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May 11, 1953

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France Reduces Value Of Indo-China Piaster; FRANCE DEVALUES INDO-CHINA PIASTER

By Henry Ginigerspecial To the New York Times

France acts to end profiteering

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Explanations Held Unsatisfactory; U. N. BIDS FOE OFFER ALTERNATIVE PLAN

By Unknown Author

UN asks Communists what they plan to do with POWs refusing repatriation in event pol conf fails to agree; may insist on certain guarantees if Communist plan is accepted; holds length of internment period excessive; presses for more data on workings of neutral comm; charges Communists fail to explain their plan; Harrison comments

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Lodge Says Pentagon Error Cut Allied Troops in Korea; Lodge Says Pentagon Snubbed Korea Aid

By Unknown Author

Amb Lodge holds Defense Dept erred in ruling foreign powers must provide financial and logistic support; says stand barred Allies from sending more troops

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CITY REVELS IN SUN AS 80 SETS '53 HIGH; 100 at Rally Felled by Heat -- Throngs Flock to Beaches, Parks and Boulevards CITY REVELS IN SUN AS 80 SETS '53 HIGH

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80; 100 overcome at rally; record crowds at beaches and pks

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COLUMBIA TO END FRATERNITY BIAS; Sets Oct. 1, 1960, to Withdraw Recognition From Groups Practicing Discrimination COLUMBIA TO END FRATERNITY BIAS

By Unknown Author

Columbia Univ to withdraw recognition by Oct '60 from all campus orgns except religious ones barring membership because of race, color or religion; move reflects views of most students

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Historical Context for May 11, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people^[†]