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Western diplomats in Moscow see chance to end war; doubts seen dissolved by news item in Pravda on Truman's Tullahoma s implying Truman and Malik both feel need for ending war and item on Malik s indicating USSR is prepared to implement Malik bid; latter cites NY Times ed backing talks for mil truce
Sen Dem conf decides unanimously to drop summer recess plan because of heavy legis program; House informal recess seen
UN planes claim almost 400 enemy losses in day
US instructs Amb Kirk to ask USSR clarify truce plan; asks Brit, French and 2 other govts help find out what bid means; Acheson says bid could be sincere desire to end fighting but sees no change in USSR aims; US reprs in UN authorized to explore bid directly with Russians; Acheson outlines US mil and pol aims; says Communist withdrawal behind 38th Parallel with guarantees against reviving aggression would satisfy US mil aims; S Koreans conf with Rusk; oppose settlement short of unified Korea; ask role in Rusk com; UN Allies seen backing US approach; agreement among Allies outlined
Lie in London; illus; sees sincere bid that should be taken seriously; conf with Min Younger and Sec Pearson; holds talks with Malik unlikely; leaves for NYC
1951Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player[†]
Ulf Andersson is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972.
1951Julia Duffy, American actress[†]
Julia Margaret Duffy is an American actress.
1951Gilson Lavis, English drummer and portrait artist[†]
David Leslie Gilson Lavis is an English drummer and portrait artist. He gained fame as the drummer with band Squeeze in the 1970s and 1980s. Lavis was later the drummer for Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, with former Squeeze bandmate Jools Holland, before retiring from drumming towards the end of 2024.
1951Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland[†]
Mary Patricia McAleese is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was first elected as president in 1997, having received the nomination of Fianna Fáil. She succeeded Mary Robinson, making her the second female president of Ireland and the first woman in the world to succeed another woman as president. She nominated herself for re-election in 2004 and was returned unopposed for a second term. Born in Ardoyne, north Belfast, she is the first president of Ireland to have come from either Northern Ireland or Ulster.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]