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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1954

Page

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Honduras Hit by Mystery Air Raid Over Santa Rosa De Copan

Honduran government reported mystery planes bombed the town of Santa Rosa De Copan near the Guatemalan frontier. Guatemala accused Honduras and Nicaragua of supporting land and air aggression, prompting U.N. and OAS discussions. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas moved his headquarters to Esquipulas and said operations target the Guatemalan government, not the people.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Guatemala Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Foreign Ministry Santa Rosa de Copan Nicaragua New York U.N. Security Council Council Henry Cabot Lodge Jr United States Organization of American States OAS U.N inter-American Peace Commission Carlos Castillo Armas Esquipulas Arbenz

Giant Rincon blaze in Saguaro region nears 3,000 acres

Park service fire fighters joined by Indian forest crews and rangers to battle a spreading Rincon mountains fire in the Saguaro National Monument. By Monday it had grown from 30 acres to about 3,000 across five scrub oak sections at 8,000 feet.

Park Service Rincon Mountains Saguaro National Monument Arizona John Lewis Earl Steel Medrona Sta Lewis Manning Camp Manning Saguaro Monument Indian and Park Service Rincons

Des Moines Faces Worst Flood In City History

Emergency orders evacuated 7500 residents as Des Moines river rose above 1947 levels. Levees strained, sandbags piled, volunteers and Guardsmen worked around the clock. Evacuations spanned the city while 12 blocks in southeast bottoms flooded and delays impacted traffic. Authorities warned of widespread homelessness and uncertain levee safety.

Des Moines Des Oines City Public Works John Tippee Red Cross Boone Joseph van Dreser

Late Sports By Associated Press

National Milwaukee shows a box score fragment with Wilson Jolly Crandall Gomez Jansen and others. The piece mentions pitchers Wilson Gomez and Keriazakos with a homer note and a 2- run shot by Harr.

Associated Press National Milwaukee New York Wilson Jolly Crandall Gomez Jansen McC Konikowski Westrum W—Wilson L—Gomez

We Missed It By One Degree In Tucson Weather Note

Tucson saw a high of 108 degrees the fifth straight day but failed by one degree to set the date record. San Juan’s day is forecast with slim rain chances and a possible thunder shower in the mountains. Local lows were around 80 this morning with Prescott at 102 yesterday, other readings included Phoenix 109 80 Yuma 110 82 Winslow 103 73 Douglas 100 71 and Flagstaff 94 57.

Tucson Mercury San Juan Southwest Prescott Phoenix Yuma Winslow Douglas Flagstaff

Duke of Windsor at 60 amid gossip and exile

A 60th birthday profile of Edward VIII, noting his lonetness and public feuds with Wallis Simpson. It covers his 1936 abdication background, Paris statement, and quiet Parisian birthday observance, with references to Buckingham Palace exclusion and a coronation moment.

Wallis Warfield Simpson London Paris Bois de Boulogne England George VI Mary Elizabeth Windsor Westminster Abbey Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace Edward

Eisenhower Defends Foreign Aid As Necessary

President Eisenhower warned that any cut in the proposed 3 447 700 000 foreign aid program would be unjustified and unsafe amid the Communist drive for world domination. He urged Congress to authorize funds for Southeast Asia and allow adjustments as conditions change, noting a 40 percent reduction from two years prior and tying aid to regional security. He spoke as the House Foreign Affairs Committee neared a decision on the fiscal year starting July 1.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Southeast Asia United States House Foreign Affairs Committee Murray Snyder White House Snyder

French Premier Mendes France Meets Chou En Lai in Bern on Indochina

French Premier Pierre Mendes France and Red China Premier Chou En Lai held a private Bern meeting focused on Indochina peace prospects. Mendes France, who pledged to resign if peace isn’t achieved by July 20, discussed the topic with Chou after talks with Geneva envoys and Swiss officials.

Bern Switzerland Pierre Mendes - France Red China Chou En-lai Indochina Mendes- France Jean Chauvel Geneva Col Henri de Brebisson Mendes-France Chauvel Max Petitpierre Rodolphe Rubattel Chou

Eden Calls Southeast Asia Defense Pact Including Pacts

Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden proposed in the House of Commons a southeast Asian defense framework. He suggested a non aggression accord with Communist states and a reciprocal security arrangement similar to Locarno, plus a defensive alliance akin to NATO in Europe.

London Anthony Eden Eden House of Commons Locarno NATO Europe

Benson Demonstrates Milking at State College Farm

Secretary of Agriculture Benson toured Pennsylvania State University farm buildings and, when asked if he could milk a cow, grabbed a nearby udder and sprayed the photographer from what he believed was a safe distance of about 15 feet.

State College Benson Pennsylvania State University

Seoul Fire Destroys 1000 Shacks Amid Civil Aid Rush

A blaze tore through Seoul for two and a half hours last night burning about 1000 flimsy houses before firefighters and civil assistance teams contained it. There were no reported casualties as thousands of homeless received aid.

Seoul S. Ss

Jailed Promoter Bailey Faces 13 Fraud Counts

Seth Tom Bailey turned himself in at the sheriff's office on $170,500 in 13 fraud and bad check charges connected to a TV movie sales promotion. He pleaded innocent, bonded at $25,000 but remained jailed, with arraignment set for Monday in superior court.

Seth Tom Bailey Bailey Frank Watkins Johnson Superior Court Morris K. Udall Udall Walter Clago Watkins Justice Court Tucson Atorney’s Sheriff's Better Business Bureau Richard Arlen

Rebels Bombed: French B26s Hit Indochina Bases

Fifty French B26 bombers destroyed five Communist Indochinese bases 50 miles east of Hanoi. The attack followed leaflets dropped by fighters warning civilians along the Hanoi Haiphong supply line. The French high command said the warning method aims to hit Red build-up bases without civilian casualties.

Hanoi Indochina High Command Hanoi-Haiphong

Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Schedule Highlights

Open to the public. TONIGHT 5 to 9 P.M registration of voters at Service Realty Co. 1116 N Stone Ave and Frontier Shade Shop 3910 E Pima St. 8:30 P.M. Tucson Little Theater outdoor show Because Their Hearts Were Pure at Lodge on the Desert. 8 P.M. Professional wrestling at Tucson Sports Center. Tomorrow 5 to 9 P.M. All party voter registration at Tucson Land & Development Corp 4897 E Speedway and Broadway Village drug store Broadway at Country Club. 7:30 P.M. Great Books discussion at Carnegie Library on Machiavelli The Prince. 8 P.M. Amphitheater Summer band concert outdoors Amphi theater school. 6:30 P.M. TLT production Because Their Hearts Were Pure at Lodge on the Desert.

Service Realty Co N. Stone Ave Frontier Shade Shop E. Pima St Tucson Little Theater Lodge Tucson Sports Center Tucson Land & Development Corp E. Speedway Broadway Village Broadway Country Club Carnegie Library Machiavelli the Prince TLT

Index Eisenhower warns trade halt would ruin us

United States leaders debate halting all trade with the Soviet bloc as a punitive move. The discussion frames potential economic disruption and national risk in a global context, with implications for allies and domestic industries.

Eisenhower Commission June Haver Church For Love Morocco Will TLT

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