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December 10, 1952

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Headlines from December 10, 1952

EISENHOWER ASKS M'ARTHUR TO GIVE HIS PLAN ON KOREA; TWO TO MEET SOON President - Elect Invites Former Far East Chief to Offer Peace Ideas THEIR EXCHANGE CORDIAL MacArthur Voices Gratitude for Chance to Give Advice Based on His Experience EISENHOWER ASKS VIEWS OF M'ARTHUR

By the Associated Press

Eisenhower invites MacArthur to conf, cable from cruiser Helena prompted by NAM s; lauds continued interest in war; MacArthur accepts; says bid is 1st official interest in his counsel since return from Korea

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Notable Births

Clive Anderson

1952Clive Anderson, English lawyer and television host[โ€ ]

Clive Stuart Anderson is an English comedian, presenter, writer and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts during his 15-year legal career. He then became host of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, initially a radio show on BBC Radio 4 in 1988, before moving to television on Channel 4 from 1988 to 1999. He was also host of his own chat show Clive Anderson Talks Back, which changed its name to Clive Anderson All Talk in 1996, from 1989 to 1999. He has also hosted many radio programmes and made guest appearances on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week and QI.

Susan Dey

1952Susan Dey, American actress[โ€ ]

Susan Hallock Dey is an American retired actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992. A three-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for L.A. Law in 1988.

1952Greg Mortimer, Australian geologist and mountaineer[โ€ ]

Greg Mortimer is an Australian climber. Mortimer is notable as one of the first two Australians to successfully climb Mount Everest, on 3 October 1984. Their ascent, without supplemental oxygen, was the first via the North Face and Norton Couloir. It is one of the climbing routes that has not been repeated often.

Greg Laurie

1952Greg Laurie, American author and pastor[โ€ ]

Greg Laurie is an American evangelical pastor, evangelist, and Christian author who serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, based in Riverside, California. He also is the founder of Harvest Crusades. Laurie is also the subject of the 2023 film Jesus Revolution, which tells the story of how he converted to Christianity and got his start in ministry in the midst of the Jesus movement.

1952Paul Varul, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Justice[โ€ ]

Paul Varul is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia from 1995 to 1999.

Historical Context for December 10, 1952

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