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June 15, 1953

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30,000 REDS ATTACK ALONG 30-MILE LINE; RHEE FORCE DENTED; Enemy Drive Against 'Buffer Zone' Also Rolls Back U. S. 3d Division in Places HEAVIEST FIGHT SINCE '51 Up to 20,000 Chinese Smash Into South Korean Positions -- G. I.'s Halt the Foe 30,000 REDS DRIVE ALONG 30-MILE LINE

By the Associated Press

30,000 Chinese attack along 30-mi sector, E and central fronts, in biggest assault since '51; seen seeking prestige and more ground before truce; gain up to 2 mi in some places; 2 enemy rgts repulsed, 'Boomerang' hill mass; 1 co hits Outpost Harry; Taylor visits front; battleship New Jersey shells Anchor Hill; map

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24,000,000 Lack Library Service As Only 3 States Meet Standards; 24,000,000 LACKING PUBLIC LIBRARIES

By Benjamin Fine

pub library conditions found deplorable, survey by NY State Library with 40 state librarians, directed by C F Gosnell and V L Moran; 24 million without any pub library service; only 3 states meet ALA per capita expenditure minimum standards; chart

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PLANS DEVELOPED TO RESTORE JAPAN AS ASIA'S ARSENAL; One Study Maps 8-Year Arms Program Costing 8 Billions -- Public Antipathy Is Obstacle Japanese Make Plans to Restore Country as the Arsenal of Asia

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

W J Jorden on plans to restore Japan as Asian arsenal

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Fare Rise Held Likely On Private Bus Lines; PRIVATE BUS FARES SEEN DUE FOR RISE

By Paul Crowell

munic rise seen necessitating private bus lines rise

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SCORES DOCK CRIME; Receives Degree as He Completes 4,000-Mile Policy Speech Tour PRESIDENT SCORES THE 'BOOK BURNERS'

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

Pres Eisenhower denounces 'book burners,' s, Dartmouth Coll

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Notable Births

1953Vilma Bardauskienė, Lithuanian long jumper^[†]

Vilhelmina "Vilma" Bardauskienė is a former long jumper from Lithuania, who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She twice set the women's world record in the long jump, and won the European title in 1978 (Prague). She was born in Pakruojis.

1953Eje Elgh, Swedish racing driver and sportscaster^[†]

Lars Eje Elgh is a Swedish racing driver and television reporter. He currently works as an expert commentator for Formula One in Sweden together with Janne Blomqvist. The two have worked together as Formula One commentators for a long time, first for TV4 and then for Viasat Motor when they took over the Formula One broadcasting in Sweden.

1953Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China^[†]

Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Since 2013, Xi has also served as the seventh president of China. As a member of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership, Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

1953Raphael Wallfisch, English cellist and educator^[†]

Raphael Wallfisch is an English cellist.

Historical Context for June 15, 1953

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