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April 25, 1951

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Headlines from April 25, 1951

STATE CRIME UNIT IS BALKED AT START OF ITS INQUIRY HERE; 4 Witnesses Refuse to Waive Immunity in Staten Island Waterfront Investigation CALLED AGAIN FOR MAY 8 An Anastasio Made Citizen-- Senate Continues Kefauver Committee Till Sept. 1 Kefauver Group Continued Richmond Opens Inquiry STATE CRIME UNIT BALKED AT INQUIRY To Use Every Agency in State Waldman Indicates Court Test

By Alexander Feinberg

balked when 4 witnesses refuse to waive immunity; Richmond County grand jury opens probe

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U.N. FORCES STEM RED DRIVE IN CENTER, PLUGGING GAP AND SAVING VITAL ROAD; ENEMY PRESSES FLANKS, WINS RESERVOIR; TOO BUSY TO HEED COMMUNIST INVITATION

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

UN forces halt breakthrough in center below 38th Parallel; save key city of Kapyong; forced to abandon Hwachon and reservoir and Inje; enemy attacks in waves without tanks or air support; UN arty and planes inflict heavy losses; Ridgway visits front; sees decisive battle at hand; US troops ignore surrender sign in N Korean village; illus

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Notable Births

Ian McCartney

1951Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade[†]

Sir Ian McCartney is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield from 1987 to 2010. McCartney served in Tony Blair's Cabinet from 2003 until 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 Dissolution Honours List.

Historical Events

Korean War

1951Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.[†]

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.

Historical Context for April 25, 1951

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