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MINEOLA, L. I., Oct. 16 -- The mysterious disappearance, in a roomful of people, of a money bag containing $7,600 in small bills has added to the woes of the Central National Bank of Mineola, which was the victim two months ago of a $475,000 loan swindle.
Appeals Ct rules single fact of membership in an orgn listed as subversive by Atty Gen is not sufficient ground for discharge of Fed worker under loyalty program, Kutcher case
says Adm policy helped avoid further Communist conquest and world war; bars extending war to China; scores Eisenhower plan to replace Amers at front with SKs; optimistic on peace despite lack of easy solution; bars quitting Korea, ss Los Angeles
Acheson urges UN members fight on as long as necessary to end aggression and restore peace; says Communists thus far reject reasonable truce terms; indicates US wants Assembly to approve conduct of truce talks; his moderate tone generally welcomed
Elected USSR Communist party Presidium member
1952Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace demanding President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.[†]
The 17 October affair was an event during which Indonesian soldiers pressured the president to disband the Provisional People's Representative Council, at the behest of the administration's chief of staff, along with the commander of the armed forces. The demand was made of President Sukarno while the Merdeka Palace was surrounded.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]