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October 12, 1952

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Historical Context for October 12, 1952

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

Notable Births

1952Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach^[†]

Trevor Martin Chappell is a former Australian cricketer, a member of the South Australian Chappell family which excelled at cricket. He played 3 tests and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia. He won the Sheffield Shield with New South Wales twice, and scored a century for Australia against India in the 1983 World Cup. His career was overshadowed, however, by an incident in 1981 in which he controversially bowled an underarm delivery to New Zealand cricketer Brian McKechnie to prevent the batsman from hitting a six.

1952Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (died 2012)^[†]

Béla Csécsei was a Hungarian educator and politician, who served as Mayor of Józsefváros from 2 February 1993 to 2 September 2009.

1952Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist^[†]

David Rodney "Roger" Heath-Brown is a British mathematician working in the field of analytic number theory.

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Churchill Praises Both Nominees; Pledges Support of U. S. Alliance; CHURCHILL PLEDGES SUPPORT OF U. S. TIE

By Tania Longspecial To the New York Times

Churchill pledges continued support to Brit-US alliance; says comradeship is basis for Brit policy

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Battle in Seventh Day; NEW SUCCESS WON BY SOUTH KOREANS

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

Marine fighter-bomber attack illus

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Four-Man Race

By Unknown Author

The nominees are Eisenhower and Stevenson but the campaign sounds more and more as if they were Taft and Truman. It was plain last week that both sides had adopted new lines of strategy.

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HOLDING COMPANY TO CUT GIANNINI TIE; Transamerica to Sell Last of Shares in Bank of America to Investment Syndicate HOLDING COMPANY ENDS GIANNINI TIE

By Paul Heffernan

to sell all 1,341,085 shores to investment syndicate; offering seen totaling over $42 million; Bank-Corp ties revd

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Pittsburgh Checks Notre Dame, 22-19; PITT ELEVEN TOPS NOTRE DAME, 22-19

By the United Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 11 -- Pittsburgh struck from far downfield for a two-touchdown lead on Notre Dame today and then hung grimly on to post a 22-to-19 triumph over the Irish on an insurance safety scored in the final seconds before 45,503 fans.

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REGISTRATION SETS MARK FOR THE CITY BY A SLIM MARGIN; Enrollment 3,600,000 -- Last Day's Turnout Is Moderate Except in Harlem Area PARTY CHIEFS OPTIMISTIC Both Sides See Rise Helping Candidates -- Truman Assails Those Failing to Qualify REGISTRATION HERE EXCEEDS '44 MARK

By Unknown Author

regis final day, NYC; total seen over 3.6 million, about 75% of maximum potential vote; Harlem regis seen spurred by Truman visit; Westchester cities total

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U. S. Colleges Are Uniting In Move to Acquire Funds; Cooperative Approach to Corporate Gifts Is Called an Answer to the Problem of Overcoming Mounting Deficits COLLEGES UNITING TO PROCURE FUNDS

By Benjamin Fine

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STEVENSON ASSAILS PARTY 'APOSTATES'; Tells South to Guard Economic and Political Gains by Ignoring the Dissidents STEVENSON ASSAILS PARTY 'APOSTATES'

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 11 -- Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois told the South tonight that its prosperity and political power lay in the Democratic party and not "in following those embittered apostates who proclaim themselves Democrats while supporting the nominees of the Republican party."

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Army and Industry Unite to Push Through A Vital New Telephone Network in Alaska; Army and Industry Unite to Push Through A Vital New Telephone Network in Alaska

By Thomas P. Swift

Anchorage-Tok-Fairbanks open-wire pole-line opened; AT&T, US Army Signal Corps and Western Elec roles noted; map

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THRONGS CORDIAL TO THE PRESIDENT; Midtown Drive Stirs Friendly Applause -- Harlem Audience Listens in Serious Mood THRONGS CORDIAL TO THE PRESIDENT

By Ira Henry Freeman

s on civil rights, Harlem

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Mich. State Crushes Texas Aggies, 48-6; MICH. STATE ROUTS TEXAS AGGIES, 48-6

By the United Press

EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 11 -- Michigan State, its football steamroller in high gear, flattened Texas A. M., 48 to 6, today to roll on to its eighteenth straight victory.

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