Air Forces Lea Sets World Mark For 400 Meters
In Modesto California Jim Lea of the Air Force clocked 45.8 seconds for 440 yards to break the 400 meter world record. Oklahoma A M's J W Mashburn finished second in 46.2 seconds, a fast mark this year, as both ran at the California Relays. Lea defeated Mashburn by about four yards in a sprint finish.
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University of Southern California
Mashburn
Aggie
Warren Giles Birthday Profile Reflects Baseball Leader
Warren Giles born May 28 1896 in Tiskilwa Illinois rose from a Moline Illinois business career to lead the National League as president earning 55000 dollars annually He previously headed the International League and helped keep the Moline team alive in the Three I League with no salary.
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Ike All Right After 27-Hole Golf Round
President Eisenhower returns to Washington feeling all right after a 27-hole round at Gettysburg. His doctor Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder confirms, noting it was his longest since the Sept 24 heart attack. He had no activity Sunday beyond a farm tour with neighbor George E. Allen.
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Police seize guns and knives in Delray Beach car search
Delray Beach police with auxiliaries and state troopers conducted a beach corridor gun and knife sweep at four public ocean entrances. Officers targeted cars with groups of men or teenagers and warned owners could reclaim firearms at police HQ after a cooling off period. The move followed a race segregation order affecting beach access and cited emergency powers to prevent violence.
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Delray Beach
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Turish Cypriot Constable Killed in Cyprus Ambush
A Turkish Cypriot constable was killed and two other Cypriot security officers were wounded in an ambush on a convoy near Paphos. The incident marks the fifth Turkish Cypriot policeman killed in the Greek Cypriot campaign against British rule. An investigation by Commissioner Martin Clements into clashes in the Nicosia area was announced amid arson against Greek shops and rioting. A curfew was imposed on Nicosia's Turkish quarter and Afania after two more deaths in Greek Turkish rioting on Saturday.
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Martin Clements
Afania
City dubbed the Rebel Capital by the British
The British called Philadelphia the Rebel Capital. In 1776 Philadelphia became the capital of the rebelling colonies as the American Revolution began. By 1800 the seat of government moved to Washington, D C.
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Washington, D. C
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