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July 2, 1948

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Headlines from July 2, 1948

ARABS SAID TO BAR BERNADOTTE'S PLAN; Cairo Hears That Territorial Split Includes Trans-Jordan--Jerusalem Fight Forecast THE LAST BRITISH TROOPS DEPART FROM PALESTINE ARABS SAID TO BAR BERNADOTTE'S PLAN

By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times

Cairo sources see Arab League rejection of plan; newspaper Al Misri publishes version of plan said to provide for separate Arab and Israeli States with joint central council; Trans-Jordan included in area div; Arabs reject Bernadotte inv to Rhodes conf

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BAN ON RAIL STRIKE IS MADE PERMANENT BY GOLDSBOROUGH; Says Nothing in Law Permits Unions to Act in a Manner to 'Disintegrate Society' GOES BEYOND MINE RULING Court Asserts Injunction Would Be Needed if Roads Had Not Been Seized -- Appeal Set BAN ON RAIL STRIKE MADE PERMANENT

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

Justice Goldsborough issues permanent injunction banning strike; comments; unions to appeal; Sec Royall and union chiefs clash over Royall statement that he could negotiate a pay settlement; RR Trainmen and Conductors ask 25% rise

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Notable Births

Mutula Kilonzo

1948Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician (died 2013)[โ€ ]

Mutula Kilonzo was a Kenyan politician and Senior Counsel, who served as Minister of Education after having previously served as Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and justice and constitutional affairs He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent Makueni County as Senator in the 2013 general elections.