SHERMAN DEPARTS FOR TALKS IN SPAIN; Navy Chief to Discuss Issues of 'Mutual Interest' in Madrid During Tour of Europe
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Leaves, Washington, for Eur tour
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July 16, 1951
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U.S. Asks Recall of 2 Hungarians In Retaliation for Budapest Move; U.S. ASKS RECALL OF 2 HUNGARIANS
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
US asks Hungary recall 2 legation aides; declares them personae non grata; move seen in retaliation for Hungarian expulsion of 2 US aides
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IRANIAN RED RIOTS ERUPT IN TEHERAN ON HARRIMAN VISIT; 9 Dead, 100 Hurt as Troopers Break Up Tudeh-Nationalist Fighting in City Square MARTIAL LAW IS IMPOSED Communists' Anti-U.S. March Stirs Clash--Truman Envoy Takes Up Oil Issue Today
By Michael Clark Special To the New York Times
arrives, Teheran
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CONFER FOUR HOURS; Meeting Follows Foe's Accord on Rules for Conduct of Talks RED INCIDENT PROTESTED Admiral Joy Is Firm to Enemy After Guards Delayed Jeep Going to 3d Gathering
By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times
Kaesong truce talks, 3d session; Communists agree to unrestricted use of Kaesong rd by UN vehicles, to maintain neutral area within 5 mi of Kaesong with minimum of armed personnel, to limit arms, of security personnel at conf site; site defined as area within 1/2 mi of conf house; UN reprs silent on talks on agenda; enemy radio indicates Communists seek 'gen settlement,' withdrawal from 38th Parallel and evacuation of foreign troops
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Water Lacking Amid Flood; Human Dikes Help Stem Tide; ANIMALS STRANDED BY THE SWOLLEN KANSAS RIVER
By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times
1/3 of Kan City, Kan, without water; power plants threatened; map; rescue work, flood effects described; Canada sending 2 experts for post-flood work; Pick says if all Cong-approved or planned upstream reservoirs were in operation Kan cities would be undamaged; backed by Kan press ed
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Notable Births
1951Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist[†]
Jean-Luc Mongrain is a Canadian journalist, television host and news anchor. He was the news anchor of his own show called Mongrain on LCN until 2012.
1951Che Rosli, Malaysian politician[†]
Che Rosli bin Che Mat is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Hulu Langat constituency in Selangor for two terms (2008-2018). He is a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Historical Events
1951King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium.[†]
Leopold III was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both at home and abroad.
1951J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye.[†]
Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.
Historical Context for July 16, 1951
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]