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July 20, 1952

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Delegate Floor Contest Set; Party Fidelity Vow Is Voted; FLOOR FIGHT LOOMS ON LOYALTY ISSUE

By W. H. Lawrence

CHICAGO, July 19 -- The Democratic National Committee approved a new party loyalty affirmation today and then voted temporary credentials for the anti-Administration delegations from Texas and Mississippi. It made the latter action subject to a further questioning of the so-called "regular" party leaders from those two states as to whether they would pledge themselves in advance to support the national party ticket in 1952.

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$150,450 Arlington Classic Annexed by Mark-Ye-Well; $150,450 CLASSIC TO MARK-YE-WELL

By the United Press

CHICAGO, July 19 -- Mark-Ye-Well, the Calumet Farm's substitute for the Kentucky Derby winner, Hill Gail, turned on full power in the stretch of a muddy track today and won the twentyfourth running of the Arlington Classic. It was the richest race ever run for 3-year-olds, and it grossed $150,450 after the Greentree Stable's Tom Fool and J. H. Dunn's Oh Leo had been scratched because of the condition of the track.

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Historical Context for July 20, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[โ€ ]