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May 10, 1951

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Headlines from May 10, 1951

NEW PRESIDENT PUT IN OFFICE IN PANAMA; STORM CENTER

By C.h. Calhoun Special To the New York Times

Sworn in as Pres, following impeachment of Pres Arias

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ALLIES PUSH NORTH; THE NEW EXODUS OF CIVILIANS FROM SEOUL

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

312 5th Air Force bombers, Sabre jets and other planes bomb Sinuiju airfield; catch 70 to 100 enemy planes on ground; 50 planes rising from field driven off; escapte to Manchuria; 2 reptd damaged; B-29s hit Pyongyang

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Peiping's Executions Total 719 in 2 Days; PEIPING EXECUTES 719 IN TWO DAYS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

719 reptd executed in 2 days

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77 POLICEMEN CITED BY JURY IN BETRACKET; HELD IN INQUIRY 77 POLICEMEN CITED IN GAMBLING PLOT Ex-Capt. Workman Accused

By Milton Honigthe New York Times

A sordid story of widespread corruption among plainclothesmen in the Police Department was unfolded yesterday in Kings County Court with the opening of an indictment accusing seventyseven present and former members of the department of a conspiracy to obstruct justice.

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ACHESON BARS HALT IN ARMING OF WEST; Secretary Says Soviet Demand for Suspension Is Too High a Price for Big 4 Talk ACHESON BARS HALT IN ARMING OF WEST 3 Alternatives Recalled Meeting Lasts Two Minutes

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sec Acheson bars halt in West arming as price for Mins conf, int; scores cuts proposal without ref to gen level or USSR bloc forces

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Historical Context for May 10, 1951

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