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WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The new Guatemalan regime of Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz pledged full cooperation today with the Inter-American Peace Committee's investigation of the fighting in Guatemala.
13 dead, 5 missing, Ozona, Tex, as Rio Grande has greatest flood in history; map; halt of Ciudad Acuna inundated; 15,000 homeless; ARC flies in aid; rr bridge and US approach to Internatl Hwy Bridge swept away; illus; Mex cities start dike-bldg and sandbagging; USAF evacuates some passengers from Southern Pacific train; illus; crests seen rising as rains continue
condition reptd 'somewhat less serious' other drs join consultation; thousands of messages arrive
Classroom Teachers Dept backs formation as ind agency
Vice Pres Nixon and Benson appeal to pub to back flexible support program, radio ss; Nixon says rigid plan undermines agr; Benson holds high supports apply to small percentage of farmers; House Agr Com seeks air time to reply; holds change to flexible system will endanger US econ; Repr King comments
1954Rick Honeycutt, American baseball player and coach[â ]
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt, nicknamed "Honey", is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years, from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season games, including 20 League Championship Series games and seven World Series games, and never lost a game, going 3â0. Honeycutt gave up no runs in the 1988 and 1990 post-seasons, and was a member of the Oakland Athletics' 1989 World Series championship team. He was also the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2019.
1954LĂ©o JĂșnior, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager[â ]
Leovegildo Lins da Gama JĂșnior, also known as LĂ©o JĂșnior or simply JĂșnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[â ]