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'Liberation Festival' marking 1st 6 mos of Naguib's regime opens, Cairo; Naguib announces formation of Liberation Front to replace all pol parties; pledges end of Brit occupation; charges Farouk was in collusion with parties to plunder nation; leaflets define Liberation Front aims
Eisenhower sets conf with Cong leaders; omission of Sen Millikin noted
Sen Holland says Southern Dems anti-poll tax bill may open way to settle other rights issues; Cong reaction
Truman shows site to newsmen; discusses need for library to preserve his records; illus
Sen com delays approval of apptmt
1953Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor[†]
Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor, violinist, and violist.
1953Moon Jae-in, South Korean politician, 19th President of South Korea[†]
Moon Jae-in is a South Korean politician and former lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he was the party's leader from 2015 to 2016 and also represented Sasang in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2016. Before his presidency, he served as the senior secretary for civil affairs and the chief of staff to President Roh Moo-hyun.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]