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city and suburbs get 1st snow; record cold for date; some near-by NJ areas get 2-in fall; illus
Eisenhower stresses need for organized labor and collective bargaining, ss, New Eng
Schuman accepts Popular Repub demand he resign if Govt delays pact; irked by debate; Popular Repubs suspect Pinay and Herriot are in collusion; P-H Teitgen demands Pinay clarify stand; Pinay disturbed; Herriot claims Pinay encouraged him
Gov s, Springfield, on Illinois campaign and Repub program
1952Patti Davis, American actress and author[†]
Patricia Ann Davis is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan.
1952Allen Hoey, American poet and author (died 2010)[†]
Allen Hoey was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic who received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his 2008 collection of poems Country Music.
1952Brent Mydland, German-American keyboard player (died 1990)[†]
Brent Mydland was an American keyboardist, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1979 until his death in 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band.
1952Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (born 1871)[†]
Hans Merensky was a South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]