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August 7, 1951

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U.N. READY TO RENEW TALKS BUT WARNS OF A FINAL BREAK ON FURTHER TROOP VIOLATION; U.N. NEGOTIATORS ARRIVING IN TOKYO RED REPLY AWAITED Ridgway Informs Enemy Incidents Are 'Neither Minor Nor Trivial' GUARANTEE IS DEMANDED Allied Delegates to Armistice Conference in Tokyo When Commander Gives Stand U. N. Delegates in Tokyo U. N. GROUP READY TO RENEW TALKS

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written explanation of incident signed by Kim and Peng handed to UN team before it left for Tokyo; team in Tokyo; conf with Ridgway; Peiping radio charges UN stalls over 'minor incident'; says UN proposes line from Seari through Dosudai (Tesudae) to Ongjin Peninsula; says Amers ask territorial concessions for calling off air and naval attacks to Yalu River; Ridgway demands guarantee on neutrality of Kaesong area before talks resume, broadcast to Kim and Peng; warns future violation will be held deliberate move to end talks; text

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TRUMAN SAYS G.O.P. IN KANSAS BLOCKED KEY FLOOD CONTROL; Urges Missouri Basin States Elect Far-Seeing Members to Vote for an Authority WRITES TO PHILIP MURRAY President Agrees With Chief of C.I.O. That the Pick-Sloan River Plan Falls Short Purely Local Interests" Scored Broad Scope Urged for Agency TRUMAN SAYS G.O.P. BLOCKED FLOOD AID Kem, Schoeppel Dissent Officials Challenge Truman

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Pres Truman cites own plan when in Sen

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$56,062,405,890 BILL FOR ARMED FORCES IS SENT TO HOUSE; Total Sets Peacetime Record, Although Service Estimates Are Cut $1,542,608,500 ADDED REQUESTS SLATED Committee Accuses Defense Department of Waste in Buying and Employment Floor Action Due Tomorrow ARMS FUNDS BILL IS SENT TO HOUSE Delay in Estimates Decried Main Manpower Divisions

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

House gets $50,062,405,890 bill; peacetime record set even with $1,542,608,500 cut; allocations

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Soviet Peace Bid to Truman Asks 5-Power Pact, Arms Cut; Chief of Presidium Also Seeks Atom Weapons Ban With Inspection Right SOVIET PEACE BID URGES ARMS SLASH Truman Request Ignored Takes Credit for Korea Talks

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

USSR bid for 5-power peace pact seen move to win recognition for Communist regime

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2 VETERANS' BILLS VETOED BY TRUMAN; Increased Noncombat Pensions and Dependency Gratuities Rejected by President 2 VETERANS' BILLS VETOED BY TRUMAN President's Messages

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

bills vetoed raising pensions for non-service-connected disability and removing dependency requirement for payment of non-service-connected death pensions to widows of veterans of Civil, Indian and Spanish-American Wars; text

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Historical Context for August 7, 1951

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