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75,000 in 9 1/2-hr parade; spectators put at 3 million; illus; Eisenhower and Nixon march to revg stand; Dewey, Impellitteri, Lt Gen Crittenberger, others rev parade
Dulles urges US bar divided Korea; lacks confidence in Adm ability to achieve good settlement; backs continued heavy bombing of Korea, urges nullification of USSR propaganda advantage
makes 4,146-mi trip in 7 hrs 59 mins flying time; avg speed both ways was 531 mph; sets unofficial west-to-east mark of 3 hrs 25 mins at avg 606 mph; flight log; crew illus
Pravda analysis of new statute stresses tighter discipline; scores loafers and those who divulge party secrets; stresses duty to rept shortcomings; calls Politburo and Orgburo dissolution expedient; Deputy Premier Khrushchev to submit statute to cong; warns against 'deceit' by failure to rept short-comings
Ives pledges to seek FEPC law
1952Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (died 2023)[†]
Paul Reubens was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]