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November 6, 1952

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Representative Sabath Dies at 86; Dean of House Served 23 Terms; Representative Sabath Dies at 86; Dean of House Served 23 Terms

By the United Press

Sabath, Adolph J

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PERSONAL VICTORY; General, Not the Party, Held Chief Reason for Wide Gains WINS 442 ELECTORS Changes in Senate Point to Greater Support on Foreign Policy PRESIDENT INVITES VICTOR TO CONFER

By Arthur Krock

A Krock sees Sen backing Eisenhower

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BOTH SIDES BALKED IN KOREAN ATTACKS; Big Guns Hold Sway on Front as Allied and Red Infantry Fail in Hill Assaults BOTH SIDES BALKED IN KOREAN ATTACKS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

UN attempt on Triangle, enemy attempts on Pinpoint and in Pyonggang and Yonchon sectors fail; UN lines hold on Heartbreak; firing for wk reptd most intense of war; map

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GENERAL ARRIVES IN GEORGIA TO REST; To Spend Ten Days in Retreat on Golf Course With His Family and Friends EISENHOWER FLIES FOR GEORGIA REST

By William R. Conklinspecial To the New York Times

arrives; party list; illus leaving NYC; cabin illus

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DULLES HEADS LIST FOR ACHESON POST; Lodge and Dewey Mentioned for Defense and Warren for Attorney General DULLES DISCUSSED FOR ACHESON POST

By Harold B. Hintonspecial To the New York Times

Mentioned for apptmt as US Treas Sec

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1952Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter^[†]

Michael Cunningham is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is Professor in the Practice of Creative Writing at Yale University.

Historical Context for November 6, 1952

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

Headlines from November 6, 1952

Representative Sabath Dies at 86; Dean of House Served 23 Terms; Representative Sabath Dies at 86; Dean of House Served 23 Terms

PERSONAL VICTORY; General, Not the Party, Held Chief Reason for Wide Gains WINS 442 ELECTORS Changes in Senate Point to Greater Support on Foreign Policy PRESIDENT INVITES VICTOR TO CONFER

BOTH SIDES BALKED IN KOREAN ATTACKS; Big Guns Hold Sway on Front as Allied and Red Infantry Fail in Hill Assaults BOTH SIDES BALKED IN KOREAN ATTACKS

GENERAL ARRIVES IN GEORGIA TO REST; To Spend Ten Days in Retreat on Golf Course With His Family and Friends EISENHOWER FLIES FOR GEORGIA REST

DULLES HEADS LIST FOR ACHESON POST; Lodge and Dewey Mentioned for Defense and Warren for Attorney General DULLES DISCUSSED FOR ACHESON POST

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