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June 10, 1953

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Headlines from June 10, 1953

DE GASPERI FORCES WIN ITALY'S SENATE; Crucial Chamber Contest Still Deadlocked, but Center Has a Slim Hope for Victory DE GASPERI FORCES WIN ITALY'S SENATE

By Arnaldo Cortesispecial To the New York Times

Center wins 50.2% of Sen vote; retains control by 125 seats of 237; Left wins 86 seats, Right 25; final Sen standings; biggest gains made by Right

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WILSON LAYS DELAY ON 143-WING GOAL TO TRUMAN REGIME; Testifies 'No One Told People' -- Says Troops Can't Leave Korea for at Least 6 Months LAG IN PLANE GOAL LAID TO DEMOCRATS

By Harold B. Hintonspecial To the New York Times

charges Truman Adm quietly abandoned plan for 143-wing force before mid-'56, holds we are for from 143-wing goal; plans 110-114 wings by June '54, 120 by June '55; denies Joint Cs/S 143-wing estimate stemmed from new study

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SWISS TO DROP OUT UNLESS RHEE SIGNS; Will Not Serve in Neutral Prisoner Group Without Full Armistice Accord SWISS TO DROP OUT UNLESS RHEE SIGNS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Switzerland bars serving on repatriation comm unless SK signs truce and joins inv to screen POWs; reptdly does not realize stand would strengthen Rhee; long delay seen on getting replacement

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TORNADO KILLS 69 IN MASSACHUSETTS; MIDWEST TOLL IS 139; WORCESTER STRUCK 1,000 Hurt, Damage Is in Millions in 6 Ohio, Michigan Storms TORNADO KILLS 69 IN MASSACHUSETTS Two Sections of the Country Devastated by Tornadoes

By the Associated Press

Bldg destroyed by tornado, Worcester, Mass

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House Group 23 to 2 For Trade Extension; HOUSE UNIT VOTES TRADE PLAN, 23-2

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

com, 23-2, votes compromise bill

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Notable Births

1953Eileen Cooper, English painter and academic^[†]

Eileen Cooper is a British artist, known primarily as a painter and printmaker.

1953John Edwards, American lawyer and politician^[†]

Johnny Reid Edwards is an American lawyer and former politician who represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the vice presidential nominee under US Senator John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. He also was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.

1953Garry Hynes, Irish director and producer^[†]

Garry Hynes is an Irish theatre director. She was the first woman to win the prestigious Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play.

1953Don Maitz, American artist^[†]

Don Maitz is an American science fiction, fantasy, and commercial artist. He has twice won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist, science fiction's highest honor for an artist. His peers in the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists have honored him ten times with a Chesley Award for outstanding achievement, and he has received a Silver Medal of Excellence from the Society of Illustrators.

1953Christine St-Pierre, Canadian journalist and politician^[†]

Christine St-Pierre is a Canadian journalist and politician, who was MNA for the Montreal provincial riding of Acadie from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Historical Context for June 10, 1953

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