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H W Baldwin series on NATO, after 3-mo survey trip
J Reston repts Sec Acheson urged Prime Min Churchill to provide bolder Brit leadership to spur ratification; plea reptdly backed by Amb Harriman and Gen Bradley in dinner talks; Washington; Churchill reptdly defended Brit policy
Far East Air Force hdqrs indicates US arty position was mistakenly bombed by US Marine jet pilots; 14 US soldiers reptd killed, 9 wounded; unexploded bomb bears US Navy markings; F9Fs had scheduled attack on enemy targets 9 mi SE of mistakenly bombed target; 15 bombs reptd dropped by 2 planes; USMC and Navy asked to send reprs to scene for probe
US Sec-designate Dulles to visit in spring; aim seen to determine willingness to cooperate with US against Communist aggression
1953Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter[†]
Mary Harron is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing and co-writing American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page and I Shot Andy Warhol.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]