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March 11, 1952

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Headlines from March 11, 1952

U. S. FAILS TO HALT WIDE RAIL STRIKE; SEEKS STAY TODAY; UNIONS INVITE TALK 20,000 Idle on Central -- 30,000 More Slated by End of the Week INDUSTRY FEELS PRESSURE Defense Officials Fear Many Plants Will Be Closed -- Commutation Still Intact AN UNSCHEDULED 'STATION' IN ILLINOIS FOR DALLAS-BOUND STREAMLINER U. S. Fails to Halt Wide Rail Strike; Asks Court Order Today to End It

By A. H. Raskin

unions refuse to end strike upon Govt appeal; hint at direct talks with Army; Govt to seek injunction, Cleveland; leaders conf with Bendetsen by phone; NY Central lays off 20,000; puts loss at $1 million a day; other transport means absorb its passenger vol; illus; commuters not affected; Ry Express Agency embargoes perishables; coal, steel, auto industries hit; some mail delayed; W T Fancy offers strikers terms accepted by other unions, broadcast

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New Hampshire Votes Today; Nation Awaits Clue to 1952; THE CAMPAIGNS END IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

By John H. Fentonspecial To the New York Times

Truman decision to interrupt Fla vacation to s in NYC and his lr to Natl Farmers Union seen indicating intent to run; comment on NH primary; illus; E J Kelley prediction; delegates favoring J A Farley, Mayor Benoit, Stevenson noted

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BATISTA IN POWER AFTER CUBAN COUP BY THE MILITARY; LITTLE BLOODSHED 2 Palace Guards Slain -- Ousted President May Have Escaped NO DISORDER IN HAVANA General's Followers Seize All Army and Police Posts as They Did in 1933 BATISTA IN POWER AFTER CUBAN COUP SCENES IN HAVANA YESTERDAY WHEN REVOLT FLARED IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL

By R. Hart Phillipsspecial To the New York Times

Takes over Cuban Govt in coup

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STOP-GAP TAX PLAN WEIGHED FOR CITY; Cigarette and Beer Levies, Fee for Night Parking Studied as One-Year Makeshift STOP-GAP TAX PLAN WEIGHED FOR CITY

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

Repub Legis leaders, reptdly with Dewey assent, weigh 'stop-gap' to tax cigarettes, beer and place 15% tax on admissions to race tracks; V F Condello files Halpern bill to exempt most produce and provisions dealers from gross business tax and Sen Mitchell bill to exempt photos and similar works used in press and magazines

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ALLIES SAY SOVIET SUPPLIES WEAPONS TO ENEMY IN KOREA; Ridgway Headquarters Issues Official List of Arms Used by Reds Since Start of War DOUBTS VOICED ON TRUCE General Assails Communists' Armistice Delegates for Use of 'Known Falsehoods' ALLIES SAY SOVIET ARMS FOE IN KOREA

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

Ridgway says Communist charges lack 'scintilla of truth'; says he gets data on bubonic plague in NK; hints Communists seek to cover up their own epidemics

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1952Douglas Adams, English author and playwright (died 2001)^[†]

Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, humorist, and screenwriter, best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy evolved into a "trilogy" of six books which sold more than 15 million copies in his life. It was made into a television series, several stage plays, comics, a video game, and a 2005 feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.

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1952Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (born 1885)^[†]

Pierre Renoir was a French stage and film actor. He was the son of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and elder brother of the film director Jean Renoir. He is also noted for being the first actor to play Georges Simenon's character Inspector Jules Maigret in Night at the Crossroads, directed by his brother.

Historical Context for March 11, 1952

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

Headlines from March 11, 1952

New Hampshire Votes Today; Nation Awaits Clue to 1952; THE CAMPAIGNS END IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

STOP-GAP TAX PLAN WEIGHED FOR CITY; Cigarette and Beer Levies, Fee for Night Parking Studied as One-Year Makeshift STOP-GAP TAX PLAN WEIGHED FOR CITY

ALLIES SAY SOVIET SUPPLIES WEAPONS TO ENEMY IN KOREA; Ridgway Headquarters Issues Official List of Arms Used by Reds Since Start of War DOUBTS VOICED ON TRUCE General Assails Communists' Armistice Delegates for Use of 'Known Falsehoods' ALLIES SAY SOVIET ARMS FOE IN KOREA

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