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March 14, 1951

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ATOM BOMB SPYING DESCRIBED AS EASY; Witness at Trial of 3 Tells of Getting Los Alamos Secrets and of Weird Flight Plans ATOM BOMB SPYING DESCRIBED AS EASY

By William R. Conklinthe New York Times

Greenglass cross-examined on security laxity at Los Alamos; testifies on Rosenberg instructions, after Fuchs arrest, for flight from US, using USSR embassies in Mex, Switzerland, Sweden and Czech; on money recd from Rosenberg for purpose after Gold arrest; on $4,000 given to O J Rogge, atty; defense tries to show Greenglass betrays sister to save wife; Bloch clashes with Kaufman

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Notable Births

Jerry Greenfield

1951Jerry Greenfield, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben & Jerry's[†]

Jerry Greenfield is an American businessman, philanthropist, and activist. He is a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.

Historical Events

Korean War

1951Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.[†]

The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict.

Historical Context for March 14, 1951

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