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Treas Young issues cigarette tax rules
bill for increase signed; new scales effective immediately, dependents allotments in Sept; details, by ranks
nomination confirmed by Sen, 52-18; roll-call
Brookhaven Natl Lab tests new 1.36-billion volts at speeds of 175,000 mi per sec; machine designed to generate 2.5-billion volt energies; operation described
charges Communists with 'crass hypocrisy' in POWs stand; says Communists charge UN with inhumane treatment, but bar Internatl Red Cross from NK camps as required by Geneva Conv; says Communists repeatedly charge UN violates Geneva Conv to which Communists do not subscribe; says Communists demand return of all POWs but fail to list some 50,000 captured SKs; says UN rejection of forced repatriation may delay truce but stand is final; Nam charges Koje Is riots 'prove' POWs reject UN repatriation plan, cites Colson accord
1952Mr. T, American actor and wrestler[†]
Mr. T is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006.
1952John Garfield, American actor (born 1913)[†]
John Garfield was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947).
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]