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Impellitteri undecided on candidacy; other possible candidates noted
accepts Truman inv to conf at White House and to send key reprs to Fed depts for indoctrination, wire to Truman; wire text; 1st vacation day described; Gen illus golfing; jokes with newsmen
Profs F Bloch and E M Purcell win Nobel Prize in physics for work in developing nuclear magnetic precision measurement methods; studies described
Mayor orders drastic cuts by all depts and agencies in submitting fiscal '53 requests, conf with dept heads; bars expansion of services except those required for completed new projects; doubts Mgt Survey Com final rept will be available in time to guide econ efforts but urges adoption of recommendations made by deadline
enemy attempts on Sniper and 'Jackson Hts' repulsed; long-range exch of rifle-fire on Triangle; light combat W-NW of Yonchon
1952David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency[†]
David Howell Petraeus is a retired United States Army general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from September 2011 until his resignation in November 2012. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 2010 to July 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 2008 to June 2010, and as commanding general, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 2007 to September 2008. As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.
1952Modibo Sidibé, Sudanese–Malian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali[†]
Modibo Sidibé is a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from September 2007 to April 2011.
1952Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2016)[†]
Valeriy Zuyev was a Ukrainian football player and coach.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]