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February 20, 1953

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Headlines from February 20, 1953

Income Tax Slashed 11 Per Cent in Canada; INCOME TAXES CUT BY 11% IN CANADA

By P. J. Philipspecial To the New York Times

license fees on sets dropped

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BRITISH ARMS BILL AT PEACETIME PEAK; 1953-54 Defense Budget Set at $4,580,800,000 -- Biggest Increase Is for Aircraft BRITISH ARMS BILL AT PEACETIME PEAK

By Thomas F. Bradyspecial To the New York Times

permanent Council meets

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MOST OF U. N. AIDES FILE FINGERPRINTS; Lodge Backs Senate Study of Americans on Staff -- Three Bar Answers at Hearing MOST OF U. N. AIDES FILE FINGERPRINTS

By Russell Porter

Amb Lodge testifies, Sen (Jenner) subcom on Internal Security; pledges cooperation; repts most of 1,755 fingerprint questionnaires were filled out and returned; repts he ordered members of US delegation to UN to shield security data from Secretariat employes; employes Mrs S Gruen and Mrs E Glaser and UNESCO ex-employe J A Oberwager refuse to say whether they are or were Communists on possible self-incrimination grounds; UN repts Mrs Gruen resigned 2 wks ago effective Mar 1; Jenner says subcom will probe UN specialized agencies; Lodge on $1-million cost of security program

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NATO RESTORES CUT IN BUILDING BUDGET; RIDGWAY IS UPHELD; Council Backs $224,000,000 More for Air Bases, Jet Fuel Lines and Communications TOTAL IS NOW $448,000,000 Figure Is $20,000,000 Beyond Original Bid -- Van Zeeland Asks End of Bickering NATO RESTORES CUT IN BUILDING BUDGET

By the Associated Press

Sec Gen Ismay repts Council approves Gen Ridgway request for additional $224 million for '53 infrastructure program of air bases, communications lines, other facilities; total authorized is $562 million; Ismay says cost sharing remains problem

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MONAGHAN OUSTER SOUGHT OVER 'DEAL' IN BRUTALITY CASES; 19 Civic Groups, Meeting Here, Ask Mayor to Act and Call for Public Review Board WASHINGTON HEARING HELD It Gets Record of Secret Pact -- Powell, Javits, Dollinger Echo Call for Dismissal 19 Civic Groups Demand Ouster Of Monaghan on 'Deal' Charges

By Charles Grutzner

Repr Powell charges officials with corruption

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1953Poison Ivy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[†]

Kristy Marlana Wallace, known as Poison Ivy or Poison Ivy Rorschach, is an American guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and occasional vocalist who co-founded the rock band The Cramps.

Historical Context for February 20, 1953

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

Headlines from February 20, 1953

Income Tax Slashed 11 Per Cent in Canada; INCOME TAXES CUT BY 11% IN CANADA

BRITISH ARMS BILL AT PEACETIME PEAK; 1953-54 Defense Budget Set at $4,580,800,000 -- Biggest Increase Is for Aircraft BRITISH ARMS BILL AT PEACETIME PEAK

MOST OF U. N. AIDES FILE FINGERPRINTS; Lodge Backs Senate Study of Americans on Staff -- Three Bar Answers at Hearing MOST OF U. N. AIDES FILE FINGERPRINTS

NATO RESTORES CUT IN BUILDING BUDGET; RIDGWAY IS UPHELD; Council Backs $224,000,000 More for Air Bases, Jet Fuel Lines and Communications TOTAL IS NOW $448,000,000 Figure Is $20,000,000 Beyond Original Bid -- Van Zeeland Asks End of Bickering NATO RESTORES CUT IN BUILDING BUDGET

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