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May 14, 1951

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Headlines from May 14, 1951

SOUTH KOREA UNITS FIGHT FOE IN EAST; PATROLS SEEK REDS; Republicans Meet Heavy Fire From Enemy in Regimental Strength Southwest of Inje NAVAL PARTY IS RESCUED U.N. Ships in Daring Amphibious Operation Save Shore Group Surrounded by Communists

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

day-long attack along Choyang River, near Inje, forces SKs withdrawal; little contact reptd by UN patrols on W and central fronts; enemy driven from bunkers N of Uijongbu; 5th Air Force and carrier-based planes hit troops massed in rear areas

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Talyllyn Railway

1951Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.[†]

The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge railway in Wales running for 7+1⁄4 miles (12 km) from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1865 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn, and was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain authorised by Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage. Despite severe underinvestment, the line remained open, and in 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers.

Historical Context for May 14, 1951

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