United States Clinches Team Title With Comeback
In Helsinki the United States overtook Russia on the final day to win the Olympic team championship. Pat McCormick led a U S dive sweep with Paula Myers and June Irwin in podium positions as Russia faded from a large early lead. Ford Kenno boosted the U S in swimming with a record 1 500 meter freestyle victory. The team title remains unofficial but traditional, as the U S staved off Russia in a dramatic showdown.
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Helsinki
United States
Russia
Pat McCormick
Long Beach
Alin
Eetanechia
Lan. Climiecu
IL Wieleuc
U. S
Paula Myers
Laverne
Calif
June Irwin
Los Angeles
McCormick
Ford Kenno
Ohio State
Blow Torch Defense Halts Chinese Drive on Old Baldy
United Nations infantrymen entrenched on Old Baldy repelled a Chinese attack using flame-throwers. The battalion inflicted heavy losses, routing a Chinese company and pursuing survivors with planned corkscrew burn methods. Air power dropped flares to deter Red attempts to retake the hill.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Chorwon
U.S
Crash Involving Family Car Injures Child and Father
In Tucson near East Fifth Street a car driven by Clifford Parker collided with the McCoy vehicle, causing it to roll over after hitting another car. Ronnie McCoy suffered shock and bruises, while his father Raymond McCoy sustained minor injuries. Parker received no citation due to a partially obscured stop sign. Damage estimated at 1200 dollars. A second accident on South Mission Road left Henry Lopez injured. he lacked a license and a citation is pending.
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Little Ronnie McCoy
Raymond McCoy
Tucson
McCoy
Sixth Avenue
Clifford Parker
Phoenix
East Fifth Street
Parker
Morris Zemple
W. Kelsast
Henry Lopez
Kroger Lane
South Mission Road
Lopez
Robbery charge against Allen Sheffield dismissed
An armed robbery charge against Allen Edward Sheffield of Mammoth was dismissed after a preliminary hearing. Sheffield had been arrested in California with Percy Parker, who confessed to multiple 1950 and 1951 grocery robberies. A store manager could not identify Sheffield as a gunman in the July 8, 1951, Goodman's market holdup in Oakland.
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Allen Edward Sheffield
Mammoth
Justice Court
Sheffield
California
Percy Dean Parker
Goodman’s Market
N. Oraclord
Ralph Saenz
Michael Early
First Japanese Christmas decor shipment sails to New York
The Tosho Maru on its maiden voyage from Yokohama carried the first consignment of Japanese Christmas decorations to the United States. The freighter also transported 5,500 tons of Philippine sugar and copra.
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Tokyo
United States
Yokohama
New York
Sane Predictor Forecasts Showers and Heat Rise
The weatherman predicts showers or thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow, mainly over mountains, with a chance of city rain. Temperatures rise, hitting 103 yesterday with a low of 81, and similar heat is expected to ease Sunday afternoon.
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Chicago
Flagstaff
New York
Seattle
Drought Threatens U S Agriculture Defense Goals
Nashville reports the federal government estimates a 500 million drought hit the southeast and New England, jeopardizing national defense production goals. Officials coordinate emergency aid for livestock, allocate grain to aid southeastern farmers, and declare disaster areas to enable loans and relief.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
New England
Department of Agriculture
South
Department
Knox T. Hutchinson
Maine
Massachusetts
Snyder
Roy Bishop
Fayetteville
Bishop
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Montreal Jail Riot Quelled
Police armed with rifles pistols and nightsticks crushed a six hour jail riot at Bordeaux prison in Montreal. The clash involved several hundred convicts in a cell block housing 800 inmates described as criminally insane. One inmate was killed and at least 12 people injured including a policeman and a fireman. Fire crews battled 24 fires across the facility before quelling the unrest.
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Montreal
Bordeaux
Inflation Foes Brace for Rising Costs and Steel Price Boost
Economic stabilizer Roger L. Putnam joined calls blaming Republicans for weak anti inflation controls as the cost of living nears new highs. Government data show the living cost index at 189.6 for mid June with July food prices rising. Arnall warned of monthly record highs unless Congress strengthens controls, citing the steel price increase as worsening inflation and predicting added yearly costs for American families. Aluminum price hints from OPS suggest a smaller impact than steel, though action looms.
