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One of largest hydroelec plants in world being built on St Lawrence River between Valleyfield and Beauharnois, Quebec; map
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The action of the Federal Reserve District Banks in raising the discount charge against borrowing commercial banks from 1 3/4 per cent to 2 per cent may not cause a lasting stir in the marketplace or affect measurably the current rate of business activity, but the move will go down, nevertheless, as a historic one in the annals of credit management.
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Prime Min Malan urges all-Africa policy embodied in African charter; would bar Asians immigration
1953Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Brett Stuart Patrick Hudson is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was the youngest member of the musical group the Hudson Brothers, which was formed by his older brothers, Mark and Bill, in 1965. He is now a TV producer and writer.
1953B. K. Misra, Indian neurosurgeon[†]
Dr. Basant Kumar Misra is a neurosurgeon specialising in treating brain, spine, cerebrovascular and peripheral nervous system disorders, injuries, pathologies and malformations. He is the Vice-President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, and the former President of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS), as well as the Neurological Society of India. He is a recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest medical honour in India.
1953Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor[†]
Peter Moon is an Australian comedian, best known for writing and performing in the sketch comedy Fast Forward.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]