Hall of Fame rites honor McCarthy Crawford in Cooperstown
Cooperstown welcomes Joe McCarthy and Wahoo Sam Crawford for the annual baseball festival. More than 9,000 attend as plaques are dedicated and the Hall of Fame exhibit game features the Cardinals and White Sox at Doubleday Field. McCarthy’s career includes seven pennants and multiple World Series titles with Yankees Cubs and Red Sox. Crawford, a 19-year major leaguer, retired with 2,964 hits and a .309 average.
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Gonzales Tops Rookie Lew Hoad in Forest Hills Showdown
Towering Pancho Gonzales dominates rookie Lew Hoad in their first pro match at Kramer’s tournament of champions. Sedgman defeats Segura to finish second. Hoad, Rosewall, Traberi among top contenders. Byline notes but reads as a sports card summary with names and results.
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Eisenhowers Spend Weekend At Gettysburg
President Eisenhower and wife visited Gettysburg for a weekend, drawing crowds of tourists and sightseers outside the church as they arrived and departed. Aide Askill spoke of efforts for peace, citing Christian teachings on love and perseverance, while the couple relaxed at their country home with plans to return to Washington.
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Re enactment of Blériot Flight Across the Channel
Baltimore July 21 French pilot Louis Blériot’s 1909 cross Channel flight to Dover is re enacted in a 2 en route from Friendship International to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. Frank Tallman will pilot an exact replica in a 40 minute test flight and the event marks the 48th anniversary of the historic crossing. Gettysburg services honored President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower attended morning church with a sermon on The Supremacy of Love by Rev. Alackshill.
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Britain Reports Surge in Foreign Visitors and Spending
In a United Nations report Britain says foreign visitors rose from 491000 in 1950s terms to 1107200 last year aided by a publicity campaign. Tourists spent about 190 million dollars previously and 336 million in 1956.
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Stockman Returns to Camp Gordon for Final Active Duty Phase
Pic. Thomas E. Stockman returns to Camp Gordon Georgia to complete three months of active duty. He enlisted February 1953 in the 302d Signal Battalion Construction as private and rose to specialist 2nd class. He trained at Fort Benning and competed in rifle matches at Fort Eustis Fort Meade and Camp Perry. He is married to Jeanette Moore and lives on Washington Street.
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Armed guards posted at homes of Literace and brothers
Armed guards were stationed outside the residences of pianist Literace and his two brothers in Hollywood today as a security measure following an unspecified threat. The action underscores heightened protective steps amid ongoing concerns.
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Air Force backs cross country flight by famous aviator
The Frederick Hemsews reports a plan to attempt a high speed cross country flight akin to Bleriot recent crossing. The air force plans to sponsor the event and observers will track the attempt as it aims to complete the journey in about nine minutes, with pilots hoping for a swift schedule.
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