staff talks end with some progress on tech points but none on POW issue; agree on 7 revisions in wording of truce accord draft text; new staff talks set after plenary session

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RETAIL FOOD PRICES CLIMB TO NEW PEAK; Federal Index Up 1.2 Per Cent in' Two Weeks to July 15 -- Some of Rise Due to Drought

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

BLS retail index, July 1-15, up 1.2% to record high

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1952Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager^[†]

Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.

Historical Context for August 2, 1952

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

Headlines from August 2, 1952

Thug Beats Widow, 81, Gets $8,600 In 10th Floor Park Ave. Apartment

GRAFT TRIAL HEARS EYEWITNESS NAME 2 AS LURYE SLAYERS; Bookie Says Lawyer Told Him to Say, in Macri Case, That He 'Forgot' Details of Crime

Kansas Women Bid Truman Bar Flood Dam That Will Take Homes; President, Remembering Ruin of Waters, Is Cool to Appeal of Petitioning Group

STAFF AIDES FINISH SERIES OF SESSIONS ON TRUCE IN KOREA; Make 7 Revisions in Wording of Agreement and Progress on Technical Points

RETAIL FOOD PRICES CLIMB TO NEW PEAK; Federal Index Up 1.2 Per Cent in' Two Weeks to July 15 -- Some of Rise Due to Drought

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Historical Context for August 2, 1952