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January 10, 1953

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OIL CARGO SUIT WON BY ANGLO-IRANIAN; Aden Judge Upholds Tanker's Seizure, Ruling Nationalized Fuel Is Company Property OIL CARGO SUIT WON BY ANGLO-IRANIAN

By Dispatch of The Times, London

Judge Campbell upholds June '52 seizure of tanker Rose Mary, Aden Harbor, with 900 tons of oil from Anglo-Iranian concession; rules oil is co property despite Iran's nationalization of concession since adequate compensation was not offered; rejects testimony or Rose Mary's master he was coerced to enter Aden

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Waves Upset Ship; 233 Lost Off Korea; WAVES UPSET SHIP; 233 LOST OFF KOREA

By the United Press

Waves sink passenger ship off Pusan, Korea; 233 lost, 7 saved

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South Koreans Trap, Kill Retreating Reds; SOUTH KOREANS GET REDS IN AN AMBUSH

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

SKs ambush and cut up NK attack group NW of Kansong

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9.9 BILLION DEFICIT; Total Subject to Revision by Eisenhower -- Funds for Foreign Aid Rise LAGS IN ARMING ARE CITED Requests for New Obligations Decrease but Expenditures Will Go Up in Fiscal '54 Truman Asks 78.6 Billion Budget, Estimates Deficit at 9.9 Billions

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

Pres Truman asks $2.7 billion, fiscal '54, message to Cong

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EUROPE'S ARMS LAG LAID TO 'ATOM' HOPE; Bradley Tells House Group of 'Dangerous' Belief Nuclear Weapons Could Win War EUROPE'S ARMS LAG LAID TO 'ATOM' HOPE

By Harold B. Hintonspecial To the New York Times

Gen Bradley lays rearming slowdown to 'dangerous hope' atomic weapons alone could win war, US House com

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1953Pat Benatar, American singer-songwriter^[†]

Patricia Mae Giraldo is an American singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 US Billboard top 40 singles, while in Canada she had eight straight platinum albums, and she has sold over 36 million albums worldwide. She is also a four-time Grammy Award winner. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022.

1953Bobby Rahal, American race car driver^[†]

Robert Woodward Rahal is an American racing driver and motorsports executive. As a driver, he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. As co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, he won the Indianapolis 500 in 2004 and 2020 with drivers Buddy Rice and Takuma Sato, respectively.

Historical Context for January 10, 1953

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

Headlines from January 10, 1953

OIL CARGO SUIT WON BY ANGLO-IRANIAN; Aden Judge Upholds Tanker's Seizure, Ruling Nationalized Fuel Is Company Property OIL CARGO SUIT WON BY ANGLO-IRANIAN

Waves Upset Ship; 233 Lost Off Korea; WAVES UPSET SHIP; 233 LOST OFF KOREA

South Koreans Trap, Kill Retreating Reds; SOUTH KOREANS GET REDS IN AN AMBUSH

9.9 BILLION DEFICIT; Total Subject to Revision by Eisenhower -- Funds for Foreign Aid Rise LAGS IN ARMING ARE CITED Requests for New Obligations Decrease but Expenditures Will Go Up in Fiscal '54 Truman Asks 78.6 Billion Budget, Estimates Deficit at 9.9 Billions

EUROPE'S ARMS LAG LAID TO 'ATOM' HOPE; Bradley Tells House Group of 'Dangerous' Belief Nuclear Weapons Could Win War EUROPE'S ARMS LAG LAID TO 'ATOM' HOPE

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