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Beam gives Embassy reception; Soviet and Amer guests mingle sociably; J Wick, in broadcast, says Soviet people want peace
Simpson says he will not insist on mandatory peril point clauses if assured of fair Tariff Comm; Eisenhower to seek extension of Act without basic changes
Adenauer sees continuation of moderate, reasonable policy; rules out nationalism
Mayor and Estimate Bd to join Salzman in assailing const of law; Mayor drafting '53-54 budget on assumption Authority will take over munic system; several persons being considered for apptmt as unsalaried members listed
State Pks Council raises parking fee to 50¢ effective May 23
1953Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer[†]
Patrick Doyle is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work on films such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Carlito's Way, Quest for Camelot, and Gosford Park, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.
1953Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter[†]
Christopher Franke, born 6 April, 1953, is best known as a German pioneer of electronic music and a Hollywood composer for film and television. He studied composition at Berlin Conservatory where his influences included Karlheinz Stockhausen and John Cage.
1953Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (born 1905)[†]
Idris Davies was a Welsh poet. Born in Rhymney, near Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, he became a poet, originally writing in Welsh, but later writing exclusively in English.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]