Millions Seek Fun in Sun on Long Holiday
A record Fourth of July spree sent the death toll past 100 with 122 fatalities on day one. Traffic accidents caused 65 deaths, drownings 20, misc mishaps 34, plane crashes 2 and a fireworks accident 1. New York and Pennsylvania reported nine deaths each. millions traveled by air, rail, bus and car as skies stayed clear and temperatures hovered in the mid-70s. Major exoduses from New York City and Chicago. airports and Grand Central Station reported record crowds and stressed capacity.
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Pennsylvania
California
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Los Angeles Coliseum
Long Beach
la Guardia
Newark
Grand Central Station
Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Cook County
Indiana
Wisconsin
Greyhound Bus Lines
United Airlines
United
Ine
Cab Tie-up Still On
No peace moves were in sight on the second day of a strike by 490 A F L Yellow Cab drivers in the East Bay.
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Oakland
East Bay
Cold War Escalates as Albania Balkan Rift Widens
The article reports rising tensions on two fronts. Albania denounces Yugoslavia and halts shipments and trade, risking broader conflict. Yugoslavia accuses Albania, amid Cominform attacks, while Hungary reportedly blocks Yugoslav goods and prepares new trade notes.
Balkans Watch for Tito Greek Attitude Shift
In Geneva on July 4, UN Balkans committee officials expect possible Yugoslav changes toward Greece after the Tito Cominform split. The group, returning to Greece after briefing, notes Greek guerrilla leader Markos Vafiades reportedly pledged to Cominform, suggesting insufficient Yugoslav support for rebels. Albanian raids on Tito bolster the view Markos drew most aid from Albanian soils.
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Switzerland
U.N. Balkans Committee
Greece
United Nations
Markos Vafiades
Cominform
Yugoslavia
Russia
Tito
Markos
Face to Face ID Ex-Train Robber Calls Texan Jesse James
Ex-train robber Al Jennings identifies Texan J. Frank Dalton as Jesse James during a July 3 confrontation. Jennings, 85, declares the face is that of the outlaw with tears and vows to prove it by a ranch shootout detail. Dalton denies the historical killing by Bob Ford and says the man was a Pinkerton. San Leandro civic officials brought Dalton by plane for the Independence Day rodeo.
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Dalton
Missouri
Southwest
Jennings
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West Texas
Jesse
St. Joseph
Bob Ford
Ford
Pinkerton
Charlie Bigelow
San Leandro
Casualties Rise in Western Japan Earthquake Area
National police headquarters reported 4841 killed 475 injured and 63 missing in the western Japan quake disaster as of today.
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YOKYO
Japan
Soviet Refusal to Lift Berlin Blockade Shocks Allies
Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky refused to lift the three day starvation blockade on Berlin during a 20 minute Whitehall summit with Gen. Clay Gen. Robertson and Maj. Gen. Noiret. A Western spokesman described the mood as cool with no assurances. Sokolovsky blamed Western currency moves and pledged to repair rail lines linking Berlin to the western zones. The airlift continued with enough food to last into September and extra supply arriving daily.
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Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Brian Robertson
Roger E. Noiret
Pierre Koenig
Sokolovsky
Kremlin
Britain
France
United States
Russia
London
Bulgaria Demands Turkey Return 19 Fleeing Anti Reds
Bulgaria demanded Turkey hand over immediately an airplane that landed in Istanbul after being commandeered by anti Communist plotters en route from Varna to Sofia. Nineteen aboard included eight seeking repatriation. the pilot was dead and two crew wounded.
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Turkey
Ofia
Istanbul
Trimotor Junkers
Varna
Black Sea
Sofia
Strahil Mihalakov
City to lease buy tidelands for dredging yacht anchorage
City explores a lease purchase on 52 acres of Alamitos Bay tidelands to create a small yacht anchorage while a new residential envelope adds 250 housing units for the Long Beach area. The notice appears in the A section along with various public notices and features.
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Alamitos Bay
Long Beach
Russian Immigrant Dies at 108 in Gotham
Morris Weiner, a Russian immigrant who arrived in the United States on April 14, 1865, died at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark at age 108. He built and ran a small dry goods store until retiring at 520.
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Gotham
Newark
N. J
Morris Weiner
Beth Israel Hospital
Lincoln
Weiner
Russia
Mother and Baby Critically Hurt in Bell Collision
A mother Amelia Tharp 31 and her daughter Carolyn 18 months suffered skull fractures and compound leg injuries after a two car crash on Bellflower Boulevard near Foster. Los Angeles fireman Frank Verdugo 28 sustained a broken leg and possible internal injuries. Others injured included Edward Tharp, George Obregon, and more. All were treated at Rancho Amigos then Los Angeles General Hospital.
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Flower
Amelia Tharp
Bellflower Blvd
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Edward Tharp
George Obregon
Hayford
Norwalk
Frank Verdugo
Los Angeles City
Rancho ‘Amigos Hospital
Downey
General Hospital
Compton
Obregon
Hellflower Blvd
Tharp
Tice
Frederick Nicholas
Sher- Yan Pl
Former Army Chief's Stand Drives Draft Debate
The draft issue heats up as Democrats push for a Truman bid while Eisenhower remains noncommittal. A Philadelphia caucus led by James Roosevelt seeks to test support ahead of the party convention. Sen. Pepper supports an Eisenhower draft. Harry Carlson notes interest in Ike serving if elected. Delegates across Michigan California Iowa New Jersey and other states weigh in as movement for or against the general grows.
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Eisenhower
Army
Philadelphia
Truman
James Roosevelt
California
Sen. Pepper
Florida
Pepper
Senate
Harry Carlson
New Hampshire
Democratic National Committee
Carlson
National Committee
Columbia University
Ulingis
Iowa
New Jersey
Michigan
Wisconsin
Cy Bevan
John R. Franco
Mrr
Town
Jake More
Crash Kills Race Driver at Carrell Speedway
Seattle driver Bob Rozzano 23 died in a qualifying heat when his car crashed into the wall on the southwest turn at Carrell Speedway. He lived at Southwest Trailer Court 190 and Figueroa Sts. Rozzano and his wife Betty planned to drive to Seattle after the races. Car owned by Bud Taylor.
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Bob Rozzano
Seattle
Perenne
Paciific Northwest
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