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Polish interpreter on NNSC Kungnung team J Hajdukiewicz asks and gets pol asylum; int; Polish repr on NNSC charges US with kidnapping; US Army repts special trial set for US enlisted men charged with striking Swedish member of NNSC team; Communists fail in efforts to make issue of incident
Martin sees budget balanced and taxes cut in '54, int; states confidence in Reed and Humphrey
UN procedure in transferring POWs refusing repatriation revd; Peiping radio calls list of unacctd-for POWs 'fake'; charges UN forcibly detains NKs and Chinese; Thimayya urges speed in determining fate of reluctant POWs
record opened; shows Stephens on admitted asking fees only after learning subcom had record of phone call to co; Bishop denies giving detailed data on contract; Stephenson reveals he met Bishop through J Jonkel, convicted of mishandling campaign funds in '50 Maryland Sen race; Bishop and Jonkel cite ease in getting data on forthcoming contracts by frequenting Pentagon and other Govt Dept's coffee bars
C E Keegan, defending Mayor, blames Dewey for Authority
1953Pat Cadigan, American science fiction author[†]
Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human mind and technology. Her debut novel, Mindplayers, was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1988.
1953Amy Irving, American actress[†]
Amy Irving is an American actress and singer, who has worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award.
1953John Thurso, Scottish businessman and politician[†]
John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso, known also as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman, Liberal Democrat politician and hereditary peer who is notable for having served in the House of Lords both before and after a period in the House of Commons.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]