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Formed to represent Queens-Nassau Transit Lines
Maj Gen Harrison to succeed Joy as UN delegation head; speculation on replaceing ofiicer of 3-star rank with one of 2-star rank
House, 150-140 (2/3 vote needed), rejects bill; surprise action laid to AMA socialized med cry; Admr Ewing attacked; Halleck leads Repub assault on rules suspension proposal; suggests new vote after med angle has been studied; McCormack comments; roll-call
Estimate Bd denies Met Life Ins Co bid for rent rise; Met Co atty C F Reavis repts ct appeal planned; residents hail action; Bronx Boro Pres Lyons implies tenants may fare worse under ct decision than under compromise offered by Met Co at hearing; City Council to vote on Weisberger rent freeze bill; Gen Welfare Com has approved it; tenants at hearing illus
rrs accept Steelman proposal for 12 1/2¢-an-hr pay rise for rd men plus 10¢ for cost of living increases and 27¢-an-hr for yd men with extra 10¢; proposal eliminates arbitration on interdivisional rule; rise would be retroactive to Oct '50; unions undecided on acceptance; Dec 21 memo of agreement recalled
1952Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager[†]
Albert Roger Miller, known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three World Cups for the Cameroon national team.
1952Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice[†]
Michael David Wills, Baron Wills is a British politician and life peer who served as Minister of State for Justice from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Swindon North from 1997 to 2010.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]