Rain Ends Drought as New York Receives Heavy 24 Hour Rainfall
New York City area recorded 2.05 inches of rain in 24 hours ending today, easing drought after a long dry spell. Weather Bureau notes August first week average rain has been 1.36 inches. Hooded pickets interrupted sanitation department work before dispersal by police. In Niagara Falls region, four local papers and radio outlets join a civil defense civil defense plan effective July 11.
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Coaster Girl Joins Fire Trucks Honor Ride
In Jaafrey New Hampshire Miss Mabedle Cutter, who turned 50 last winter by sliding down a snowy hill, was crowned an honorary fireman and rode a fire truck through town with sirens. Contracts awarded for a 50 million dollar newsprint mill at Calhoun. City county cost sharing reduces buildings in 21 states, says the American Municipal Association.
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Gromyko Presents Credentials to Queen Elizabeth
Andrei Gromyko, new Soviet ambassador to Britain, presented credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in a 20 minute ceremony. He was accompanied by seven embassy staff and Major General Guy Salisbury-Jones as Queen's marshal. A procession of three horse drawn state carriages accompanied the visit.
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Iran Parliament Debates Release of Aly Razmara’s Assassin
In Pehhran Iran the parliament halted a session over a demand signed by 20 constituencies for the assassin of former Premier Aly Razmara to be released. The debate also touched on Seyed Kashani's nomination as speaker. order could not be restored and the meeting adjourned.
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NYC Unions Seek Conference With White Over Possible Strike
Unions asked William White president of the New York Central Railroad for a personal conference to avert a strike on lines east of Buffalo. Telegr ams and talks broke off without a date for resumption. Grievances and working conditions dating back two years fuel the dispute involving several railroad Brotherhoods and the conductors.
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Parks Board Orders Women in Short Shorts Off Public Grounds
HAGERSTOWN Md park officials accuse women in bare legs of drawing attention away from natural scenery and instruct police to remove shorts wearers from park areas. Chairman Paul L Snyder states the aim is to keep parks focused on trees and beauty.
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Timmy Robinson Resurfaces After 20 Acre Lake Ordeal
In Tupelo Mississippi frantic searchers hunted the 20 acre lake near Timmy Robinsons home for the missing boy. After two hours the year old Timmy walked out of the water with a grin and asked the crowd what they were fishing for.
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Judge Jare Powell Fumbles Ancient Dictionary
In London a judge read aloud from a court report about a girl, asking for a dictionary but failing to find the word amuna Jeni. The judge notes the 1336 dictionary is dusty and seldom used. The piece closes with a modern psychiatric term ambivalence defined as contrasting, often unconscious, emotions for the same person.
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Georgia GOP split over presidential elector slate
The Georgia Republican Party filed rival elector slates before the deadline. Roscoe Pickett Jr. chaired the pro Taft slate while Elbert Tutle led the pro Eisenhower slate. Both slates pledge to vote for Eisenhower Nixon in November. A state board including Gov. Herman Talmadge will decide any contest.
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