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Group of US scientists discover method of transmitting very-high-frequency signal over long distance by capitalizing on disturbance in ionosphere; discovery may revolutionize long-distance communications and make possible global TV; history of discovery; method described; diagram
Treas to offer new $500 minimum Series H bonds available June 1 for individuals; interest to be pd 1/2 yrly on graduated scale; new Series E bonds to be issued May 1, rates raised to 3%, redeemable after 6 mos; 3% rate applies only to new E bonds and extended old ones; F and G bonds to be supplanted May 1 by J and K bonds with higher rates; Sec Snyder comments; move held spurred by commercial rate rises; $25 E bonds maturity time cut to 9 yrs, 8 mos; purchase limit raised to $20,000 yrly
loses Massachusetts Repub Pres primary to Gen Eisenhower
Strotocruiser with 50 aboard, including 19 Amers, missing over Brazil; line reprs presume craft down; search
1952Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter[†]
Jacques Audiard is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. One of the most awarded French filmmakers in history, his international accolades include an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. He holds the record for most individual wins in the history of the César Awards, France's national film awards, with thirteen wins between 1995 and 2025 including three separate Best Film/Best Director/Best Screenplay trifectas, and won four prizes from the Cannes Film Festival.
1952Jack Middelburg, Dutch motorcycle racer (died 1984)[†]
Jack Middelburg was a Dutch professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Together with Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s. Middelburg never earned a factory-sponsored race bike, yet managed to post some impressive results.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]