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March 13, 1951

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Headlines from March 13, 1951

U.M.T., 18 DRAFT CLEARED FOR HOUSE; The Armed Services Committee Follows Senate in Refusal to Separate Two Issues Amendment Is Rejected U.M.T., 18 DRAFT CLEARED FOR HOUSE Detailed Plan Demanded

By Harold B. Hinton Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, March 12--The Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives endorsed the principle of universal military training of six months for all ablebodied men of 18 years of age today as it moved toward reporting the military manpower bill to the floor.

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Notable Deaths

Ants Kaljurand

1951Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (born 1917)[โ€ ]

Ants Kaljurand popularly known as Terrifying Ants,, was an Estonian Nazi collaborator, anti-communist, and forest brother during and after World War II.

Historical Context for March 13, 1951

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