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Reuther notes growth, rept to natl conv; scoffs at those who predicted collapse; says CIO Paris office will close Jan 1
Mil ct holds self competent to try Mossadegh and Riahi; Mossadegh's threats noted; ct rules Mossadegh was not Premier during events covered by indictment and civil trial is not required; reads 28-page indictment
Tito holds Western multi-party system obsolescent and inapplicable to Yugoslavia
Chronik, (Mrs) A: 85; found fatally stabbed
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1953Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author[†]
Griffith Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor, comedian, writer and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith. He and Smith came to national attention in the 1980s for their work in the BBC television comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]