NJ ct issues show-cause order to Jersey City Mayor Kenny; requires he appear to explain why he refused to testify before NJ Law Enforcement Council, Dec; Council to conf with Atty Gen Parsons, Deputy Atty Gen Stamler and Brig Gen Schwarzkopf; Stamler welcomes conf

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QUILL BARS PARLEY; Bluntly Refuses to Meet City's Mediators and Assails the Mayor SUBWAY JAM IS EXPECTED Union Veto Prevents Increase in Service as 3,500,000 Riders Are Affected BUS STRIKE BEGINS ON 8 PRIVATE LINES Bus Routes in Three Boroughs of the City and in Westchester That Are Affected by the Strike

By A. H. Raskin

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1953Gary Johnson, American businessman and politician, 29th Governor of New Mexico^[†]

Gary Earl Johnson is an American businessman and politician who served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He has been a member of the Libertarian Party since 2011 and was the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections. He was also the Libertarian nominee in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in New Mexico.

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1953Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)^[†]

Hiram "Hank" Williams was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. Williams recorded 55 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, five of which were released posthumously, and 12 of which reached No.1.

Historical Context for January 1, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people^[†]

Headlines from January 1, 1953

Eisenhower Greets World; Hails Youth in Captive Lands; EISENHOWER GREETS ALL IN EVERY LAND

1952 ENDS IN SNOW; ICE GLAZES ROADS; Storm, Sweeping Across East, Reduces Travel -- Revelers Undaunted by Weather 1952 Ends in 4.4 Inches of Snow; Ice Glazes Roads, Reduces Travel

U. N. Guns Note a Third New Year On Frozen Hills of Korean Front; U. N. BIG GUNS NOTE KOREAN NEW YEAR

KENNY IS ORDERED TO COURT MONDAY; Jersey City Mayor Must Show Cause Why He Should Not Testify in Pier Inquiry KENNY IS ORDERED TO COURT MONDAY

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Historical Context for January 1, 1953