Friday, April 11, 1952

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The Headlines

CIVIL SERVICE ASKED FOR 20,000 U. S. JOBS; Truman Would End Appointing of Postmasters -- Three New Plans Stir Controversy CIVIL RATING ASKED FOR 20,000 U. S. JOBS

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

• Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.

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• Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 145 (145)
• George Canning (1770)
• Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
• Anton LaVey (1930)
• Bill Irwin (1950)

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Tech Check

Barcode (Patent), Passenger Jet (Comet) & Hydrogen Bomb.

Cost of Living (1950)