Death of Eva Peron Shocks Argentina Nation
Eva Peron dies after a long illness at the presidential residence in Buenos Aires. The 30 year old first lady, a key political figure, had undergone recent surgery with a New York cancer specialist in attendance. Officials reported the time of death as 8 25 p m as crowds gathered and police controlled the sidewalks.
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Eva Peron
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
New York
Argentina National Radio
Peron
Kennan refuses invitation to Soviet Aviation Day
U S Ambassador George F. Kennan declines attending Moscow Aviation Day citing objections to a street poster. The move is rare for a foreign envoy and may provoke repercussions. Censorship delayed full details of the poster while embassy reports confirm the refusal.
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U.S
George F. Kennan
Kennan
Ike and Nixon Label Rivals as Same Old Deal
Chicago convention ends with Stevenson Sparkman ticket hailed by Democrats as united. Sparks of dissent linger over civil rights and loyalty oath while Kefauver backers discuss VP bid. In Denver Eisenhower and Nixon assail the ticket as a continuation of Truman policies.
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John Sparkman
Alabama
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Nixon
Democratic Party
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Aldai Stevenson
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Sen
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
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California
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Ilinois
Alger Hiss
HIGHLIGHTS OF TODAY S LOCAL FRONT AND SOUTHLAND PAGE
Local notes show National Model Airplane Championships begin tomorrow at Los Almitos Naval Air Station with coverage on Page 8 1. Christian Church convention ends today on Page B 1. Southland Magazine offers features from Long Beach to Oak Creek Canyon foods art and photos with a travel and lifestyle tilt. The Teletype reports the Adlai Stevenson story and more on multiple pages.
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Southland Magazine
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Hollywood
Arizona
Oak Creek
Heat Sparks Record Beach Attendance At Local Coast
Heat and sun push a massive seaside crowd with an estimated 70 000 visitors yesterday. Lifeguards rescued nine people while two young girls were pulled from tricky water areas and treated for shock or minor injuries at Community Hospital. Forecast calls for 90 to 92 degrees and high humidity with sun and brief late clouds today.
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Weather Bureau
Colorado Lagoon
Doreen Johnson
Ransom Ave
Linden Ave
Dick Bowdy
Alamitos Bay Entrance Channel
Darlene Schweitzer
S. Galvin Ave
Artesia
LeRoy Jensen
Community Hospital
Jim Smith
Shipowners Sailors Reach Tentative Coast Strike Pact
AFL sailors and the Pacific Maritime Association report a tentative agreement ending the 60 day West Coast shipping strike. The settlement includes a 5 percent wage increase subject to Wage Stabilization Board approval, a 40 hour week at sea, and defined scope of work. The Sailors Union of the Pacific will seek contract approval with members to vote at meetings in Seattle Portland Los Angeles and San Francisco Monday.
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AFL
Pacific Maritime Association Tonight
Omar Hoskins
Daniel Leads in Texas Senate Race
In Dallas on July 25 Atty Gen Price Daniel led the Texas Democratic primary for the U S Senate seat vacated by Tom Connally. National figures Rayburn and Dies topped their races while Gov Allan Shivers led Ralph Yarborough in the gubernatorial contest. Allene Traylor trailed.
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Price Daniel
Texas
U. S. Senate
Tom Connally
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
U.S
Martin Dies
Lutkin
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Allene Traylor
San Antonio
China Reds Fire Mock Atom Attack on Macau Guards
A Friday Saturday clash at the Macau border left one Portuguese guard dead and at least 13 wounded as Chinese Communist troops fired on Portuguese guards near the border. The incident sparked food price rises and a tightened border as a mission from Canton arrived to assess the trouble.
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Macau
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Red China
Associated Press
Canton
Here
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Cantor
Rear Adm Metzel Found Dead With Sword Stab
Rear Admiral Jeffrey C. Metzel age 55 and former commander of a World War II destroyer division was found dead in the driveway of his Chevy Chase Maryland home. A Japanese samurai sword was embedded in his stomach after he apparently drove it in and leaped from a window. Medical Examiner says death from a fractured skull. Metzel graduated from the Naval Academy in 1918 and retired from active duty in 1949.
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Jeffrey C. Metzel
Frank J. Broschart
Metzel
Chevycae
Naval Academy
Deluges Slow Up Battle for Peaks
Rain-drenched Seoul fronts slow fighting as Maj. Gen. James C. Fry refuses to abandon Old Baldy and nearby outposts. Chinese Reds hold Old Baldy after last Tuesday gains. Air activity limited to a few B26 night missions amid ongoing heavy rainfall.
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Korean
Old Baldy
James C. Fry
U. S
Korea
Milo Farnell
Western Front
Central U S Still Hot Across Plains and South
The heat remains intense across the south and central plains with temperatures well above 100 degrees. Forecasters say cooler air will reach the north central and northeastern regions today while the western half enjoys continued warm, fair weather. Examples include Pittsburg Kansas at 112 and St Louis at 105.
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Associated Press
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Pittsburg
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St. Louis
Littleflack
Ark
Ponca City
Okla
Britain Tightens Middle East Alert as Egypt Turmoil Grows
Britain moves forces in the Middle East to protect lives and property amid the abdication of King Farouk and rising unrest in Egypt. Royal Navy ships at Malta are recalled and prepared to sail, while Mohammed Naguib emerges as a central figure shaping the region’s fate.
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Farouk
Middle East
Farouk I
Egypt
Mohammed Reza Fahievi
Shah
Iran
Cajra
Foreign Office
Malta
Naval
Khnown
Mohammed Naguib Bey
Roman Y earns home welcome after lively convention moment
In San Juan Puerto Rico Marcelino Roman y returns to a crowd including Bar Association members after he caused laughter at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. He explained the tongue twisting name gag and the chair’s miscalled vote led to the moment that delighted millions.
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