Eva Peron dies after long illness in Argentina
Eva Peron wife of President Juan D Peron died last night after a prolonged illness. Cabinet ministers gathered at the presidential residence as bulletins described her condition as very serious and declining rapidly. Her official age was 30. She underwent an operation for cancer last November and had limited public appearances since.
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Argentina
Eva Peron
Juan D. Peron
Senora Peron
South America
Peron
Ana Sncaa Ec Cak Alakete
George T. Pack
New York
Hew
Labor Department
Evita
Rain Soaks Korea After Two Week Battle Dangling Hills
Persistent summer rains halt large scale fighting and leave Allied infantry clinging to positions near Ola Baidy and T-Bene hills on the western front. Major General James C. Fry vows not to abandon the two outposts as Chinese Reds hold Old Baldy crest after last Tuesday’s clashes. Air action is limited to a few close support missions by B 26 bombers.
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Korean
Ola Baidy
T-Bene
James C. Fry
U. S
Old Baldy
Korea
Recess Begins as UN and Communist Talks Pause
Major General William K. Harrison orders a week recess from Panmunjom armistice talks after a tense session. Duncan St Somerville leads the UN junior delegation drafting terms on prisoner exchange while Nam Il heads the Communist side. Harrison accuses the Reds of utter hypocrisy and threatens to pause talks until August 3 or 7.
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William K. Harrison
Duncan St. Somerville
United Nations
Harrison
Nam WJ
Stop Sign Violation Leads to Fine for State Sign Erector
In Greenfield Massachusetts Stanley Mislak a 34 year old who erects stop signs for the state paid a five dollar fine in district court yesterday for passing a stop sign.
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Greenfield
Mass
Stanley Mislak
Farouk Abdicates Egypt Passes Throne to Crown Prince
King Farouk I abdicated yesterday after a tank backed cleanup campaign and sailed with his family to exile in Italy aboard the royal yacht. The army named seven month old Crown Prince Ahmed as King Faud I of Egypt and the Sudan while Lt. Gen. Mohammed Naguib Bey assumed power and surrounded royal palaces with troops.
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Egypt
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Italy
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Sudan
Mohammed Naguib Bey
Farouk Foresees Tiny World Kings Half a Dozen Remain
Washington reports King Farouk reportedly told an unnamed American that soon only five kings would remain in the world. He allegedly named the kings of hearts clubs diamonds spades and the King of England, implying his own era would end.
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Washington
Farouk
England
Farouk Abdicates as Egypt Moves to Exile in 1952
Soldders arrest royal guards at Ras El Tin Palace in Alexandria as Farouk, Queen Narriman, and the three Farida daughters leave for exile. Gen Naguib salutes the king amid a 21 gun salute while Aly Maher Pasha appeals for calm and outlines the new direction for Egypt after a 16 year reign marked by World War II and a postwar rift with Britain.
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Egypt
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Farouk
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Naguib
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Maher
Pasha
Corror Cns
Queen Mother Nazli of Egypt Grieves Farouk Abdication
Queen Mother Nazli in Beverly Hills reacts to King Farouk’s abdication. She falls ill and is prostrated after hearing the news on radio. Her son in law Riad Ghali says she was too upset to speak to reporters. The queen has lived with Ghali and Princess Fathia, who faced exile after her 1950 marriage.
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Fathia
Egypt
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Steel Strike Ends as Murray Orders 600000 Back to Mills
CIO chief Philip Murray ordered 600000 steelworkers back to their jobs after a 55 day strike tied to iron ore wage talks. Agreement followed White House deal, with iron ore workers receiving wage adjustments and the industry set to resume full production within a week.
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C.I.O
Philip Murray
Murray
White House
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Defense
Robert A. Lovell
Minnesota
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Defense reports 125 Korea war casualties
Washington The Defense Department released a new Korean war casualty list naming 10 killed and 103 wounded with one missing and 11 injured. The figure updates the tally of U S military losses in the conflict.
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Washington
Defense Department
Todays Features and Page Guide
A table of contents for the newspaper lists sections Amusements Music Society Books Women Classified Sports Crossword Weather Deaths Editorial and a page guide for Today's Pictures on page 14. It notes page numbers 26 27 25 31 17 24 56 63 49 52 21 and 14 for features, pictures, and departments.
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Winchell
G man SLAIN most Wanted Bandit in Manhattan Shootout
Bank robber Gerhardt Arthur Puff 37, a top ten Wanted criminal, was wounded in a Manhattan hotel gun battle in which FBI agent Joseph Brock was killed. Twelve agents trapped Puff after following two women to the Congress Hotel lobby. The ambush followed the capture of Puff accomplice George Heroux in Miami.
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Gerhardt Arthur Puff
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Puff
Congress Hotel
Joseph Brock
Brock
Roosevelt Hospital
FBI
Puffs
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Miami
Fla
Heroux
Milwaukee
Sparkman Backed by Democrats for South with Sparkman as VP
Chicago report notes the Democratic National Convention settled on Senator Sparkman as vice presidential candidate alongside Stevenson. The choice aims to solidify the South for the ticket, amid Northern concerns about a Southerner drawing minority votes in big cities. Page 15, Col 2.
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Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Blair Moody
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James
California
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Sparkman
New York
Senator Sparkman
Sparkman Nominated as Stevenson Veep at Democratic Convention
The 21st Democratic National Convention nominated Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama by acclamation as vice president on a unity ticket with Governor Adlai E. Stevenson. The move aimed to unite Northern Liberals and Southern Democrats after a six day convention marked by civil rights debates and loyalty pledge disputes. Sparkman’s selection, the first Southern running mate since 1936, was hailed as a significant victory for the South.
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Sam Rayburn
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
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Dallas
Tex
Truman hails Sparkman as ideal running mate
President Truman, returning to Missouri from a convention, praised Adlai Stevenson’s choice of Senator John Sparkman as his running mate calling him "a peach." He spoke at Fairfax Airport where he was welcomed by a small crowd.
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Liner Baranof and Greek Freighter Crash Near Nanaimo
The Alaska bound passenger liner Baranof and a Greek freighter collided off Nanaimo British Columbia early yesterday. Two freighter crew members are believed dead and another injured. No injuries aboard the Baranof which carried 150 passengers and 100 crew on a voyage to Ketchikan Alaska.
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B. C. GP
Baranof
British /Columbia
Alaska Steamship Company
Ketchikan
Alaska
Primaries Eyewash Debate at Democratic National Convention
At the 1952 Democratic National Convention in Chicago President Truman dismissed presidential primaries as eyewash. Kefauver claimed leadership among delegates but failed to unite the party against Stevenson on the final ballot. Harriman's withdrawal tipped the race toward Stevenson, with Truman backing the change and steering New Deal policy support.
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Kefauver
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District of Columbia
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Mutual Security
Stevenson
Harriman
New York
Paul Fitzpatrick
Kerfauver
Missouri
Tomorrow the Greatest Stumbling Block Revealed
A humorous note warns that the true obstacle for most men is not laziness but a vivid tomorrow poised as a temptress with tight skirt, alluring voice, and perfume, a comic personification of elusive plans and ambitions.
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