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House Com votes to hear Matthews
UN members of Mil Armistice Comm meet for 1st time with Communist members, Panmunjom; await Communist answer to plans they suggested; liaison teams believed drafting demarcation lines; 9 sessions held; Peiping radio optimistic; still doubtful of Rhee
USSR offers $57-million credit for food purchases, July-Dec; E Ger reptdly will repay with mfrd goods
large classes create officer surplus in Army and USAF; USAF suspends active duty calls for 4,000 of 7,100 grads
1953Eric Bazilian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer[†]
Eric Michael Bazilian is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band the Hooters. He wrote "One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1995.
1953Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor[†]
Jeffrey Wayne Fatt is an Australian musician and actor. He was a member of the children's group The Wiggles from its founding in 1991 to 2012, and was also in the 1980s and 1990s pop band The Cockroaches with fellow Wiggle Anthony Field.
1953Bernie Fraser, New Zealand rugby player[†]
Bernard Gabriel Fraser is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 124 games for Wellington, and 55 games, including 23 test matches, for New Zealand.
1953Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager[†]
Brian Ernest Talbot is an English former football player and manager. He was capped six times for the England national team.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]