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Czech repts Hvasta, naturalized Amer seized on spy charges, Oct '48, escaped from Leopoldov prison, Jan '52; US State Dept unable to confirm rept; repeated requests for data noted; Hvasta whereabouts unknown; biog; por
D Quattlebaum, held for woolens theft, escapes from ct bldg
unions reluctantly agree to delay strike pending NMB action; recall NMB failed in '50 on same issues; co pleased; strike effects assessed
TEHERAN, Iran, Aug. 8 -- The Iranian Government released today the text of a note to the British Government demanding that the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, whose properties here were nationalized in March, 1951, pay Iran tens of millions of pounds sterling, alleging that these were sums due to Iran from the oil company.
Truman asks Civil Service Comm to map plan to merge programs for hiring or dismissing employes on loyalty, security, competency grounds
1952Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician[†]
Prateep Ungsongtham Hata is a Thai activist noted for her work with slum dwellers in the Khlong Toei District of Bangkok, Thailand. Among her supporters, she is known as Khru Prateep, the "Angel of Khlong Toei" or "Slum Angel". She was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1978, founded and became the Secretary General of the Duang Prateep Foundation. She was one of the leaders of the 1992 oppositional movement. In 2000, she was elected to the Senate, representing Bangkok.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]