Olympic Trials in Los Angeles showcase final U S team push
The national track and field scene shifts to Los Angeles for the final trials to select the 17 Olympic events. About 200 finalists remain, from which the top three in each event will advance. Standout performances include Walt Davis breaking the high jump meet record, Harrison Dillard in the 110 meter hurdles, Mal Whitfield and Wes Santee posting fast times, and a strong weight events slate led by Parry O'Brien and Jim Fuchs.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
America
Walt Davis
Texas A & M
Bill Stewart
California
Harrison Dillard
Jack Davis
Craig Dixon
Billy Anderson
Mal Whitfield
Air Force
Jamaica
George Rhoden
Wes Santee
Kansas
Santee
Curtis Stone
New York AC
Stone
Parry O’brien
USC
Jim Fuchs
Jim Dillion
Alabama Poly
Fortune Gordien
Sim Iness
Andy Stanfield
Walter Ashbaugh
Army
Best kind of dog in a cab driver’s tale
A cab driver asks what is the best kind of dog. The author replies that the best kind is the kind you have, sharing a humorous exchange about his mutt, a pampered, trainable dog who hunts for a ball, begs at the table, and even walks on hind legs. The driver highlights his sick dog’s costly care and recovery before asking for the answer again.
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Joe Stetson
Double Win for Superior
Superior Blues solidified their grip atop the Northern League with a doubleheader sweep over Sioux Falls Canaries 4-0 and 2-1 securing first place. Gideon Applegate fired a near no hitter in the opener, allowing two late singles. St. Cloud topped Grand Forks 11-8 in a sloppy fielding affair. Eau Claire outlasted Fargo-Moorhead 8-4 in ten innings. Aberdeen and Duluth split a twin bill with 11-9 and 13-4 scores respectively.
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Superior
Sioux Falls Canaries
Gideon Applegate
St. Cloud Box
Grand Forks
Eau Claire
Bears
Fargo- Moorhead Twins
Aberdeen
Duluth
Pheasants
Australian stars win at London grass court championships
Frank Sedgman defeated Mervyn Rose 10 8 6 2 in the all Australian final. Maureen Connolly of San Diego and Louise Brough of Beverly Hills won the women's doubles title.
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London
Frank Sedgman
Mervyn Rose
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Cal
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Betsy Rawls Beats Jameson In Western Open Final
Betsy Rawls of Austin Texas defeated Betty Jameson of San Antonio Texas one up in the finals of the Women's Western Open tournament.
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Chicago
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Tex
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Navy sweeps three events at Lake Onondaga regatta
Syracuse N Y Navy swept all three events in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on Lake Onondaga.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Navy
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Lake Onondaga
Crosby Hope Show Raises Olympic Cash
Hollywood telethon with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope raised about a million dollars for the U S Olympic team. The 14 hour coast to coast show aired on CBS and NBC from Sunday night into Monday morning and marked Crosby s TV debut with over 1000 participants including top film stage and sports figures.
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Hollywood
U. S
Helsinki
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
CBS
NBC
Erning
Crosby
Grid Player Loses Battle
Johnny Yuha a 17 year old Pennsylvania student died after a seven month struggle from injuries sustained in a football game last November 3 He was paralyzed from the neck down after a broken neck and two fractured vertebrae He died at New York University Bellevue medical center where his widowed mother Mrs Mary Yuha and two brothers were present A $14000 relief fund had been raised by Indiana County residents to aid the family Yuha's father a miner was killed in a coal mine accident leaving his mother to support the family by washing.
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New York
Johnny Yuha
Pennsylvania
Mary Yuha
Coal River
New York University - Bellevue Medical Center
Yuha
Elders Ridge
Bell Township
Indiana County
Walker Miha Lo Wins National AAU 21-Mile Walk
William Miha Lo, 37, a veteran Detroit walker, clinched the 21‑mile National AAU championship held in Pittsburgh, continuing a long pursuit for top honors in endurance walking.
