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Chinese Communists drove through United Nations defenses in Korea and, pressing their advantage, raced virtually unopposed toward Seoul. The South Korean Government decided to quit Seoul. Earlier, Uijongbu and Chunchon had been abandoned to the enemy, who ignored his "extremely heavy losses." [1:8.]
House tribute for role in 81st Cong; renominated Speaker for 82d Cong
UN losses N of Seoul reptd serious, heavier than enemy losses percentagewise; fighting and retreat described
W Ger indus discussed
conditions revd
1951Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge[†]
Dame Linda Penelope Dobbs, DBE is a retired High Court judge in England and Wales, who served from 2004 to 2013. Dobbs was the first non-white person to be appointed to the senior judiciary of England and Wales.
1951Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State (died 2024)[†]
Gary Roy Nairn was an Australian politician.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]