Jack Benny Thrills London Audiences at Palladium
Earl Wilson notes Jack Benny’s immense popularity in England praising his stage presence and timing. London crowds roar at Benny and Jolson references while critics hail his performance as a pinnacle of "facial expressionist" mugging. Intermission scenes show fans flocking for autographs from Benny and Cesar Romero.
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Truman Returns to White House After Rest From Korean Crisis
President Truman resumes duties at the White House and signals focus on Korean crisis after a two day cruise on the Presidential yacht Williamsburg. The surmise of strain from the decision to devote American resources to Korea is not evident, as aides report renewed energy and resolve.
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Philippine arms aid shipment to arrive this week
The Philippines Defense Department announced the first U S arms aid shipment authorized by Washington, part of 27 million dollars for the Philippines, Korea and Nationalist China. Included are armored units artillery Jeeps and small arms for immediate use.
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Deaths of Elias Saarinen Haydte Yates and others admired figures
Obituaries note the deaths of architect Elias Saarinen 76 in Detroit author and editor Haydte Yates 53 in Miami electrical engineer Lucian N McEntire 93 who transformed streetcar power in New York Rutland WI and George C Young 7. The item also references a Los Angeles theater pageant and a Panama Canal era scene with a gunman and a Geneva Switzerland composer Emule Jacques Dalcroze remains under guard with Army music installations noted.
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Buffalo Patrolmen Get New Uniforms in Empire State
Buffalo patrolmen adopted lighter weight uniforms after a group of gear merchants suggested cooler attire. Police Commissioner Michael Noeppel ordered light poplin shirts and white-topped caps to ease summer heat, following merchant concerns about previous garments.
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Reds Protest Meetings Held Across Soviet Union
Moscow reports thousands of meetings protesting American aggression against Korea. Pravda filled a full page with hands off Korea, curb the American aggressors, and denounced U S actions. The paper urged petitions to ban the atomic bomb and praised the Soviet Union as a mighty bulwark for peace. Non American embassy staff joined in the antiatomic petition.
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Peru election yields blank protest ballots amid single candidate
In Lima and Arequipa Peru voters faced a national election with Brig. Gen. Manuel A Odli n as sole candidate. Early returns from 600 of 5,870 precincts show Odri a leading, while large shares across regions cast blank protest ballots. Arequipa tied to unrest, with about 60 percent blank ballots as Aprista and other leftist dissent faced suppression.
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Dewey Won't Quit Aid Tells Press
ALBANY AP James Hagerly executive secretary to Governor Dewey dismissed radio commentator Drew Pearson’s claim that Dewey would resign next month for health reasons as nonsense. Pearson said on his weekly broadcast that Dewey would resign on doctor's orders but gave no source. Two weeks earlier Dewey said he would not seek re election and would serve to end of his term January 1 1951.
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U S Military Power At Peak In Postwar View
Officials say America’s peacetime readiness is at an all time high with manpower around 3.44 million and a powerful global air force. Russia is viewed as a formidable rival with long range capabilities and a submarine fleet of at least 270 vessels. Radar networks expand in the Northwest Northeast and Alaska though funding remains uncertain.
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A-bomb Scientist Urges Its Use
Dr. Arthur Compton, chancellor of Washington University, urged using the atomic bomb if Communists overrun South Korea. He spoke in a radio interview here and said he was voicing his own opinion.
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National Swiss American Saengerfest Opens in Buffalo
More than 1200 singers and dancers gather in Buffalo for the 19th National Swiss American Saengerfest. The three day event opened with 23 choral groups from 12 societies competing in treble male and mixed classes. Prizes will be awarded this afternoon.
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Car Wheel Detaches and Explosion Injures No One
Angelo R. Cirillo, 28, of Camden New Jersey, saw a wheel fly off his car at a North Philadelphia intersection. The right rear wheel vanished, the vehicle struck the roadbed, ruptured the gas line, and flames erupted. Cirillo hurried his wife and children to the sidewalk as the car exploded. no one was hurt.
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Bolt Kills Ball Player at Helena Legion Game
In Helena Montana a 16 year old baseball player Robert Freeman Morris of Anaconda was killed by a lightning bolt during a game between Helena and Anaconda American Legion junior teams. The strike injured seven others and stunned many in a crowd of several hundred. Morris was struck on the head as the bolt tore his cap and shoe. Four injured were released after treatment and three remained hospitalized for shock. An umpire described a flash like hot wire striking him.
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Oklahoma Votes July 4 in Democratic bid for Senate seat
Oklahoma’s July 4 voting tests a slugging Democratic contest for the U S Senate among Elmer Thomas and Mike Monroney with five minor candidates. Other measures include state and local offices and congressional seats. Republicans nominate state candidates led by the Senate race between W H Alexander and Raymond Gelds. Johnston Murray seeks the governorship once held by his father William H Murray.
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Serbian Church Installs New Patriarch in Belgrade
British and American diplomats kissed the hand of Vikenlije Prodanov at ceremonies in Belgrade as he was installed patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Yugoslav officials who backed him greeted the occasion with a handshake at the altar, ending a church state stalemate while some churchmen opposed his election among the 9 million members.
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Little Pearl Harbor Shakes Spy System
Washington analysis traces spying lapses and missteps in U S intelligence after Korea. Hoover Commission findings urge stronger CIA teamwork and defense coordination. By mid 1949 Congress and Truman push measures expanding intelligence and aid amid mounting Cold War anxieties.
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Vast toll of church leaders across eastern bloc
A five year tally by Italian Catholic Action shows about 19 000 priests and church figures killed jailed deported or missing behind the iron curtain. Ukraine reports 3600 priests liquidated and other nations report arrests closures excommunications follow Vatican decrees narrowing church activity.
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Navy on hunt for submarines in Korean waters
Washington reports the Navy is scouting for submarines in Korean waters. Navy sources say Russia has ships at Vladivostok and Port Arthur with an estimated 270 submarines, a portion likely in Pacific waters. Other sources note units at the Yellow Sea and Manchuria, suggesting bases at Vladivostok and Port Arthur.
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British Cancel Visit by Glasgow and Snipe at Canal Zone
The British Legation canceled plans for the Glasgow cruiser and the Snipe frigate to receive a reception at Canal Zone PA. Commanders said they will not sail tomorrow from a West Indies station as planned. Observers speculate the change ties to Britain’s role in the United Nations Korea crisis.
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Parader Rescued After Window Fall During Amvers State Parade
Henry Lefeave aged 46 fell from a third floor hotel window while spectators watched from the parade route. He grabbed a flag pole and sign bracket, hung on for several seconds, then fell about 10 feet but caught a chain and was pulled to safety by rescuers through a second floor window. He suffered only minor head and back injuries.
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