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December 2, 1952

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Headlines from December 2, 1952

2 BIG C. I. O. UNIONS SWING TO REUTHER, ASSURING ELECTION; Rubber and Oil Workers Back Auto Leader as President -- Haywood Stays in Fight VOTING WILL BE THURSDAY Officials at Convention Hope to Heal Breach Through a Top Policy Committee C. I. O. SET TO PICK REUTHER AS CHIEF

By A. H. Raskinspecial To the New York Times

oil and rubber unions pledge support to Reuther; Haywood backers demand show-down vote; key leaders seek to heal breach, reunite steel and auto unions before vote; brewry workers switch to Reuther; conv opens, Atlantic City; Carey fails to introduce keynote speaker Haywood; campaign bitterness blamed

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$500,000 LOSS SEEN ON SUBWAYS' COAL; Veteran Official Is Suspended as Jury Charges 'Fraudulent Practices' Under O'Dwyer $500,000 Subway Coal Overcharge Under O'Dwyer Is Alleged by Jury

By Alfred E. Clark

Grand jury charges city lost $500,000 as result of fraudulent practices in coal contracts negotiated by Transport Bd during O'Dwyer Adm; summarizes findings; proposes Corp Counsel start civil suit to recover funds; urges legis to make bidding on all contracts mandatory; G B Faucett, asst elec engineer in charge of fuel bur, '48-50, suspended

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INDIA'S TRUCE PLAN IS APPROVED IN U. N. BY VOTE OF 53 TO 5; Opposed by Soviet Bloc Alone After Danish Amendment Is Accepted, 39 to 5 GOES TO ASSEMBLY NEXT Pearson Then Will Present the 17 Proposals to Red China and North Korea ASSEMBLY ADOPTS INDIA'S TRUCE PLAN

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

UN Assembly com, 53-5, approves revised Indian plan; Nationalist China abstains; Lebanon absent; Asian-Arab bloc, 1st time since war outbreak, votes with West; no further Assembly moves seen unless Communists unexpectedly accept plan; Vishinsky denounces Menon appeal to USSR bloc to make vote unanimous; sees attempt to put USSR in position of blocking truce; says USSR calls for immediate cease-fire; UN com rejects series of USSR amendments; Menon thanks Asian and Latin-Amer reprs for support

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Notable Births

Carol Shea-Porter

1952Carol Shea-Porter, American social worker, academic, and politician[†]

Carol Shea-Porter is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the former member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. She held the seat from 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015, and 2017 to 2019.

Keith Szarabajka

1952Keith Szarabajka, American actor[†]

Keith Szarabajka is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on The Equalizer, Daniel Holtz on Angel, Gerard Stephens in The Dark Knight and Adam Engell in Argo. He has also voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne in Dead Space, Major General Spencer Mahad in Dead Space 3, Joshua Graham in Fallout: New Vegas, Harbinger in Mass Effect 2, Detective Herschel Biggs in L.A. Noire and the Didact in Halo 4.

Historical Context for December 2, 1952

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