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A Chankalian, aide to US Atty in NYC, reptd being probed by FBI; US Atty Lane says repts of probe of his entire office is surprise to him
Sec Gen Lie and Sen Internal Security Com statements
Appeal Ct rules High Ct of Parliament illegal; rev; Torch Commando reaction; speculation on Malan's next move; Cabinet reptd split; Strauss urges Malan hon Const
W Ger police hold Linse was in USSR zone prison when Chuikov denied knowledge of case; claim Linse was seized by order of E Ger security agency; Police Pres Stumm explains
FCC examiner L Resnick urges Balaban & Katz permit to sell station to CBS
1952Johnny A., American guitarist and songwriter[†]
John Antonopoulos, known professionally as Johnny A., is an American guitarist, and songwriter.
1952Dimitra Galani, Greek singer, composer and songwriter[†]
Dimitra Galani is a Greek singer and songwriter.
1952Maggie Roswell, American voice actress and singer[†]
Maggie Roswell is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer from Los Angeles, California. She is well known for her voice work on the Fox network animated television series The Simpsons, in which she has played recurring characters such as Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, and Luann Van Houten, as well as several minor characters. This work has earned her an Annie Award nomination.
1952The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart.[†]
New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "rock inkie", the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a free publication as well as a webzine, and the brand has also been used for their NME Awards show, the NME Tours and the former NME Radio station.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]