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June 1, 1954

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Headlines from June 1, 1954

Plot in Guatemala Charged As 5 Flee to Embassy Haven; GUATEMALA TELLS OF PLOT ARRESTS

By Paul P. Kennedyspecial To the New York Times

Govt announces discovery of plot to overthrow Pres Arbenz; rept follows 2 days of arrests; Min Charnaud MacDonald pledges details soon; repts plot smothered early; H and D Goicolea, J B Linares, 2 others gain pol asylum in Ecuador and Salvador Embassies; guards placed at all Amer nations embassies, including US; recent developments leading to strong Opposition stand revd

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Notable Births

Jill Black, Lady Black of Derwent

1954Jill Black, Lady Black of Derwent, English lawyer and judge[†]

Jill Margaret Black, Lady Black of Derwent, is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Notable Deaths

Martin Andersen Nexø

1954Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish-German journalist and author (born 1869)[†]

Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish writer. He was one of the authors in the Modern Breakthrough movement in Danish art and literature. He was a socialist throughout his life and during the Second World War moved to the Soviet Union, and afterwards to Dresden in East Germany.

Historical Context for June 1, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]