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In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]
1952Chris Ahrens, American ice hockey player[†]
Christopher Alfred Ahrens is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, and four games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers.
1952Alan Autry, American football player, actor, and politician, 23rd Mayor of Fresno, California[†]
Carlos Alan Autry Jr. is an American actor, politician, and former football player. During his brief career in the National Football League, he played as a quarterback and was known as Carlos Brown.
1952Helmuts Balderis, Latvian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Helmuts Balderis-Sildedzis is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey player. He played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet team unexpectedly lost to the United States. He played part of a single season in the National Hockey League after being drafted in 1989 by the Minnesota North Stars, becoming the oldest player to be drafted by an NHL team at the age of 36. In 1998, he was inducted into International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.
1952João Barreiros, Portuguese author and critic[†]
João Manuel Rosado Barreiros, also known by the pseudonym José de Barros, is a Portuguese science fiction writer, editor, translator and critic.
1952Faye Kellerman, American author[†]
Faye Marder Kellerman is an American writer of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three nonseries books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon Music, and Straight into Darkness.
Churchill says Govt extends program over 4 yrs to ease econ crisis; Bevan attacks Gaitskell views
Communist staff group asks change in accord on internatl conf after cease-fire; asks high-level conf within 3 mos after truce 'becomes effective' instead of 90 days after signing of armistice in field; delay seen; Van Fleet sees 'less chance of armistice than ever before,'
Eisenhower bars over-confidence; to rely on regular party orgns; Lodge arrives for confs; participants noted; Eisenhower bars role in state primaries; Repr Sittler visits him; Vandenberg comments on confs
NY co ex-exec testifies he helped gambler H Gross get priority for hundreds of phones, '42-45
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 30 -- At precisely 2:43 New York time this afternoon Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois buried "Reluctant Adlai, the Humble Candidate," under an ash tree on the east lawn of the Governor's Mansion.
reptd likely to command Nato naval forces, Mediterranean
Cabinet meets; Govt abolishes civil ranks including Pasha and Bey; retains other distinctions; similar order of Naguib to armed forces noted; Govt frees persons imprisoned for lese majeste but future offense remains punishable; Col M R Mohannah named Communications Min; Maher conf with Stevenson; Naguib pledges new probe of persons interned by mil since July 23; denies rift between Army and civil authority; thanks Sudanese for support, radio s; hopes for unity; Nahas reptdly informs Maher Wafd backs new regime; says it will agree to Govt's Regency Council apptmts if Wafd-dominated Chamber is reconvened to ratify them; does not bar later elections; speculation on Cabinet if Parliament is reconvened; Army repts new apptmts made to chief commands in reorgn and anti-corruption drive; Naguib conf with Council of State officials Sanhoury and Hafez; Govt reptdly plans new probe of Palestine arms case; Sec Acheson silent on crisis, press conf
France again warns of crisis; Acheson regrets inability to grant more; blames Cong cuts in MSA funds; State Dept aide E Martin says US cannot pledge orders beyond fiscal '53; sees no change in '53 Nato goals; France may take issue to Council
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Flandre reaches NY Port 23 hrs late; had fuel line trouble at sea, power failure off SI; latter kept her at anchor for 6 hrs and forced her to be towed to pier; illus; skipper, co repr and other officials get City Hall reception
63 B-29s blast aluminum plant, Yangsi, a few mi from Manchuria border, in war's biggest night raid; suffer no losses despite heavy AAA and attacks by some 25-30 fighters; spare barracks presumably used as workers homes; other B-29s hit Hamhung, Hwanju and Kyomipo; map