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A blunt White House statement charged yesterday that the railroad strike was "directly injuring our national security." It also accused leaders of the railroad unions of bad faith when they agreed to a Dec. 21 memorandum on terms for ending the rail dispute.
submits plan to Cong in special message
increased radiation in atmosphere and radioactive snow, Eastern US and Canada, laid to tests; AEC and scientists hold it harmless; Gov Dewey orders snow analyzed, Rochester
UN patrols 8 mi from Seoul; probe beyond Anyang; PR and Turkish troops take hills 8 mi NE of Suwon; trapped RCT scores victory, N of Yoju; aided by relief column, arty and planes; 3,600 casualties inflicted; relief column destroys roadblock behind US-French force; enemy attacks, 7 mi N of Suwon; fighting reptd, Pyongchang; heavy enemy traffic spotted, N Korea; map
Sen subcom (Fulbright) charges dirs bd with pol and favoritism in loan dealings and with mismgt, rept on probe; proposes bd replacement by single gov; accuses Dirs Dunham and Willett of favoritism; repts Dir Rowe got $300,000 loan when mentioned as potential dir; charges Dem Natl Com influenced Dunham; links Dunham, Willett, lawyer J H Rosenbaum, RFC ex-examiner E M Young, Truman aide D Dawson, R Jacobs and J Windham as group with undue influence on RFC; Fulbright comments; Rowe and Dunham denials
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]
