Show I Scores Collapse as Heat Wave Blankets Nation j I I I By fly United Press PressA A sticky heat wave covered most of the nation with a blanket of muggy humidity Tuesday as scores of persons collapsed and temperature records toppled in city after city The U. U S Weather Bin Bureau can extended extended ex ex- tended little hope for or any relief relic I from the sky-high sky temperatures within the next 24 hours The mercury was likely to climb over 95 in practically all of the southern two-thirds two of the nation The month was within a fraction fraction fraction frac frac- tion of being the hottest July over ever recorded in New York City The old record of or 87 degrees was I set in July 1876 The mean temperature temperature tem tern for this month is i iI I The u weather bureau predicted 90 degree temperatures Tuesday I and said the old record would be smashed In Chic Chicago go a year old record record rec rec- record ord was tied Monday londay as the mercury climbed past 90 for the thc I twelfth day this month In 1921 and 1934 July had 12 days with I temperatures 90 or higher I Scores of oC persons collapsed under the bl blistering temperatures temperatures temperatures tempera tempera- tures At least six persons were I overcome by heat in Cleveland as the temperature hit 96 I Anna 72 Bland Ind died of heat exhaustion on as the mercury rose to near the JOO- JOO degree mark Other cities throughout the nation reported a rising toll of oC deaths from healand heat heal and drowning Democratic politicians politician who I I f hoped to escape the hUDoC hut hun r of oC the capital didn't ml mis mh It was 98 93 in Washington in Chicago scene of oC the national The stricken drouth-stricken s soi so to suffer Little LitlIe r o-r or was predicted for the dug d s. s lands that have the blazing sun I |