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death toll rises to 31 bringing Elizabeth totalities to 116 in less than 2 mos;4 of dead were apt tenants; 43 passengers and tenants hurt, 15 critically; pilot's efforts to return to field reptdly minimized tragedy; Elizabeth citizens' reaction; eye witnesses int; rescue described; illus; map
Brit see exch easier if GB shows it can mfr and explode a bomb; apparently resent US curbs
Govs Driscoll and Dewey spur conf of Govt and lines' reprs because of recent Elizabeth, NJ, crashes
Assembly debate; Schuman urges approving plan; Assembly cool; Communist Deputy Chambrun opposes plan as provocation to USSR; Deputy Daladier charges over-haste at US insistence
1952Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (died 2010)[†]
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale was a British actor, film director, writer, and producer from Ely, England. He spent much of his childhood moving around owing to his father's career as an officer with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him from following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead planned to become a theatre director. Training at Studio 68 of Theatre Arts in London, he started work as an actor, making his West End debut in 1974. He went on to appear in numerous roles in television, including the series I, Claudius and Jesus of Nazareth, before starring as Simon Doyle in the film Death on the Nile (1978). This proved to be a breakthrough role. He appeared in a variety of films and TV series including Quatermass (1979), The Riddle of the Sands (1979), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) and Jaws 3-D (1983).
1952Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]
Michael H. McDonald is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. Known for his distinctive, soulful voice, he was a backing vocalist for Steely Dan from 1973 to 1980 and the lead vocalist of the Doobie Brothers across various stints. McDonald wrote and sang several hit singles with the Doobie Brothers, including "What a Fool Believes", "Minute by Minute", "Takin' It to the Streets", "Real Love" and "It Keeps You Runnin'". McDonald has also performed as a prominent backing vocalist on numerous recordings by artists including Steely Dan, Toto, Christopher Cross, and Kenny Loggins.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]