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July 18, 1952

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Chinese Nationalists Quit Olympics When the Red Regime Is Admitted; o. Nationalists Denounce Acceptance of Red China as They Drop From Olympics SOVIET SATELLITE VOTED IN BY 33-20 EAST MEETS WEST WHILE TRAINING FOR HELSINKI GAMES

By Allison Danzigspecial To the New York Times

IOC, 33-20, votes role for both Chinese teams; Nationalist sqd quits games; Gun Sun-ho statement; Chancellor Mayer comments; says E Ger is barred

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6 Indicted in Driver-License Sale; Deals Netted $12,000, Hogan Says; 6 INDICTED IN SALE OF DRIVER PERMITS

By Unknown Author

4 ex-Motor Vehicle Bur file clerks and 2 accomplices indicted, NYC, for bribery and forgery in selling licenses to unqualified drivers; Dist Atty Hogan comments

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U. S. ORDERS STUDY OF NEW MARKETS TO BAR OUTPUT LAG; World Survey to Supply Data for Post-Defense Business Authorized by Sawyer RESULTS EXPECTED JAN. 1 Project Will Be Similar to That of 1943 -- Aid in Foreign Trade Field Is Seen U. S. ORDERS STUDY OF NEW MARKETS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sec Sawyer sets Commerce Dept-CED study of potential markets to keep boom going when arms effort ends

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DUCLOS' AIM QUOTED AS FRENCH DEBACLE; Paper Prints Excerpts of What It Calls Red Chief's Notebook Urging Defeat of Armies DUCLOS AIM QUOTED AS FRENCH DEBACLE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Paris Figaro pub alleged extracts from J Duclos notebook showing French Communists seek defeat of French forces in Korea

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PRESIDENT SPENDS DAY WITHOUT FEVER; Stays in Hospital for Tests -- Signs Bills and Has Lunch and Dinner With Wife PRESIDENT SPENDS DAY WITHOUT FEVER

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- President Truman was without fever today for the first time since he became ill of a "slight virus infection" last Sunday. He had spent a restful first night in the Presidential suite at the Army's Walter Reed Hospital and did considerable work today.

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Notable Deaths

1952Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect and historian (born 1862)^[†]

Paul Saintenoy was a Belgian architect, teacher, architectural historian, and writer.

Historical Context for July 18, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people^[†]