Noted English Author And Newsman Dies After 68 Years
Ashford England June 26 Sir Charles Igglesden 88 longtime editor of the Kentish Express for 68 years died Sunday He served as past chairman of the British section of the International Association of Journalists He authored multiple novels and works on English antiquities including A Mere Englishman in America (1929).
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Ice in June He'll Never Believe It New York
A New York taxicab driver, Herman Goldberg, 51, was injured when his cab was struck by another taxi skidding on ice on a hot June day. The crash at 53rd Street and Third Avenue occurred as ice reportedly fell from a truck, police said.
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Arthur Irise
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Italy Labor Ministry drafts bill to regulate strikes
Rome reports the Labor Ministry completing a government bill to regulate strikes with provisions shielding essential services, guaranteeing skeleton operations, and requiring conciliation. It allows arbitration after 10 days if unresolved, and mandates union registration though details are pending. Ports Genoa Savona face stoppages over pensions and unemployment relief for 25 000 seamen.
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Italy
Amintore Fanfani
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Genoa
Savona
Recession Pushes Britain Toward Austerities
Sir Hartley Shawcross warns England may need further austerities despite higher production as the dollar gap widens. He cites US recession and a tighter "buyers' market" in dollar markets, and says Britain favors multilateral trading but requires a stronger dollar position.
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Marseille Soldiers Sing During 1782 Paris March
In Marseille troops marching to Paris for the attack on the Tuileries in 1782 sang Rouget de Lisle's tune with strong spirit. The moment is recorded as a notable early revolutionary display of song.
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Paris
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Champion Crab Eater All Set To Defend Title
Chester workers recall Lawrence Johnson, 34, who ate a live one and a half pound crab on a dare at a Chester hotel. Albert Richel paid $20 to witness the feat. Johnson sought X rays after swelling pains but did not return, and word spread he swallowed the crab whole.
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Lawrence Johnson
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Greeks Pay Vast Honor At Souphoulis Rites
Funeral services for 88 year old premier Themistokles Sophoulis were held in Athens with more than 100000 people lining the two mile procession from the cathedral to the cemetery. King Paul and Queen Frederika attended the service in formal dress along with foreign diplomats and military leaders.
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Land of Few Fleas Explorers Find Arctic Quiet
Explorers report very few fleas in the Arctic while mosquitoes and sandflies remain abundant, often more numerous there than in the tropics, according to the National Geographic Society.
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Tropics
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Postal Hike Measure May Be Speeded Up
President Truman urged Congress to improve efficiency at the Post Office. The House committee weighs post rate increases totaling over 250 million dollars with a compromise likely between Donaldson and user relief. Newspapers and publishers fear costly hikes while letter rates mostly stay the same except the penny postcard.
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Soldier-President of Syria Begins Internal Reforms
Damascus reports Colonel Husni Zayim installed as soldier-president after a coup. He vows stiffened frontiers and internal reform while explosions at Mezzeh army arsenal shaken election night crowds. Zayim wins unopposed with 726,116 of 730,116 votes. women do not vote. Casualties from the Mezzeh blast cited as more than a dozen treated and one killed.
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Senate Republicans warn bi partisan drive risks political weapon
Senator Aiken warns that if the bipartisan economy drive passes, President Truman could gain a $2 billion campaign fund for next year’s elections. A 56 senator petition seeks budget balance with 5 to 10 percent cuts, risking disruption of post offices or flood projects in key districts.
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Kim Koo, Korean Rightist Leader, Fatally Wounded
Kim Koo, a longtime rightist politician likened to Korea’s George Washington, was killed by a follower in his Seoul bedroom. Four Independence Party officers confronted the assailant lieutenant Ahn after a conference. four others injured as Kim died within minutes. The motive cited involved a dispute over using part of the army for his own purposes.
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Syngman Rhee
Romeo Engel Returns $5,000 to Jilted Widow
Chicago widow Reseda Corrigan received 5000 dollars from con artist Sigmund Engel after he bilked her of 8700 dollars. Engel, 73, faced charges of confidence games and theft, with FBI involvement and a Monday arraignment planned as authorities review prior alleged swindles.
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John S. Boyle
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Corinne Perry
Los Angeles
Anette Kubiak
South Bend, Ind
Scientists study pine deaths in Spokane area
An intensive study is under way by scientists to determine the cause of mysterious pine tree deaths in the Spokane region. Hundreds of pines have dried up and turned gray over the past six months.
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Wash
Shanghai utility rates to be increased five to sevenfold
The Communist Daily in Shanghai reports that public utility rates will rise five to seven times the present levels. Inflation had hurt utility payers under Nationalist rule, but the new regime aims to stabilize revenue despite currency devaluations and delays in bill collection.
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Notre Dame Grad Becomes Spokane Rabbi Leader
Spokane's Temple Emanu-El announces 28 year old Alfred Plotkin as its new head rabbi. He is the youngest to lead the temple and the first Notre Dame University graduate to be ordained as a rabbi.
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Spokane, Wash
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Spokane
Emanu-El
Notre Dame University
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