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rept on profits of 512 cos in 60 fields, Jan-Sept; table; avg off 9%; top cos noted; 4th qr rise seen
Local 808 business agent F Nawrocki agrees to testify before jury; Leibowitz lifts perjury sentence; orders police guard; Nawrocki had admitted lying in assault complaint against G Anastasia, J Colazzo and Russo during '51 dock strike; police guard also assigned G Butman; Nawrocki says fear for safety of family caused him to change story; Mrs Nawrocki testifies she recd threats after husband reptd assault; NJ Council reptd studying Comm questions for possible use at Kenny hearing
Communique No. 1,461 from the U. N. Command in Korea spoke last Friday of enemy attacks "up to two companies in size," of "probing patrols," of relative "quiet" on much of the front. That was the Korean war, two and a half years old come Christmas Day, now in its third winter in the rugged Korean hills.
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In the columned chamber of the U. S. Supreme Court last week another round in the battle over segregation began. To the justices' left sat an imposing battery of Negro lawyers: to the court's right were the legal forces defending segregation. At issue was the question of whether the separation of Negro and white children in different schools could be reconciled with the U. S. Constitution and past decisions of the Supreme Court.
1952John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer[†]
John Lurie is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and fellow musicians.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]