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December 22, 1953

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Headlines from December 22, 1953

MONAGHAN CHOSEN TO RULE RACEWAYS WITH AN 'IRON HAND'; Dewey Picks City Police Head to Serve Also in Inquiry Into Trotting Tracks

By Emanuel Perlmutter

Comr Monaghan to resign

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Police Escort Linked To Fatal Auto Crash; Limousine's Police Escort Linked To Fatal Crash; Inquiry Is Started

By Unknown Author

Chief Inspector Rothengast orders probe of rept that limousine with police motorcycle escorts sped through red light and indirectly caused A Fein to lose control of his car, resulting in death of M Prendergast and injury of 3 others, 96th St-Lexington Av; says limousine occupant is unknown, escort was unauthorized and accident did not appear on police teletype for 33 hrs; Fein to be booked on homicide charge

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MOSSADEGH GETS 3-YEAR JAIL TERM; Shah's Plea for Mercy Saves His Life and Cuts Sentence -- General Also Convicted

By Welles Hangen

Sentenced to 3 yrs in solitary confinement; comments; por

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LETTER FROM U. N. SPURNED BY G. I.'S; Broadcasts Only Method Open to Appeal to 22 Captives -- Red Bid for Time Barred

By Lindesay Parrott

they bar distribution of lr from UN; UN to use pub address system in last effort to reach men; face-to-face talks barred; Communists reptdly win over 16 of 1st 176 POWs; reptdly ask more time for ints; UN opposes extending time, Armistice Comm meeting; Gen Hull comments; conf with Rhee; backs Rhee on release of all POWs after Jan 22

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J. L. LEWIS 'ADOPTS' ORPHAN PIER UNION ON EVE OF ELECTION; Dock Men Will Vote Today and Tomorrow -- Meany Appeals to All to Support A. F. L.

By A. H. Raskin

Lewis throws support to ILA on eve of AFL-ILA representation election, NY Port; outlook for possible tie with ILA

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Notable Births

1953Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player^[†]

Ian "Bull" Turnbull is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1973–74 until 1982–83. He and Börje Salming combined to make one of the best 1–2 defensive punches in Toronto Maple Leafs history during the 1970s.

1953Tom Underwood, American baseball player (died 2010)^[†]

Thomas Gerald Underwood was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. His younger brother, Pat was also a pitcher, and made his major league debut against Tom. It was the first time in major league history this had occurred.

Historical Context for December 22, 1953

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