Miss Chadwick Collapses Near Catalina Swim Finish
California swimmer Florence Chadwick collapsed during a Catalina to mainland attempt after 16 hours of grueling effort. She pleaded to quit as currents and chill intensified, finally being pulled into a boat and losing consciousness before ending the record bid.
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San Diego
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Flo Chadwick
Point Fermin
Santa Catalina Island
Earl Jorgenson
Bert Revere
Fugitive Con Eludes Police Net At Dillon Ranch
In Dillon Montana an armed posse searched for escaped convict Thomas Lee Alley and a 16 year old girl after they slipped from a police net. About 14 officers scoured ranch buildings at dawn while bloodhounds tracked a scent toward gully land south of the Red Rock River. Alley, a prison escapee, was serving 18 months for grand larceny from Miles City in 1950. The girl left home in a family car midafternoon and was last seen heading for the ranch.
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M. G. Ramsey
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Deer Lodge
Miles City
Ramsey
Allied Truce Team OKs Secret Meets
MUNSAN Korea July 4 Allied truce negotiators accepted the Communists bid for secret sessions and voiced hope the Reds will modify their demand that all Allied held war prisoners be sent home. Maj Gen William K Harrison Jr said a UN news blackout would be agreed. A 40 minute secret session followed, with another set for 12 am Saturday. UN spokesman Brig Gen William P Nuckols called the meeting quietly impersonal. Negotiators seek more details on the Communists proposal to reclassify prisoners and check lists. Nam Zi signaled easing the return demand for all Korean prisoners if 20,000 Chinese captives are returned.
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Wiliam K. Harrison Jr
United Nations
Long Beach
William P. Nuckols
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Nam Zi
Reds
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Sabres Down 12 Mls Big Guns Hit Reds
In Seoul on July 4 American Sabre jets claimed 12 Communist MiGs shot down while Allied artillery unleashed a heavy assault on the Korean front. The Fifth Air Force reported 12 MiGs destroyed with additional probable losses and damage as a major July Fourth air and ground offensive unfolded near Suiho, 20 miles from a damaged power plant.
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Suiho
Philippines Typhoon Total 85 Dead and 115 Missing
Manila reports state the central Philippines typhoon on Wednesday and Thursday left 85 dead 115 missing and over 10 000 homeless according to incomplete figures released today.
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Manila
Philippines
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Taft Rival Seeks Revolt at GOP Convention
General Dwight D. Eisenhower urged a delegate revolt against Taft forces as he traveled through Iowa aboard the Eisenhower special en route to Chicago. He condemned Taft maneuvers and aimed to rally delegates, with stops in Denison Iowa and Boone. Mamie Eisenhower accompanied him on the Fourth of July tour.
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Robert A. Taft
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Conferees OK 46.61B military bill amid spending clash
A Senate House conference committee approved a 46.6109 billion wartime military appropriation with a combat pay provision possible. Senate chair O Mahoney said the defense plan may exceed 50 billion in actual spending. House vote later. Also noted is a separate bootleg roundup in Kentucky where Sheriff James B Jasper, 63, was killed arresting suspects. fugitives fled.
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Water shortage in Philippsthal as Soviet police cut pipeline
FRANKFURT Germany July 4 UP Three thousand West Germans in Philippsthal faced a water shortage after Soviet Zone police cut their water pipeline. Two American Army tank trucks delivered 1090 gallons for public use. The line connected Philippsthal with springs in the American Zone, but crossed Soviet-occupied territory for a short stretch.
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Germany
Philippsthal
Millions Jam Roads For Outings Safety Warning
Millions of Americans head for holiday outings as safety officials warn traffic will kill. In the first hours of the long weekend, 21 deaths occurred with officials estimating up to 430 deaths by Sunday night. Caution could trim toll to 300 or fewer. past Memorial Day tolls cited.
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Missouri Pacific
New Jersey
Kentucky
Ohio
Arkansas
Iowa
Maine
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York
West Virginia
U S Health Service Reports Polio Rise in 1952 Early Half
Washington July 4 Polio seems more prevalent this year than last the Public Health Service said today It cited higher first half 1952 cases than 1951 and a six month total of 23363 cases exceeding 1949’s 2974 for the same period The record year for polio thus far is noted by officials
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Public Health Service
Severe Storm Moving on Eastern Seaboard
The Weather Bureau issued two special bulletins on a storm moving eastward from a cold front stretching from Rochester to Columbus. Thunderstorm activity is developing ahead of the front as it moves southeastward at 23 miles per hour.
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Washington
the Weather Bureau
Rochester
Columbus
Ohio
Taft Offers Texas Split. Lodge Rejects Compromise
Senator Taft proposed a 22 to 16 split of Texas votes to end the delegate dispute, but Eisenhower aide Lodge rejected any compromise. He warned Taft has built strength on the GOP committee, signaling a tough fight at the convention as hearings resume after a Georgia and Louisiana contest note.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eisenhower
Lodge
Taft
Herbert Hoover
Georgia
Louisiana
Republican National Committee
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Morehan
GOP
Sen
Henry Aweifel
Texas National
Government Payrolls Gain Sets Record
Government payrolls totaling 1.8951 billion dollars for last April marked a 257 million dollar or 16 percent year over year rise, the Census Bureau reported. It was the largest April to April gain on record, with 6,921,000 public employees, 37 percent federal civilian workers and 33 percent state and local workers.
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Washington
Miss Belgium Beauty Loses Jewels at Hotel
Miss Belgium beauty contestant Marianne Mullender known as Myrian Lynn vanished jewelry valued at $5,000 from the Lafayette Hotel in Long Beach. The purse and money were kept in the hotel safe and several theories consider possible theft or misplacement amid the Miss Universe pageant proceedings.
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Lafayette
Marianne Mullender
Miss Mullender
Myrian Lynn
Miss Belgium
H. P. Finch
E. C.boynton
Insurance Company
Pan American Airways
Hollywood
Weather outlook with low clouds and fog tonight
Low clouds and local fog develop tonight into tomorrow morning with hazy sunshine expected tomorrow afternoon. Little change in temperature, with mean temperatures rising to the high range noted, providing a mild day ahead.
East Berlin Police Hold French Airman
East German police arrested a French airman at the West Berlin border. authorities ordered East Germans in South Stolpe to barricade homes facing West Berlin. Mines were reported along the border to seal off the area. The airman was seized on a border road while riding a motor scooter. it was unclear if he crossed into the Soviet zone.
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