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March 11, 1953

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Headlines from March 11, 1953

CITY COUNCIL FIGHTS 15% RISE IN RENTS; Resolution Adopted by 19-to-1 Vote Asks Albany to Defeat Plan or Give City Control

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Council approves NYS bill on mil service credit

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MOVE TO DENOUNCE SOVIET IS SHELVED; Foreign Relations Unit Drops Plan -- Rejects Dulles' Plea for Quick Vote on Bohlen MOVE TO DENOUNCE SOVIET IS SHELVED

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, March 10 -The Senate Foreign Relations Committee put an end today to all present efforts to revive in one diluted form or another the Eisenhower Administration's proposal for a United States denunciation of the Soviet Union's enslavement of peoples.

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2 CZECH MIG'S DOWN AMERICAN FIGHTER IN U.S. GERMAN ZONE; Lead Satellite Craft Attacks F-84 Inside West's Frontier -- Parachute Saves Pilot STRONG PROTEST IS FILED 'Outrage' Denounced to Prague -- Conant Says 'Wanton' Act Merits Stern Measures U. S. Jet Pilots Attacked by Czech MIG's 2 CZECH MIG'S DOWN AMERICAN FIGHTER

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

2 Czech MIG-15s shoot down USAF F-84 in US zone, Ger, in 1st such incident in Ger since cold war; craft crashes near Falkenstein, Bavaria; pilot safe; Maj Gen London holds Czech fighters 15 mi in zone; High Comr Conant deems incident Outrage'; 2d US craft on patrol returns safely to base; map; pilots pors

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Lie Assails Soviet Pressure, Defends U.N. Loyalty Policy; LIE SCORES SOVIET FOR U. N. PRESSURE

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Scores USSR boycott of him, s, UN Assembly; defends personnel policy

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BILL IS DUE TODAY; Entire Program for City Fiscal Relief Is Viewed as Sure of Passage 5-MAN BOARD PROPOSED 'Genuinely Independent' Unit Sought by Governor -- Sale of Bus Lines Urged CITY TRANSIT BOARD IS ASKED BY DEWEY

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

Gov Dewey favors rise if needed to end operating deficit, special message to Legis

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1953Derek Daly, Irish-American race car driver and sportscaster^[†]

Derek Patrick Daly is an Irish former racing driver, businessman and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1982.

1953Jimmy Iovine, American record producer and businessman, co-founded Beats Electronics^[†]

James Iovine is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He is the co-founder of Interscope Records, and served as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group, from 1999 to 2014.

1953Bernie LaBarge, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Bernie LaBarge is a Canadian performing and session guitarist, an award-winning singer and songwriter, and producer, who has gone on tour and made recordings with Canadian and international artists.

Historical Context for March 11, 1953

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

Headlines from March 11, 1953

CITY COUNCIL FIGHTS 15% RISE IN RENTS; Resolution Adopted by 19-to-1 Vote Asks Albany to Defeat Plan or Give City Control

MOVE TO DENOUNCE SOVIET IS SHELVED; Foreign Relations Unit Drops Plan -- Rejects Dulles' Plea for Quick Vote on Bohlen MOVE TO DENOUNCE SOVIET IS SHELVED

Lie Assails Soviet Pressure, Defends U.N. Loyalty Policy; LIE SCORES SOVIET FOR U. N. PRESSURE

BILL IS DUE TODAY; Entire Program for City Fiscal Relief Is Viewed as Sure of Passage 5-MAN BOARD PROPOSED 'Genuinely Independent' Unit Sought by Governor -- Sale of Bus Lines Urged CITY TRANSIT BOARD IS ASKED BY DEWEY

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