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September 4, 1952

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' Bolder' Aid Policies Urged as Monetary Fund and Bank Open Mexico Talks; BOLDER AID POLICY URGED AT PARLEY

By Sydney Grusonspecial To the New York Times

sessions; Mex Pres Aleman welcomes delegates

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' Upstart' Defeats McCarran's Man For Senate Nomination in Nevada; M'CARRAN IS DEALT BLOW BY 'UPSTART' Primary Winner

By the Associated Press

Mechling wins; career; par

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TRUCE TALK RECESS RENEWED IN KOREA; U. N. and Red Delegations Sit 52 Minutes at Panmunjom -Will Meet Again Sept. 12 TRUCE TALK RECESS RENEWED IN KOREA

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

TOKYO, Thursday, Sept. 4--The United Nations and Communist armistice delegations met for fifty-two minutes at Panmunjom today and then adjourned again to Sept. 12, still tightly deadlocked over the question of the prisoner-of-war exchange after a cease-fire.

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PRESIDENT ORDERS AIRPORTS PROGRAM TO CUT CITY HAZARD; Tells Government to Carry Out the Doolittle Board's Safety Plans to Avert Crashes ZONING LAWS ARE SOUGHT A Tighter Control on Traffic, Noise Abatement Steps and Aviation Expansion Asked PRESIDENT ORDERS AIR SAFETY ACTION

By Paul P. Kennedyspecial To the New York Times

Pres Truman orders Govt agencies to implement Pres Airport (Doolittle) Comm recommendations made in May 16 rept; rept revd; proposals to be implemented by appropriate agency in consultation with state and local govts and indus and civic orgns

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Practice Is Said to Cause More Inflation and Peril Monetary Equilibrium; WORLD FUND CITES PERIL IN SPENDING

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

IMF finds efforts curbed by members inflationary spending

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Notable Births

1952Stephen Easley, American businessman and politician (died 2013)^[†]

Stephen Easley was an American businessman and politician.

Historical Context for September 4, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people^[†]