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January 13, 1952

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Historical Context for January 13, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]

Notable Births

1952Stephen Glover, English journalist, co-founded The Independent[†]

Stephen Charles Morton Glover is a British journalist and columnist for the Daily Mail.

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Headlines from January 13, 1952

Crosby Golf Is Cut To 36 Holes by Rain

By the Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Jan. 12 -- The second round of the scheduled fifty-four-hole $10,000 Bing Crosby national pro-amateur golf tournament was called off today because of the unplayable condition of the rain-drenched Monterey Peninsula Country Club course.

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WILT FIRST IN MILE, N.Y.A.C. KEEPS TITLE; F. B. I. Agent Victor in 4:14.6 -- O'Connell Scores Upset -- Two Meet Marks Set

By Michael Strauss

Fred Wilt, the special agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, made his first mile start of the season last night, and it was an impressive one. Running in the annual senior Metropolitan A. A. U. championships at the Third Engineers Group Armory, the fleet-footed Government man, who wears the colors of the New York A. C., covered the distance in 4:14.6 to win the event for the third straight time.

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