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March 2, 1951

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CEILING IS NO BAR; New Wage Policy Gives No Exemptions for Deferred Rises PRESIDENT BACKS WILSON Asserts Mobilizes Still Has His Full Backing and That No Changes Are Considered Adjustments Due Now Truman Supports Wilson BAN IS MODIFIED ON ESCALATOR PAY Investigation Promised Cites National Emergency Two-Week Delay Seen

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

Truman backs Wilson; calls withdrawal just a disagreement

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BIG FOUR TO CONFER MONDAY AFTER SOVIET ACCEPTANCE; U.S. DOUBTS GAIN FROM TALK; PARIS TO BE SCENE Jessup Named Delegate --Gromyko Will Serve for the Russians DEPUTIES TO PLAN AGENDA Foreign Ministers' Conference Would Be the Next Step-- British Are Pessimistic Little Change Seen in Note West Insists on Wide Range BIG FOUR SESSION BEGINS ON MONDAY

By Walter H. Waggoner Special To the New York Times

USSR accepts Western Big-3 bid for conf of foreign mins deputies, Paris, to study agenda for mins conf; US pessimistic; GB welcomes conf; Amb Jessup and Min Bohlen to head US reprs, Under-Sec Davies Brit and Deputy Min Gromyko Russian; pors

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Turkey Invites U.S. to Join Treaty Of Mutual Aid With Britain, France; TURKS BID U.S. JOIN MUTUAL AID TREATY Praised Turks Highly

By James Reston Special To the New York Times

Turkey invites US to join Brit-French-Turkish mutual aid pact of '39; State Dept says proposal is under study; need for pact revision seen because of protocol exempting Turkey from involvement in war with USSR; Sec Finletter lauds forces and morale

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Faster I.R.T. Service in the Bronx To Cut East Side Run 13 Minutes; NEW I.R.T. SERVICE TO BRONX PLANNED To End Dyre Ave. Shuttle Might Speed Broadway Service

By Joseph C. Ingraham

Transport Bd repts plans to speed express service on IRT 42d-241st Sts and Bway lines; to end Dyre Av shuttle and 177th St-W Farms station crossing; other improvement plans

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TO REPRESENT U.S.

By The New York Times

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Historical Context for March 2, 1951

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