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Pittsburgh
William Mihalo
Detroit
Inside the Democratic Party balance of power analysis
John Gunther surveys Democratic advantages and risks as of 1952. He notes the party’s edge in polls, the prosperity climate, and a generation grown up under Democratic rule, while cautioning on a fluid field of candidates and potential Taft strength.
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John Gunther
NEA Service
Roosevelt
Truman
Ike
Tax Equalization Board Convenes in Austin
Austin's tax equalization board opened its first meeting to hear taxpayer complaints on real estate and personal property assessments. Members include Hurlbut Duenow Ferris and Plantikow with Ellickson as assessor and Umhoefer as deputy. Ellickson outlined assessment methods and related laws and presented the tax record book.
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Austin
H. W. Hurlbut
First Ward
Robert Duenow
L. H. Ferris
E. E. Plantikow
William Ellickson
George Umhoefer
Ellickson
FAO Plans World Emergency Food Units to Fight Hunger
At Rome FAO outlines ERFU emergency reserve food units to feed up to one million people per month. Each ERFU costs about 1.66 million dollars to assemble and 50 thousand annually to store. Units hold 7000 tons grain plus dairy fats oils sugar and legumes and would be rebuilt or sold after two to three years.
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James M. Long
Rome
FAO
Bengal
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organizations
Food Organization
Joseph
Iron Curtain
Episcopalians to Consecrate New Bishop in Minnesota
The Very Rev. Hamilton H. Kellogg of Houston Texas will be consecrated Tuesday as co adjutor bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota. Bishops from across the United States will participate with Rt. Rev. Keeler of Minnesota as a consecrator and others reading consents. Kellogg has been rector and dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Houston since 1946 and will succeed Bishop Keeler on retirement.
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Minneapolis
Hamilton H. Kellogg
Houston
Texas
Episcopal Diocese of
Minnesota
St. Mark
United States
Stephen E. Keeler
Conrad Gesner
Sioux Falls
S. D
Keeler
Dr. Kellogg
Christ Church Cathedral
White Man's Ways Oklahoma City War Dancing Club Formed
The Oklahoma War Dancing Club, led by Ralph Beard of Oklahoma City, was formed to promote authentic dances under the pledge that Indians should have the first claim on staging such performances.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma War Dancing Club
Ralph Beard
Town of New Salem vanishes as log buildings moved away
The town once home to Abraham Lincoln in New Salem, Indiana, vanished as National Geographic reports. Many log structures were dismantled and transported to a nearby town, leaving little behind.
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New Salem
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
National Geographic Society
United States third largest passenger ship arrives in New York
NEW YORK The United States arrives for its first home port call as the world's third largest passenger vessel. A list of the ten biggest ships includes Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, United States, Liberte, Tre de France, Nieuw Amsterdam, Mauretania, Caronia, America, and Pasteur. All but Pasteur sail transatlantically.
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New York
United States
Cunard Lines
Cunard
U. S
Liberte
Tre de France
Nieuw Amsterdam
Holland American Line
Mauretania
Caronia
America
U. S. Lines
Pasteur
French
Weather Fouls First Flight
Central Airlines debut of daily Minneapolis to Grand Forks and St. Cloud routes was hampered by bad weather. A DC-3 carrying the first flight delegation reached Brainerd before returning, plans to visit Grand Forks were canceled, and the schedule shifted to a later afternoon service to Fargo and back to Minneapolis with adjusted times.
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Cloud
Minn
Central
Minnesota
Central Airlines
Minneapolis
Brainerd
Minneapolis Grand Forks
St. Cloud
Alexandria
Fargo
N. D
Bears Kill Sheep in Alpine Valley Invasion
Two herders report brown bear intrusion in the Alps north of Brescia killing 11 sheep and two goats. Police are investigating the bear damage as villagers report increased wildlife incursions.
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Brescia
Italy
Alps
Here
Handblown Glass Supremacy Shifts to American Shores
World War II era trade shift highlights a rise in American handblown glass production as foreign dominance wanes, boosting domestic industry and design influence. The article underscores the impact on local makers and regional markets, noting key firms and shifts in sourcing and prestige.
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