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Sen McMahon repts Pres Truman approves 'real' expansion program after accepting AEC and Defense Dept recommendations
UN Assembly; com session; Vishinsky charges 'unreasonable' UN stand bars accord at Panmunjom; distorts Jan 13 remark by Gen Van Fleet to indicate Gen was 'satisfied' with destruction in NK; calls Van Fleet 'cannibal' and 'killer'; offers resolutions providing immediate cease-fire, retreat from 38th Parallel by both sides and withdrawal of foreign troops and 'volunteers' within 90 days; com defeats resolutions; Egypt and Burma back foreign troops withdrawal
Assembly approves him as Premier; par
reaction, London; Churchill seen willing to go further with US in extending war than Brit want to go
1952Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic[†]
Michael Joseph Behe is an American biochemist and an advocate of the pseudoscientific principle of intelligent design (ID).
1952R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Robert Steven Moore is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cassette underground, and his influence is particularly felt in the bedroom and hypnagogic pop artists of the post-millennium. Since 1968, he has self-released approximately 400 albums, while about three dozen official albums have been issued on various labels.
1952Curly Howard, American actor (born 1903)[†]
Jerome Howard, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He was a member of The Three Stooges comedy team, which also featured his elder brothers Moe and Shemp Howard, as well as vaudevillian Larry Fine. In early shorts, he was billed as "Curley". He was generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]