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some states reptd drafting married men
$4.9-million state subsidy proposed, Dewey '51-52 budget
BRT switchmen rept 'sick' in many East and Midwest cities; some 16 rrs affected; embargoes; area indus hit; BRT pres W P Kennedy comments; Army to ship rations by routes by-passing Chicago
UN forces make small gains against stiffer resistance; may have reached main enemy defenses N of Suwon; Allied warships pound both coasts, N of Suwon and Kansong; rocket ships come in close to Kansong, add to destruction; task force shells Kosong after neutralizing Kansong; SKs storm Kangnung; Greek troops fight off attack NE of Suwon; UN patrol fights out of trap NW of Wonju; 8th Army reptd ready for expected attack by NK 5th Corps, central area; Chinese use more artillery, western front; enemy counter-attacks NW of Yoju; pushed back; suffers 600 casualties; POWs rept air strikes and artillery fire bogs down planned counter-offensive; enemy reptd digging in, NW of Suwon and Kangnung; big enemy convoys spotted in N Korea; attacked by night fliers; Chinese launch 4 attacks in West; 2 beaten back
Prime Min Attlee repts new pact, Brit Commons; hints data exch curbs
1951Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer[†]
Harry Wayne Casey, better known by his stage name KC, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, with co-founder Richard Finch. Casey has enjoyed success and recognition as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.
1951United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to the Korean War is adopted.[†]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 adopted unanimously on January 31, 1951, resolved to remove the item "Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea" from the list of matters of which the council is seized.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]