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June 30, 1953

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QUICK MOVE ASKED; General Hints at Signing Without South Korea -- Communists Critical CLARK ASKS TALKS ON ARMISTICE DATE

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

Clark calls on Communists to resume negotiations, hints he will sign quickly on agreed terms despite Rhee opposition; lr to Communist High Command; Communists silent; NK radio scores bid as insincere; Clark denies US 'connived' with Rhee on release of POWs; holds Communist demand for return of all escapees unrealistic; cites Communist release of some 50,000 POWs during hostilities; pledges steps to control SK resistance to truce; says UN cannot coerce SK Govt but will seek to enlist its cooperation; SK Cabinet meets, presumably to discuss Clark lr; Robertson again conf with Rhee; Rhee seen unyielding

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Gaullists Who Join Laniel Cabinet Written Out of the Party by General; CABINET GAULLISTS DROPPED BY PARTY

By Harold Callenderspecial To the New York Times

Gaullist movement ousts 3 who joined Cabinet; State Min Corniglion-Molinier, Reconstruction Min Lemaire and Postmaster Gen Ferri affected; effect on Gaullist support for Govt weighed

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War Slows After Big Barrage Forces South Koreans Back; Rhee Forces Lose Four Hills North of Seoul -- Sabres Down Record Bag of MIG's -- Foe Suffers Heavy Losses in Week KOREA WAR SLOWS AFTER BIG BARRAGE

By the Associated Press

fighting eases after SKs lose 4 hills N of Seoul; enemy arty barrages heaviest of war; action reptd more intense than World War II; SKs lose Lookout Mt; map

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TRANSIT COST LIMIT SET AT $250,184,300; CUT IN THAT SOUGHT; If Economies Reduce 'Ceiling' Budget by $5,000,000, Fare of 13c Will Be Enough TRANSIT COST LIMIT OF $250,184,300 SET

By Leo Egan

Authority budget eliminates old Transport Bd budget item of $3.1 million representing cost of IRT and BMT pension systems which remain charged against city budget; meets with reprs from 4 unions, TWU not included

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1953Hal Lindes, American-English guitarist and film score composer^[†]

Hal Lindes is an American guitarist and film score composer best known for his time as a member of Dire Straits from 1980 until late 1984.

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1953Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (born 1874)^[†]

Elsa Beskow was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman and Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender.

1953Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer and civil servant (born 1874)^[†]

Charles William Miller was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil. Miller founded São Paulo Athletic Club (SPAC), one of the oldest sports clubs in Brazil, and founded the Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball, current Campeonato Paulista, Brazil's first football league. He is also considered the father of Rugby union in Brazil.

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1953The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.^[†]

The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953. Throughout eight generations, indicated sequentially as C1 to C8, the Corvette is noted for its performance, distinctive styling, lightweight fiberglass or composite bodywork, and competitive pricing. The Corvette has had domestic mass-produced two-seater competitors fielded by American Motors, Ford, and Chrysler; it is the only one continuously produced by a United States auto manufacturer. It serves as Chevrolet's halo car.

Historical Context for June 30, 1953

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

Headlines from June 30, 1953

QUICK MOVE ASKED; General Hints at Signing Without South Korea -- Communists Critical CLARK ASKS TALKS ON ARMISTICE DATE

Gaullists Who Join Laniel Cabinet Written Out of the Party by General; CABINET GAULLISTS DROPPED BY PARTY

War Slows After Big Barrage Forces South Koreans Back; Rhee Forces Lose Four Hills North of Seoul -- Sabres Down Record Bag of MIG's -- Foe Suffers Heavy Losses in Week KOREA WAR SLOWS AFTER BIG BARRAGE

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TRANSIT COST LIMIT SET AT $250,184,300; CUT IN THAT SOUGHT; If Economies Reduce 'Ceiling' Budget by $5,000,000, Fare of 13c Will Be Enough TRANSIT COST LIMIT OF $250,184,300 SET

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