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September 1, 1951

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Headlines from September 1, 1951

Senators Ask War on Crime By Private National Council; Kefauver Committee, in Its Final Report, Proposes Group to Coordinate Work of Local Citizens' Commissions COUNCIL PROPOSED FOR WAR ON CRIME 3 Reports Made Previously Grant Asked for Council Barbiturate Curb Asked

By Harold B. Hinton Special To the New York Times

Sen crime com final rept urges creation of Natl Crime Coordinating Council, privately financed, to aid local crime comms; urges tighter drug, interstate betting and alien laws; asks Fed law to permit wiretapping under ct order; urges state and local officials make greater use of state income tax returns to uncover crime, urges use of Fed tax files on taxes paid on slot machines and liquor licenses

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FOREIGN AID FUND OF $7,286,250,000 PASSED BY SENATE; Bill, Which Is $1,213,750,000 Under Total Truman Asked, Is Approved 61 to 5 EUROPE TO RECEIVE LESS Economic Assistance Sum Is Cut $250,000,000 Near East Gets $37,500,000 More Truman Proposals Ignored Near East Fund Raised FOREIGN AID BILL PASSED BY SENATE

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Sen, 61-5, authorizes $7,286,250,000, fiscal '52, $1 million less than Truman request; cuts Eur econ aid $250 million more and mil aid $37 million; votes $160 million for Africa and Near East, $50 million each for Arab and Israeli refugees; rejects Repub moves for more cuts, Green proposal for full $8.5 billion and Brewster proposal to aid Spain, Yugoslavia and W Ger; rejects raising econ aid for Latin Amer; bars Truman from transferring funds earmarked for one area to another; rejects Taft-Douglas single agency proposal; approves ECA end in '52

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Notable Births

David Bairstow

1951David Bairstow, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 1998)[†]

David Leslie Bairstow was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and England as a wicket-keeper. He also played football for his hometown club Bradford City. He is the father of England international cricketer Jonny Bairstow.

Notable Deaths

Nellie McClung

1951Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragist (born 1873)[†]

Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book Sowing Seeds in Danny, and would eventually publish sixteen books, including two autobiographies. She played a leading role in the women's suffrage movement in Canada, helping to grant women the vote in Alberta and Manitoba in 1916. McClung was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1921, where she served until 1926.

Historical Context for September 1, 1951

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