Olympic Team Arrives in Amsterdam Sets Training Plans
America's Olympic squad docked at Amsterdam aboard the President Roosevelt after a smooth transatlantic voyage. Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur praised the team’s condition as they prepared to train in Hilversum and nearby canals, with cycling workouts starting Saturday.
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Amsterdam as Olympic Capital and Canals of Time
Amsterdam, population about 750 000, hosts Olympic games amid its canals known as the Venice of the North. The city grew from peat bog foundations driven by piles, features the Royal Palace on 13 659 piles, and a prominent Jewish quarter famed for diamond work. Residents bike widely and cinemas abound as the American team arrives for the Games.
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School Boy Hero Rescues Five From Mississippi Slough
St Louis July 20 13 year old Leon Callahan saved five children from drowning in a Mississippi river slough during a family outing. Roy Hellman 8 Effie Lee Anderson 9 drowned. Mrs Delphie Anderson saved by Callahan and he then also rescued Margaret and Flora Hellman and Bertha and Fay Anderson from the deep water.
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One Dead and Four Hurt in Denver Traffic
Two traffic accidents near Denver last night left one child dead and four injured. Lawrence Kusick age 8 died when his car hit a culvert near Mt. Vernon Canyon. His brother Robert, 2, and their father Clarence Kusick, 35, were seriously hurt. Barbara Levy, 65, the mother in law, sustained severe cuts. In a second crash Jack Delaney, 14, suffered a fractured skull and additional injuries with possible fatal outcome.
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Four Enginemen Die As Flood Wrecks Train
Four crew members died when a Wabash freight double header plunged into a rain swollen dry creek near Mineola 14 miles east of Council Bluffs early today. Victims were T D Rucker 44 engineer George Wilson 4 engineer Esse Davis 22 fireman John Butts 23 fireman all residents of Stanberry Missouri.
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Kansas Couple Die As Store Is Burned
Benjamin Brown 84 and his wife 78, pioneers of Peabody, died in Newton hospital after suffering burns from a Peabody store fire that destroyed the business yesterday.
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Tunney Enters Final Training Stage for Heeney Bout
Gene Tunney moved into the last phase of training for his world heavyweight title defense against Tom Heeney in Speculator New York. He planned a six mile morning hike and two sparring sessions with Harold Mays and Billy Vidabeck.
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Dutch Mantell Wins Rough Borger Wrestling Bout
In Borger July 20 Dutch Mantell defeated Joe Kopecky after a brutal match that featured two falls and a dramatic finish. Referee Bob Roy initially credited Mantell, then promoter Elmer Guthrie declared Mantell fouled and Kopecky should win. A newspaper decision later reaffirmed Mantell as victor.
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Ancient Maya Face Lifts Inspire Modern Plastic Surgery
J Eric Thompson of the Field Museum cites Maya practice in British Honduras where after death relatives preserved the face by forming a clay mask to resemble beauty for posterity. He reports tomb discoveries, three ancient Maya cities, and methods of preserving the dead from excavations in the Cayo district near Belize.
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Olympic Road Rough Says Canuck Runner
Clifford Bricker of Galt, a Canadian marathon runner, says the Olympic course will be severe on feet. In a letter from Amsterdam he notes the cobblestones bricks and rough country road will hinder some contestants.
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Mystery of Lowenstein Death Deepens in France
Calais France July 20 Captain Alfred Lowenstein Belgian financier found dead in an apparent fall reigniting questions about his death. Initial reports suggested involvement of French authorities and possible foul play.
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Steers Stop Buff Streak Victors In Dallas Duel
The Houston Buffs saw a six game winning streak end as Dallas edged them 2 to 1 before 5 758 paying customers in a pitchers duel. Barnes outpitched Blankenship while Spudders posted 14 hits to Cubs 11 as Wichita Falls beat Waco 7 to 4. San Antonio beat Fort Worth 1 to 0 in ten innings. Shreveport ended an 11 game skid with an 8 to 0 win over Beaumont led by Estrada who held the Exporters to three safeties.
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Potter County Tax Payers Urged to Settle Delinquent Bonds
Potter county tax payers are urged to settle delinquent county and state taxes this week to avoid suits filed by the county. J. W. Collins, tax collector, said notices of suit on 1927 taxes have been sent and those who fail to pay face extra costs. Three clerks processed payments as the announcement spread. If a suit is filed and sales published within 80 days, a penalty of 15.75 dollars is added to 6.30 dollars in court and attorney fees.
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Colorado suspects sought in Lamar murder link
Portland police asked Colorado authorities to confirm if Clifford Fredenburg and Harry Martin held for a theft in Portland are wanted in Colorado. They are suspected of involvement in a Lamar robbery where two men were killed, and were found in an old Cadillac with Colorado plates.
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Inferior Tea Used at Boston Party
Boston's celebrated park event linked to the American Revolution was ruined by a tea so inferior it would fail modern pure food standards. W M McCormick of the Tea club of the United States argued that today’s tea is vastly better, recalling 1850s practices of coloring and blending.
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Prussia
Mystery man of European finance presumed dead in Channel crash
Authorities weigh accidental death versus suicide after a fatal plane trip. The recovered body is of Captain Lowenstein with injuries suggesting propeller damage. The case may be turned over to an examining magistrate as officials confirm identity against prior records from Brussels.
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