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November 17, 1953

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REDS AGAIN CANCEL TALKS TO CAPTIVES; Demand to Interview Rest of North Koreans in Compound Despite Ban by Indians REDS AGAIN CANCEL TALKS TO CAPTIVES

By Robert Aldenspecial To the New York Times

Communists awaken Indian reprs at 3:30 AM to rept they will not int Chinese POWs as scheduled, demand to see NKs not reached during previous day; ints canceled; NNRC meeting set; propaganda setback for Communists discussed

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Pier Union Meeting Fails to Agree On Ryan Successor for Clean-Up; RYAN UNION MEETS, BUT GETS NOWHERE

By Stanley Leveyspecial To the New York Times

ILA conv, Phila, unable to agree on Ryan successor

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U.S. WILL JOIN MOVE TO CONDEMN ISRAEL ON JORDANIAN RAID; Will Back British and French Censure of Kibya Attack in Which 53 Arabs Died PARLEY AT U. N. REJECTED Amman Envoy Says High-Level Talk Proposed by Eban Should Take Place in Jerusalem U.S. WILL JOIN MOVE TO CONDEMN ISRAEL

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Western Big-3 draft resolution condemning Israel for Kibya raid omits demand for direct talks; Haikal charges Israel tries to weaken Jordan to impose peace on Israeli terms, s, Security Council

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REPUBLICANS REPLY; Charge Truman Speech Is 'Political By-Play' and Not Reliable G. O. P. CHIEFS REPLY TO TRUMAN'S TALK

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Notable Births

1953Babis Tennes, Greek footballer and manager^[†]

Babis Tennes is a Greek association football coach and retired association football player who played as midfielder.

Historical Events

1953The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.^[†]

The Blasket Islands are an uninhabited group of islands off the west coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The last island to hold a significant population, Great Blasket Island, was abandoned in 1954 due to population decline and is best known for a number of Irish language writers who vividly described their way of life and who kept alive old Irish folk tales of the land.

Historical Context for November 17, 1953

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