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3 Sen coms agree to let 1 group conduct full-scale probe; Fulbright subcom to make choice; Sen Magnuson urges his subcom take over; Johnson gets more data on tanker sales by Maritime Comm from Maritime Adm
Republican efforts to tie President Truman's hands so that he could send no troops out of the country without prior approval of Congress were beaten in the Senate yesterday. The major defeat came on a motion by Senator Bricker to change into a
Bones of explorer missing since '25 believed found in Brazilian jungle; O Vilasboas says Indians killed Fawcett, his son and friend R Rimmel; circumstances revd; map
Swedish repr in Peiping T Hammerstrom instructed to keep sounding out Chinese on peace talks; India and GB reptdly ask their reprs to keep prodding for signs of change in Peiping attitude
Sen, 56-31, rejects Bricker-Cordon proposal to make Cong approval legally binding; rejects, 52-29, Mundt move to bar 4 divs; rejects, 64-24, Kem move to bar any troops until mil leaders certify allies control air over W Eur; kills by tie vote, 44-44, McCarthy amendment to invite Spain, Turkey, Greece and W Ger to aid Eur defense; Lodge fails to erase McClellan amendment; debate acrimonious
1951John Hannah, American football player and coach[†]
John Allen Hannah, is an American former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots. Nicknamed "Hog", he is considered one of the greatest offensive linemen of all time.
1951George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1870)[†]
George Albert Smith Sr. was an American religious leader who served as the eighth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]