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Sup Ct of Appeals rules segregation invalid unless equal facilities are provided for both whites and other races; ruling is result of G Lusu case opposing arrest for using whites' waiting room in ry station; Govt reaction; econ and pol significance of ruling noted
Repub Sens, led by Taft, score McCarthy; accuse him of striking at Dulles and Eisenhower; reject his demand that Dulles and McLeod testify under oath and his suggestion that Bohlen submit to lie detector test; Taft suggests that 2 com members rev FBI file; Sen Gillette repts derogatory data include rept by man who says his 6th sense tells him Bohlen has immoral tendency
To be name of Kaiser mfg subsidiary of Kaiser-Frazer Corp; will mfr old Willys-Overland Motors line; W M Canaday may be chmn, R R Rausch exec vp
Dewey discusses them, news conf
Clark ends visit; holds press conf; lauds French plans and Vietnam determination; stresses need to expand Vietnam Army; seen interested in developing local militia, officer cadres and troop mobility
1953Anita L. Allen, American lawyer, philosopher, and academic[†]
Anita LaFrance Allen is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was formerly Vice Provost for Faculty from 2013 to 2020.
1953Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (died 2022)[†]
Louis Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. He created the cartoon series Life with Louie and the television sitcom The Louie Show, and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, which was published in 2018. Anderson was the third host of the game show Family Feud from 1999 to 2002 — the first host in its third and current run.
1953Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom (born 1867)[†]
Mary of Teck was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]