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July 25, 1953

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QUICK CALL SLATED FOR U. N. ASSEMBLY; Session on Korea to Convene Two to Three Weeks After Actual Truce Signing QUICK CALL SLATED FOR U. N. ASSEMBLY

By A. M. Rosenthalspecial To the New York Times

UN Gen Assembly Pres Pearson, after conf with UN reprs of 13 countries, says coll will go out for special Assembly session within 24 hrs of truce signing; session will be ltd to selecting site and composition of pol conf; pol conf will take up foreign troops withdrawal and 'the peaceful settlement of the Korean question, etc'; Pearson says what 'etc' will include should be left for conf itself; some delegates propose 'round table' instead of 'across the table' conf so that it will consist of interested parties

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ANASTASIA OUSTED AS PIER UNION BOSS; I.L.A. Council Names 3 to Run Brooklyn Local -- Angered, 'Tough Tony' Plans Fight Pier Union Suspends Anastasia, Names 3 to Run Brooklyn Local

By Joseph A. Loftusspecial To the New York Times

ILA suspends Anastasia and other officers of Local 327-1, including C Coppolino; action seen challenge to Anastasia election as business agent; council to bring misconduct charges against ousted men; will rept to AFL on clean-up steps; names 3 to handle local affairs; Anastasia angered; charges trick by Ryan; offers to hold new supervised election

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Notable Births

Walter Payton

1953Walter Payton, American football player and race car driver (died 1999)[†]

Walter Jerry Payton was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time.

1953Joseph A. Tunzi, Chicago based author, foremost expert on Elvis Presley[†]

Joseph Anthony Tunzi is an American author, publisher, and producer, based in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Zoellick

1953Robert Zoellick, American banker and politician, 14th United States Deputy Secretary of State[†]

Robert Bruce Zoellick is an American public official and lawyer who was the 11th president of the World Bank Group, a position he held from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. He was previously chairman of international advisors at Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2007, United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2005 to 2006, and U.S. Trade Representative from 2001 to 2005. Prior to those posts, from 1985 to 2001 he served in a variety of capacities in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and the presidential campaign of George W. Bush, in addition to positions in various think tanks and academia.

Historical Context for July 25, 1953

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