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June 25, 1953

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Headlines from June 25, 1953

A Washington Tourist Visits Senate; TRUMAN IN SENATE PLEADS FOR PEACE

By William S. White

plea for bipartisanship seen in ex-Pres Truman remarks to Sen on its peace responsibility

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EISENHOWER FIGHTS TO BYPASS TAX FOE; He and Congress Chiefs Agree on Extraordinary Steps to Get Excess Profits Action

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Martin repts Eisenhower and Repub leaders, at White House conf, agree to use extraordinary measures to force vote; fails to get Ways & Means Com majority to compel vote; prepares to invoke little-used Rules Com powers to bring bill to floor; House leaders admit need for Dem aid; Repr McCormack comment; Reed bars calling meeting of his com; repts Treas opposes compromise extension to Oct 30; scores Sadlak bill

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RHEE IS INSISTENT ON SHOWDOWN NOW WITH COMMUNISTS; He Appeals to Allies to Let His People Meet the Foe Alone If Necessary

By Lindesay Parrott

Rhee appeals to UN to let SK fight on alone; pledges struggle 'to the death,' s, Seoul; cheered by 40,000; Seoul and Pusan rallies seen timed to coincide with arrival of Robertson; Gen Paik pledges allegiance to Rhee; Robertson conf with Clark, Tokyo; speculation on Robertson-Rhee talks; SK repts forming Natl Defense Com with Rhee and Premier Paik as chmn and vice chmn; SK Assembly brands as traitors those opposing Rhee stand; calls for exile of Chough and ex-Min Kim Chun Yun; UN repts SK police protect escaped Chinese as well as NKs; repts 57 escapees return to camp

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LEGISLATURE TO GET CRIME BILLS TODAY; PASSAGE HELD SURE; Special Session Also Will Act on 2 Measures Modifying Transit Authority Law

By Leo Egan

legislators assemble

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Way Is Cleared for Test in House On Plan to Revamp Defense Set-Up; HOUSE UNIT CLEARS DEFENSE PROPOSAL

By Austin Stevens

com clears plan for House vote; pub rept on hearings

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Notable Births

1953Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and educator (died 2013)^[†]

Olivier Ameisen was a French-American cardiologist who wrote a best-selling book about curing alcoholism using the drug baclofen.

1953Ian Davis, Australian cricketer^[†]

Ian Charles Davis is an Australian former cricketer (batsman) who played in 15 Test matches and three One Day Internationals between 1973 and 1977. Davis retired from first-class cricket in 1984, then worked for Dunlop Slazenger until his retirement in 2010.

Historical Context for June 25, 1953

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