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February 28, 1951

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HIGHER MAIL RATES ASKED BY TRUMAN; Wide increases in All Classes Urged to Cut Deficit Controversy Looming POSTAL RATE RISE ASKED BY TRUMAN

By Anthony Leviero Special To the New York Times

On postal rate rises

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Horse Pulling Phaeton Runs Away In Central Park, Killing Passenger

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Horse drawing phaeton, NYC, runs away; passenger M Yorshis killed

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RUSSIAN MASSACRE OF AMERICAN FORCE FEARED BY HOOVER; A WITNESS IN CAPITAL

By William S. White Special To the New York Times.the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 Herbert Hoover asserted today that the Truman Administration's decision to send four more divisions to Europe was likely to lead to a hopeless land war with Russia and "the massacre" of American boys.

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CITY COLLEGE BANS GAMES AS 4TH STAR CONFESSES 3 'FIXES'; $2,890 of Floyd Layne's Take Recovered School Cancels Rest of Its Schedule 65 POLICE HELP IN INQUIRY Federal Agents Look Into Gold Purchases by Sollazzo Tax Evidence Heard $2,500 for 2 Games CITY COLLEGE STAR CONFESSES 3 'FIXES' Layne Tenth Player in Case Garden to Be Dark 2 Nights Manhattan Ends Its Season

By Alexander Feinberg

CCNY player F G Layne admits 'fix'; recd $2,500 for 2 games; 10 detectives added to case; CCNY cancels remaining 2 Garden games; Manhattan Coll to study future of sport; Miller held in $5,000 bail

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World News Summarized

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Historical Context for February 28, 1951

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