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LONDON, Feb. 7 -- A somber little group from the Royal Family and both Houses of Parliament was at the airport when Elizabeth, who left London a week ago as Princess, returned here today as Queen. A few score airport employes were the other onlookers.
5th Av Coach asks 15¢ fare; Green Bus Lines and Triboro Coach ask 1¢ rise in share of joint 15¢ subway-bus fare; Estimate Bd refers requests to special com
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manifesto withdrawn after strong opposition by Sens Connally, Millikin, Lehman, George, Ferguson and McMahon; traditional Taft supporters desert him
1952Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2014)[†]
Francisco das Chagas Marinho, generally known as Marinho Chagas or Francisco Marinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer. One of the best left-backs of his era, he is best known for his flowing curly blond hair and his performance at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil finished fourth. At club level he is mostly associated with Botafogo FR of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo FC, but he played for numerous other teams, as well as in the North American Soccer League, in a career which spanned from 1969 to 1987.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]