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Roger L. Putnam
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnall
Congress
Mutual Broadcasting System
Polio Claims Second Victim In Tucson
Polio takes its second victim in two weeks at St Marys hospital as Mary Elizabeth Hall age 25 dies from bulbar poliomyelitis. She had been in an iron lung since Thursday and leaves a husband Charles A and a three year old daughter Claudia Lynn. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Brings funeral home.
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Tucson
Mary Elizabeth Hall
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Hall
Joan Helen Donisi
St. Mary’s School
St. Mary's Hospital
James Barree
Florence
Felicia Montanio
Charles A
Amphitheater High School
University of Arizona
Claudia Lynn
Alice Leeka
Ocala
Fla
Barbara Ehlers
Germany
Rex L. Leeka
Walter E. Leeka
South Dakota
Chiang Kai-Shek Signs Japanese Peace Treaty
President Chiang Kai-shek today signed the peace treaty between Japan and Nationalist China. It goes into effect at a ceremony in Taipei Formosa on Tuesday.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Taipeh
Formosa
Japan
China
New Welfare Bill Increases Aid In Arizona
The Arizona legislature approved a welfare bill to expand aid and raise maximum income limits, allocating 1,028,511 dollars to match federal funds. About 66 percent overall may receive the up to ten dollar monthly increase, with 75 percent of old age recipients, 50 percent of the blind, and most dependent children beneficiaries affected. The measure awaits Gov. Howard Pyle's signature.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Howard Pyle
Senate
House
Raymond G. Langham
Sam J. Head
D-Yavapai
Congress
Robert C. Bohannan
Langham
Head
Arizona Youth Authority
Prescott
Yavapai County
Rep. Adams
Ike May Visit Tucson In Fall Campaign Stop
Plans are in the works for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to appear in Tucson during his September campaign tour a spokesman said. No official word has been received from Eisenhower or national headquarters but a luncheon address in the Old Pueblo in September is believed. Gov. Howard Pyle extended the invitation to visit Arizona.
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Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tucson
Republican
Eisenhower
Repulican
Old Pueblo
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Pilots Await Saucer Chase In Defense Scramble
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo The air defense nerve center says it is involved in the flying saucer situation and has fast interceptor planes on standby to locate any objects. Seoul reports note saucers seen in Korea and Japan with a Canadian destroyer crew seeing two such objects on radar. A Crusader crew of 40 observed saucers the night of July 10. The system is to meet any enemy attack and findings are sent to Wright Patterson AFB. The ADC reports many unexplained blips and unidentified airborne objects in its area.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Seoul
Korea
Japan
Navy
Air Force Defense Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
ADC
New York
Missouri
California
Baseball National New York Beats Pittsburgh In Rain Shortened Game
New York defeats Pittsburgh 4 to 3 before rain ended the contest after six innings. Chicago game at Brooklyn postponed by rain early.
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National New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pima County Voter Rolls See Long Lines Monday
Crowds have swelled the county recorder's office over the past three days as residents rush to register before the Monday deadline for the primary. The southeast courthouse office will open Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accept registrations.
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Pima County
County Recorder’s
Court House
Jalopy showdown lights up Tucson tonight and tomorrow
Three-way battle for top jalopy honors features Ray Clark Hank Arnold and R C Whitwell with events across Tucson venues. Tonight at 7 p m jalopy trials at Rodeo grounds then races, 8 p m public square dance Catalina guest ranch 3838 N Campbell Ave. 2 p m public square dance Tucson Garden 144 W Orest 9 p m public round dance Odd Fellows Hall 135% S Sixth Ave 7 33 p m community sing at Armory Park 7 30 p m free square dancing at Old Tucson 8 p m public square dance 3838 N Campbell Ave.
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Ray Clark
Hank Arnold
R. C. Whit
Rodeo Grounds
Nogales Highway
Public Square
Catalina
Guest Ranch
Campbell Ave
Tucson Garden
W. Orest
Oddfellows
Armory Park
Old Tucson
Index The Citizen Goes To Play Try Outs
Elsa Maxwell noted on Page 5 and science fiction new reader rage discussed on Page 7 while Olympic totals show US progress on Page 8.
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Elsa Maxwell
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Mexico
Old Baldy
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Eighth Army
Justice of the Peace
Clark H. Johnson
Gordon Aldrich
Mark Genossenschaft
Board of Trade
White House
Office of Price Stabilization
Polio
Ike
Public
N. Campbell Ave
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