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July 2, 1956

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ALL 128 ON 2 AIRLINERS FOUND DEAD; CRAFT PRESUMED TO HAVE COLLIDED BEFORE CRASHING IN GRAND CANYON; 'COPTER AT SCENE Plans Are Laid to Fly Out Victims' Bodies --Inquiry Starts To Fly In Again Today Two Black Blotches Mark the Canyon Spots Where Planes Carried 128 to Death ALL 128 ARE DEAD ON TWO AIRLINERS 'We Are Going ...'

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all 128 dead; DC-7 wreck found less than mi from TWA craft; collision presumed; scene illus; efforts to bring out dead hampered by area's inaccessibility; chief CAB investigator Andrews to head inquiry; House Commerce (Harris) subcom may hold hearings

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50% of the Juvenile Delinquents In City Said to Be Rehabilitated; 50% ARE RESTORED FROM CHILD CRIME Delinquency Rising Neglect at Home Blamed

By Ira Henry Freeman

I H Freeman series on rehabilitation of delinquents; soc workers rept some 50% rehabilitated; case histories

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Poles Hunt Down Rebels; Poznan Fearful of Purge; House-to-House Search Is On, and People Crowd Churches to Pray--Estimates of the Dead Range Up to 600 POLES HUNT DOWN REBELS IN POZNAN Trial Soon Is Hinted Other Buildings Damaged

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BERLIN, July 1--Two Polish armored divisions and thousands of policemen were reported today to be hunting for rebels in Poznan after having crushed a three-day revolt there.

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Eisenhowers Mark 40th Anniversary; PRESIDENT 'FINE' ON ANNIVERSARY

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

48 Repub state chmn give Eisenhowers heifer for wedding anniv gift, thus raising Black Angus herd to 20

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1956Jerry Hall, American model and actress^[†]

Jerry Faye Hall is an American model and actress. She began modeling in the 1970s and became one of the most sought-after models in the world. She transitioned into acting, appearing in the 1989 film Batman. Hall was the long-term partner of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, with whom she has four children. She was the fourth wife of Rupert Murdoch until they divorced in 2022.

Historical Context for July 2, 1956

In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people^[†]

Headlines from July 2, 1956

50% of the Juvenile Delinquents In City Said to Be Rehabilitated; 50% ARE RESTORED FROM CHILD CRIME Delinquency Rising Neglect at Home Blamed

Poles Hunt Down Rebels; Poznan Fearful of Purge; House-to-House Search Is On, and People Crowd Churches to Pray--Estimates of the Dead Range Up to 600 POLES HUNT DOWN REBELS IN POZNAN Trial Soon Is Hinted Other Buildings Damaged

Eisenhowers Mark 40th Anniversary; PRESIDENT 'FINE' ON ANNIVERSARY

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