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50th anniv; Abps Ritter and Keough hon
subcom pub hearing, Boston; W H Teto testifies that as undercover FBI agent he spied on Communists in GE plants since '41, that Communist cells are active in Lynn, Fitchburg and Everett, Mass, and Schenectady plants, that nothing in plants is secret to Communists; calls Mills, Goodwin Communists; they and their atty G Kantrovitz protest; removed from ct room; H C Archdeacon, W Piekarski, D H Morrill refuse to answer queries on Communist activities; Archdeacon tells newsmen he was never Communist; FBI silent on Teto; police record noted; he comments on his 'dual' life; GE suspends Mills, Goodwin; Teto, Kantrovitz, Goodwin illus
Dir Beame proposes Authority and city conf on how to raise money for planned $855-milllon equipment rehabilitation program
NASSAU, the Bahamas, Nov. 19 -- A Mayor's Advisory Council headed by Nathan Straus, with Averell Harriman as honorary chairman, will supply expert advice and guidance to the new city administration. Mayor-elect Robert F. Wagner Jr. announced the new plan here today.
3-day smog covers entire area
1953Fábio Jr., Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Fábio Correa Ayrosa Galvão, known as Fábio Jr. or Fábio Júnior, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter and actor.
1953Greg Gibson, American wrestler[†]
Gregory P. Gibson is an American former wrestler who competed in the 100 kg weight division. He is the only American to win World medals in three styles of wrestling — Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Sambo.
1953Halid Bešlić, Bosnian musician and singer (died 2025)[†]
Halid Bešlić was a Bosnian and Herzegovinian folk singer. He was professionally active from 1979 until his death in 2025. His career was one of the most successful in Yugoslavia, and continued to thrive throughout the Balkans.
1953Nirmal Selvamony, Indian Tamil academician and ecocritic[†]
Nirmal Selvamony is an Indian academician and scholar with specialization in the field of ecocriticism.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]