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May 17, 1953

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Headlines from May 17, 1953

U. N. CONSULTATION ON TRUCE IS SEEN IN PANMUNJOM LULL; Harrison Flying to See Clark in Tokyo -- New Step Waited When Parley Is Resumed

By Lindesay Parrott

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DOUBLE TAXATION IN LIQUIDATION HIT; City Bar Group Would Revive 1948 Bill to Avert 'Penalty' Levy on Sale of Assets

By Godfrey N. Nelson

G N Nelson on NYC Bar Assn com proposal to Cong com urging adoption of '48 Revenue Revision Bill provision to amend law on double taxation of gains resulting from liquidation of corps before or after sale of assets

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SAVINGS BANKS MAP LEGISLATIVE MOVES; Branch Battle Will Be Pressed at Albany Again Next Year, Catharine Tells Group

By George A. Mooney

R M Catharine on savings banks plans for branch bill, s, Mutual Savings Banks Assn

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REGARDING 'CAN-CAN'; Vivid Dancing Is Found In New Musical

By Brooks Atkinson

ALTHOUGH ballet dancing has long been regarded as one of the essential elements of the big Broadway musical, Michael Kidd has carried it one step further in "Can-Can." His swift and tumultuous ballets dramatize the work more vividly than the score or the book.

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ARMED FORCES DAY SEES 25,000 MARCH; West Point Cadets Prove Hit of Two-Hour Display Here -- Weather Cancels Air Show

By William R. Conklin

heads Reserves contingent in NYC Armed Forces Day parade

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1953Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19.^[†]

The crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 318 was an accident involving a Douglas DC-3 of the American airline Delta Air Lines 13 miles (21 km) east of Marshall, Texas, United States on May 17, 1953, killing all but one of the 20 people on board.

Historical Context for May 17, 1953

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

Headlines from May 17, 1953

U. N. CONSULTATION ON TRUCE IS SEEN IN PANMUNJOM LULL; Harrison Flying to See Clark in Tokyo -- New Step Waited When Parley Is Resumed

DOUBLE TAXATION IN LIQUIDATION HIT; City Bar Group Would Revive 1948 Bill to Avert 'Penalty' Levy on Sale of Assets

SAVINGS BANKS MAP LEGISLATIVE MOVES; Branch Battle Will Be Pressed at Albany Again Next Year, Catharine Tells Group

REGARDING 'CAN-CAN'; Vivid Dancing Is Found In New Musical

ARMED FORCES DAY SEES 25,000 MARCH; West Point Cadets Prove Hit of Two-Hour Display Here -- Weather Cancels Air Show

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Historical Context for May 17, 1953