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Greenglass denies to his family that he was coached by FBI in drawing atom bomb parts and that he gave perjured testimony against Rosenbergs; clemency dinner for Rosenbergs, NYC, overcrowded; Prof Love s
apptmt approved, Sen com
proposed by USSR as candidate
Referee Dr P N Guthrie awards 4¢ hrly pay rise, retroactive to Dec 1, to some 1,250,000 workers; says rise is based on improved productivity; award will raise rrs wage bill about $120 million a yr; BRT pres Kennedy comments
Amb Gross asks Malenkov for deeds, UN com
1953Ian Blair, English police officer (died 2025)[†]
Ian Warwick Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, was a British police officer who held the position of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005 to 2008.
1953Peter Hendy, English businessman, Minister of State for Rail[†]
Peter Gerard Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill,, is a British transport executive and politician who has served as Minister of State for Rail since July 2024.
1953Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1985)[†]
Ricky Helton Wilson was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52s. Born in Athens, Georgia, Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson. The B-52s were founded in 1976, when Ricky, Cindy, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider shared a tropical flaming volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant and, after an impromptu music session at the home of their friend Owen Scott III, played for the first time at a Valentine's Day party for friends. Wilson's unusual guitar tunings were a large contribution to the band's quirky sound.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]