Chicago Still a City That Thinks Big
Carl Sandburg celebrates Chicago’s vitality despite dirt crime and faults. He recalls early visits, the World’s Fair, Navy Pier, and his life with his future wife. He praises industry, diversity, philanthropy, and a skyline that reflects a city that works, plays, and never tires of innovation.
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Mayme
Milwaukee
William Hale
Bill Thompson
Municipal Pier
Navy Pier
Bill Bernie
Blue Ribbon
Black Forest Village
Chicago
North America
Carl Sandburg
Michigan
van Buren
Chick & Gert
4033
Lake Michigan
Sharp Rise in Polio Cases Reported by Public Health Service
The Public Health Service reported a sharp rise in polio last week with 95 cases, 69 paralytic, up from 49 cases, 39 paralytic, the prior week. From Jan 1 to July 16 there were 457 paralytic cases nationally, with Rhode Island reporting 24 new cases and California and South Carolina 12 each.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Rhode Island
California
South Carolina
Sabena Resumes Daily New York Flight From Brussels
Sabena Airlines restarts one daily transatlantic flight to and from New York after suspending service two weeks ago to evacuate Congo refugees. The restart signals renewed, albeit limited, commercial operation between Brussels and New York.
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Brussels
Belgium
Sabena Airlines
Congo
New York
Two Children Die In Freak Car Fire Near Gilroy
A Tulare man Irbin Spence drove an old sedan five miles south of Gilroy on Highway 101 when a drive shaft loosened and the axle housing struck the gas tank. The brakes failed and Spence and his wife Jean escaped with two daughters Connie and Dona while Steven and Virginia died in the rear seat. Roberta 7 was pulled free by a passing truck driver.
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Gilroy
Calif
Irbin Spence
Tulare
Spence
Jean
Connie
Dona
Steven
Vir
Ginia
Roberta
Boy Rescued After Getting Stuck Behind Tub
In Syracuse Stephen West nine hid behind a tub to avoid a bath. His mother Hazel West called firefighters who freed him with portable jacks after several minutes of effort.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Stephen West
Hazel West
Stephen
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Daley
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Adamowski
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Kerner
Illinois
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Stockyards
State Street
Great Lakes
Wrigley Building
Chicago Tribune
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Vradelis
RCA Victor
the Edgemont
Lowery Iv
RCA
Lydia
Asia Minor
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Our
Sinc
Cerely
Oglesby
Barnitz
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