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by Knowland; he pledges cooperation with Southern Dems to correct abuses; bitter Cong fight seen
BLE opposes fact-finding as wasteful
most leading economists back, some criticize Eisenhower anti-recession plans; skeptical on Clark prediction; Brit concerned on outlook; comment on Adm econ advisers' work
Sen E C Johnson urges US withdraw its troops from Eur and replace them with Eurs
Dewey rejects parts of program as offered in bad faith; denies NYC is unfairly treated on state aid
1953Jane Badler, American actress[†]
Jane Badler is an American-Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Diana, the main antagonist in NBC's science fiction series V between 1983 and 1985. Following this, she had roles in the primetime soap opera Falcon Crest and the 1988 revival of Mission: Impossible, the latter of which was filmed in Australia which has since become Badler's home. She has also become an established nightclub singer in Australia, where she still resides, and has released three albums.
1953Albert Plesman, Dutch businessman, founded KLM (born 1889)[†]
Albert Plesman was a Dutch pioneer in aviation and the first administrator and later director of the KLM, the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Until his death, he was its CEO for over 35 years and was also on the board of the Dutch airline, which was to become one of the most important airlines in the world under his leadership.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]