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April 13, 1951

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Headlines from April 13, 1951

President Says Republicans Will Rue Use of MacArthur; PRESIDENT ASSERTS G.O.P. WILL SUFFER Truman Foresaw Furor Says Republicans Will Suffer Telegrams Total 125,000

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

Truman says Repubs will rue using MacArthur as spearhead for new attacks on him and Adm policy; foresaw initial hostile reaction; reptdly decided on ouster after reading lr to Martin; White House repts 75% of wires back MacArthur; Sen Magnuson repts Gen seeks no fight over recall or policies; Gen reptdly seeks informal appearances before Cong coms rather than before joint Cong session

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BILL WITHOUT U.M.T. DEFEATED IN HOUSE IN TEST DRAFT VOTE; Plan Omitting Age Cut to 18 Is Beaten by 232 to 140-- Anti-Bias Plea a Factor SEGREGATION MOVE KILLED Southerners Then Withdraw-- Universal Training Passage Is Held Probable Today Southerners Withdraw Support BILL WITHOUT U.M.T. DEFEATED IN HOUSE

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

House rejects, 232-140, substitute Barden bill omitting UMT; Southerners withdraw support of bill after segregation provision is eliminated

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Notable Births

Leszek Borysiewicz

1951Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic[†]

Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz is a British professor, immunologist and scientific administrator. He served as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, his term of office started on 1 October 2010 and ended on 1 October 2017. Borysiewicz also served as chief executive of the Medical Research Council of the UK from 2007-2010 and was the chairman of Cancer Research UK from 2016 to 2023.

Peabo Bryson

1951Peabo Bryson, American singer[†]

Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads including the hit singles "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", "You're Looking Like Love To Me" and "As Long As There's Christmas" with Roberta Flack, "A Whole New World" with Regina Belle, and "Beauty and the Beast" with Canadian singer Celine Dion, the latter two being contributions to Disney animated feature soundtracks. Bryson is a winner of two Grammy Awards.

Peter Davison

1951Peter Davison, English actor[†]

Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett, known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. He subsequently played the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who from 1981 to 1984.

Joachim Streich

1951Joachim Streich, German footballer (died 2022)[†]

Joachim Streich was a German professional footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Max Weinberg

1951Max Weinberg, American musician and bandleader[†]

Max Weinberg is an American drummer and television personality, most widely known as the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and as the bandleader for Conan O'Brien on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He is the father of former Slipknot and current Suicidal Tendencies drummer Jay Weinberg.

Historical Context for April 13, 1951

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