Palestine Truce Looms as Arab Leaders Move to Halt Fighting
Arab supreme headquarters in Amman ordered a halt in Jerusalem hostilities as of 2 a.m. and the UN deadline looms for a broader Palestine truce. Israel signaled willingness to resume armistice if all Arab states halt at a specified hour, while fighting continued near Latrun and Tireh Haifa. Haj Amin el Mufti urged Arabs to persist in preventing a Jewish state. Ole Helge Bakke, UN staffer since 1946, was killed en route to Mt. Scopus and will be buried at Mt. Scopus with flags at half-mast.
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Torch relay amid armed escort for London Games
The Olympic flame was lit behind schedule in Olympia with armed guards escorting armored cars to the ancient stadium. Guerrillas attacked, killing a gendarme as officials and reporters sought cover during the tense lantern relay to the route via Yugoslavia instead of Italy.
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Swedish Vessel Will Load Nash Cars on Monday
The Motorship Siljan, the first Swedish-flagged ship to enter Kenosha, will dock Sunday night to load Nash automobiles for export to Sweden. Arranged by Nash-Kelvinator’s William J. Reagan and Kenosha Centennial leaders, it will be open to the public all day Monday.
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Replacements Arrive At Trieste Today for U S Forces
The U S Army Transport General Callan reached Trieste with an undisclosed number of replacements for U S forces and a like number of troops to return home. The ship also carried dependents.
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UN Mediator to Return Amid Palestine Peace Drive
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte prepared to fly back to the Holy Land today to pursue a new peace effort amid signs the UN may sanction Arab refusals to halt fighting. He schedules a 9 30 a m departure via Rome to Rhodes and into Jewish and Arab territories for talks.
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Seek Bandits in $17,000 Payroll Holdup
Four gunmen robbed an armored truck payroll in a printing firm lot, shooting guard Jerry Stergios in the left shoulder as he resisted. They fled with $8,000 cash and $9,000 in negotiable checks, leaving witnesses to locate the suspects.
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Mutiny Reported Aboard Freighter William Carson
Navy confirms a radioman on the William Carson sent a phony SOS claiming mutiny then jumped overboard. A boarding party from the George K. MacKenzie found an orderly crew as the ship neared Azores waters on a Genoa to Nova Scotia voyage.
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Hershey Named To Direct New Peacetime Draft
President Truman appoints Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey to head the peacetime draft and manage local boards. 18 through 25 year olds must register with 19 through 25 subject to call. Registration tentatively set for Aug 16 with first inductions around Sept 22 and 21 months service.
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Bitter Issues Join Capitol Hill March
Capitol Hill debates open with a renewed Mundt Nixon anti Red bill proposal and a proposed repeal of oleo taxes. Meat rationing is revived as part of anti inflation plans while Truman eyes overall measures. Senate fate hinges on Taft and Northern conflicts with filibuster fears. Over 900 federal workers face uncertainty including AEC chairman Lilienthal.
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Threaten Split Of Communist Group in Italy
Rome reports a threatened 1 million member split from the National Labor Confederation amid tensions after Palmiro Togliatti is wounded. Doctors say his condition improves after surgery. violence leaves 14 dead in 36 hours of unrest as police question Sicilian student Antonio Pallante who is named as the shooter.
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Murder Charge For Girl Slaying In Cincinnati
Harry Robertson, a 33 year old World War II veteran described as six feet four inches tall, faces a murder charge in the death of eight year old Patricia Jackson who was thrown from a 60 foot viaduct. Witnesses say Robertson fled the scene after the child fell screaming and later claimed radioactivity caused his actions. Edna Kidwell and two motorcyclists corroborate the assault with grisly details of the fall and pursuit.
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Historic Breevort Hotel Closes Under Fire Safety Law
The century old Breevort hotel in New York will shut its doors July 31 after failing to meet modern fire safety standards. Once a gathering spot for Greenwich Village artists writers and visiting nobility, the hotel has hosted many prominent figures.
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Plane crash in Hong Kong kills 25 on Catalina
A Catalina flying boat crash landed and sank on a Macao to Hong Kong hop late yesterday, with 25 people reported dead. The air disaster disrupts a routine short trip and leaves survivors unconfirmed.
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Bomb Attacks Reported on Damascus By Jewish Planes
Two Jewish aircraft reportedly dropped bombs on Damascus Syria no casualties or material losses were reported by an official communiqué.
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Crossfire hits 900 federal job holders in Congress clash
Washington reports more than 900 federal appointees risk losing post as Senate delays confirmations. President Truman plans a July 26 special session to re submit nominations including James Boyd director of the Bureau of Mines and Thomas C. Buchanan of Pennsylvania for the Federal Power Commission. Roy W. Harper on the Atomic Energy Commission awaits Senate action.
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Secession For Solid South Is Convention Aim
Southern Democrats meet to form an anti Truman slate to contest 15 states including Alabama Mississippi Georgia Arkansas and Texas plan to defeat the Truman Barkley ticket and oppose the civil rights plank adopted at Philadelphia A Mississippi governor Fielding Wright led the delegation with Frank Dixon as temporary chairman and over 500 delegates and reporters attending in Birmingham.
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Superfortress Bombers See Action in Britain Show of Force
More than 1 200 U S aircrew aboard 60 B 29s landed in Britain forming Europe s largest air power show since World War II. Planes from the 307th and 28th groups touched down at Marham and Waddington RAF stations with Col John Henry and Lt William R McDonald among the veterans speaking of their combat readiness. The operation accompanies relief efforts to Berlin as Soviet forces threaten to tighten air corridors.
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