British Tourists to Help Push U S Visitor Boom
Britain, aiming to attract 200000 American visitors this summer, sees a record influx as a weaker pound and lower transatlantic fares boost leisure travel. Tourists will linger beyond London to Stratford upon Avon, the Lake District, Yorkshire and the West Country, with Britons vacationing at home to tighten budgets.
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Gold Miners May Sue U. S. for '42'-45 Losses
Senator Pat McCarran and Representative Clair Engle urge Congress to let gold mine owners sue the federal government for wartime shutdowns. Bills seek Court of Claims hearing for losses from War Production Board actions 1942 to 1945, removing the statute of limitations hurdle. Idaho Maryland Co. and Homestake Mining Co. lead the claims, which argue the order was a taking of rights and harmed the industry.
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Ancient ruins unearthed near Aral Sea by Soviet archaeologists
Moscow radio reported that Soviet Central Asia near the Aral Sea hosts the 2,200-year-old city of Koi Krylgan Kola. Excavations reveal it as a monument of the Khorezm state, located in the Kyzylkum Desert.
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Xavier Cugat Faces $26,500 Damage Suit
In Oklahoma City Xavier Cugat appeared in district court over a $26,500 damage suit filed by Jack Swiger of Dallas alleging breach of a partnership contract for a national dancing school enterprise. After testimony, Cugat and Swiger shook hands and agreed to pursue a joint business deal, with judge Baker H. Melone continuing the case to September 10. both men said the case would likely be dismissed.
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Minnesota May Traffic Fatalities Decline
Minnesota reports 30 traffic deaths in May, down from 53 in May 1951, with 139 deaths for January through May this year versus 204 in the same period last year. Memorial Day saw no traffic fatalities, railroad cross- ing deaths were absent, and only one multiple-death crash occurred when a car hit a stalled truck.
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Traffic deaths rise with youths among victims in Minnesota
Pedestrian deaths climbed in the month with 10 fatalities, including three aged 16 or younger and seven aged 45 or older. Eight deaths came from six motor vehicle collisions, three of them in a single crash. Nationally, Minnesota held a favorable rank in reducing traffic deaths, with a 1952 four month mileage death rate of 2.7 per 100 million vehicle miles, surpassed only by Rhode Island and South Dakota.
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National Safety Council
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Stromboli Erupts New Streams of Lava
Stromboli volcano on the Italian island north of Sicily erupted again late last night sending fresh lava streams down its barren slopes. The island’s active history is noted as it had erupted last Saturday coating the village of Ginestra at its base with a thick ash layer.
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