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In Washington last week there was action in three cases involving three men whose names have figured prominently in the Government's effort to deal with the delicate and increasingly complex problems of loyalty in a time of mounting world tension. The three cases were:
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Reports indicating that Christmas sales of department stores here are running behind last year's in contrast to gains elsewhere in the country do not mean that holiday sales in the metropolitan area are on the toboggan.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20 (AP) -- The man elected to run the world's largest steel company on Jan. 1 gets a lot of personal satisfaction from thinking his G. I. son in Korea may be using some of the defense goods his company makes.
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1952Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player (died 2015)[†]
Joaquín Andújar was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland Athletics from 1976 through 1988. Andújar was a four-time MLB All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner.
1952Dennis Boutsikaris, American actor[†]
Dennis Boutsikaris is an American stage and film actor. A two-time Obie Award Winner, he has appeared on and off Broadway, being the first American to play Mozart in Amadeus. On television he is best known for his role on Better Call Saul as Rich Schweikart. He has also narrated over 200 audiobooks.
1952Steve Furniss, American swimmer[†]
Steven Charles Furniss is an American former swimmer, business owner, Olympic bronze medalist and world record-holder.
1952Kenneth Edwards, American golfer (born 1886)[†]
Kenneth Paine Edwards was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]