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September 19, 1952

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Headlines from September 19, 1952

SOVIET'S 52D VETO BLOCKS ADMISSION OF JAPAN INTO U. N.; Malik, Adamant on Conditions He Set, Is Lone Dissenter in 10-1 Vote for Tokyo AUSTIN FOR RULE CHANGE Revives Marshall Proposal That Great Powers Give Up Right to Ban New Members SOVIET'S 52D VETO BARS JAPAN IN U. N.

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Sept. 18 -- Jacob A. Malik today cast the fifty-second Soviet veto, thus blocking the admission of Japan to the United Nations until Japan complies with Soviet terms -- which include the termination of what Mr. Malik calls "the American occupation," and the conclusion of a peace treaty with the Soviet Union and with Communist China.

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Notable Births

Rhys Chatham

1952Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer[โ€ ]

Rhys Chatham is an American composer, guitarist, trumpet player, multi-instrumentalist, primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his "guitar orchestra" compositions. He has lived in France since 1987.

Henry Kaiser (musician)

1952Henry Kaiser, American guitarist and composer[โ€ ]

Henry Kaiser is an American guitarist and composer, known as an idiosyncratic soloist, a sideman, an ethnomusicologist, and a film score composer. Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "second generation" of American free improvisers. He is married to Canadian artist Brandy Gale. He is the son of Henry J. Kaiser Jr. and the grandson of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.

Nile Rodgers

1952Nile Rodgers, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[โ€ ]

Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide.

1952George Warrington, American businessman (died 2007)[โ€ ]

George David Warrington was an American transportation official, who served New Jersey Transit for 28 years, latterly in the post of executive director.

Historical Context for September 19, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[โ€ ]