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Adm tells UN diplomats it will continue '54 aid at same level as '53; sum seen about $5,775,000,000
Medal of Hon to Cpl D E Dewey, 1st such award presented by Pres Eisenhower; illus
unidentified Repub Sen says Pres Eisenhower plans Exec Order setting aside all recent postmaster exams won by Dems; comment
Sec Dulles reptdly will not offer him a new assignment, thus forcing his retirement
2 USSR MIGs shoot down Brit Lincoln bomber, Hamburg-Berlin air lone near Lueneburg; 5 of 7 crewmen killed; USSR holds 1 survivor; Gen Chikou charges bomber opened fire 1st, broadcast lr to High Comr Kirkpatrick; regrets incident; claims USSR air space violated; GB holds attack deliberate; says USSR fighters made mock attack on another bomber near Kassel, Brit zone, 2 hrs earlier; Lincoln wreck falls in USSR zone; Eur crisis seen looming; W Ger eyewitness int; zone in which attack began not estab; map; craft type illus
1953Andy Bean, American golfer (died 2023)[†]
Thomas Andrew Bean was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
1953Michael Curry, American bishop, 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church[†]
Michael Bruce Curry is an American retired bishop who was the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church. Elected in 2015, he was the first African American elected to the role, having previously served as Bishop of North Carolina from 2000 to 2015. His tenure as presiding bishop ended on November 1, 2024, and he was succeeded by Sean Rowe.
1953Deborah Raffin, American actress (died 2012)[†]
Deborah Iona Raffin was an American actress, model and audiobook publisher.
1953Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman (born 1884)[†]
Johan Laidoner was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces during the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence and was among the most influential people in the Estonian politics between the world wars.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]