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June 7, 1952

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Soviet Recalls Panyushkin; Will Send Zarubin to U. S.; SOVIET REPLACES ITS ENVOY TO U. S.

By Walter H. Waggoner

reptd successor to Amb Panyushkin in US; career; por

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FRAUD, OVERPAYING ON WAR CONTRACTS PUT AT $500,000,000; Inquiry on Justice Department Hears It Collected $300,000 in $21,000,000 Cases

By Luther A. Huston

F H Weitzel testifies 1/2 billion lost in settlement of war contracts through fraud and over-payment; W M Boyle Jr, J H McGrath and C Clifford linked to cos allegedly owing claims to Govt; other testimony cites outstanding claim of $1,115,915 against Willys Overland Motors

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Taft Open to a Compromise To Settle Delegate Disputes; Favors 'Fair Basis' for Averting Floor Fights as 4,500 Welcome Him in Indianapolis -- Lodge, for Eisenhower, Rejects Offer

By W. H. Lawrence

seen assured of Indiana delegates

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RIDGWAY SEES RUIN FACING COMMUNISTS IF THEY ERR ON WEST; He Warns Red 'Lords' Against Misconstruing the Allies' 'Tolerance' as Weakness

By Benjamin Welles

Gen Ridgway tribute to Normandy invasion dead, US mil cemetery, St Laurent, France

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British Get East German Phone Bill; Reds Ease Curbs in Berlin Suburbs; BRITAIN ALSO GETS GERMAN PHONE BILL

By Walter Sullivan

GB gets phone bill for $4.65 million; USSR again halts all Allied rd patrols; removes its sentries from US side of lake in outskirts on Mathewson demand; eases curbs on residents of Western enclaves outside city; GB says siege of radio station is temporary

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1952Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor^[†]

William John Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. Neeson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000.

1952Orhan Pamuk, Turkish-American novelist, screenwriter, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[†]

Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.

Historical Context for June 7, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people^[†]

Headlines from June 7, 1952

Soviet Recalls Panyushkin; Will Send Zarubin to U. S.; SOVIET REPLACES ITS ENVOY TO U. S.

FRAUD, OVERPAYING ON WAR CONTRACTS PUT AT $500,000,000; Inquiry on Justice Department Hears It Collected $300,000 in $21,000,000 Cases

Taft Open to a Compromise To Settle Delegate Disputes; Favors 'Fair Basis' for Averting Floor Fights as 4,500 Welcome Him in Indianapolis -- Lodge, for Eisenhower, Rejects Offer

RIDGWAY SEES RUIN FACING COMMUNISTS IF THEY ERR ON WEST; He Warns Red 'Lords' Against Misconstruing the Allies' 'Tolerance' as Weakness

British Get East German Phone Bill; Reds Ease Curbs in Berlin Suburbs; BRITAIN ALSO GETS GERMAN PHONE BILL

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