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April 9, 1951

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Headlines from April 9, 1951

Iran Rejects British Protest Against Nationalizing of Oil; Voted Last Month BRITAIN'S PROTEST REJECTED BY IRAN Premier Offers 6-Point Plan

By Unknown Author

Compulsory educ included in Premier Ala reform program

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World News Summarized

By MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1951

United Nations forces have closed in on Hwachon, a main enemy base eight miles above the Thirty-eighth Parallel in Korea. Other sectors were relatively quiet. [1:8; maps P. 2.] The Communists "don't go home" and they "won't call this thing off," Lieutenant General Ridgway...

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Crew Bails Out, a B-25 Rams House, Kills Man, 2 Children; Neighbors Aid Rescue B-25 KILLS THREE AS CREW BAILS OUT

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B-25 crashes into house, killing 3 and injuring 3 occupants, Morningside, Md; crew bailed out after landing gear locked; set plane on automatic pilot to divert it from Washington met area

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Anti-Red Radio and Leaflets Spur Political War on Satellite Regimes; PROPAGANDA STEPS AIM AT SATELLITES Cite Tirana Bombing Reported Uprising Crushed

By C.l. Sulzberger Special To the New York Times

alleged uprising by 3,000 anti-Communists reptd crushed

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'Dollar-a-Year' Men Face Inquiry; Celler Notes Links With Industry; 'DOLLAR-YEAR' MEN TO FACE INQUIRY Reports Broken Rules Concentration Speeded

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Sponsored by Chicago Univ Law School

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1951Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (born 1862)^[†]

Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes was a Norwegian geophysicist and meteorologist who did much to lay the foundation of the modern practice of weather forecasting. He formulated the primitive equations that are still in use in numerical weather prediction and climate modeling. He founded the so-called Bergen School of Meteorology, which was successful in advancing weather prediction and meteorology in the early 20th century.

Historical Context for April 9, 1951

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

Headlines from April 9, 1951

Iran Rejects British Protest Against Nationalizing of Oil; Voted Last Month BRITAIN'S PROTEST REJECTED BY IRAN Premier Offers 6-Point Plan

World News Summarized

Crew Bails Out, a B-25 Rams House, Kills Man, 2 Children; Neighbors Aid Rescue B-25 KILLS THREE AS CREW BAILS OUT

Anti-Red Radio and Leaflets Spur Political War on Satellite Regimes; PROPAGANDA STEPS AIM AT SATELLITES Cite Tirana Bombing Reported Uprising Crushed

'Dollar-a-Year' Men Face Inquiry; Celler Notes Links With Industry; 'DOLLAR-YEAR' MEN TO FACE INQUIRY Reports Broken Rules Concentration Speeded

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Historical Context for April 9, 1951