On this day

January 31, 1952

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from January 31, 1952

KOREA REDS CLAIM 5 ISLANDS IN SOUTH; Foe Also Asks U.N. Naval Curb During Truce but Raises Troop Rotation Figure AT A CAMP FOR U. N. PRISONERS OF WAR IN KOREA KOREA REDS CLAIM 5 ISLANDS IN SOUTH

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

Communists ask control over Paengnyong is group; map; ask curbs on naval activities after truce; would bar blockade; offer to allow rotation of 25,000 troops a mo; earlier stand limiting number to 5,000 noted

None0 words

STATE BOARD OPENS PIER CRIME INQUIRY HEADED BY KIENDL; Special Counsel, Without Fee, to Press Fight on Kickbacks, Loan Sharks and Slayers EVIDENCE ALREADY FOUND Chairman Proskauer Says TV and Cameras Will Be Barred When Public Hearings Begin CRIME BOARD COUNSEL STATE BODY OPENS PIER CRIME INQUIRY

By George Horne

The New York State Crime Commission started yesterday the first all-inclusive attack on New York waterfront crime, including "many murders," kickbacks, "loan-sharking" and evils inherent in the hiring system.

None0 words

Argentina Decrees Meatless Days; Commitment to Britain Held Factor; ARGENTINA FORCED TO MEATLESS DAYS

By Edward A. Morrowspecial To the New York Times

Govt orders 1 meatless day a wk; supply deficit seen; substitutions to be pressed; consumption high; Govt policy seen curbing output

None0 words

House Approves President's Plan For Reorganizing Revenue Bureau; TAX REORGANIZING APPROVED IN HOUSE

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House of Representatives approved by a voice vote today President Truman's plan for reorganizing the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

None0 words

NEW CAIRO PREMIER READY TO CONSIDER A BRITISH PEACE BID; Maher Pasha Also Indicates Willingness to Participate in Mid-East Command LONDON IN HOPEFUL MOOD Changed Egyptian Attitude Is Hailed -- Home Fleet Is Going to Mediterranean NEW CAIRO LEADER IN PEACE GESTURE

By Reuters

reptdly sets defense command as condition for Egyptian settlement with GB; Brit spokesman holds plan consistent with UN; Egyptian spokesman sees new Govt favoring Egyptian role in command if demands for Suez control and Sudan are met; Churchill again urges internatl settlement; King Farouk conf with Iraqi Min el-Rawi Bey; reptdly gets note from Iraq on mediation offer

None0 words

Historical Context for January 31, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people^[†]