe Cleared in Los Angeles
Los Angeles investigators found no irregularities in bribery charges against the County Air Pollution Control Board. District Attorney Ernest Roll told the Grand Jury that no complaints or evidence supported the allegation, which began after an anonymous letter.
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Los Angeles
County
Air Pollution Control Board
Dist. Atty
Ernest Roll
Citrus Smog Link Studied Urged By County Official
Orange County Agricultural Commissioner D. W. Tubbs urged more study on whether smog harms citrus crops in Southern California. He noted no proof yet, but said smaller fruit may be linked and trees near highways suffer more from car fumes than those inside orchards.
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Orange
Orange County
D. W. Tubbs
California
Tubbs
Black Bull On Blacktop Road Ruled A Menace
Indiana Supreme Court upholds a Superior Court ruling that a black bull on a blacktop highway is a menace to night driving. The judge awarded Mrs. Agnes Smyth $3,000 damages for injuries when her car collided with a bull on a dark night in 1949.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Agnes J Smyth
Total Eclipse Seen In East Part Of Nation
A total solar eclipse swept the eastern United States with Minneapolis and St. Paul in view. About 76 seconds of darkness occurred at 4 07 am PDT. Eminent scientists led by Dr Harold Urey and Dr Donald Menzel observed from a plane 239 996 miles from the event. Northwest Orient Airlines carried the observers and extended crew to 20 000 feet. The researchers noted the eclipse path spanned Minnesota Canada the North Atlantic and across Scandinavia and into Russia and India.
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Twin
St. Paul
Harold Urey
Donald Menzel
Harvard Observatory
Northwest Orient Airlines
Urey
Menzel
Minnesota
Canada
North Atlantic
Scandinnavia
Russia
Tran
India
ANZUS Defense Council Opens Special Session
Washington reports the United States Australia and New Zealand convened the ANZUS Defense Council in special session to map Southeast Asia defense ahead of Eisenhower Churchill talks. Dulles Casey and Munro attended as leaders discussed who should join the alliance and when to establish it amid ongoing exchanges on developments in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
Winston Churchil
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Richard G. Casey
Leslie Knox Munro
Theda Bara Hospitalized After Emergency Operation
Theda Bara, 62, the silent screen actress, is in satisfactory condition at a California hospital after an abdominal operation performed Monday night. Dr. Newton Copp disclosed the procedure but declined details. Bara, born Theadosia Goodman, retired from acting in 1921.
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Hollywood
Theda Bara
California Hospital
Iron Pictures
Newton Copp
Miss Bara
Theadosia Goodman
Eisenhower Declines To Evaluate Oppenheimer Case
President Eisenhower said he asked the Atomic Energy Commission to reinvestigate Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer after receiving a disturbing report. He declined to judge the commission’s 4 to 1 vote denying Oppenheimer security clearance, saying the case is an AEC matter and he would refer any appeal to the attorney general if raised.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
T. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
AEC
Senate Rejects GOP Plan to Cut Personal Income Tax
The Senate voted down a Republican sponsored plan to cut personal income taxes by 20 dollars for individuals and 40 dollars for married couples filing jointly. The GOP plan, costing about 960 million annually, would take effect July 1 and exclude dependents, while a Democratic proposal would increase exemptions by 100 dollars a year. The defeat marks a setback for the administration amid ongoing tax reform debates.
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Washington
Senate
Eugene D. Millikin
R-Cole
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Millikin
Baby Born On Train A Follies Baby Makes Quiet Arrival
A six pound boy was born aboard the Southern Pacific Cascade Limited en route from Portland to San Francisco to Mrs. Monique Skillings wife of Ice Follies technical director Charles Skillings. Dr. Boris Rubenstein of Chicago delivered the child with nurse Winifred Long and Follies cast help. Mother and infant were moved to Woodward Hospital in Davis after the birth.
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UPJ
Ice Follies
Southern Pacific Cascade Limited
Monique Skillings
Charles Skillings
Boris Rubenstein
Chicago
Follies
Winnifred Long
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Shillings
Davis
Woodand Hospital
Baseball Scores American League Pent Up Blowout
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Gorman
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