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January 29, 1953

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PIER GUARDS TELL OF INTIMIDATION BY CARGO LOOTERS; Beatings and Death Threats to Stop Service Recounted by Eight at Crime Hearing

By Charles Grutzner

pier watchmen testify beatings, death threats and pressure by union officials deterred them from halting cargo thefts; C C Lehman says thefts declined on N Atlantic & Gulf SS piers after he hired Mealli Detective Service on Clemente's recommendation; Port Watchmen's Union sec-treas J Durr testifies on union finances; reveals union bought new autos for 10 exec bd members and paid them $73,700 for expenses; admits union books stolen; says former pres J J Gannon still draws salary despite union split from ILA; says Gannon was made labor adviser; G Anastasia appears to avoid prosecution for refusal to testify; claims illness; pub loaders F Dempsey and A Polo admit income from business without investing money or doing any work; J T Clark & Sons vp P H Smith testifies on disposition of $15,000 in checks made out by Piership Protective Corp of which he is also vp

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Notable Births

Teresa Teng

1953Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (died 1995)[†]

Teng Li-Chun, commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, television personality, musician, and philanthropist. Widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures in the Chinese-speaking world of the 20th century, she is considered to be one of the most successful and influential Asian musicians of all time. Her contributions to Chinese pop has given birth to the phrase, "Wherever there are Chinese-speaking people, there is music of Teresa Teng." A polyglot, Teng's music has transcended geographical, linguistic, and political boundaries across Asia for several decades.

Charlie Wilson (singer)

1953Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Charles Kent Wilson, also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who served as lead vocalist for the Gap Band from its 1967 formation until its 2010 disbandment. As a solo act, Wilson has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards, received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and was a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005. In 2009 and 2020, he was named Billboard magazine's No. 1 Adult R&B Artist, and his song "There Goes My Baby" was named the No. 1 Urban Adult Song for 2009 in Billboard.

Historical Context for January 29, 1953

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