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November 9, 1953

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Headlines from November 9, 1953

INDIAN TO APPEAL TO REDS TO SOFTEN STAND ON CAPTIVES; Thimayya, Leader of Neutrals, Will Confer at Kaesong on P. O. W. Talks' Impasse PRISONERS ARE ADAMANT Those Who Missed Communist Explainers Refuse to Give Them a New Chance INDIAN TO APPEAL TO REDS ON P.O.W.'S

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

Thimayya sets confs, Kaesong, with Communist truce reprs; wants Communists to drop demand for POWs who refuse to cooperate; explanation sessions again canceled after Communists reject ints with those willing to attend; Peiping radio repts Communists assert explainers have right to decide on length of ints and number to be processed, ask more compounds to segregate those interviewed from those not reached; Indian repr says 5 more POWs ask repatriation; Swiss repr denies rept that Switzerland threatened to quit NNRC

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Budget Battle Holds Fate of 5 Great Ships; NAVY WEIGHS FATE OF 5 HISTORIC SHIPS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

5 old US warships, Constitution, Constellation, Hartford, Olympia and Oregon, rotting for lack of restoration funds; Navy unable to act; puts repair cost at $40 million; Baltimore willing to repair Constellation if ship is delivered there

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Salazar Routs Opposition Slate in Portuguese Election; Salazar Defeats Foes in Portugal; Opposition Polls 16.7% in 3 Cities

By Camille M. Cianfarraspecial To the New York Times

Salazar again victorious; Opposition polls 16.7% of vote, 3 cities; both sues comment

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HUGE U. S. TAX LOSS LINKED TO SNYDER; House Inquiry Says 2 Rulings by Ex-Secretary and Aides Cost $10,000,000 Revenue HUGE U. S. TAX LOSS LINKED TO SYNDER

By the United Press

House Ways & Means Com subcom issues another rept on its probes of last 2 yrs; charges ruling of ex-Sec Snyder and other officials in 2 cases cost Govt over $10 million in revenue; holds Dem Adm favoritism, irregularities and corruption brought tax system into state of decay; assails Grunewald friendship with ex-officials, citing ruling in Lasdon case, after Mayock interceded, and in Monsanto Chem Co case; assails methods of apptg collectors; says pol strength of local collectors often exceeded Washington superiors resulting in conditions found in NY 3d Dist and San Francisco office; Snyder defends rulings

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Sutherland Keeps Kings Job In Wrangle Over Successor; SUTHERLAND STAYS AS BROOKLYN CHIEF

By James A. Hagerty

Sutherland to remain as leader; move seen in accord with Wagner wishes and requested by NYS Chmn Balch, DeSapio and Buckley; opposition to Power reptd; Exec Com meeting canceled

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Notable Births

1953Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer^[†]

Gaëtan Hart is a former lightweight/welterweight boxer from Québec, who was a three-time boxing champion for his country. He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980. Boxer Cleveland Denny died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980. Six weeks prior to that bout, Hart defeated Ralph Racine and put him in a coma from which Racine eventually recovered.

Notable Deaths

1953Louise DeKoven Bowen, American philanthropist and activist (born 1859)^[†]

Louise DeKoven Bowen was an American philanthropist, civic leader, social reformer, and suffragist. She was born to a wealthy family and raised with a strong sense of noblesse oblige. She made substantial financial donations to numerous organizations, raised funds from her association with Chicago's elite families, and while not trained as a social worker, she served in the field as a competent and respected policy maker and administrator. She worked with the settlement movement at Hull House, court reform for youth via the Juvenile Protective Association, and numerous women's clubs and women's suffrage organizations. A primary passion of hers was the reform of dance halls in Chicago. At the end of her 94 years, she had provided care to the impoverished and disenfranchised through her extensive public service and activism, especially attending to "the welfare and betterment of women, children, and their families."

1953Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabian king (born 1880)^[†]

Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, known in the Western world as Ibn Saud, was the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 until his death in 1953. He had ruled parts of the kingdom since 1902, having previously been Emir, Sultan, King of Nejd, and King of Hejaz.

1953Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and author (born 1914)^[†]

Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood. He also wrote stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. He became widely popular in his lifetime, and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet".

Historical Events

1953Cambodia gains independence from France.^[†]

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of 181,035 square kilometres, dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang.

Historical Context for November 9, 1953

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