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August 4, 1953

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Historical Context for August 4, 1953

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

Notable Births

1953Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer and manager^[†]

Hiroyuki Usui is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His son Kempei Usui is also a footballer.

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Headlines from August 4, 1953

State Funeral Held for Taft; President at Rites in Capitol; Prisedent Eisenshower Leads Dignitaries at Senator Taft's Funeral in Washington Funeral of State Is Held for Taft; President Attends Rites in Capitol

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

state funeral; Mrs Taft, Eisenhowers, Govt officials attend; Bricker gives eulogy; body and family arrive, Cincinnati; pub and private service plans

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Mossadegh Gets 99.9% of the Vote In Iran Plebiscite on Majlis Ouster; MOSSADEGH GETS 99.9% IN PLEBISCITE

By Kennett Lovespecial To the New York Times

Mossadegh wins 99.9% of Teheran vote on Majlis ouster; ballot not secret; Tudeh casts large pro-Govt vote; steps up demand for Royal Ct liquidation; demands ouster of US Point 4 aides and Mil Advisory Mission; urges early gen elections; Kashani boycott seen ineffective; balloting without incident; police break up Tudeh rajlies

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$65,000 FEE LINKED TO BIG TAX SAVING; House Unit Hears $1,500,000 Levy Was Averted by Hiring Democratic Committee Aide $65,000 FEE LINKED TO BIG TAX SAVING

By Luther A. Hustonspecial To the New York Times

House (Kean) subcom hearing; W S Lasdon testifies he paid W S Mayock, a Washington tax atty, $65,000 in cash to get a ruling for members of Lasdon family to classify their sale of drug patents at capital gains for tax purposes; ruling obtained in Sept '48, saving family about $1.5 million; Mayock called 'Judge' and counsel to Dem Natl Com; K R Price, then aide to Bur counsel Oliphant, testifies he recommended ruling be denied; that he recd call from then Treas Under Sec Foley asking status of case and urging it be expedited; that Oliphant issued favorable ruling; Lasdon lawyer N D Cann testifies he had been unable to get favorable ruling; Lasdon says W Solomon told his bro M S Lasdon about Mayock; subcom counsel Tobin says records show Mayock never filed power of atty with Bur as required, that Cann was atty of record at the time; comment on W S Lasdon's Nepera Co, and on Lasdon Foundation

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Front Page 2 -- No Title; Delay Denied to 7 Senators; Knowland Election Expected Bridges Heads Dissenters, Who Complain Many Members Will Be Absent Today -- Policy Committee Overrides Them G. O. P. IS DIVIDED OVER TAFT'S POST

By Harold B. Hintonspecial To the New York Times

Repub Policy Com votes to hold election of majority leader over objections of Bridges, Welker, McCarthy, Bricker, Malone, Capehart and Jenner who sought to have election postponed on basis of Sens absence; Knowland as chmn of Policy Com, gives chair to Millikin; some dissenters seen preferring Dirksen as leader; Ferguson reptd considered to head Policy Com if Knowland becomes leader

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2 Governors Accuse F. B. I. Of Invading States' Powers; 2 STATES ACCUSE F. B. I. OF INVASION

By W. H. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

Govs Fine and Battle charge FBI probes of alleged brutality in state insts invade states' powers, US Govs Conf; Gov Dewey backs Fine; R Byers case, Penna, cited

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WHITE HOUSE SAYS G. I.'S WON'T BE USED AS LABOR IN KOREA; Plan Ascribed to Dulles Denied -- Army Will Give Technical Aid as It Rests and Trains WHITE HOUSE SAYS G. I.'S WON'T LABOR

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

White House says US med troops will give tech aid

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Passenger Decline Compared With a Year Ago Is Less Than the 11.1% Expected; LOSS LARGEST ON BUSES On Rapid Transit It Is 7.6% -- Authority, Lacking Quorum, Awaits a New Member

By Leonard Ingalls

traffic down 10.4%, income up $1,048,422, 1st wk of 15¢ fore; '52 compared; breakdown shows greatest loss on Manhattan bus lines; token buying for resales light

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U. N. CHIEF STRESSES CONSTRUCTIVE AIMS; Hammarskjold Urges Nations to Minimize Complaints -- Wants Staff Independent U.N. CHIEF STRESSES CONSTRUCTIVE AIMS

By A. M. Rosenthalspecial To the New York Times

introduction to UN Sec Gen Hammerskjold annual rept, written before truce signing, comments on significance of truce

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Inspection Teams Start Saturday; 70 AMERICANS DUE IN 1ST P. O. W. TRADE

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

Dulles party delayed by weather

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HOUSE QUITS FIRST; Morse Speech Holds Up Senate Action Until After Midnight CONGRESS SESSION ENDS AFTER SNAGS

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

passed, both Houses

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Congress Gets Bill To Ease Alien Curbs; CONGRESS GETS BILL TO EASE ALIEN LAW

By C. P. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

8 Sens and 24 Reprs, led by Lehman and Celler, offer bill recodifying immigration and naturalization laws to replace McCarran-Walter Act; all sponsors except Sen Morse ore Dems; bill would abrogate natl origins quota system, raise yrly admissions to 251,000; other provisions; sponsors hope for early hearing in next Cong session and speedy adoption; stress effort to correct alleged inequities of Act

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