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In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]
1952Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter[†]
Mark Stephen Evanier is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series Garfield and Friends and on the comic book Groo the Wanderer. He is also known for his columns and blog News from ME, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, such as his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics.
1952Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian[†]
Laraine Newman is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Newman was part of the original cast of NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980.
With the aluminum supply situation taking a definite turn for the better, the segment of the Government which has been advocating further expansion of aluminum-production capacity may have to recast its thinking.
ST. PETERSBBURG, Fla., March 1 -- Yankee stars gauged up on General Manager George Weiss in a "grab" for Joe DiMaggio's $100,000 but they nicked George for only a small portion of it, Shortstop Phil Rizzuto revealed today.
Wicks joint Legis com repts on probe; stresses need for legis study of off-track betting; urges end of NYC tax on betting pools by '55; backs new track for met area to off-set NJ competition; rept quotes NY Times Oct 12 and Dec 8 eds backing off-track betting study
Truman to ask $7.9 billion, '53
Eastern Intercoll Assn; Middlebury wins team title
PRINCETON, N. J., March 1 -- Princeton moved into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League tonight with an easy victory over Dartmouth, 74 -- 46, before 2,500 fans in Dillon Gymnasium.
MONTREAL, March 1 -- The veteran Floyd Curry, a steady, unspectacular workman, scored twice tonight as the Montreal Canadiens swept to a 3-1 National Hockey League victory over the hard driving New York Rangers before a capacity crowd of 14,443 at the Forum.
The bitter continuing fight for determination of the final legal status of "fair trade" took on many of the aspects of a three-ring circus last week.
World Speed Champs (Norway); K Henry (US) wins 500-meter event, H Andersen (Norway), 5,000-meter
ARCADIA, Calif., March 1 -- Mrs. John Payson Adams' Miche, who finished second in the $141,200 Santa Anita Handicap today, was declared the winner by the stewards, who ruled he had been fouled by Intent in the run down the stretch.
Communists again reject voluntary repatriation; UN sees no early exch of POWs, urges immediate exch of sick and wounded; Communists reject it; bar distribution of Red Cross relief pkgs in stockades