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Bank of the Manhattan Co (NYC): H W Baker held for $4,000 theft, Queens branch, after mgr traps him
Combined 15¢ subway-bus fare ended; Estimate Bd extends private bus cos 10¢ interim fare 9 mos; several Bd members urge special bus com continue work
Taft wants compromise on delegate contests but compromise is barred by Sen Lodge and leader of pro-Taft Tex delegation H Zweifel; delegate contests set on Fla, Ga, Kan, La, Miss, Mo, Tex; Eisenhower forces pub brief on La; Zweifel scores NY Times statement and pro-Eisenhower Tex leader H J Porter; Ga Superior Ct rules Taft (R G Foster) faction legal Repub party in Ga; Eisenhower backers (Tucker faction) to appeal; D S Ingalls urges rejection of Lodge proposal for conv rules change to bar contested delegates from voting until their seating is settled; Rules subcom defers action; Taft, Eisenhower forces set rules for debating contested seats before Natl Com; Lodge comments; seeks radio-TV coverage; Taft willing; NBC equipment ready
Taft again urges US repudiation
Warehouse blaze, Greenpoint Dist, Bklyn, spreads to 14 other bldgs; 1 dead, 46 hurt, 42 homeless; damage over $1 million; illus
1952Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor, producer and screenwriter[†]
Daniel Edward Aykroyd is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
1952David Arkenstone, American composer and performer[†]
David Arkenstone is an American composer and performer. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. Most of Arkenstone's music falls into new age category; however, he also worked in other genres, including even a heavy metal soundtrack for Emperor: Battle for Dune video game. His music has been described as 'soundtracks for the imagination'. Throughout his career, Arkenstone released over 50 albums and composed music for video games, including World of Warcraft, and for television, including NBC's Kentucky Derby. Arkenstone has been nominated for Grammy Awards five times.
1952David Lane, English oncologist and academic[†]
Sir David Philip Lane is a British immunologist, molecular biologist and cancer researcher. He is currently working in the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology at the Karolinska Institute and is Chairman of Chugai Pharmabody. He is best known for the discovery of p53, one of the most important tumour suppressor genes.
1952Steve Shutt, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]
Stephen John Shutt is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and NHL Hall of Famer who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 12 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens and 1 season for the Los Angeles Kings. He is in the Hockey Hall of Fame. While playing for the Canadiens he captured 5 Stanley Cups in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979.
1952Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (died 2006)[†]
Timothy John Tobias was an American composer and musician. He died aged 54 of lymphoma.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]