Berlin showdown nears as western powers press blockade end
An AP analysis argues the Berlin blockade brinkmanship by the Soviet Union risks widening into a broader clash. Western leaders including Britain France and Canada seek united behind the United States to force Moscow to lift the blockade. The piece notes growing strain on satellite states Finland Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia and highlights Canada joining talks on possible Western military support.
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Am‘a
Britain
France
Berlin
Germany
Washington
London
Paris
Moscow
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Lovett
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
United States
America
Russia
Europe
Reds
Fragrant Flower and the General in Shanghai Life
Walter Briggs profiles Chen Na teh Claire Chennault and his Chinese wife Srung-mai known as Anna in their Shanghai home. The piece notes their suburban bungalow near Hungjao, Anna’s public presence, their airline work, and family routines from morning coffee to evening cards.
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Walter Briggs
Central Press
Shanghai
China
Chen Nateh
the Flying Tigers
Srung-mai
Hong Kong
Claire Chennault
Anna
Chennault
Chen Na-teh
Hungjao
Waterproof
Bayou Country
Chine
Louisiana
San Francisco
Free China
Kunming
Joe
Sandy
Columbia Country Club
India
Outboard Motor Drag Fails During Lake Rescue
In Winston Salem on July 8 a rescue squad searched Winston Lake for a missing outboard motor from a Schulman boat. Assistant Warden Roy McCormick halted rumors of a drowning as bystanders watched grappling operations. Nearby, observers noted Pisa souvenirs but the Leaning Tower of Pisa began sinking after rising only 40 of 179 feet.
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Winston-Salem
City E
Roy McCormick
Schulman
Pisa
Miss Eva Todd Brings Duplicate Bridge To Midland Texas
The writer predicts Midland Texas will host tournament bridge soon as Miss Eva Todd, formerly of Cleveland Ohio, now in Midland, has begun duplicate games in many cities. The piece notes safety plays as a favored topic and recalls discussing one with Todd in Hollywood Florida.
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Midland
Tex
Eva Todd
Cleveland
Miss Todd
Hollywood
Fla
Edge of triumph in a bridge hand and salt history
A bridge problem discusses guarding against four trumps and a line to eleven tricks, detailing declarer play with diamond ruffs and club running. The article also notes salt serves many products, a Polish mine salt block containing marine remains, and minor WWII damage to Pisa with the Leaning Tower only slightly harmed.
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Declarer
East
West
Poland
Mediterranean Sea
Great
Salt Lake
Pisa
Frightened Deer Captured Behind Soda Fountain
Portland Maine July 8 A deer chased through Congress Street and crashed a Woolworths glass door after entering Pearl Street Hebrew school via a window. Detective Donald MacDougall tackled it after trapped by Alexander Daffense. The deer was sent to the animal refuge league for treatment.
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Portland
Congress Street
F. W. Woolworth Company
Portland Hebrew School
Pearl Street
Alexander Daffense
Donald H. MacDougall
Animal Refuge League
Baby's Finger Reattached by Surgeons at Hospital
In Los Angeles a one year old girl, Sherry Lynn Plumb, had her severed right middle finger repaired by unnamed Queen of Angels Hospital surgeons. They rejoined the finger, used penicillin, and cooled the hand in crushed ice for two days. The finger recovered to normal function. The article also notes rivers transport about two and a half billion tons of salt annually to the oceans, with salt forming over three fourths of the dissolved minerals.
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Los Angeles
Sherry Lynn Plumb
Queen of Angels Hospital
Fuller Brush Woman Is Next On The List
The Fuller Brush Company announced plans to recruit 4,000 Fullerettes, women housewives in soap and cosmetics, starting in the Connecticut Massachusetts and New York metropolitan regions.
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Fuller Brush
Hartford
Conn
Fuller Brush Company
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Tired kidneys spark sleepless nights and pains
Common kidney and bladder discomfort point to possible trouble with kidney function or poisonous buildup in blood. Back pains, swelling, and eye puffiness may occur. Doan’s Pills offer relief after decades of use.
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Doan
Ris & Fiimeient Ce
Bhpen
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Great Salt Lake
U. S. Geological Survey
Gay Cannon
Kellogg's
United States Army Officers’ Club
Chennaults
Hungjao Airfield
Winston Lake
Sicaly
William E. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
NEA Service
Kose
South West North Pass
Italy
Seward’s Market
East Commerce ST
the High Point
Enterprise
IEE
Philadelphia
Gene Rose
Dale Mattern
Weber Nestor
Joseph Nachman
Eisenhower
International
Maalpass & Kearns
Malpass Grocery
Choice Western
Duz
Lzg- Med . Pers
Ivory
Oxydol
Camay
Bath
Spic & Span
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