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Monaghon repts start of human relations course as 1 of 7 steps recommended by Police Advisory Com on Human Relations; Jansen comment
Ridgway warns cuts would weaken US security, House com; stresses NATO; Gen Handy urges continued aid to NATO, statement to com
NJ Sup Ct voids ordinance taxing business gross receipts and payrolls of over $20,000 a yr adopted in Dec '52
TOKYO, Tuesday, May 19 -- The United Nations Command announced today that the recess in the Korean armistice talks had been extended until next Monday. The negotiations had been scheduled to resume tomorrow after a three-day recess.
32 dead, over 200 hurt as Moslem North Peoples Cong riots against Action Group which asks self-govt by '56; Moslems want to form separate colony; Lt Gov Smith on situation
1953Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge[†]
Patrick Stewart Hodge, Lord Hodge, PC is a Scottish judge, currently serving as Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
1953Shavarsh Karapetyan, Armenian finswimmer[†]
Shavarsh Vladimiri (Vladimirovich) Karapetyan is a Soviet-Armenian former finswimmer. He was best known for saving the lives of 20 people in a 1976 incident in Yerevan.
1953Florin Marin, Romanian footballer and manager[†]
Florin Marin was a Romanian professional football manager and player. Marin had a total of 456 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A consisting of 166 victories, 103 draws and 187 losses. Marin died from complications of dementia on 18 September 2025, at the age of 72.
1953Victoria Wood, English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (died 2016)[†]
Victoria Wood was an English comedian, actress, musician, screenwriter, and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades, and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions which she performed at the piano. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life and included references to activities, attitudes and products that are considered to exemplify Britain. She was noted for her skills in observational comedy and in satirising aspects of social class.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]