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September 20, 1952

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Historical Context for September 20, 1952

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

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Headlines from September 20, 1952

GERMAN REDS FAIL IN INITIAL EFFORT IN BONN FOR UNITY; Crowds Jeer at Eastern Group and Bundestag President Receives Proposals Icily BERLIN SEIZURES ARE CITED Five-Man Delegation Is Told There Is No Sense in Staying in West to Await Reply GERMAN REDS FAIL IN UNITY EFFORTS

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

delegation presents proposal; Ehlers reaction cool; holds Linse kidnapping and E Ger prison camps bar to unity; tells delegation not to wait in W Ger for Bundestag reply; holds Fed Govt, not Bundestag, proper agency to deal with issue; crowds jeer delegation; delegation head H Matern says proposals presentation is beginning of all-Ger talks

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CONGRESS MEMBERS APPLIED PRESSURE, CAUDLE DECLARES; He Names Doughton, Kilgore, Langer and Two Former Senators, Lucas and Pepper NO IMPROPRIETY IS HINTED But House Group Hears That Legislators Pressed Hard to Get Some Cases Killed CAUDLE DESCRIBES PRESSURE ON HIM

By Luther A. Hustonspecial To the New York Times

testifies several Cong members and pol leaders pressured him to dismiss cases; names Sens Kilgore, Langer, Repr Doughton, ex-Sens Pepper, Lucas and E F Prichard Jr, Dem Natl Com ex-aide; denies improper pressure; says Doughton asked him not to prosecute tax case against constituent named Barnes; links Pepper intervention with whisky black market case; Pepper denial; Caudle recalls Langer asked him not to prosecute ND taxpayer; subcom probes lr linking Slack with St Louis tax rept; data on Kan City vote case missing from Dept files; Clark linked with removal

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