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Eisenhower upholds investigative rights but warns that abuse can endanger US, news conf
BLS revised consumers price index drops 0.4%, Jan 16-Feb 15, for biggest dip in yr and 3d straight ma of decline
State Dept aide J W Ford testifies on Dept handling of cases of 25 UN employes about whom derogatory data were recd; 12 still employed, 9 ousted, 3 resigned, 1 on compulsory leave; 5 of 25 were on Hiss list; 1 resigned, 3 ousted, 1 still employed; 10 of 25 appeared before Sen subcom, 7 refused to testify; Ford, without disclosing names, comments on individual cases; Ford, Keating illus
arrives, US, for tour; int; plans White House stay
ALBANY, March 26 -- Governor Dewey signed into law today ten bills embodying his program for solving New York City's financial crisis by setting up an authority to take over the deficit-plagued municipal transit system and authorizing a new $60,000,000 payroll tax and a $50,000,000 increase in real estate imposts.
1953Herman Ponsteen, Dutch cyclist[†]
Herman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics, at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany and 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]