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June 6, 1951

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SENATORS OPEN FIRE ON ACHESON'S STORY OF POLICY ON CHINA; 'Deceit' Charged by Brewster --Flanders and Gillette Press Him on Testimony ACCUSATIONS ARE DENIED Secretary Says We Would Ask World Court Rule on Veto of Peiping U.N. Seat Policy Becomes Harder Others Attack Views SENATORS OPEN FIRE ON ACHESON'S STORY "Calculated to Deceive" Heavy Casualties, Says Acheson Reads Text of Proposal Manchuria Called Issue A General War Feared

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

testimony revd; affirms hardened US policy toward Communists

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MEDIATION OFFERED TO T.W.U. BY MAYOR; ACCEPTANCE LIKELY; Workers Told They Will Lose Jobs if They Strike--Quill's Reply Is Set for Today 3-MAN BOARD IS PROPOSED Bid Regarded as Face-Saving 'Out' for Union as City Says It Won't Tolerate Tie-Up No Threat From Other Unions Warns Against Law Violations MEDIATION OFFERED TO T.W.U. BY MAYOR Real Bargaining Demanded

By A.h. Raskin

he and Estimate Bd conf; warn workers will lose jobs for striking; he offers to appt special com to seek solution if TWU and 7 smaller unions give no-strike pledges

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Notable Births

1951Dwight Twilley, American pop/rock singer and songwriter (died 2023)[†]

Dwight Twilley was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil Seymour performed as the Dwight Twilley Band through 1978, and Twilley performed as a solo act afterwards.

Historical Context for June 6, 1951

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