Dimitrov, Bulgarian Leader, Dies in Russia at 66
Georgi Dimitrov, 66, former Bulgarian premier and longtime communist leader, died in a Moscow sanatorium after months of illness. He resigned as premier on April 14 and sought treatment in Russia. Soviet and Bulgarian officials paid tribute, noting his role in the international communist movement.
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Heatwave Grips Nation As Temperatures Spike
Assistant Meteorologist cites nationwide heat as the holiday weekend’s keynote. Readings hit 99 in Chicago and 100 in St Louis and Kansas City, with Burlington Vt at 93. Syracuse may reach 90s while forecasts call for highs near 90 to 95 and nightly lows around 65 to 68. Historical notes mention past extremes from 1933 and a prior record in 1256.
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Attorney General Clark Faces Dilemma on Innocent Names in FBI Files
James Marlow asserts in The Nation Today that Clark must decide how to clear individuals publicly identified in FBI files due to the Copton spy trial. The piece appears in the editorial section alongside pages 34 and 15, with features on comics, horoscopes, Amusements, and Letters.
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Vatican envoy detained as Slovakia riots flare
Foreign diplomats told to avoid unannounced trips into Slovakia after violent clashes between Catholics and Communist authorities. Detention of Papal Nunciature official Gennaro Verolino sparks protests while Prague tightens controls and Catholic holidays are disrupted by state security measures.
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Hiss Trial May Reach Verdict Next Week
Court observers in New York predicted the jury in the Alger Hiss perjury trial will likely decide next week whether Hiss or Whittaker Chambers is lying. The trial recesses until Tuesday for final rebuttal witnesses from both sides and closing arguments to follow.
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Lewis pushes seven hour day without pay cut for miners
John L. Lewis demanded a seven hour workday for soft coal miners without reducing take-home pay during talks at White Sulphur Springs. He also sought higher hourly wages, bigger welfare and retirement fund contributions, and a first ever industry job seniority system, while operators argued production costs cannot rise.
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Airliner Crash Near Perth Kills 18
An airliner of the MacRobertson Australian Aviation Co. crashed in flames eight miles from Perth with eighteen people dead. The craft was en route to Darwin to connect with a London bound plane.
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Five Meeker Children Stricken With Infantile Paralysis
In Denton Texas the Meeker family faces infantile paralysis affecting five children all at once. The eldest Jane aged 15 is improving in Dallas while Willena Mora Marie 9 Floyd Wayne 3 and Virgie 11 or 13 are admitted to a Fort Worth hospital. Parents plan daily 30 mile trips to Dallas and Fort Worth for treatment as the father stays in Denton and the mother shuttles between cities.
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Holiday Toll Starts Early
The nation begins a three day Fourth of July holiday with grim losses. Thirty people died in violent accidents and nineteen in traffic crashes since 6 P.M. Friday. Drowning deaths totaled eight and three died in other causes. The National Safety Council estimates 33,000,000 cars will be on the roads and 290 will die in traffic accidents during the period. The three day toll exceeds five hundred in total with nearly 300 traffic fatalities. New York reports two traffic and one other fatality so far.
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Television baseball gambing fuels Los Angeles crime spree
Los Angeles police chief Maj. W. A. Worton faces a new racket tied to televised baseball. Casinos operate in city sections with croupiers taking bets on tv games. The practice, illegal, follows the retirement of C. S. B. Horvall amid a grand jury probe of the vice squad and underworld activity.
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Airlines Watch For Judith Coplon To Prevent Escape
New York A U S government alert to airlines and LaGuardia officials seeks to prevent Judith Coplon from leaving the United States. Coplon, a former Justice Department analyst convicted of spying for Russia, arrived for a second trial set for July 11 in New York. Bail amounts and potential delays in her trial are noted, with co defendant Valentine Grubitchav mentioned.
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Ringrose Seeks Full Term for Fifth Judicial District
Justice Howard Ringrose of Rome announces he will seek the Republican nomination to succeed himself as Supreme Court justice in the Fifth Judicial District. Appointed by Governor Dewey on December 1, 1958 to fill Justice James T. Cross’s vacancy, Ringrose faces endorsement in Onondaga, Herkimer, Lewis, Oswego, and Oneida counties led by the Oneida County Bar Association.
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Naval Task Force Ships Enter New York Harbor
Leyte week and Frait carriers arrived in New York Harbor for Independence Day weekend. The 25000-ton Leyte and 15000-ton Frait led the entry with ships open to the public from 4 pm on Sunday and Monday.
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Split Image at Brant Home Sparks Custody Divorce
In Circuit Court yesterday Mire Brant 24 a secretary testified about the year old son Thomas’s custody dispute with James Brant 24. The couple argued over paternity and looks leading to Mire Brant being granted a divorce by Judge Julius H Miner.
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Lovers Lane Bandit Slain as Couple Fights Off Robber
Oklahoma City youth Abkwyn Ivers, 19, and his fiancee Betty Bowen, 16, thwarted a masked gunman during a confrontation in Baldwins Lane. Ivers was wounded. the bandit was killed when Betty dragged the weapon and struck him, then drove for help to summon officers.
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McCloy Arrives as American Governor in Berlin
Bernard Law McCloy arrives in Berlin as the new American military governor for Germany. He is greeted by top American and Allied officials this morning.
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Treasury Deficit Surges Far Beyond Estimates
Washington reports a massive 1949 deficit of 2.812 trillion dollars, driven by higher federal taxes totaling 358.245 billion while government operations cost 9.057 billion. President Truman sails for a July 4 weekend on the Williamsburg as aides discuss 1951 plans and budget cuts. Republicans blame tax cuts. Democrats defend spending.
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Shanghai Bombing Reported as Warplanes Return
Nationalist warplanes attacked Shanghai again dropping two bombs in the southwestern district A garrison spokesman said casualties were few and the situation was described as slight.
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How to Play Canasta by Charles H. Goren
The Herald American begins a two part series on Canasta by card expert Charles H. Goren. Learn the new Canasta version of Rummy as a way to pass hot evenings and enjoy it with Tips from the Argentina sourced expert.
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