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April 11, 1951

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Headlines from April 11, 1951

HOUSE VOTES U.M.T. ONLY AS A PROGRAM; MARSHALL WORRIED; Chamber Accepts Compromise Setting Up Commission to Draft Details of Plan FUTURE LAW IS REQUIRED Congress' Approval Is Needed to Start Universal Training-- General Sees Risk in This Further Action Necessary Opponents Withhold Attack HOUSE VOTES U.M.T. ONLY AS A PROGRAM

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

House votes concessions setting up comm to draw up details; Sec Marshall voices fear about requirement that Cong formally approve start of training

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PRESIDENT MOVES; Van Fleet Is Named to Command 8th Armyin Drastic Shift VIOLATIONS ARE CITED White House Statement Quotes Directives and Implies Breaches TRUMAN RELIEVES M'ARTHUR OF POSTS Violations Indicated Another Directive Cited MacArthur Statement on Korea General Asked for Comment The Final Document Request Made to Pace Pace With Eighth Army British Voice Stand Via Envoy Menzies Backs MacArthur

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

apptd Sup Comdr, Allied Forces (Japan); Comdr in Chief, UN Command; Comdr in Chief, Far East and Commanding Gen, US Army, Far East

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Notable Births

1951Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist (died 2007)[†]

Paul Richard Fox was a British singer and guitarist, best known from his work with the UK punk band, The Ruts. The Ruts' style combined punk with dub reggae, a sound that owed much to Fox's guitar skills and earned him respect and admiration. The Guardian noted in his obituary: "Fox played a pivotal songwriting role, and quickly became a model punk guitarist at a time when the three-chord thrash was the height of many of his contemporaries' ambitions". Unlike many of his peers, Fox had been playing guitar since the mid-1960s, citing Hendrix as an influence.

Historical Events

Korean War

1951Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.[†]

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.

Stone of Scone

1951The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.[†]

The Stone of Scone is an oblong block of red sandstone that was used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs until the 13th century when it was plundered by Edward I during the First War of Scottish Independence and taken to England. Thereafter, it was used in the coronation of English and later British monarchs.

Historical Context for April 11, 1951

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