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7 killed as train hits car at grade crossing near Central Islip station
comment on confusion as Conv is about to open; Illinois confident on Stevenson; Barkley seen strong; Harriman-Kefauver backed by top labor leaders in stop-Barkley move; Rayburn considered in stalemate; stop-Kefauver move under way; Farley backs Barkley as North-South compromise; Harriman s to Iowa delegates
Communist liaison officers demand acctg on 103 POWs reptdly listed with IRC but missing from lists supplied Communists
com seen compromising on Humphrey-Ives bill as approved by Sen com
mobs demonstrate, Teheran and other cities, demanding Mossadegh return; call Ghavam Brit servant; police and Army fight mobs; hundreds seized; Ghavam's assurances on oil issue ineffective as Kashani, pro-Mossadegh Deputies and 3 Natl Front parties incite crowds; Tudeh party offers alliance to Mossadegh and Natl Front in drive to oust US mil advizers and Point 4 aides; most cities under martial law; Natl Front calls for gen strike, Teheran; business virtually ceases in cities; riots and strikes reptd, provs
1952John Barrasso, American physician and politician[†]
John Anthony Barrasso III is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State Senate from 2003 to 2007. In 2025, he became Senate majority whip, the second-ranking Senate Republican.
1952Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Malaysian economist[†]
Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah is a former Second Minister of Finance of Malaysia. He was appointed on 10 April 2009 when Najib Razak became Prime Minister. He was also the Member of Parliament for Tambun for five terms from April 1995 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
1952Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (born 1856)[†]
Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 38th president of Mexico for 45 minutes on 19 February 1913, the shortest presidency in history. The grandson of Mariano Paredes, the 15th president of Mexico, Lascuráin previously served as Mexico's foreign secretary for two terms and was the director of a small law school in Mexico City for 16 years.
1952The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.[†]
The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21 in the southern San Joaquin Valley and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock occurred at 4:52 am Pacific Daylight Time, killed 12 people, injured hundreds more and caused an estimated $60 million in property damage. A small sector of damage near Bealville corresponded to a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), though this intensity rating was not representative of the majority of damage. The earthquake occurred on the White Wolf Fault near the community of Wheeler Ridge and was the strongest to occur in California since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]