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DETROIT, July 5 -- Robert (Red) Rolfe, who piloted the Detroit Tigers to within a breath of the American League pennant in 1950, was fired today and relief pitcher Fred Hutchinson was named to succeed him.
The slogan "Pay by Check" is proving too successful. For years, throughout the nation, banks have been advertising the slogan intensively. Now, swamped by hundreds of millions of checks, it appears that they are being hard-pressed to keep up with the results of their own merchandising efforts.
Action of the Department of Agriculture last week in modifying import quota restrictions on foreign cheeses, as a result of import controls in the new Defense Production Act, came as a surprise to importers.
WIMBLEDON, England, July 5 -- Hail to a new Queen of Wimbledon, the youngest American to be crowned All-England champion since May Sutton won in 1905.
Repub party draft platform criticizes some provisions
1952Hilary Mantel, English author and critic (died 2022)[â ]
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985. She went on to write 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces.
1952Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (born 1867)[â ]
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was the 14th premier of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. A member of the Parti libéral du Québec, Taschereau's near 16-year tenure remains the longest uninterrupted term of office among Quebec premiers.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[â ]