Editorial on Nasser and the perils of dealings with Russia
The piece argues Nasser's pivot toward the Soviet bloc brings economic misfires despite promising trade pacts. Cairo reports late shipments, quality problems, and rising prices as Moscow underbids Western rivals and delays cementing Egypt’s needs. It warns similar power plays end in faltering performance and warns against overreliance on big powers. The second column mocks the New York Yankees obsession with staying on top, noting turmoil, trades, feuds, and a psyche fixated on perpetual victory.
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Japan Protest Grows Over U S Guard Case At Defense Office
In Tokyo the Socialist party led a rally demanding the criminal guard be surrendered by U S authorities. About 200 demonstrators then tried to breach the Defense Department, clashed briefly with police, and dispersed as extra officers guarded the U S embassy.
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Reunion of First Marine Division Set
Twelve hundred veterans of the First Marine Division will muster at the Sherman Hotel in Chicago on August 9 10 11 for the annual Division Association reunion. Brigadier General James J Keating USMC Retd Association President leads the national meet. The division landed at Guadalcanal and later invaded Peleliu in World War II.
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Galveston Vice Cleanup Expands with Raids on 42 Clubs
Rangers and others raided 42 clubs and saloons on Galveston Island uncovering gambling equipment. In total 52 gambling houses have been closed since Attorney General Will Wilson ordered Gulf Coast vice cleanup. Gov. Price Daniel vows the lid stays on.
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Army expands training age and trims draft calls
The Army widens a special training program to ages 18 1 2 to 26 and extends reserve service. Draft calls could drop from 12 000 to 6 000–7 000 monthly as the selective service director says U S armed forces may shrink. George Washington Carver is noted for discovering over 300 peanut uses.
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Ex GI Turncoat Returns From China To Hong Kong
Andrew Fortuna of Ionia Michigan, a 31 year old ex GI, crossed into Hong Kong declaring three years living under communism in Red China were pleasant and interesting. He is the eighth of 21 American Korean war turncoats to return to the West. Fortuna said he is going home for personal and family reasons and received a one way passport for the trip back to the United States.
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National Guard Ends Training at Fort Hood
Nine thousand two hundred Texas Guardsmen of the 49th Armored Division head home after two weeks of muscle toughening work at North Fort Hood. Seventy five towns and cities are represented with some units bivouacking en route tonight. Observers praise this as the best year since the 1947 organization.
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May-December Weddings Fail In Hollywood
Hollywood reports another string of May December marriages failing as Bette Davis seeks separation from Gary Merrill and Ginger Rogers files for divorce from Jacques Bergerac. Only Mary Pickford and Norman Shearer unions with younger men endure, while others like Garson, Southern, Crawford, and Rogers highlight recurring strains between age gaps and Hollywood life.
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