The second act in the Senate investigation of the MacArthur affair took place--like the first--in the marble-pillared, crystal-chandeliered Caucus Room of the Senate Office Building. The Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees flanked Chairman Richard B. Russell of Georgia, their members seated in order of seniority.

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(3) The Far East Policy

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The policy. Before the Korean war the Administration wrote off as hopeless the cause of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists. But with the aggressions first by the North Korean Communists and then by the Chinese Communists the Administration's stand against further Communist encroachments in the Far East has steadily hardened.

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1951The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.^[†]

The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established and the oldest continuously operating university.

Historical Context for May 13, 1951

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

Headlines from May 13, 1951

Polly Riley Gains Golf Title, 8 and 6

Downward Movement In Stocks Is Unarrested

REPUBLICANS HOPE TRUMAN IS NOMINEE; Leaders of G.O.P. Say It Can Beat Him Next Year--Doubt Taft Will Be Party Choice G.O.P. HOPE VOICED TRUMAN IS NOMINEE Demand for Blockade Cheered Millikin in Hospital for Tests

350,000 Words; Marshall Is Cautious

(3) The Far East Policy

Historical Events

Historical Context for May 13, 1951