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Adm Sherman reveals US fleet was alerted Dec '50 because of war fear
General MacArthur's own estimates of the Korean situation if Washington did not yield to his wish to extend the conflict there contributed largely to this Government's fears last December...
Shopping in several leading department stores approached the frantic pre-Christmas tempo yesterday as milling crowds took advantage of price cuts that became so heavy that below-cost levels were reached in some instances.
Lt (jg) W H Evans Jr. cashiered for anti-Adm lr to A Kohlberg, defends his stand, press conf; says all 'pro-Amers' must go underground; lr calls Adm, Pres Truman and Sec Acheson pro-Communist; Navy bd finds Evans' shipmates do not share views
Western deputies invite USSR to Mins conf, Washington, July 23, notes to Gromyko and USSR; assert desire for conf; Jessup says inv is not ultimatum; Gromyko holds agenda incomplete
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]