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Repub Natl Com-sponsored TV show holds Adm inherited 'major headache' in price drops but took steps to stem them
3 Moslems killed by police, Srinagar, in protest demonstrations; Mohammed Ali asks Nehru for immediate conf; sets Karachi conf of Azad (Free) Kashmir leaders; Nehru statement to Lower House defends ouster; lauds new Prime Min's speech accusing interested foreign powers of encouraging Abdullah; US Amb Allen denies US interfered
Sec Dulles says US will withhold Communist POWs if Amers are held back; says he phoned Gen Taylor on US reply to repts that Communists trump up criminal charges against Amer POWs; plans to check repts of freed Amers; bars speculation on number of Amers held; says Communists have not notified UN of any POWs refusing repatriation; says none of freed Amers had data on Dean; Amb Lodge lauds UN handling of POW exch
calls repts threats against DeSapio hoax; DeSapio comments; police repeat no rept recd, no bodyguard assigned to DeSapio; DeSapio and Gerosa assail Impellitteri for Harlem s, charging appeal to racial bias; Riegelman s, Amer Legion post, on Dem split, citing Wagner previous acceptance of support from Tammany AD leaders allegedly with underworld connections
Iran repts talks set; claims revd
1953Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (died 2025)[†]
Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. Hogan was widely regarded as one of the greatest and globally most recognized wrestling stars of all time. He won multiple championships worldwide, most notably being a six-time WWF Champion. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He also competed in promotions such as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
1953Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer[†]
Wijda Mazereeuw is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. Individually she competed in the 200 m and 400 m medley event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the heats on all occasions; in 1976 she also placed fifth with the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley relay team. At the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, she won silver medals in the 100 m (1:14.29) and 200 m (2:37.50) breaststroke; she was also part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley relay team that won the bronze medal with a time of 4:21.45.
1953Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (born 1892)[†]
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver. He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing. Originally of Mantua, he was nicknamed il Mantovano Volante and Nuvola ("Cloud"). His victories—72 major races, 150 in all—included 24 Grands Prix, five Coppa Cianos, two Mille Miglias, two Targa Florios, two RAC Tourist Trophies, a Le Mans 24-hour race, and a European Championship in Grand Prix racing. Ferdinand Porsche called him "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future".
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]