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July 18, 1953

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GERMAN REDS HALT POLICY OF RETREAT SET UP AFTER RIOTS; Party to Purge Old Socialists -- More Soviet Tanks Are Reported in East Berlin GERMAN REDS HALT POLICY OF RETREAT

By Walter Sullivanspecial To the New York Times

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AIR TROOPS SMASH BIG VIETMINH BASE; French Are Dropped 50 Miles Behind Lines to Destroy Materiel From China French Paratroopers Wreck Base Of Vietminh 50 Miles Behind Lines

By Tillman Durdinspecial To the New York Times

French paratroopers raid rebel supply base at Langson; aim to destroy materiel from China and show French offensive ability; base reptd wrecked; map

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ALLIED UNITS REWIN SOME OF LOST ZONE IN KUMSONG SECTOR; 3 South Korean Divisions Gain Up to 5 1/2 Miles Against Reds on East-Central Front FOE CHALLENGED IN BULGE Taylor Notes Enemy Had Cut Into U.N. Lines 7 Miles -- Big Guns and Tanks in Action ALLIED UNITS REWIN SOME OF LOST ZONE

By the Associated Press

SKs regain up to 5 1/2 mi, Kumsong River valley; meet stiff resistance near new Communist defense line; forced off some hills, Kumsong River area; UN air spotters rept Chinese build-up opposite central sector of Kumsong front; Allied planes hit positions to slow build-up; Taylor outlines new Kumsong front, showing Communists advanced up to 7 mi; SKs destroy 3 Chinese rafts on apparent mission to blow up Pukhan River bridge; wk's fighting described as some censorship is lifted; SKs repulse attack, Anchor Hill; US 45th Div stops foe near Christmas Hill; Taylor identifies UN divs manning Kumsong bulge; estimates 10 Communist divs in initial strike; Sniper Ridge arty battle on; Chinese POWs say aim of strike was to destroy as much of SK Army as possible before armistice is signed; map

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40 Killed as Plane Carrying R.O.T.C. Men Falls in South

By the United Press

40 killed, 6 survive as USMC transport carrying 40 NROTC students and 6 crewmen crashes on take-off, Allentown, Ala

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Maude Adams Is Dead at 80; Won Fame in Peter Pan Role; ' Winsome, Lonely Dreamer of Dreams' Captivated Audiences of 3 Decades Maude Adams Dur'mg Her. Great Days"0n tire. Stage "l MAUDE ADdS DIE AT THE-AGE 0F.80

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Historical Context for July 18, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people^[†]