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Sup Ct invalidates High Ct of Parliament; cites const limits; Malan to appeal; Strauss comments; Torch Commando demands Govt's resignation and immediate elections
Abel, William H
Lundy suspends engineer B F Fox pending probe; no charge filed; Fox questioned by Quinn; says Brinkman, his subordinate, had more power than he; charges Clemente threatened him when he stopped an earlier job; pavement inspector W C Bullis holds Clemente was paid over his objection for Laurelton work because Brinkman approved
J A Farley sees Cashmore elected
Sen Lodge, after conf with Eisenhower, quotes Gen on closure and FEPC; denies campaign lags; Gen conf with H E Stassen, Comr Keller, others; illus with Stassen, A H Vandenberg Jr
1952Simon Bainbridge, English composer and educator (died 2021)[†]
Simon Bainbridge was a British composer. He was also a professor and head of composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and visiting professor at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.
1952Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis player[†]
Wojciech Fibak is a Polish former professional tennis player, entrepreneur, and art collector. Fibak is best known for his doubles success with Dutch pro Tom Okker and Australian Kim Warwick, although he also reached the Top 10 in singles.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]