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October 24, 1952

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Headlines from October 24, 1952

Democrats' Fund Drive Lags; Party Steps Up Plea for Gifts; DEMOCRATS' DRIVE FOR FUNDS LAGGING

By Clayton Knowles

Mitchell admits fund drive lags; intensive campaign set; Ruml on financial picture

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Crash of Empty Trains in Bronx Disrupts I. R. T., Kills Motorman; MOTORMAN KILLED IN CRASH ON I. R. T.

By Unknown Author

IRT motorman J P Murren killed as his empty train rams another, Jerome Av line near Mosholu Pkwy station, Bronx; wreck illus; Murren blamed; damage put at $375,000; traffic disrupted

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Truman Asserts Eisenhower Follows McCarthy Tactics; Says Senator, 'Ringleader of Back-Street Campaign' in Maryland in '50, Has Been Advanced to 'Front Street' by General

By Anthony Leviero

Pres Truman revs 'back-street' tactics allegedly used by Repubs in '50 Sen election; revs Sen McCarthy role; likens that campaign to Repub tactics in current Pres campaign, s, Cumberland, Md

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SOUTH KOREANS HIT FOE IN SWIFT PUSH; R.O.K. Troops at 'Sniper Ridge' Follow Up Aerial Barrage -- 'Iron Horse' Fight Rages

By Lindesay Parrott

SK 2d Div attacks, Sniper Ridge, backed by arty and planes; Chinese attack, Iron Horse; heaviest fighting N of Kumhwa; enemy attacks Triangle Hill, withdraws

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U. N. AIDE ASSISTED SOVIET AGENT IN '36, CHAMBERS TESTIFIES; Zablodowsky Linked to Red Underground in Testimony at Senate Hearing Here

By Stanley Levey

Whittaker Chambers, once a courier for a Soviet spy ring, identified yesterday a United Nations editorial official, David Zablodowsky, as a member of the Communist underground in this country in 1936.

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Notable Births

1952Keith Bain, Canadian educator and politician^[†]

Keith Leslie Bain is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

1952Francesco Camaldo, Italian priest^[†]

Francesco Camaldo is an Italian priest of the Catholic Church.

1952Ángel Torres, Dominican baseball player^[†]

Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz was a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw left-handed. Torres had a 0–0 record, with a 2.16 ERA, in five games, in his one-year career. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971 as an amateur free agent. He was traded along with Bill Greif and Sam Mejías from the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Tony Scott, Steve Dunning and Pat Scanlon on November 8, 1976. He was then dealt to the Reds early in the 1977 season. Torres died on February 1, 2025, at the age of 72.

Historical Context for October 24, 1952

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