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November 13, 1951

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Headlines from November 13, 1951

KOREA FOE CHARGES AERIAL VIOLATIONS OF TRUCE TALK ZONE; Peiping Reports Allied Fighter Crossed Region and Second Plane Dropped Leaflets CONFERENCES AT IMPASSE Communists Are Said to Insist on Armistice Line Now That Would Halt U. N. Attacks

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

enemy charges 3 UN planes violate Panmunjom area; does not charge attack within area; Communist newsman asserts UN fighter plane crossed rd near conf site and dropped leaflets; Peiping radio asserts UN liaison officers admit 1st incident and pledge disciplinary action; charges US tries to pressure negotiators; UN repr says some leaflets apparently blown into area; 19th meeting unproductive; Hodes explains UN stand; Communists insist on de facto cease-fire; 20th meeting

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EDEN ASKS SOVIET FOR A 'CEASE-FIRE' IN WAR OF WORDS; Urges End of Name-Calling and a Fresh Start on the 'Real Road to Peace' HE STRESSES CONCILIATION Tells U.N. Britain Is Rearming Not for War, but to Achieve Security From Strength

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

Eden urges USSR accept plan, Assembly; stresses new features; says Vishinsky derision saddened him; notes requisite pol issues; Acheson and Pearson comment; J Maza (Chile), J Politis (Greece) and Dr Belaunde (Peru) urge study

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Notable Births

Pini Gershon

1951Pini Gershon, Israeli basketball player and coach[†]

Pinhas Yair Gershon, is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He won the FIBA SuproLeague championship in 2001, and the EuroLeague championship in 2004 and 2005. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in Israeli and European history.

1951Harry Hurt III, American author and journalist[†]

Harry Hurt III is an American author and journalist. He was formerly senior editor of the Texas Monthly and a Newsweek correspondent, and his articles have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Esquire and Playboy. His books include Texas Rich, a biography of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt and family; and Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump (1993), an unauthorized biography of real estate mogul and 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.

Historical Context for November 13, 1951

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