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July 9, 1928

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HEAT AT 91 KILLS 3; MILLIONS QUIT CITY FOR RELIEF AT SHORE; Hottest Day of the Season Causes Many Prostrations in Sweltering Crowds. THOUSANDS SLEEP ON SAND Record Traffic to Long Island and New Jersey Resorts Reported by Railroads. MANY BATHERS DROWNED Rains Break Heat in Parts of the Middle West, Where Deaths Reach Thirty. 1,000,000 Go in Bathing. Auto Traffic Congests Ferries. Watchman Dies of Heat. HEAT AT 91 KILLS 3; MILLIONS QUIT CITY

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3 killed; many overcome

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CECCIONI REPORTED DEAD ON ICE FLOE; Kings Bay Gives Up Hope for Sora, Who Set Out Alone for Italia Castaways. FOUR OF THEM NOW ILL Ice Is Melting Fast and Landing by Planes Is Now Impossible --Krassin Only Hope. Abandon Hope for Sora. Started Without Weapons. Comments on Nobile's Status. CECCIONI REPORTED DEAD ON ICE FLOE

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Ceccione reptd dead on ice floe; hope for Sora given up; ice melting, icebreaker Krassin only hope; L Boyd renews offer of sealing ship Hobby

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ONLY FOUR SAVED OF 300 ON ANGAMOS; TELL OF SHIP'S LOSS; Rudderless Chilean Transport, Battered in Storm and Swept on Rocks, Broke in Two. MAD FIGHT THEN FOR LIFE Passengers and Crew Hurled Into Breakers, Lifeboats Capsizing as Soon as Launched.SEA CASTS UP 80 BODIESOne Survivor, Naked on Shore,Heard Shot That Ended Captain's Life on Bridge. 215 in Crew, 76 Passengers. Battered by Storm. Survivor's Story of Wreck. ONLY FOUR SAVED OF 300 ON ANGAMOS All Survivors Naked. Rescuers Find Ship Sunk. Only Four Survivors.

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J Aguila heard shot which killed Suarez

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Notable Births

Federico Bahamontes

1928Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist (died 2023)[†]

Federico Martín Bahamontes, born Alejandro Martín Bahamontes, was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He won the 1959 Tour de France and a total of 11 Grand Tour stages between 1954 and 1965. He won a total of nine mountain classifications and was the first cyclist to complete a "career triple" by winning the mountain classification in all three Grand Tours. Following his retirement, Bahamontes ran a bicycle and motorcycle shop and was named the best climber in the history of the Tour de France by a panel organised by L'Équipe in 2013.

Vince Edwards

1928Vince Edwards, American actor, singer, and director (died 1996)[†]

Vince Edwards was an American actor, director, and singer. He was best known for his TV role as Dr. Ben Casey and as Major Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film The Devil's Brigade.