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August 1, 1952

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Headlines from August 1, 1952

Wide New Supplies Spur Atomic Output; WIDE NEW SUPPLIES AID ATOMIC OUTPUT

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

AEC 12th semi-annual rept stresses new sources of fissionable material

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July Sets Record As Hottest Month; JULY SETS RECORD AS HOTTEST MONTH

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The United States Weather Bureau offered a batch of figures yesterday confirming that July was the hottest calendar-month in New York's recorded weather history, which dates from 1871.

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STAFF TALKS LEAD TO 'SOME PROGRESS' ON KOREA IMPASSE; U. N. Accepts Textual Changes in Armistice Draft but Basic Problems Remain REDS SILENT ON CAPTIVES Give No Reply to Harrison's Demand for News of 2,000 -- Allies Rewin 'Old Baldy' STAFF TALKS BRING PROGRESS IN KOREA

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

Staff talks; both sides advance in revision of truce accord draft text; UN agrees to some textual changes, chiefly in item that POWs and reclassified internees not fight again in event of truce breakdown; no decision on enemy proposal of high-level conf 3 mos after truce 'becomes effective'; basic problems remain

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M'ARTHUR JOINING REMINGTON RAND; Made Chairman of the Board at $100,000 a Year, General Quits Politics, Stays in Army M'ARTHUR TAKES JOB WITH INDUSTRIAL CONCERN M'ARTHUR JOINING REMINGTON RAND

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Accepts apptmt as Remington Rand bd chmn; salary reptd to be $100,000 yrly; will continue to draw full Army pay; says he will take no part in '52 Pres campaign; comments; por

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2 U. S. Helicopters Complete First Flight Across Atlantic; 2 HELICOPTERS END FLIGHT OVER OCEAN

By Joseph Fraymanspecial To the New York Times

2 MATS Sikorsky craft complete 1st Atlantic crossing; land, Prestwick, Scotland, after setting long-distance mark on 940-mi hop from Keflavik, Iceland; 3,410-mi flight made in 42 hrs 30 min; avg speed, 80 mph; log; crew greeted by Maj Gen Griswold; map

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1952Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2003)^[†]

Zoran Đinđić was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđić was a long-time opposition politician and held a doctorate in philosophy.

Historical Context for August 1, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people^[†]

Headlines from August 1, 1952

Wide New Supplies Spur Atomic Output; WIDE NEW SUPPLIES AID ATOMIC OUTPUT

July Sets Record As Hottest Month; JULY SETS RECORD AS HOTTEST MONTH

STAFF TALKS LEAD TO 'SOME PROGRESS' ON KOREA IMPASSE; U. N. Accepts Textual Changes in Armistice Draft but Basic Problems Remain REDS SILENT ON CAPTIVES Give No Reply to Harrison's Demand for News of 2,000 -- Allies Rewin 'Old Baldy' STAFF TALKS BRING PROGRESS IN KOREA

M'ARTHUR JOINING REMINGTON RAND; Made Chairman of the Board at $100,000 a Year, General Quits Politics, Stays in Army M'ARTHUR TAKES JOB WITH INDUSTRIAL CONCERN M'ARTHUR JOINING REMINGTON RAND

2 U. S. Helicopters Complete First Flight Across Atlantic; 2 HELICOPTERS END FLIGHT OVER OCEAN

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