US Denies Guatemala Aggression Claim
Washington rejected Guatemala's charge of aggression and asked for UN Security Council action. The State Department said there is no evidence of external aggression and framed the unrest as a Guatemalan revolt. Ambassador Peorin reported Americans in Guatemala City are safe.
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Guatemala
Washington
United States
UN Security Council
Honduras
Nicaragua
State Department
Department
John E. Peorin
Guatemala City
French Halt Rebel Thrust Near Hanoi Haiphong Line
French infantry aided by fighter planes and light tanks repelled a large Vietminh assault on the Hanoi Haiphong supply route. Rebels attacked at Hai Phong and near the rail road crossing, but French mobile units responded, routing the attackers and preserving the lifeline to the delta fronts.
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Hanoi
Hanoi- Haiphong
Hanoi-Haiphong
Haipuong
Haiphong
Gulf of Ton Kin
Red River
Rebels Hit Guatemala Invasion From Honduras Front
Revolt leaders say they are marching toward the capital from Copan Honduras as Col Castillo Armas commands the liberation army. Orellana Portillo reports 35 to 40 kilometers inside Guatemala with little resistance. Casualties not yet reported.
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Honduras
Arbenz
Hapital
Tegucigalpa
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Guatemala
Rodolfo Mendoza
Guatemala City
Nidarara
Dominican Republic
Ho Wa Rica
el Salvador
Cuba
Liberation Army
Carlos Castillo Armas
Col. Castillo
The
Manuel Orellana Portillo
Alabama settles under martial law threat after Patterson killing
Phenix City in Alabama was declared off limits to troops after Gov. Gordon Persons ordered 1390 militiamen into the city following the assassination of attorney general nominee Albert Patterson. Rewards totaling $5,000 were posted for Patterson's killer as Lt. Col. and state investigators arrived to lead the probe amid ties to syndicate gambling.
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Phenix City
Ala
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Feneral
Albert Patterson
Ft. ‘Benning
Chattahoochee
Phoenix
Joseph H. Harper
Bastogne
Patterson
City
Vice
State of
Joe Smedley
State Bureau of Investigation
Friends of
Eleif
Russians Pose as Norwegians on U S Tour in Atlanta
Four Russian embassy staff members on a State Department approved 15 day motor tour of the southeast visited Atlanta from Savannah and Macon. They toured the Ford plant in Hapeville the Cyclorama Coca Cola and the Colonial stores warehouse and were turned away from GM and Arrow shirts plants. They claimed to be Norwegians at the Coca Cola plant.
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Atlanta
Ford Caré
Coca-Cola
Washington
Michail M. Smirnovsky
Ivan N. Kuzin
Ivan P. Azarov
Lev D. Illin
Savannah
Macon
Jordanians Battle Israeli Troops Near Bethlehem
In Beit Fukin near Bethlehem Jordanian border guards clashed with about 100 Israeli troops who crossed into Jordan to recover the bodies of three Israelis killed in the area. UN representatives received the bodies at Mandelbaum Gate as mixed armistice talks continued.
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Jordan
Beit
Fukin
Bethlehem
Mandelpaum Gate
United Nations
Mixed Armistice Commission
France forms reform cabinet led by Mendes France
Premier Mendès France unveiled a reform oriented cabinet with young ministers from across the political spectrum excluding the Socialists and Communists. He kept the foreign ministry and named Gen. Pierre Koenig defense minister while creating a new North Africa portfolio to push for rapid home rule. He aims to secure Indo China peace by July 20 and plans a Geneva peace search starting tomorrow.
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Paris
Ploulessante
Cabiinet
Foreign Ministry
Tie
Rene Coty
Tunisia
Morocco
Pierre Koening
Rene Pleven
Joseph Laniel
Edgar Faure
Mendes-France
Catholic Popular Republican Party
Mre.p
George Bidault
Robert Schuman
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Dewey Here Thursday to Open Thruway
The Thruway finally opens for toll traffic on 115 miles from Lowell to West Henrietta with ceremonies in Syracuse led by Governor Dewey. A 500 car cavalcade, a 2,000 person luncheon, and public viewing are planned, with thousands expected to attend across eight communities. The toll road costs about 75 million dollars, with tolls from 1.4 to 5 cents per mile and new permits set for next year. The project, long touted as the road of gold, faces political scrutiny from opponents and praise from supporters as it nears full completion.
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Lowell
Oneida County
West Henrietta
Monroe County
Syracuse
Thomas E. Dewey
Thruway Authority
New York
Buffalo
Eral
Thruway
Navy Varsity Rowing Caps 29th Straight Win Over Cornell
Navy's varsity crew defeated Cornell and prevented a sweep on Onondaga Lake as it claimed its 29th straight race and a third straight Intercollegiate Rowing Association title. The Middies trailed early before unleashing dominant 31-stroke pace to overtake Penn and Cornell, with Washington ranking third and a large crowd of 13,000 watching.
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Navy
Cornell
Washington
Onondaga Lake
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Wavy
Clifford “Tip’ Goes
James Ten Eyck
Ithacans
Wisconsin
California
Columbia
Penn
Boston
University
Princeton
M.lt
Syracuse
Willis Rich
Bow
Russ Hensier
Kennington
Rusty Calion
Marietta
Ohio
Quakers
Senator Lester Hunt Suicide Shocks Nation
Senator Lester C. Hunt died after firing a rifle into his head in the Senate Office Building. He suffered kidney cancer and left notes blaming despondency over his health. His death narrows the Senate to a 47 47 split with Morse independent and prompts a gubernatorial appointment in Wyoming.
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Lester C. Hunt
Senate
A. Magruder MacDone
Hunt
Emily
Pal
L Hunt
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Wyoming
Rogers
G.O.P
Taft
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Wilson
Winchell
Orellana Portillo
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