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January 29, 1952

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Allies Present Captives List; FOE ACCEPTS PART OF PRISONERS PLAN

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

subcom session; Communists reject wording of UN draft; agree on priority for exch of sick and wounded and on exch of POWs in neutral zone; UN turns over list of some 132,000 POWs in SK stockades; lists 20,720 Chinese, 111,360 NKs, 44,000 that died, escaped or were found to be SKs and reclassified as civilians; urges both sides expedite exch by signing truce

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SNOW, RAIN, SLUSH HANDICAP CITY AREA; Suburban Traffic Hardest Hit as Roads Ice Over -- Lower Temperatures Seen Today SNOW, RAIN, SLUSH PLAGUE CITY AREA

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rain and snow disrupt traffic; illus

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Judith Coplon Wins a New Trial But Legal Tangle May Prevent It; Judith Coplon Wins a New Trial But Legal Tangle May Prevent It

By Luther A. Hustonspecial To the New York Times

wins right to new trial as Sup Ct refuses to rev tower ct decisions on 3 appeals; wiretapping, arrest without warrant, illegal seizure involved; new trial uncertain

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8,000 FLEE FLOODS IN 5-STATE REGION; Million Acres of Farm Lands Inundated With Nine Dead, Many Towns Deserted THE SURGING OHIO RIVER INUNDATES WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY 8,000 FLEE FLOODS IN A 5-STATE AREA

By the United Press

8,000 flee, 5-state area; map; 1 million farm land acres inundated; 8 dead; freeze causes hardships but lets some cities set up sandbags; ARC, Natl Guard and other volunteer work noted; transport systems disrupted along Ohio and Wabash Rivers; affected cities and towns listed; flood crests in major cities estimated

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1952Pete Geren, American attorney and politician^[†]

Preston Murdoch "Pete" Geren III is an American attorney and politician who served as the 20th United States Secretary of the Army from July 16, 2007, to September 16, 2009. He is a Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district. He is the president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas and is a member of the board of trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia.

1952Tim Healy, British actor^[†]

Timothy Malcolm Healy is an English actor. He played Dennis Patterson in the comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004), Lesley Conroy in the sitcom Benidorm (2009–2018), and Gastric in the comedy series Still Open All Hours (2014–2019).

Historical Context for January 29, 1952

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

Headlines from January 29, 1952

Allies Present Captives List; FOE ACCEPTS PART OF PRISONERS PLAN

SNOW, RAIN, SLUSH HANDICAP CITY AREA; Suburban Traffic Hardest Hit as Roads Ice Over -- Lower Temperatures Seen Today SNOW, RAIN, SLUSH PLAGUE CITY AREA

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Judith Coplon Wins a New Trial But Legal Tangle May Prevent It; Judith Coplon Wins a New Trial But Legal Tangle May Prevent It

8,000 FLEE FLOODS IN 5-STATE REGION; Million Acres of Farm Lands Inundated With Nine Dead, Many Towns Deserted THE SURGING OHIO RIVER INUNDATES WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY 8,000 FLEE FLOODS IN A 5-STATE AREA

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