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November 19, 1951

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Headlines from November 19, 1951

TWO BUS LINES BAR 40-HOUR DEMANDS AS FLOUTING PACTS; Fifth Avenue and the New York Omnibus Call Union's Stand Wholly 'Indefensible' QUILL WARNS OF 'TROUBLE' Voices Doubt 1,000,000 Riders Will Have '30 Shopping Days Till Christmas'

By A.h. Raskin

5th Av Coach and NYC Omnibus reject 40-hr-wk demand; pres J E McCarthy lr to Quill cites 2-yr no-strike contracts; copies of lr sent to impartial chmn Kheel and to City Labor Relations dir Komblum; Quill warns cos on pre-Xmas strike; cites reopening of contracts in other cities

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World News Summarized

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The Communist delegates in the Korean truce talks promised a reply Wednesday to the latest United Nations proposal and the sessions at Panmunjom were recessed until then. [1:8.]

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Notable Births

Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton

1951Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain[†]

Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, is a British Labour politician, peer and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2003 to 2007.

Historical Context for November 19, 1951

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