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Truman charges Eisenhower injures US unity, s, Detroit; says US action saved US freedom
Ives at Eisenhower rally, Madison Sq Garden; illus; s on peace and US Govt corruption
com, 50-0, approves $23-million relief program for fiscal '53; Amb Eban charges Arab Govts started conflict; assails their neglect of refugees; scores Jamali charges; Jamali abstains from vote because of alleged discrimination by certain power
UN fights toward crest of Triangle Hill after twice losing it to Chinese 'human sea' attack; battle continues on N side of hill; UN tank-supported forces fight for hill S of Pyonggang; enemy breaks off attack on Finger Ridge
MENARD, Ill., Oct. 30 (UP) -- Three hundred rioting convicts, gaunt with hunger, held out defiantly against all peace attempts at Menard State Prison today with seven hostages still in their hands.
1952Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1996)[†]
Bernard Edwards was an American bassist and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco with musician Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine.
1952Joe West, American baseball umpire[†]
Joseph Henry West, nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 games.
1952Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (born 1879)[†]
Chit Hlaing was a notable Burmese politician. During his time, he was called a Burmese king without a crown, and was popular in rural Burma. He was imprisoned when the British Crown Prince of Wales visited Burma in 1921.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]