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July 24, 1955

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BIG BOARD HOLDS OWN ARBITRATION; Of 12,000,000 Opportunities for Disagreement, Only 45 Cases Have Been Heard BIG BOARD HOLDS OWN ARBITRATION

By Burton Crane

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Campbell Cracks 200 M.P.H. 'Water Barrier'; Sets Mark of 202.32 in Jet-Driven Boat on English Lake Campbell Cuts 'Water Barrier'; Sets a Record of 202.32 M.P.H.

By Peter D. Whitneyspecial To the New York Times

sets new mark of over 200 mph

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More Polio Vaccine For City, 13 States; MORE POLIO SHOTS DUE IN THIS WEEK

By Unknown Author

Foundation repts NY and 12 other states will get vaccine for 2d round and booster shots; NYS to get 455,211 ccs, NYC 142,000; city will resume mass inoculations in fall, make shots available earlier at dist health centers; Hilleboe cites categories of eligible children, amts allotted in met area

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Automation Is Set To Go on the Road; AUTOMATION SET TO HIT THE ROAD

By Unknown Author

1st traveling show to exhibit and sell automated products set for Mar-Dec '56; to tour 35 key US cities; dir R Rimbach says object is to reach lower mgt levels; maximum of 45 mfrs to exhibit; some noted; stationary show planned for Chicago, Nov

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HEARN TAKES 1-HITTER FOR GIANTS, 2-0;; REDLEGS BLANKED Hearn Hurls No-Hitter Till Harmon Singles With 1 Out in 9th HEARN OF GIANTS WINS 1-HITTER, 2-0

By Louis Effrat

Jim Hearn was only four strikes, or two outs, away from a no-hit, no-run victory over the Cincinnati Redlegs yesterday at the Polo Grounds. The 32-yearold Atlantan achieved a 2-0 victory, but he failed in his bid to become the first Giant hurler to fashion a no-hitter since Carl Hubbell did it against the Pirates in 1929.

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Historical Context for July 24, 1955

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