Milestones, Dec. 14, 1953

Born. To Herb Shriner, 35, homespun Hoosier radio-TV comedian-quizmaster (Two for the Money), and Eileen McDermott Shriner, 27: their second and third children, twin boys; in Manhattan. Names: Kin and Lark. Weights: 6 lbs 14 oz., 6 lbs. 9 oz.

Married. Army Corporal Edward S. Dickenson. 23, hillbilly captive of the Communists in Korea, first among 23 American P.W.s who, having refused repatriation, changed his mind and came home (TIME, Nov. 2); and Kate Laney, 21, neighbor's daughter; in Big Stone Gap, Va.

Died. Jorge Negrete, 42, top-drawer singing star of Mexican cowboy films...

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