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Majlis votes dictatorial powers to Mossadegh for 6 mos, including broad mil powers; approves seizing $8-9-million fortune of Ghavam; riot victims families to benefit; New Teheran Mil Gov apptd
hundreds set to file claims, Lake Athabaska area, Sask, in history's 1st 'uranium rush' as mining cos rights expire; cos keep 10% of their tracts; Govt keeps sole buying rights; maps
survey of maternity and infant care services in 104 NYC hosps revd
Mex matadors union weighs L Procuna-L Castro dispute; rivalry between Mex and Spanish matadors cited
16 top Repubs hold Repub victory in Nov will speed action on FEPC with adequate enforcement powers
1952James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills[†]
James Norwich Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom,, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wanstead and Woodford from 1987 to 1997, and then MP for North East Hampshire from 1997 to 2015.
1952Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player[†]
Moya Brennan, also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the elder sister of Enya. She began performing professionally in 1970 when her family formed the band Clannad. Brennan released her first solo album in 1992 called Máire, a successful venture. She has received a Grammy Award from five nominations and has won an Emmy Award. She has recorded music for several soundtracks, including Titanic, To End All Wars and King Arthur.
1952Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician[†]
Gábor Demszky is a Hungarian politician, lawyer and sociologist by qualification. Demszky was the Mayor of Budapest from 1990 to 2010. He was a founding member of the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) between 1988 and 2010.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]