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September 23, 1951

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Headlines from September 23, 1951

RIDGWAY ACCEPTS RENEWAL OF TALKS UNDER SAFEGUARDS; Agrees to Send Liaison Aides Tomorrow Rules Out Full Parley Without Condition CALLS INCIDENTS CLOSED Reply Is Sent After 119 Jets Battle Over Korea Allies Driven Back in East Insists on Guarantees RIDGWAY ACCEPTS WITH CONDITIONS Ridgway's Re-Emphasis Firmness to Be Maintained

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

Peiping radio says UN seeks air and ground patrols in zone to legalize past violations; Ridgway agrees to send liaison officers to Panmunjom to resume talks; rejects charges of UN violations; calls cases closed, message to Kim and Peng; text; discussion on conditions for resuming talks seen in advance of plenary sessions; some delays expected

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EX-MAYOR O'BRIEN DIES AT HOME AT 78; Former Corporation Counsel, Surrogate Was Elected to Fill Out Walker's Final Year EX-MAYOR O'BRIEN DIES IN HOME AT 78 Was Surrogate for 10 Years

By The New York Times Studio, 1932

O'Brien, Jno P (NYC)

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Major Sports News; BASEBALL FOOTBALL HORSE RACING

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Aqueduct Pk; Thelma Berger wins Beldame Hdcp

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$688,000 for Radio Recruiting With Laine, Stern Irks Senators; SENATORS TO FIGHT RECRUITS' SHOWS Stern to Get "Low Fee"

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Sens O'Mahoney and Ferguson protest plan to spend $688,000 on programs

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Notable Births

1951Steven Springer, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2012)^[†]

The Esso Trinidad Steel Band was a steel band from Trinidad, active from 1942 to 1976.

Notable Deaths

1951Siegfried Bettmann, German engineer (born 1863)^[†]

Siegfried Bettmann was a bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company. In 1914 he established the Annie Bettmann Foundation to help young people start businesses. Triumph became one of the most famous motorcycle trade-names in the world. Bettmann was also Mayor of Coventry from 1913 to 1914.

Historical Events

1951George VI, king of the United Kingdom, has his left lung removed in an operation after a malignant tumour was found.^[†]

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first Head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949.

Historical Context for September 23, 1951

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