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July 18, 1955

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Headlines from July 18, 1955

22 Die, 21 Hurt in Crash Of Airliner in Chicago Fog; Aftermath of the Plane Crash in Chicago and Two of the Victims AIRLINER CRASHES IN CHICAGO; 22 DIE

By Edward Ranzalspecial To the New York Times

22 killed, 21 hurt in 2-engine Convair landing crash, Midway, Chicago; craft on flight from Dallas, was making normal instrument approach in fog when wing struck sign outside field; pilot and stewardess among dead; quick action by rescuers curbed fatalities; survivors, eye witnesses int; casualty list; illus; map

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FRENCH USE TANKS IN BATTLE TO HALT CASABLANCA RIOT; Moroccan Street Fighters Reply With Hand Grenades -- Death Toll Rises to 50 FRENCH USE TANKS IN MOROCCAN RIOT

By Special to The New York Times

tanks used against Moroccans native qr; Moroccans respond with hand grenades; death toll seen at 50; Bastille Day toll of Eur deaths rises to 7; fires burn in many parts of city; riot illus

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5,000 in Iowa Cheer Soviet Farm Group; 5,000 IN IOWA HAIL SOVIET FARM UNIT

By Harrison E. Salisburyspecial To the New York Times

USSR delegation in Iowa; greeted by 5,000; agr specialist J Strohm conducts tour; tour of NYC described

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EDEN TO GIVE PLAN TO UNITE GERMANY; Will Ask Soviet to Consider Guarantee Against Future Teutonic Aggression EDEN TO GIVE PLAN TO UNITE GERMANY

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

Eden set to offer Brit plan linking reunification with USSR security against future Ger aggression

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ADENAUER WANTS BONN MADE EQUAL; Stresses Role of Germany in Quest for Peace -- Will Be in Contact With West ADENAUER WANTS BONN MADE EQUAL

By M. S. Handlerspecial To the New York Times

W Ger seen demanding equal role with Western powers in getting reunification

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1955Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor^[†]

Bernd Fasching was an Austrian painter and sculptor. He lived and worked in Vienna.

Historical Context for July 18, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people^[†]

Headlines from July 18, 1955

22 Die, 21 Hurt in Crash Of Airliner in Chicago Fog; Aftermath of the Plane Crash in Chicago and Two of the Victims AIRLINER CRASHES IN CHICAGO; 22 DIE

FRENCH USE TANKS IN BATTLE TO HALT CASABLANCA RIOT; Moroccan Street Fighters Reply With Hand Grenades -- Death Toll Rises to 50 FRENCH USE TANKS IN MOROCCAN RIOT

5,000 in Iowa Cheer Soviet Farm Group; 5,000 IN IOWA HAIL SOVIET FARM UNIT

EDEN TO GIVE PLAN TO UNITE GERMANY; Will Ask Soviet to Consider Guarantee Against Future Teutonic Aggression EDEN TO GIVE PLAN TO UNITE GERMANY

ADENAUER WANTS BONN MADE EQUAL; Stresses Role of Germany in Quest for Peace -- Will Be in Contact With West ADENAUER WANTS BONN MADE EQUAL

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