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February 20, 1951

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WEST ASKS MOSCOW TO DISCUSS THE RISE IN SATELLITE ARMS; Notes by U.S., Britain, France Propose a Meeting March 5 to Map Big 4 Session WIDE AGENDA SUGGESTED Stress Put on Europe Tension --35 Soviet Divisions Said to Be in German Region Refer to Satellite Forces U.S. Insisted on Arms Issue WEST FOR BIG 4 TALK ON EUROPE TENSION Notes Are Given to Vishinsky Friction Possibilities Cited U.S. Questions Soviet Sincerity Says Agenda Accord Is Key

By Harold Callender Special To the New York Times.special To the New York Times.special To the New York Times

Western Big 3 deny bldg regular army, notes to USSR

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P.R.R. Is Indicted 84 Times For Manslaughter in Wreck; P.R.R. IS INDICTED IN JERSEY WRECK Crew Members Testify Railroad Officials Silent Hearing in Asbury, Park

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

grand jury accuses Penna RR of manslaughter in 84 indictments; ends hearings after engineer J Fitzsimmons and others testify; Eber and Penna officials decline comment; PUC hears testimony on Woodbridge trestle; opens another hearing, Asbury Pk, oh Matawan trestle; Moore again says it is safe

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HOGAN QUESTIONS THREE L.I.U. STARS INBASKETBALL 'FIX'; White, Bigos and Smith Called, but the Prosecutor Cautions Against Any Inferences WARNER GIVES UP $3,050 City College Ace Hid Bribe Bills --Playbacks of Wiretaps Brought Confessions Hogan Warns on "Inferences" Might Take More Time HOGAN QUESTIONS 3 L.I.U. PLAYERS Board Acts on Scandal Holman Reads Suspension L.I.U. Men Denied Involvement Borscht Circuit" Assailed National "Czar" Suggested STATEMENTS BY OFFICIALS. DR. WRIGHT CHANCELLOR MADDEN

By Alexander Feinberg

LIU stars S White, A Bigos, L Smith questioned; 3 CCNY players and Schaff suspended from coll; Higher Educ Bd permits CCNY to finish schedule; Sollazzo denied bail; Warner surrenders $3,050; wiretap evidence was used to get confessions; coaches and other officials comment; CCNY pres H N Wright and NYU Acting Chancellor J Madden statements

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Notable Births

Edward Albert

1951Edward Albert, American actor (died 2006)[†]

Edward Laurence Albert was an American actor. The son of actor Eddie Albert and Mexican actress Margo, he starred opposite Goldie Hawn in Butterflies Are Free (1972), a role for which he won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Albert starred in more than 130 films and television series, including Midway, The Greek Tycoon, Galaxy of Terror, The House Where Evil Dwells, The Yellow Rose, Falcon Crest and Power Rangers Time Force.

Gordon Brown

1951Gordon Brown, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[†]

James Gordon Brown is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007 under Tony Blair. Brown was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline East from 1983 to 2005 and for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2005 to 2015. He has served as United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education since 2012, and he was appointed as World Health Organization Ambassador for Global Health Financing in 2021.

Randy California

1951Randy California, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)[†]

Randy Craig Wolfe, known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967.

Phil Neal

1951Phil Neal, English footballer and manager[†]

Philip George Neal is an English retired footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full-back. He is regarded as one of the most successful English players of all time, having won eight First Division titles, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup during his eleven years at Liverpool. He later returned to Bolton Wanderers as manager, leading them to victory in the Football League Trophy before spells managing Coventry City, Cardiff City and Manchester City.

Historical Context for February 20, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]