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September 27, 1952

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Acheson Holds Eisenhower 'Tortures Facts' on Korea; ACHESON ACCUSES GENERAL ON KOREA

By Walter H. Waggonerspecial To the New York Times

Acheson says Eisenhower 'tortures facts' in blaming him for Korean War; says Eisenhower shared responsibility for drawing defense line, was in accord with Acheson stand; charges misquoting and distortion; replies to Krock comment that USSR could have vetoed any Security Council action against Communist aggression; Krock replies

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EISENHOWER ASKS UNFETTERED SOUTH; HAILS SENATOR BYRD; General 'Amazed' by the Size of Crowds That Cheer Him in Virginia and North Carolina DENOUNCES 'CORRUPTION' 25,000 in Richmond Hear Him Call Byrd True 'Heir' of Jeffersonian Principles EISENHOWER URGES UNFETTERED SOUTH

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

DST ends, US

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LUNDY DISMISSES SEWER ENGINEER, SUSPENDS HIS AIDE; Both Guilty of Incompetency and Misconduct on Clemente Project, Borough Head Says BRINKMAN PLANS APPEAL Neary, His Inspector, Gets Police Protection After Reporting 2 Threats -- Jury Hears Him LUNDY DISMISSES SEWER ENGINEER

By Peter Kihss

Lundy finds Brinkman and Neary guilty as charged; Brinkman dismissed; plans fight on ouster; Neary suspended 2 more mos without pay; Neary testifies before grand jury; gets police protection after reptg phoned threats

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PRESIDENT ASSAILS 'OLD ISOLATIONISTS'; Says They Seek to Undermine United Nations, 'the World's Best Hope for Peace' TRUMAN CALLS U. N. 'BEST PEACE HOPE'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Truman cites conflicting stand of US isolationists who lament losses to Communists yet advocate cuts

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Hour Lost in April Returns Tomorrow; LOST HOUR RETURNS AT 2 A.M. TOMORROW

By Unknown Author

Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 A. M. tomorrow in more than twenty-two states, mostly along the Eastern Seaboard, and in the District of Columbia. Sixty million persons, their clocks and watches adjusted back one hour, will accordingly lol1 in the annual luxury of an extra hour's Sunday morning sleep.

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Notable Births

1952Katie Fforde, English author^[†]

Katie Fforde, née Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming, is a British romance novelist. Published since 1995, her novels are set in modern-day England.

1952Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut^[†]

Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu is a Romanian cosmonaut. He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov. The backup crew was made of Romanian candidate cosmonaut Dumitru Dediu and Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko.

Historical Context for September 27, 1952

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