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January 21, 1952

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Headlines from January 21, 1952

WARY ON TAX RISE, CONGRESS RECEIVES NEW BUDGET TODAY; McCormack and Halleck Call Prospects Dim for Additional Levies in Face of Deficit

By Clayton Knowles

Reprs McCormack and Halleck

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Stuyvesant Town Drops Evictions As Halley Intervenes as Mediator; LANDLORD TO DROP 19 EVICTION CASES

By Unknown Author

Halley repts co drops evictions action after confs; says he acted in pub interest; repts Hendrix family, Negroes, are assigned apt; P Ross comment

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British Clear City in Suez, Hold 41 After Nun's Slaying; BRITISH CLEAR CITY IN SUEZ, DETAIN 41

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Brit troops search Ismailia; clear Arab sector; hold 41 for questioning on nun's slaying; Egyptians charge Brit bullet caused death; Brit blame terrorists; Sister Anthony reptd US citizen; por; US Consul Gen Mulliner arrives to probe slaying; Brit rept Mother Superior did not seek aid until after slaying; Farag Pasha blames Brit

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CITY PLANS TO SEEK $63,000,000 MORE IN AID FROM STATE; Republicans in Albany Predict 'Asking' Figure Will Be Cut, Possibly to a Fourth

By Leo Egan

special NYS com headed by Lt Gov Moore studies proposed county tax

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ENEMY TELLS U. N. STAND ON CAPTIVES DOOMS TRUCE HOPE; Plan for Repatriation on Basis of Individual Desire Called 'Blackmail,' 'Nonsensical'

By Lindesay Parrott

denies Jan 18 attack; hints Communists may be trying to smuggle traffic to front by marking vehicles as delegation convoys

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Notable Births

1952Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer^[†]

Marco Camenisch is a Swiss anarchist and environmental activist.

1952Werner Grissmann, Austrian alpine skier^[†]

Werner Grissmann is a retired Austrian alpine skier. He had his best achievements in the downhill event, winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World Championships and placing seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He competed in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in 1972–1981 with the best result of eighth place in 1975.

1952Mikhail Umansky, Russian chess player (died 2010)^[†]

Mikhail Markovich Umansky was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, who was the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998. He was also USSR Correspondence Champion in 1978.

Historical Context for January 21, 1952

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