Arabs and Jews Inch Toward Peace Yet Remain Split
Washington reports that Arabs and Jews have long been unable to seal a final peace for Palestine despite months of truce talks. The piece traces shared origins to Abraham and Ishmael and contrasts centuries of competing dominance, noting periods of Arab and Jewish ascendancy and shared political roles under Islamic rule. Both sides are described as roughly equal in strength today.
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Portugal Endures Heat Waves and Storms Killing Many
A week of erratic weather in Portugal left twenty dead and many injured amid heat waves and violent storms. Temperatures reached 146 in Coimbra, the highest ever recorded in the nation, with widespread crop damage and flooded streams reported across regions.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Coimbra
Michigan Prison Population Rises Slightly in June
The Michigan prison population edged upward. On July 1 the state totaled 8,361 inmates, with Southern Michigan Prison at Jackson holding 5,845 men and Ionia reformatory at 1,307. Marquette numbers were listed as part of the totals.
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Egeoay
Southern Michigan
Jackson
Ionia Reformatory
Marquette
Youth Accused As Bad Check Passer
A 17-year-old youth from Tacoma Washington waived police court examination in Grand Rapids Michigan after being accused of passing 680 dollars in worthless checks at a local travel bureau. He first gave another name and a Fort Atkinson Wisconsin address before being bound over to superior court.
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Tacoma
Wash
Superior Court
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Wis
Truman bullish about stock market optimism
President Truman said he feels bullish about the economic situation during a news conference. He urged readers to study recent stock market developments as a rally has continued since mid June and prices reached a six week high.
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Washington
Truman
Austria Exempted From Reparations by Big Four
London reports the Big Four deputy foreign ministers exempted Austria from war reparations to the Allies. In exchange the West approved a Soviet safety clause allowing Yugoslavia to retain Austrian properties and interests in Yugoslavia valued at about $15.9 million.
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London
Austria
Yugoslavia
Albania Population Note Mentions Pure Racial Stock
A brief claim states Albania spans under 11,000 square miles and has a population with a 99.8 percent pure racial stock.
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Albania
UN Commission on Korea Ordered To Get Out At Once
North Korea's democratic front demanded the United Nations commission on Korea quit immediately. The group urged September elections to form a representative body for all Korea, while South Korea has since May last year been governed by an assembly elected under UN sponsorship.
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North Korea
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Korea
South Korea
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Pope Receives Bishops on Five Year Visits
Pope Pius XII greeted Bishops William Patrick O'Connor of Madison Wisconsin and Louis B. Rucera of Lincoln Nebraska in private audience in Vatican City. The visit is part of their required five year visitation duties.
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William Patrick O’connor
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Wis
Louis B. Rucera
Lincoln
Nebr
Attacks in Malaya Fall with February Tally
Terrorist incidents in Malaya dropped from 278 in November to 115 in February as authorities report a waning campaign. Police and security forces intensified countermeasures though the threat remains present across the region.
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Malaya
Cold War shifts in East Asia reshape Japan and China
AP analysis notes Communist victories in winter altered Asia power balance. Vishinsky urges early Japanese peace while Peiping promotes the idea. Russian repatriations of Japanese POWs fuel local communist unrest as General MacArthur faces Japan’s cost-cutting pressures.
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Andrei Vishinsky
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