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October 28, 1952

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Headlines from October 28, 1952

President Says Eisenhower Is Dishonest About Korea; PRESIDENT ACCUSES GENERAL ON KOREA

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

Truman charges Eisenhower makes 'dishonest' effort to shift responsibility for withdrawal of occupation forces, '49; cites Cong Record and Eisenhower's Detroit s to show apparent discrepancies; says Joint Cs/S in Sept '47 memo recommended troop withdrawal while Eisenhower was C/S; says Dulles backed withdrawal, UN, '48; says State Dept acted only after Defense Dept sanctioned withdrawal not later than June 30 '49; says MacArthur approved: cites House com testimony of Joint Cs/S reprs, Gen Bolte and Acheson, June '49

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MINERS END STRIKE ON ORDER OF LEWIS; PAY RULING PUT OFF; Full Soft Coal Output Expected Soon as Men Obey Leader's Nod That Truman Requested POLITICAL FACTOR IS SEEN Union Fight on Administration While Backing Its Candidate Was Held Inconsistent MINERS END STRIKE ON ORDER OF LEWIS

By Joseph A. Loftusspecial To the New York Times

Lewis orders miners back to work, wire to union dists; text; understanding that Govt action on petition will follow election and that full wage increase will be retroactive to Oct 1 if approved reached in White House parley; Lewis willing to halt strike because he backs Dems; freeze on shipments lifted

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Notable Births

Annie Potts

1952Annie Potts, American actress[†]

Anne Hampton Potts is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Corvette Summer (1978) and won a Genie Award for Heartaches (1981), before appearing in Ghostbusters (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). She voiced Bo Peep in the Toy Story franchise and in various Disney video games.

Notable Deaths

Billy Hughes

1952Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1862)[†]

William Morris Hughes was an Australian politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923. He led the nation during World War I, and his influence on national politics spanned several decades. He was a member of the federal parliament from the Federation of Australia in 1901 until his death in 1952, and is the only person to have served as a parliamentarian for more than 50 years. He represented six political parties during his career, leading five, outlasting four, and being expelled from three.

Historical Context for October 28, 1952

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