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Adenauer to press De Gasperi for speedy EDC ratification
F-86s down 4 MIGs, damage 4; record Sept kills at 51; Capt Risner becomes 20t jet ace; B-29s hit supply and mfg center, Pyongyang, night raid; hit 75 barracks, 4 adm bldgs and 6 small factories; F-84s hit ammunition plant S of Sinuiju; F2Hs hit Tanchon; destroy 22 bldgs; other carrier planes hit Fusen and Chongjin areas
attends ch; lunches with Cardinal Spellman; declines inv to s at Smith Dinner; visited by Sen Lehman, N Straus, H Morgenthau; attends Mrs H Guggenheim dinner; guest list; illus with Spellman
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- John L. Lewis, who negotiated a wage increase of $1.90 a day for his Northern soft coal miners, still has to overcome the obstacle of Government controls, and there was some question today as to whether, or how, he could do it.
Scranton held objective; Schuer held; $3,510 recovered from bank hold-up; auto, 1 of 6 stolen, found; arsenal seized; illus; 3 held as witnesses
1952Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician[†]
Robert William Goodlatte is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district from 1993 to 2019. A Republican, he was also the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation affecting the federal courts, administrative agencies, and federal law enforcement entities. Based in the Shenandoah Valley, Goodlatte's district covered the cities of Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Staunton.
1952Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok[†]
Mom Rajawongse Sukhumbhand Paribatra is a Thai politician belonging to the Democrat Party. From 2009 to 2016 he was the Governor of Bangkok. He was removed from the post in October 2016 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who used Section 44 of the interim charter to remove the elected official. The reason given for his ouster was "...because he was involved in many legal cases." He was replaced by Police General Aswin Kwanmuang.
1952Américo Rocca, Mexican wrestler[†]
Javier Hernández Padilla is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Américo Rocca. Hernández also worked as the enmascarado (masked) Ponzoña from 1990 until 1994, and as Ninja Samurai for a brief time in 1994. Hernández is a former holder of the Mexican National Lightweight Championship and a three-time holder of both the Mexican National Welterweight Championship and the NWA World Welterweight Championship all promoted by the professional wrestling promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL).
1952Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (born 1865)[†]
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was a Finnish jurist and academic who was one of the most important pioneers of republicanism in the country. He was the first president of Finland (1919–1925) and a liberal nationalist.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]