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September 8, 1951

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Headlines from September 8, 1951

World News Summarized

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Premier Yoshida of Japan accepted the San Francisco peace treaty in behalf of his country in an address to the conference last night. Then, as forty-nine of the fifty-two nations at the gathering looked toward signing the treaty today, Soviet Delegate Gromyko opened up with a renewal of his demands for action on Moscow's terms.

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ALLIED BLOWS DULL FOE'S KOREA THRUST; U. N. Troops Seize Key Hill Above Chorwon--Reds Take Two 'Iron Triangle' Heights ALLIED BLOWS DULL FOE'S KOREA THRUST Communist Attacks Persist U. N. FORCES STRIKE BACK HARD IN KOREA

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

enemy reptd moving westward; resistance stiffens; 2d Div takes mt fortress 12 mi N of Yanggu after one of greatest concentrated arty attack in support of single rgt in mil history; Allies take hill NW of Yonchon; retake contested hill NW of Chorwon; planes destroy T-34 tank; 50-100 enemy tanks reptd ready for action near Imjin River bend; map

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AUTO CONCERNS WIN PRICE RISE OF 5-6%, WITH MORE TO COME; DiSalle's Agency Warns Full Impact of New Controls Law May Bring Further Advance 8% RETAIL INCREASE SEEN Another Regulation Expected Soon Will Allow Dealers to Add Customary Mark-Up

By Charles E. Egan Special To the New York Times

OPS grants avg 5-6% rise in mfrs prices for new cars; warns impact of new controls law may bring more rises; will soon let dealers apply customary margins to mfrs ceilings; 8% retail rise seen; DiSalle comments; pricing formula explained; Chrysler dissatisfied; Packard will not raise prices; some 70,000 NY and NJ potential buyers to be affected

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Notable Births

Tim Gullikson

1951Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (died 1996)[†]

Timothy Ernest Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and grew up in Onalaska, Wisconsin in the United States.

1951Tom Gullikson, American tennis player and coach[†]

Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and raised in Onalaska, Wisconsin in the United States.

John McDonnell

1951John McDonnell, English politician[†]

John Martin McDonnell is a British Labour Party politician who served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hayes and Harlington since 1997.

Dezső Ránki

1951Dezső Ránki, Hungarian pianist[†]

Dezső Ránki is a Hungarian virtuoso concert pianist with a broad repertoire and a significant discography of solo, duo and concerto works.

Historical Context for September 8, 1951

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