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June 15, 1951

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Headlines from June 15, 1951

TRUMAN WARNS U.S. TO KEEP CONTROLS FOR 2 YEARS MORE; Calls Price, Wage and Rent Curbs Vital Even if War in Korea Ends Soon ASKS PUBLIC TO BACK HIM President Chides Meat Lobby, but Praises Industry--Says Inflation Abets Kremlin Praises Growers Themselves Reads Two Letters TRUMAN WARNS U.S. TO KEEP CONTROLS

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

Truman scores cattle lobbyists but upholds growers and feeders, radio-TV s; sees farmers and ranchers agreeing on rollback; disclaims 'strike,'

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STATE FINDS ADDICT CAN BUY NARCOTICS ANYWHERE IN CITY; Women Prisoners' Recordings Cite Well-Known Places, but Doubt Owners' Awareness DEPOT UNDER POLICE NOSES One Patrolman Is Accused of Shaking Down Both Sides in Shady Harlem Hotel Shakedown Story Told Departmental Trial Monday Narcotics on Tap Anywhere in City, Women Victims Tell State Inquiry Gives a Cook's Tour List of Places Read Raises Estimate By 1,000

By Charles Grutzner

1st phase of probe ends; 2 girl addicts testify on police laxity and alleged graft involving prostitution; Comr Murphy comments; 3 women prison inmates cite sites of sales, NYC; some police chiefs testify

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Johnson Testifies Acheson Inspired Korea Intervention; FORMER DEFENSE CHIEF IS HEARD JOHNSON RECOUNTS ACHESON DECISIONS He Cut "Fat," He Says Says Acheson Took Lead Estimate of MacArthur That Hurt Me"

By William B. White Special To the New York Times

ex-Sec Johnson denies link with Lobby

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FEAR IS OUR ENEMY, M'ARTHUR ASSERTS; M'ARTHUR VISITS A VETERAN OF BATAAN

By Unknown Author

s, Houston; charges insidious forces in US pervert truth, create fear and confuse Amer people by false propaganda on US weakness; scores attempt to stifle those speaking out fearlessly

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Mayor Names Transit Mediators; Study to Include Cabs and Buses; MEDIATORS NAMED IN TRANSIT DISPUTE Must Raise Money Also

By A.h. Raskin

formed by Mayor Impellitteri to mediate 40-hr work wk dispute and to recommend permanent machinery to coordinate all pub and private transport including taxis; T W Kheel, T A Morgan, W J McCormack named members, V S Riesenfeld consultant; com aim is to set up advisory bd to guide city on all transport problems

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Notable Births

1951Jane Amsterdam, American magazine and newspaper editor (Manhattan, inc., New York Post)^[†]

Jane Ellen Amsterdam is a former American magazine and newspaper editor. After successive magazine editorships during the 1970s, she joined The Washington Post as section editor. She later became founding editor of Manhattan, inc., and was widely credited with making it into a dynamic, National Magazine Award-winning magazine. She later joined the New York Post, becoming the first female editor of a major New York City newspaper. At the New York Post, she worked to increase the paper's credibility and journalism standards. By the time she left the Post in 1989, she was one of only six women in the country editing a newspaper with a circulation of over 100,000.

1951Vance A. Larson, American painter (died 2000)^[†]

Vance A. Larson was an abstract expressionist painter and portrait painter. A prolific artist, during his career Larson painted over 10,000 original works of art and won over 30 Best of Show awards in major art shows from Dallas to Beverly Hills. Larson's paintings are displayed in collections throughout the world.

1951John Redwood, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales^[†]

Sir John Alan Redwood is a British politician and academic who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham in Berkshire from 1987 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Secretary of State for Wales in the Major government and was twice an unsuccessful candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party in the 1990s. Redwood subsequently served in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague and Michael Howard; he remained a backbencher from then on. On 24 May 2024, Redwood announced that he would stand down as MP for Wokingham and not seek re-election in the 2024 general election.

1951Steve Walsh, American rock singer-songwriter and musician^[†]

Steve Walsh is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his work as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Kansas. He retired from the band in 2014. He sings lead on four of Kansas' best-known hits: "Carry On Wayward Son", "Dust in the Wind", "Point of Know Return", and "All I Wanted", the last two of which he co-wrote.

Historical Context for June 15, 1951

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