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December 16, 1952

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Headlines from December 16, 1952

U. S. BARS YIELDING ON PRISONER ISSUE; State Department Rules Out Compromise in U. N. -- Says Peiping Rejects Peace Anew U. S. BARS YIELDING ON PRISONER ISSUE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

State Dept formally bars compromise on voluntary repatriation principle; regrets rejection of Assembly resolution by Communist China; says truce is up to Communists; links further talks to Communist willingness to accept Assembly resolution or offers made by UN team; GB, France comment on Peiping stand; Menon conf with Pearson; further Assembly action before Xmas recess doubted; some delegates believe USSR pressured Peiping into rejecting UN bid

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Notable Births

Joel Garner

1952Joel Garner, Barbadian cricketer and manager[†]

Joel Garner is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams. Garner is the highest ranked One Day International bowler according to the ICC best-ever bowling ratings, and is 37th in Tests. Garner was a member of the West Indies teams that won their second world title in the 1979 Cricket World Cup as well as finishing as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Francesco Graziani

1952Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer and manager[†]

Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani is an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a forward.

Notable Deaths

Robert Henry Best

1952Robert Henry Best, American journalist (born 1896)[†]

Robert Henry Best was an American foreign correspondent who covered events in Europe for American media outlets during the interwar period. He later became a supporter of the Nazis and a well known broadcaster of Nazi propaganda during World War II. After the war, Best was arrested and returned to the United States to stand trial for collaboration. In 1948, Best was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952.

Historical Context for December 16, 1952

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