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Hobson survivor Lt W A Hoefer Jr says capt, Lt Comdr Tierney, changed course just before crash; counsel for Tierney overruled in attempt to have Adm O B Hardison barred from ct for lack of sea experience; Hoefer recounts skipper's orders prior to crash
Salort, O: slain by suitor E Charriez who fails in suicide attempt
Philippine Govt presents table to replace famous caribao table; installed by Pres Truman and Amb Romulo; illus; comment
Dodd advises against attempting his rescue by force until Communists make known their demands; Van Fleet repts UN has already granted some minor demands such as telephones, writing paper, and allowing Communist leaders of other compounds to enter Compound 76; bars yielding to 'unreasonable' demands; 8th Army troops stand by, ready to go into action; Van Fleet discloses Dodd was seized while answering reguest for conf with POWs; says Army inquiry bd seeks data on seizure; Colson illus
PAD orders bulk gasoline plant operators in 32 states to reserve motor fuel far essential transportation; order text; Brown comment; survey shows 110 of 369 refineries hit by dispute; gasoline shortage grows; negotiations stall; Knight says strikers will not return without settlement
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]