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December 7, 1952

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$350,000,000 Research Aid Irks Colleges by 'Imbalance'; VAST RESEARCH AID WORRIES COLLEGES

By Benjamin Fine

B Fine on US higher educ insts research programs

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EXPANSION ABROAD POSES DIFFICULTIES; President of International G.E. Cites Ban on Remittances and Import Problems EXPANSION ABROAD POSES DIFFICULTIES

By Alfred R. Zipser Jr

Pres Herod repts difficulties in remitting earnings to Amer hdqrs and in importing raw materials may halt or force revision of foreign mfg expansion; says output, on completion of expansion, will be 10 times '38

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U. S. FOREIGN STAFF CALLED OVERSIZED; Wiley and Connally Urge Cuts in Aid, Diplomatic Units -- 400,000 Civilians on Roll U. S. FOREIGN STAFF CALLED OVERSIZED

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

Sen Connally proposes cutting staffs of US aid agencies

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BOTH LEAGUES BACK DUAL WAIVER PLAN TO END 'FLAG DEALS'; American Reverses Vote and Joins National in Curbing Late Interloop Shifts JUNE 15 STAYS DEADLINE Split Due on 24-Hour Recall -- Bonus Restriction Passed, High School Rule Kept Major Leagues Support Proposal For Dual Waivers on Late Deals

By John Drebingerspecial To the New York Times

AL approves '2-league waiver rule' to curb interleague trading after June 15

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1952Susan Collins, American politician^[†]

Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine, a seat she has held since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serving member of Congress and the longest-serving Republican woman senator. Since 2025, Collins has served as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

1952Eckhard Märzke, German footballer and manager^[†]

Eckhard Märzke is a former East German football player and currently manager of FC Pommern Greifswald in the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VI).

Historical Context for December 7, 1952

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

Headlines from December 7, 1952

Front Page 1 -- No Title

$350,000,000 Research Aid Irks Colleges by 'Imbalance'; VAST RESEARCH AID WORRIES COLLEGES

EXPANSION ABROAD POSES DIFFICULTIES; President of International G.E. Cites Ban on Remittances and Import Problems EXPANSION ABROAD POSES DIFFICULTIES

U. S. FOREIGN STAFF CALLED OVERSIZED; Wiley and Connally Urge Cuts in Aid, Diplomatic Units -- 400,000 Civilians on Roll U. S. FOREIGN STAFF CALLED OVERSIZED

BOTH LEAGUES BACK DUAL WAIVER PLAN TO END 'FLAG DEALS'; American Reverses Vote and Joins National in Curbing Late Interloop Shifts JUNE 15 STAYS DEADLINE Split Due on 24-Hour Recall -- Bonus Restriction Passed, High School Rule Kept Major Leagues Support Proposal For Dual Waivers on Late Deals

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