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