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December 6, 1951

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Headlines from December 6, 1951

OLIPHANT RESIGNS AS U.S. TAX COUNSEL; LINKED TO 'CLIQUE'; Nathan, One of 2 Said to Have Mentioned Official's Name, Denies Shakedown Story HE CALLS IT A 'VICIOUS LIE' Inquiry Head Orders Hearing Data Sent to Justice Unit for Possible Contempt Action Another Sworn Denial Made Lie Detector Test Asked QUITS REVENUE JOB

By Clayton Knowles Special To the New York Times

Oliphant resigns as Bur Counsel; charges baseless accusations; Truman to accept resignation; Comr Dunlap says he knew of nothing improper in Oliphant actions; Teitelbaum reaction; Nathan testifies; denies Teitelbaum-Menkin stories; testifies on assn with Caudle; on business tie with Knohl; on Larson reprimand for using his name; on meeting Oliphant once; on phone calls from Mrs Menkin; on Naster recommendation of P Dillon to Teitelbaum as atty; M Rothwacks testifies on Nathan-Caudle friendship; denies dealings with Nathan; Naster comments; his background revd; Dillon linked; King says no testimony links Govt officials to alleged shakedown; comments on Nathan-Caudle friendship; orders subcom record to Justice Dept for possible prejury action

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Notable Births

Wendy Ellis Somes

1951Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer[โ€ ]

Wendy Ellis Somes is a former principal ballerina with the Royal Ballet in London, and is now a worldwide producer of the Sir Frederick Ashton ballets Cinderella and Symphonic Variations.

1951Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer[โ€ ]

Maurice Hope GCH OBE is a British former boxer, who was world junior middleweight champion. Born in Antigua, he grew up in Hackney, London. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Notable Deaths

Harold Ross

1951Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (born 1892)[โ€ ]

Harold Wallace Ross was an American journalist who co-founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925 with his wife Jane Grant, and was its editor-in-chief until his death.

Historical Context for December 6, 1951

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