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97; at least 12 dead of prostration; 450-500 stricken; Central Pk thermometer records 142 in sun; thousands of workers sent home early; other incidents; illus
MP Kahn jailed for defying Govt order to resign from Capetown City Council and not to attend pol gatherings
J Steinbeck blasts charges that Ridgway used germ warfare, reply to E Taddei item in Ital Communist pub L'Unita; L'Unita prints only mildest parts of lr; ind Tempo pub text; Steinbeck says Communists fear leaflets dropped by UN planes containing 'germs' of truth
Estimate Bd approves 27% fare rise, 1st since '33; new rates; city license fee increased from $10 to $60; Council Pres Halley probes charges of corruption in connection with Council passage of bill
1952Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (died 1993)[†]
Nepal Ratna Madan Kumar Bhandari, commonly known as Madan Bhandari, was a Nepali political leader. He was elected as the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal, which fought for multiparty democracy and basic human rights in Nepal. His popularity soared after he defeated the incumbent Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in the 1991 general election. Known for his oratory and ability to connect with the people, Bhandari's most fundamental contribution was his thought, known as "People's Multiparty Democracy". He is widely credited for advancing Nepal's communist movement to a much greater height together with playing a central role in the popular movement of 1990, which restored democracy and basic human rights in the Nepal after thirty years of the King’s direct rule. He died in a jeep accident in Dasdhunga, Chitwan, in 1993.

1952Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1878)[†]
Max Wilhelm Dehn was a German mathematician most famous for his work in geometry, topology and geometric group theory. Dehn's early life and career took place in Germany. However, he was forced to retire in 1935 and eventually fled Germany in 1939 and emigrated to the United States.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]