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The probability that Politburo member Georgi M. Malenkov will be Premier Stalin's successor when the latter dies or retires was sharply increased yesterday with the Moscow announcement that Mr. Malenkov will take Premier Stalin's former role as reporter for the Central Committee when the nineteenth Communist party Congress convenes in October.
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Truman again backs UN stand barring forcible return of POWs, lr exch with Capt Ewing, assigned to int Communist POWs, Korea; excerpts
Stevenson news conf on foreign policy, corruption and 'mess' in Washington, 'change' in Govt, B Ruml apptmt, Defense Sec post-election apptmt, indecision on Truman role, Plowing s cancellation; silent on Dirksen; illus; Mitchell, taking post, outlines Natl Com and Truman campaign roles
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Stephen A. Mitchell of Illinois took over today as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and promptly made gestures of the strongest deference to President Truman as still "head of the Democratic party."
1952Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer[†]
Keith William Hart is an American born-Canadian retired professional wrestler and firefighter. He is a member of the Hart wrestling family and the third child of Helen and Stu Hart. He is best known for his work for Stampede Wrestling and several appearances for WWE, often with his siblings Bret, Owen, Bruce and Diana. In Stampede he won several championships and for WWE he participated in the seventh edition of Survivor Series.
1952Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, sixth Prime Minister of the Czech Republic[†]
Jiří Paroubek is a Czech politician, who was the prime minister of the Czech Republic from April 2005 to September 2006. He was also the leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2006 until his resignation following the 2010 legislative election.
1952Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)[†]
John Graham Mellor, known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash, formed in 1976. The Clash's second studio album, Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978), reached No. 2 on the UK charts. Soon after, they achieved success in the US, starting with London Calling (1979) and peaking with Combat Rock (1982), which reached No. 7 on the US charts and was certified 2× platinum there. The Clash's explosive political lyrics, musical experimentation, and rebellious attitude greatly influenced rock music in general, especially alternative rock. Their music incorporated punk with reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap and rockabilly.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]