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February 26, 1951

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Headlines from February 26, 1951

LONDON IS STUNNED BY SOVIET CHARGES ON ARMS AND PACTS; Note's Statement That Forces Are Half of West's Would Put Strength at 2,500,000 Men REPLY SEEN AIDING TALKS Moscow Is Believed Eager to Speed Foreign Ministers' Parley--Adamant on Tito

By Clifton Daniel Special To the New York Times

implies it has 2.5-million-man force while Big 3's is double that, note; London astonished; Deputy Prime Min Morrison (GB) sees NATO force too small to launch war; London Observer holds USSR bloc has 417-div, 5-million-man force and NATO has 15-div, 2.2-million-man force

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Meat Stocks Pile Up in Storages As Women Balk at High Prices; MEAT STOCKS RISE IN PRICING 'FREEZE'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

CHICAGO, Feb. 25--Meat supplies have been increasing as the result of consumer reluctance to buy at prices permitted by the government "freeze," a survey of three of the nation's largest metropolitan areas disclosed today.

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CLEMENTIS CALLED 'TRAITOR' IN PRAGUE; Communists Have 'Liquidated' 5-Year Plot of Ex-Aide, Now Missing, Gottwald Says

By Unknown Author

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb. 25--President Klement Gottwald stated publicly today that the Communist party had found within its ranks a five-year-old plot aimed at lining up Czechoslovakia with the West. He said the plot was engineered by the missing Dr. Vladimir Clementis and others.

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5-Year Plan Fails, Hungary Concedes

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Deputy Premier Rakosi admits failure of 5-yr plan

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CONNALLY, RUSSELL MOVE TO BAR CURB ON SENDING TROOPS; But Resolution Would Require Truman to Check on Effort of Allies for Defense MEASURE IS A SUBSTITUTE Would Replace Wherry's Plan --Taft Will Seek to Amend New Proposal in Senate

By Robert F. Whitney Special To the New York Times

Connally and Russell to submit substitute for Wherry resolution proposing Cong approve more troops subject to Pres assurance on Eur efforts; Pres to consult Defense Dept and Sen coms and rept periodically to Cong on N Atlantic defense progress; Taft to propose amendment; Sens and State Dept aides in radio debate on issue

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1951Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (died 2014)^[†]

Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996, becoming the first Labor Premier of the state in over 32 years. Prior to entering politics, Goss was a solicitor, and after leaving politics he served as Chairman of the Queensland Art Gallery and Chairman of Deloitte Australia.

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1951Sabiha Kasimati, Albanian ichthyologist (born 1912) executed with 21 others^[†]

Sabiha Kasimati was an Albanian professor of biology and ichthyologist, cited as one of the first women scientists in Albania. She was arrested by the communist regime on 20 February 1951, after the bombing of the Soviet embassy, and a few days later was executed without trial along with 21 other intellectuals.

Historical Context for February 26, 1951

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

Headlines from February 26, 1951

LONDON IS STUNNED BY SOVIET CHARGES ON ARMS AND PACTS; Note's Statement That Forces Are Half of West's Would Put Strength at 2,500,000 Men REPLY SEEN AIDING TALKS Moscow Is Believed Eager to Speed Foreign Ministers' Parley--Adamant on Tito

Meat Stocks Pile Up in Storages As Women Balk at High Prices; MEAT STOCKS RISE IN PRICING 'FREEZE'

CLEMENTIS CALLED 'TRAITOR' IN PRAGUE; Communists Have 'Liquidated' 5-Year Plot of Ex-Aide, Now Missing, Gottwald Says

5-Year Plan Fails, Hungary Concedes

CONNALLY, RUSSELL MOVE TO BAR CURB ON SENDING TROOPS; But Resolution Would Require Truman to Check on Effort of Allies for Defense MEASURE IS A SUBSTITUTE Would Replace Wherry's Plan --Taft Will Seek to Amend New Proposal in Senate

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