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On seizure of steel indus
Peiping radio appeals to jurists that tried Jap war criminals to take stand against germ war allegedly practiced by US; gives text of Mei Ju-ao lr to tribunal's presiding justice Sir W Webb; repts Mei offers to serve as witness in any future trial of germ war criminals
comment; 50% greater Repub than Dem vote
Santa Teresa Ch, Caracas, Venezuela: 44 reptd killed, 100 injured, as worshippers panic after false fire alarm; police blame pickpockets
1952Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra[†]
Narayan Tatu Rane is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. He was a Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He formerly served as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Second Modi ministry. He has previously held Cabinet Ministry positions for Industry, Port, Employment and Self-employment; Revenue; and Industry in the Government of Maharashtra.
1952Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer[†]
Masashi Sada is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer.
1952Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist[†]
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-dan black belt and shihan in Aikikai aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan where he became the first non-Japanese and American to operate an aikido dojo. He later moved to Los Angeles where he continued teaching aikido. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law, which is regarded as the first American film to feature aikido in fight sequences.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]