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Gov White sees Dem party 'loyalty pledge' discarded at coming party rally
new liability rates schedule setting up 7 classes of cars instead of 3 will cut nation-wide rates up to 15% for drivers using cars for pleasure and raise rates for young drivers with uncontrolled use of cars 2 1/2 times; cos to continue 'demerit' plan
Census Bur links record tax collections by states with increased econ activity
4,500 routed from 12 communities in S Tex as rain continues; Robstown hardest hit; map
5,500 volunteers rebldg Flint homes wrecked by June tornado; illus
1953Marcia Clark, American attorney and author[†]
Marcia Rachel Clark is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent, and television producer. She was the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case.
1953Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver[†]
Miguel Ángel Guerra is a former racing driver from Argentina. He participated in four Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 15 March 1981. He qualified for only one of these, the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix, in which his Osella was hit by the March of Eliseo Salazar on the first lap. Guerra's car hit a wall, and he suffered a broken wrist and ankle.
1953György Károly, Hungarian poet and author (died 2018)[†]
György Károly was a Hungarian poet and writer.
1953Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer[†]
Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov is a former cosmonaut and commander of the International Space Station. He has flown into space three times, aboard Mir and the International Space Station, and was one of the top 10 astronauts in terms of total time in space after his third spaceflight. Vinogradov has also conducted seven spacewalks in his cosmonaut career, and holds the record for the oldest person to perform a spacewalk.
1953Elisabeth Kværne, Norwegian langeleik player (died 2024)[†]
Elisabeth Kværne was a Norwegian musician. She played the langeleik, a string instrument similar to the Appalachian dulcimer. She won the 1985 Spellemannprisen in the category folk music and old dance for På langeleik. Kværne died on 12 September 2024, at the age of 71.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]