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election; Gov Payne elected US Sen, State Sen Pres Cross Gov; Repub candidates seen re-elected to House; total vote and Repub margins less than in '48
grand jury indicts J Adonis, NYC, for 2d time, and A J Accordo for contempt of Cong
Mins Council formed with Chancellor Adenauer as pres; meets, Luxembourg; Adenauer and Monnet speak; laud US and Brit cooperation
F Erickson pleads non vult to conspiracy indictment; jury to continue to probe pub officials-gamblers links
Sec Finletter calls repts of USAF strength based on plane inventory 'numbers racket,' reply to Sen (L B Johnson) subcom and other recent criticism; says strength must be assessed by planes assigned to units; repts this total up 33%, July '50-Mar '52; explains inventory drop by decrease in certain types of active craft and in planes in storage; withholds figures as still secret
1952Angela Cartwright, English-American actress, author, and singer[†]
Angela Margaret Cartwright is an American actress and photographer. As a young performer, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams in the long-running TV series The Danny Thomas Show, and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series Lost in Space. She is also known for her role as Brigitta von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music. Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright.
1952Per Jørgensen, Norwegian singer and trumpet player[†]
Per Jørgensen is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist with trumpet as his main instrument, also known for his vocal contributions, in collaboration with Dag Arnesen, Knut Kristiansen, Alex Riel, Jon Christensen, Jon Balke, Audun Kleive, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Marilyn Mazur, Nils Petter Molvær, Bugge Wesseltoft, and Terje Isungset.
1952Dave Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
David Allan Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. Sometimes credited as David A. Stewart, he won Best British Producer at the 1986, 1987 and 1990 Brit Awards. Stewart was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020 and the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Outside of Eurythmics, Stewart has written and produced songs for artists such as Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger and Tom Petty.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]