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July 3, 1954

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UNITED FRUIT SUED BY U. S. AS A TRUST; BREAK-UP IS ASKED; Company Accused of Fixing Prices and Stifling Rivals -- Denial Is Issued UNITED FRUIT SUED BY U. S. AS A TRUST

By Special to The New York Times

US files anti-trust suit, New Orleans Fed Ct, charging violation of Sherman Act and Wilson Tariff Act by stifling rivals and fixing prices in banana indus; asks co dissolution; alleges co controls shipping facilities, most of crop-growing land in Central Amer and coerces customers; holds co controls 16-92% of banana business in 7 nations from which US obtains 99% of bananas imported; vp S Baggett denies charges; revs events leading to litigation

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City Says 12 Lands Owe $416,985 In Realty Taxes; Soviet Tops List; CITY SAYS 12 LANDS OWE IT THOUSANDS

By Charles G. Bennett

$416,985 in taxes owed on 12 foreign diplomatic properties; most govts claim exemption under treaties and internatl doctrines; NYC refuses to waive claims, may move to foreclose; USSR top offender; delinquents, paid-up and exempt properties noted; total assessed valuation of 27 diplomatic properties is $5,324,400, $720,000 exempt; immunity bill frequently offered, NYS Legis, never passed

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GUATEMALA CHIEFS VOW TO FIGHT REDS; New 5-Man Junta to Choose President Within 15 Days -- Pledges Elections Later GUATEMALA CHIEFS VOW TO FIGHT REDS

By Milton Brackerspecial To the New York Times

Signs joint declaration with Col Monzon ending Guatemalan civil war; to be principal officer in new 5-man junta

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JERUSALEM FIRING ENDS WITH 8 DEAD; Arabs and Israelis Silence Guns -- Peace Pleas Widen JERUSALEM FIRING ENDS WITH 8 DEAD

By Harry Gilroyspecial To the New York Times

JERUSALEM, July 2 -- Gunfire from the Old City walls killed a soldier and wounded four other persons in the Israeli sector of this city this morning. But after noon the guns fell silent and in the evening the familiar Sabbath hush prevailed.

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HOLIDAY SEEKERS GET EARLY START; Travel Facilities and Roads Jammed -- Weather Outlook for Week-End Is Good HOLIDAY SEEKERS GET EARLY START

By Unknown Author

exodus described; illus; Greater NY Safety Council weans drivers; NYC observances plans

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Notable Births

1954Les Cusworth, English rugby player^[†]

Les Cusworth is a former English rugby union footballer, coach of the winning 1993 England rugby 7s team, former assistant coach of England national rugby team and former Director of Rugby for Worcester and the national team of Argentina.

Notable Deaths

1954Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (born 1895)^[†]

Siegfried Adolf Handloser was a Nazi physician and convicted war criminal, convicted for overseeing medical atrocities at concentration camps.

1954Reginald Marsh, French-American painter, illustrator, and academic (born 1898)^[†]

Reginald Marsh was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work. He painted in egg tempera and in oils, and produced many watercolors, ink and ink wash drawings, and prints.

Historical Context for July 3, 1954

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