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March 24, 1952
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Headlines from March 24, 1952
COLD SLOWS RELIEF IN TORNADO REGION; DEATHS PUT AT 233; Floods Also Add to Suffering of Homeless Thousands in Six-State Disaster Area RED CROSS AIDS REFUGEES Operates Shelters and Kitchens -- U. S. Surveys Destruction -- Storm Outbreak Ebbs COLD SLOWS RELIEF IN TORNADO SECTOR
ARC repts at least 233 killed; 1,107 hurt; estimates 1,007 homes destroyed and 1,348 damaged; cold wave hampers relief; Fed aid survey started
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CAIRO PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED BY KING; Election Scheduled for May 18 -- Chamber Inactive Since Suspension March 2 CAIRO PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED BY KING
Farouk dissolves Parliament; elections set for May 18; new Chamber to meet May 31; Wafd activities revd; speculation on Stevenson role; Govt moves to stop flight of foreigners and foreign capital, Maraghi extends residence permits from 1 to 3 yrs
Notable Births
1952Greg McCrary, American football player (died 2013)[โ ]
Gregory Alonza McCrary was an American professional football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Clark Atlanta University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL draft.
Historical Context for March 24, 1952
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[โ ]