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April 23, 1951

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REDS OPEN ATTACK ALONG KOREA LINE; PUSH ALLIES BACK; U.N. ADVANCE IS HIT Foe Forces Withdrawal While Crossing Imjin on 15-Mile Front GAP IN CENTER IS CLOSED Observers Uncertain if Action by Communists Is Start of the Expected Counter-Blow Hand-to-Hand Combat Favorite Tactics Repeated REDS OPEN ATTACK ALONG KOREA LINE Unit Moves 3 to 5 Miles Red Entrenchments Hit

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

enemy launches strong attacks along 50-mi front from Imjin River to Hwachon area; forces withdrawal of UN forces; hand-to-hand combat reptd along most of front; UN unit with air support gains 3-5 mi below Kumhwa; planes hit enemy concentrations S of Kumhwa

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Men Seeking U.S. Jobs Mill In Misery at Mexican Camp; MIGRANT STORM CENTER

By Gladwin Hill Special To the New York Times

recruiting of workers in Mexico discussed; quota to June 30 set at 53,000; 3 contracting centers opened; conditions and Govt aids described; slow hiring and disregard for priorities among recruits causes riots; map

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PUBLISHERS REPORT BUSINESS THRIVING ALL OVER COUNTRY; In City for Newspaper Week, They Say MacArthur Case Tops Readers' Interests 1,200 DUE FOR SESSIONS Rising Costs and Newsprint Shortage Cited Wilson and Lewis Douglas to Speak MacArthur Dominates News BUSINESS IS STRONG, PUBLISHERS REPORT Southeastern Pictures Good Defense Contracts a Factor Costs Outweigh Gains Texas Report Optimistic Price Fixing in the News

By Russell Porter

newspaper eds describe ouster as biggest news of day

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CHIEF IN KOREA SEES NEW 'VOLUNTEERS'; Van Fleet Asserts Soviet Gives Indications of Preparing a '3d Round of Aggression' KOREA CHIEF SEES NEW 'VOLUNTEERS'

By George Barrett Special To the New York Times

Van Fleet sees USSR planning '3d round of aggression' with new 'volunteers'; says any new drive will be turned back; notes threat of major offensive

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BEVAN QUITS POST IN LABOR REVOLT ON BRITISH ARMING; PROTESTS BUDGET He Fights Sacrificing of Social Services to Pay for Arms WILSON ALSO MAY RESIGN Attlee Placed in a Delicate Position by Party Split Over More or Less Socialism Junior Ministers May Quit Split on Fundamental Policy RESIGNS IN BRITAIN BEVAN QUITS POST IN LABOR REVOLT Bevan to Speak to House

By Raymond Daniell Special To the New York Times.the New York Times

Bevan resigns to protest setting defense needs above soc services, lr to Attlee; Attlee reply; Govt majority cut to 5

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Notable Births

1951Martin Bayerle, American treasure hunter^[†]

Martin Gerard Bayerle is an American treasure hunter and author, best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Republic, a White Star Line passenger ship that sank in 1909. He was featured in the History Channel television series Billion Dollar Wreck in 2016.

Notable Deaths

1951Jules Berry, French actor and director (born 1883)^[†]

Jules Berry was a French actor.

1951Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1865)^[†]

Charles Gates Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations, and a member of the Republican Party.

Historical Events

1951Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.^[†]

The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.

Historical Context for April 23, 1951

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