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Brit return key post, El Firdan Bridge across Suez Canal, to Egyptian Army; map; Cairo Egyptian Gazette hails move; Stevenson conf with Naguib; repts GB will free $14 million blocked sterling funds as goodwill gesture; Sudan also discussed
Eisenhower opposes Adm plan but holds some Fed aid may be needed; urges expanding voluntary plans
NYC regis lags on 4th day; Liberal party charges Repub-controlled Legis and Dewey blocked permanent personal regis (PPR); Assemblyman Brook makes new plea for PPR; Westchester cities regis totals
Truman charges Repubs support theory of racial superiority, s, Buffalo
s on prosperity, Kansas City and St Louis
1952Bob Nystrom, Swedish ice hockey player[†]
Robert Thore Nystrom is a Swedish–Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972 to 1986. He is best remembered as having scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal at the 7:11 mark of overtime during game six of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals. This signaled the first of four straight championships for the Islanders. He was also among the last NHL players to not wear a helmet during a game.
1952Dela Smith, English educator[†]
Dame Dela Smith is a retired British schoolteacher and educator. She was Headteacher at Beaumont Hill Technology College, Darlington, from 1992 until she retired in 2010, after 35 years in the field of education.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]