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Pres Truman tells House com he wants individual and corp taxes rise
NYC-London, 7 hrs 48 mins, Capt C F Blair Jr in converted Mustang
TRENTON, Thursday, Feb. 1-- Employes of the New Jersey Public Service bus system went on strike at 12:01 A.M. today, paralyzing 50 per cent of the interurban transportation of the state. The lines serve 1,600,000 passengers
High Comr McCloy and Gen Handy rev 101 convictions; uphold 7 of 28 death sentences; commute sentences of A Krupp and 28 others to time served; decisions based largely on clemency bd's recommendations; bd's views summarized
1951Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]