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June 12, 1954

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Flanders Moves in Senate To Strip McCarthy of Posts; FLANDERS MOVES TO CURB M'CARTHY

By C. P. Trussell

again attacks McCarthy, Sen

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1-YEAR TRADE BILL IS VOTED BY HOUSE; Extension of the Reciprocal Agreements Act Passed by 281-to-53 Ballot

By John D. Morris

Pres foreign trade mission urges 3-yr extension of Reciprocal Trade Act to aid surplus disposal

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EDEN WARNS REDS PARLEY WILL FAIL UNLESS THEY YIELD; Molotov Proposals on Korea Rejected Anew -- All U. N. Groups Support Briton

By Thomas J. Hamilton

GENEVA, June 11 -- Taking a position similar to that she took yesterday on Indochina, Britain said today that if two basic Korean issues could not be resolved "then we shall have to admit" that the conference on Far Eastern affairs "has not been able to complete its task."

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Violence Is Feared In Tense Guatemala; GUATEMALA TENSE, VIOLENCE FEARED

By Special to The New York Times

dispatch from San Salvador repts nation tense, rumor-ridden and in fear of violence at any time; some 'credible' rumors noted; Col Miguel Mendoza and C Recinos reptdly in asylum in Salvador Embassy; censorship status revd

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F. D. ROOSEVELT JR. IN GOVERNOR RACE; Representative Tells Leaders in City He Wants Nomination -- No Commitments Here

By James A. Hagerty

Roosevelt confirms candidacy to DeSapio and Bronx leader Buckley, conf; expects to have enough Upstate support by Aug 1 to start campaigning; sure Wagner will not run

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1954Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, aged ten and nine at the time of their deaths, are declared as saints.^[†]

Pope Pius XII was the head of the Catholic Church, Primate of Italy, and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Pius".

Historical Context for June 12, 1954

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

Headlines from June 12, 1954

Flanders Moves in Senate To Strip McCarthy of Posts; FLANDERS MOVES TO CURB M'CARTHY

1-YEAR TRADE BILL IS VOTED BY HOUSE; Extension of the Reciprocal Agreements Act Passed by 281-to-53 Ballot

EDEN WARNS REDS PARLEY WILL FAIL UNLESS THEY YIELD; Molotov Proposals on Korea Rejected Anew -- All U. N. Groups Support Briton

Violence Is Feared In Tense Guatemala; GUATEMALA TENSE, VIOLENCE FEARED

F. D. ROOSEVELT JR. IN GOVERNOR RACE; Representative Tells Leaders in City He Wants Nomination -- No Commitments Here

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Historical Context for June 12, 1954