Fricks Decision on Brooks Protest Rocks National League Race
Dodgers fall to second, half game behind St Louis after Frick probes protest of Duke Snider home run call. Braves win 5-3 as Nolan Shotton cites umpire error. Cardinals pad lead with 8-2 over Pirates. Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox win in AL in tight pennant chase.
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Detroit Tigers
Hank Borowy
Philadelphia Phils
New York Giants
Australian Men Outnumber Women in Population Gap
Canberra reports Australia has about 25 000 more men than women. As of December 31 last year the nation totaled 7 794 880 with 3 910 051 males and 3 884 829 females, up 156 252 from the previous year. Natural increase 101 137, net migration 55 115. Q and A on cottage cheese notes origin in cottages and Dutch attribution.
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Canberra
Australia
Arrior
Great American Handicap Opens August in Vandalia
The Grand American Trapshoot, celebrating its golden anniversary, runs August 19 to 27 in Vandalia Ohio. About 2000 amateur shooters from across the United States and abroad will compete for prize money around fifty thousand dollars and may spend roughly six hundred dollars on entry fees shells lodging and travel. The event attracts famous marksmen and curious spectators in a nine day carnival of shooting.
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Doras
Union
Cuba
Canal Zone
Mexico
Canada
Annie Oakley
Karachi Jews Leave for Israel Migration from Pakistan to Israel reported
A group of about 12 men women and children from Karachi plans to migrate to Israel in July marking the first large Jewish emigration from the city. The party includes long time businesspeople seeking better prospects abroad.
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Karacht
Pakistan
Israel
Karachi
Desert Sharifs Listen to Voice of America Broadcast
In Aden Arabia a portable radio brings Voice of America to desert camps. Sharif Awadh Bin Ahmed and guards listen nightly as Ferris reports wide reception of the State Department program among local leaders and their families.
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Washington
Arabia
State Department
Voice of America
Robert Ferris
Aden
Sharif Awadh bin Ahmed
Errs
Truman
Ferris
Aden-Yemen Protectorate
Sharif Ahmed
Baseball results and schedules from yesterday and today
Major League results show Philadelphia beating New York 2 0 Boston 5 Brooklyn 3 St. Louis 8 Pittsburgh 2. Tonight Pittsburgh visits St. Louis at 8 45 PM EST. Tomorrow Boston plays Brooklyn Philadelphia faces New York Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Batting star Gene Woodling of the Yankees drove in four runs in a 7 3 win over Philadelphia.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Gene Woodling
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Hank Borowy
Phils
Giants
Rainfall figures and averages from local records
Records show 24 hour rainfall ending 7 a m at 1.28 inches with August to date 4.20 and 1949 to date 27.60 inches. The 36 year average annual rainfall stands at 36.42 inches and monthly means from 1913 to 1948 include: January 2.47 February 1.92 March 2.91 April 3.07 May 3.68 June 3.88 July 3.81 August 3.82 September 2.58 October 3.34 November 2.50 December 2.43. Statistics supplied through the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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