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truckers hauling most food from W Ger to W Berlin plan strike to force W Berlin Adm action against USSR-E Ger curbs on truck traffic
24 more horses killed, 20-25 others saved; illus
It was part of the privilege into which I was born that my home was a religious home. My father and mother believed that "the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom."
UN ECE finds apparent end of steel shortage a favorable sign in otherwise gloomy Eur econ picture
new volcano, St Benedicto Is, may offer clue to changes in crust; illus
1952Richard Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]
Richard "King Richard", "Kermit" Brodeur, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was one of a select group of goaltenders to play in every season of the seven-year existence of the World Hockey Association, doing so with the Quebec Nordiques. Brodeur was the starting goaltender for each of Quebec's runs to the Avco Cup Final, where they lost in 1975 and won in 1977. He moved over to the National Hockey League in 1979, playing just two games before being moved to the Central Hockey League. He then was moved over to the Vancouver Canucks in 1980, where he played the next eight seasons and led the team to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 1982. He closed out his career with six games behind the net with the Hartford Whalers in 1987 and play with their American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton in 1988.
1952Paula Duncan, Australian actress[†]
Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actor, known for her television roles in Number 96 as Carol Finlayson, The Young Doctors as Lisa Brooks, Cop Shop as Danni Francis and Prisoner as Lorelei Wilkinson.
1952Ratnajeevan Hoole, Sri Lankan engineer and academic[†]
Professor Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole is a Sri Lankan Tamil engineer and academic. He was a member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
1952Kelly Keagy, American singer and drummer[†]
Kelly Dean Keagy is an American drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with the hard rock band Night Ranger. Keagy sang lead vocals on several of their hits, such as "Sister Christian", "Sing Me Away", and "Sentimental Street".
1952Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (born 1883)[†]
Hugo Raudsepp was an influential and prolific Estonian playwright and politician. In 1951 he was deported to the Irkutsk region by the Soviet authorities, where he died.
1952The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.[†]
The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]