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28 killed, at least 25 hurt and 5 missing as 2 Greyhound buses collide and burn near Waco, Tex; crash worst of kind in US; comment
Stevenson hails Dem plank, press conf
The likelihood of a strike on the lines of the New York Central Railroad east of Buffalo virtually disappeared yesterday.
rationing of training ammunition in US ordered to insure supply to combat troops
Dem Cong group maps bill to bar use of traditional party symbols on gen election ballots by state party orgns for state and local candidates while excluding electors pledged to natl nominees; comment
1952Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player[†]
Tamás Faragó is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics and five at the world and European championships. He was the top goalscorer at the 1976 Olympics, with 22 goals. After retiring from competitions he became a water polo coach, guiding Hungary's junior and women's national teams. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.
1952John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer[†]
John Jarratt is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a number of film roles including Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Summer City (1977), The Odd Angry Shot (1979), We of the Never Never (1982), Next of Kin (1982), and Dark Age (1987). He portrayed the antagonist Mick Taylor in the Wolf Creek franchise. He voiced the protagonist's father, Jack Hunter, in an audio drama adaptation of The Phoenix Files. He is also known for his recurring role in the drama series McLeod's Daughters.
1952Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager[†]
Michael Louis Vincent Walsh is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop acts in the 1990s and 2000s. He has also served as a judge on television talent competition shows, including Popstars (2001–2002), You're a Star (2003–2004), The X Factor, and Ireland's Got Talent (2018–2019). In 2024, Walsh was a contestant on the twenty-third series of the reality show Celebrity Big Brother.
1952Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (born 1917)[†]
Sameera Moussa or Samira Musa Ali was an Egyptian atomic scientist and physicist, she is the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist. Moussa held a doctorate in atomic radiation.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]