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Dr Weltfish denies charging US with use; says she was misquoted, US Sen subcom
Southern econ and tidelands, New Orleans
conv backs Stevenson for US Pres
Nixon says Stevenson '49 character deposition for A Hiss shows Adm failed to deal effectively with communism
endorses Gov Stevenson for US Pres, s, UMW conv
1952Harry Anderson, American actor and screenwriter (died 2018)[†]
Harry Laverne Anderson was an American actor, comedian and magician. He is best known for his role as Judge Harry Stone on the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984–1992). He later played Dave Barry on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–1997).
1952Nikolai Andrianov, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2011)[†]
Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was a Soviet and Russian gymnast.
1952Rick Aviles, American comedian and actor (died 1995)[†]
Rick Aviles was an American stand-up comedian and actor of Puerto Rican descent, best remembered for his role as Willie Lopez in the film Ghost.
1952Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.[†]
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]