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Pearson indicates Canada will let Gouzenko be questioned if his safety is assured, s, UN Correspondents Assn; says Gouzenko would not leave Canada; revs issue
Sec Talbott reverses adm bd decision to dismiss Lt Radulovich; holds him no security risk; says decision was made without consulting Pres or Sec Wilson; Maj Gen Grussendorf, Continental Air Command chief Lt Gen Johnson and Air Force Personnel Council had backed ouster order; Detroit Free Press official R Howes repts visit from USAF Deputy Inspector Gen Carroll and aide; says Carroll cited undisclosed data adverse to Radulovich, and asked that paper quit Lt's defense; Carroll says case was not discussed specifically; holds visit was to explain security risk criteria and meet adverse reaction of press to adm hearings; case revd; Pentagon reaction; Radulovich illus; comments
Comr Williams orders correction officers turn in badges; charges 'abuses'; 250 officers, suspected of offenses, ordered to turn in revolvers; Comr Sheils repts Investigations Dept probe of mfrs and merchants of 'fictitious' badges; identity cards issued in place of badges; Correction Officers Benevolent Assn, The Chief (pub) protest; score Williams
W E Alston signs 1-yr pact as mgr; career; Alston, O'Malley statements
couple welcomed, Bermuda; tour islands; she addresses Bermuda Assembly; Jamaica prepares welcome
1953Graham Eadie, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]
Graham "Wombat" Eadie, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He has been named amongst Australia's finest of the 20th century. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative fullback, he played in Australia during Manly-Warringah's dominance of the NSWRFL competition during the 1970s. He won four premierships with them and his 1,917 points in first grade and 2,070 points in all grades were both records at the time of his retirement. Eadie also played in England for Halifax, winning the Challenge Cup Final of 1987 with them. He also won World Cups with Australia and collected awards such as the Rothmans Medal and Lance Todd Trophy.
1953Mark Frost, American author, screenwriter, and producer[†]
Mark Frost is an American novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer and director. He is the co-creator of the mystery-horror television series Twin Peaks and was a writer and executive story editor of Hill Street Blues (1982–1985). He also directed the 1992 film Storyville. He has also published novels beginning with The List of Seven (1993) as well as several non-fiction works, including The Greatest Game Ever Played (2002), which was adapted as a 2005 film.
1953Jeffrey Skilling, American businessman[†]
Jeffrey Keith Skilling is an American businessman who in 2006 was convicted of federal felony charges relating to the Enron scandal. Skilling, who was CEO of Enron during the company's collapse, was eventually sentenced to 24 years in prison, of which he served 12 after multiple appeals.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]