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Russia lost the first round in her battle to prevent ratification of the Japanese peace treaty when the San Francisco conference overwhelmingly adopted the draft United States rules of procedure, killed several Communist motions and sustained...
Admr Fleischmann calls shortage acute; says allocations for civilian goods must be cut if strike continues
night raids and pol measures by Army combat teams weaken Huks; Defense Dept repts 18,000 still active; Govt forces put at 24 bn combat teams and 7,500 constables; Huks fight under Communist party banner; party set-up described; Dr J Lava is sec gen
Mow and Col Hsiang reveal they had armed guards protect them at dinner given by Amb Koo in Washington, July 24; say they feared nothing from Koo and meant no reflection on him; asked Sen Knowland and Repr Judd urge Generalissimo Chiang check corruption in procuring Air Force supplies; Mow wrote memoranda to Mme Chiang protesting Chinese Central Trust activities in by-passing his office, using unnecessary brokers, and taking comms on aviation gas contracts; urged action to check criticism in US
1951Melih Kibar, Turkish composer (died 2005)[†]
Melih Kibar was a Turkish composer.
1951James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (born 1867)[†]
James Watson Gerard III was an American lawyer, diplomat, and justice of the New York Supreme Court.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]