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repts initial allotment of $4.3 million set for part payment of freight costs
McCarthy repts 'important' Ft Monmouth employe broke down and agreed to tell all he knew about spy rings, subcom exec hearing; witness put in protective custody; McCarthy repts witness said that he was friend of Rosenberg, that he lied the 1st time he testified; McCarthy says Maj Gen Lawton tightened Signal Corps security curbs; Army repts it has no evidence that documents were 'compromised'; Maj Gens Back, Lawton illus
Big-3 foreign mins, London conf, agree to invoke '50 3-Power Declaration and submit issue to UN Security Council; see action lessening tension in area; GB protests Israeli raid; says Jordan repts attack but does not invoke Anglo-Jordanian treaty; Jordan aids in seeking Yahud marauders
Wagner holds Wicks small figure in Fay scandal; sees Dewey making him scapegoat
ILA-AFL rivalry prevents unloading of Isthmian freighter Hawaiian Banker; ship moved to Newark; Jarka Corp unable to persuade Anastasia and AFL men to work together; Connolly says ILA will insist that Shipping Assn resume talks; Waterfront Comm repts 15,388 regis forms returned
1953Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader[†]
Joseph Bowie is an American jazz trombonist and vocalist. The brother of trumpeter Lester Bowie, Joseph is known for leading the jazz-punk group Defunkt and for membership in the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.
1953Domenico Penzo, Italian footballer[†]
Domenico Penzo is an Italian retired professional footballer, who played as a forward.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]