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September 4, 1953

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23 Injured in Blasts In Queens Manholes; 23 HURT IN QUEENS IN MANHOLE BLASTS

By Unknown Author

23 hurt when accumulated gas explodes in 4 manholes, Queens; Consol Edison repr comments

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Socialists Assail Dulles; DULLES PINS BLAME ON SOVIET POLICIES

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sec Dulles says failure to reelect Adenauer would be disastrous; statement scored by Ollenhauer and Heine as intervention; hailed at Adenauer rally; Soc Dem poster stresses Eisenhower support for Adenauer; US High Comm neutral

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Warren Bars 4th Term Bid; Favored for Supreme Court; Governor of California Says He Believes a Change Best 'in Interest of People' WARREN BOWS OUT OF 4TH TERM RACE

By Lawrence E. Daviesspecial To the New York Times

Bars 4th term as Gov, statement

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Gen. Dean Released by Reds After 3-Year Korea Captivity; GEN. DEAN IS FREED BY ENEMY IN KOREA

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Maj Gen Dean freed; illus; 94 other Amers, 200 SKs and 5 Britons freed; Communists apparently free all or most POWs they had sentenced for 'crimes,'

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Churchill and Eden Retain Posts In Mild British Cabinet Shuffle; CHURCHILL CABINET SHUFFLED MILDLY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Resigns

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1953Janet Biehl, American philosopher and author^[†]

Janet Biehl is an American author, copyeditor, translator, and artist. She authored several books and articles associated with social ecology, the body of ideas developed and publicized by Murray Bookchin. Formerly an advocate of his antistatist political program, she broke with it publicly in 2011 and now identifies as a progressive Democrat.

1953Michael Stean, English chess player and author^[†]

Michael Francis Stean is an English chess grandmaster, an author of chess books and a tax accountant.

1953Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager^[†]

Fatih Terim is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

Historical Context for September 4, 1953

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

Headlines from September 4, 1953

23 Injured in Blasts In Queens Manholes; 23 HURT IN QUEENS IN MANHOLE BLASTS

Socialists Assail Dulles; DULLES PINS BLAME ON SOVIET POLICIES

Warren Bars 4th Term Bid; Favored for Supreme Court; Governor of California Says He Believes a Change Best 'in Interest of People' WARREN BOWS OUT OF 4TH TERM RACE

Gen. Dean Released by Reds After 3-Year Korea Captivity; GEN. DEAN IS FREED BY ENEMY IN KOREA

Churchill and Eden Retain Posts In Mild British Cabinet Shuffle; CHURCHILL CABINET SHUFFLED MILDLY

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Historical Context for September 4, 1953