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December 28, 1952

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STALIN IS PREPARED TO SETTLE ISSUES, SOVIET PRESS SAYS; Would Solve All Key Problems Including the Korea Question, Moscow Papers Assert

By Harrison E. Salisbury

attacked by Moscow Pravda

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PRICE RISE OFFERED ALUMINUM MAKER; But It's Tied to a 'Package' Arranged by Defense Production Agency

By Thomas E. Mullaney

The aluminum industry, which has been anxious for a price rise, can have it as part of a rather unusual package arranged by the Defense Production Administration.

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U. N. PATROLS MEET BIGGER RED FORCES; More Enemy Activity Is Found All Along Frozen Front -- Foe Loses Five MIG's in Week

By Lindesay Parrott

USAF wkly rept lists loss of 3 planes including 1 F-86 in air-to-air combat; lists 15 MIGs downed, 4 probably downed, 11 damaged, 600 vehicles destroyed, other damage; weather curbs action; fighter-bombers wreck 40 trucks near Suan

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GRAY VANQUISHES BLUE SQUAD, 28-7; Southern Eleven Gains Tenth Victory of Series as Labat and Graves Lead Attack

By the Associated Press

Blue-Gray: Gray 28--Blue 7

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STORES CONFIDENT FOR NEAR OUTLOOK; Sales Gain of 3 to 10 Per Cent in First Half of '53 Predicted by Merchants in Survey

By Unknown Author

retailers, NYC, on '53 outlook

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1952Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 2019)^[†]

Arun Jaitley was an Indian politician and attorney. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019. Jaitley previously held the cabinet portfolios of Finance, Defence, Corporate Affairs, Commerce and Industry, and Law and Justice in the Vajpayee government and Narendra Modi government.

1952Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician^[†]

Bridget Theresa Prentice is a Scottish politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East from 1992 to 2010. She was married to the Labour MP Gordon Prentice from 1975 until their divorce in 2000. She was a member of the Labour Party until May 2019, when she resigned in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

Historical Context for December 28, 1952

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

Headlines from December 28, 1952

STALIN IS PREPARED TO SETTLE ISSUES, SOVIET PRESS SAYS; Would Solve All Key Problems Including the Korea Question, Moscow Papers Assert

PRICE RISE OFFERED ALUMINUM MAKER; But It's Tied to a 'Package' Arranged by Defense Production Agency

U. N. PATROLS MEET BIGGER RED FORCES; More Enemy Activity Is Found All Along Frozen Front -- Foe Loses Five MIG's in Week

GRAY VANQUISHES BLUE SQUAD, 28-7; Southern Eleven Gains Tenth Victory of Series as Labat and Graves Lead Attack

STORES CONFIDENT FOR NEAR OUTLOOK; Sales Gain of 3 to 10 Per Cent in First Half of '53 Predicted by Merchants in Survey

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