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November 13, 1953

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G.O.P. LEADERS BAR CITING OF TRUMAN; National Committee Forestalls Contempt Action by House Group Over Subpoena G. O. P. LEADERS BAR CITING OF TRUMAN

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Behind-the-scenes efforts of the Republican National Committee succeeded today in forestalling any move in the House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee to try to cite former President Truman for his refusal to respond to its subpoena.

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Velde Unit 'Invites' Brownell And He Promises to Testify; VELDE COMMITTEE INVITES BROWNELL

By W. H. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

Repub Natl Com forestalls any move by Velde com to have Truman cited for contempt; Velde com meets; hardly mentions contempt issue; does not vacate subpoena; Velde says com will not try to force Truman's cooperation; calls Const immunity ill-defined; com, 5-4, tables Dem move to defer Clark appearance; Velde, on own authority, authorizes subpoenaing J S Blumauer, foreman of grand jury that investigated communism in '47-48; Repub Natl Com revealed to have known of Brownell Chicago speech in advance and to have notified Cong Repubs; move reptdly spurred Velde to subpoena Truman and Byrnes; Velde action reptdly ran counter to Repub Natl Com plans; latter reptdly wants Velde com to drop case, wants it handled by Jenner subcom only

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Notable Births

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

1953Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former President of Mexico[†]

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005.

Tracy Scoggins

1953Tracy Scoggins, American actress[†]

Tracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress and model. She began her career in Elite Model Management in New York City and the European modeling circuit. She returned to the United States and studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in the late 1970s. In early 1980s, Scoggins began appearing on television and film, notably playing main roles in the short-lived television series The Renegades (1983) and Hawaiian Heat (1984).

Historical Context for November 13, 1953

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