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February 17, 1952

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One-Way Roads Set For Washington Sq.; 2 LANES PLANNED IN WASHINGTON SQ. CHANGES TO BE MADE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE

By Charles G. Bennett

Washington Sq, Manhattan, 2-way roadway to be replaced by 21-way sts; map

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HOUSE TAX INQUIRY SUBPOENAS NUNAN; Two Other Former Officials, Olson and Bolich, Called -- Ex-Collector's Fees Cited HOUSE TAX INQUIRY SUBPOENAS NUNAN

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

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ALLIED TRUCE TEAM OFFERS TO SUPPORT KOREA PEACE TALKS; But Reds Are Asked to Accept U. N. Version of Enemy Draft for Post-Armistice Parley LIMITED AGENDA IS URGED Foe Is Told It Must Bar Issues Outside Peninsula -- Exodus of Chinese Troops Sought U. N. OFFERS TO BACK POST-TRUCE DRAFT

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

TOKYO, Sunday, Feb. 17 -- United Nations delegates accepted today, with some qualifications, a Communist proposal for an international conference after the start of an armistice to make a lasting settlement of Korean problems.

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HOUSE GROUP ASKS SPY DEATH PENALTY IN TIME OF PEACE; ' Positive Steps' to Curb Soviet Agents Demanded in Report on Un-American Activities TV INDUSTRY IS CAUTIONED Warned Against Red Invasion -- '51 Study Chides Hollywood as Lax on Communists REPORT ASKS DEATH FOR SPIES IN PEACE

By C. P. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- A formal plea to Congress to enact a law to punish by execution or life sentence espionage against the United States in peacetime as well as in war was filed today with the House of Representatives by its Committee on Un-American Activities.

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North Koreans Grasp Democracy Enthusiastically in a Freed Area; NORTH KOREA AREA LEARNS FREE WAYS

By George Barrettspecial To the New York Times

Survey by UN com shows liberated NKs, Yangyang triangle, reject communism, enthusiastic over dem freedoms; map; self-rule described

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1952Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician^[†]

Karin Büttner-Janz is a German medical doctor who won World and Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics for East Germany. She is co-inventor of the first artificial intervertebral disc, and from 1990 to 2012, she was chief physician of clinics in Berlin, Germany. She has a foundation named Spinefoundation.

1952Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech musician (died 1991)^[†]

Vladimír Padrůněk was a Czech jazz and rock bass guitarist. He is known for his work with the groups Jazz Q, Energit, Etc..., Abraxas, and others.

Historical Context for February 17, 1952

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

Headlines from February 17, 1952

One-Way Roads Set For Washington Sq.; 2 LANES PLANNED IN WASHINGTON SQ. CHANGES TO BE MADE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE

HOUSE TAX INQUIRY SUBPOENAS NUNAN; Two Other Former Officials, Olson and Bolich, Called -- Ex-Collector's Fees Cited HOUSE TAX INQUIRY SUBPOENAS NUNAN

ALLIED TRUCE TEAM OFFERS TO SUPPORT KOREA PEACE TALKS; But Reds Are Asked to Accept U. N. Version of Enemy Draft for Post-Armistice Parley LIMITED AGENDA IS URGED Foe Is Told It Must Bar Issues Outside Peninsula -- Exodus of Chinese Troops Sought U. N. OFFERS TO BACK POST-TRUCE DRAFT

HOUSE GROUP ASKS SPY DEATH PENALTY IN TIME OF PEACE; ' Positive Steps' to Curb Soviet Agents Demanded in Report on Un-American Activities TV INDUSTRY IS CAUTIONED Warned Against Red Invasion -- '51 Study Chides Hollywood as Lax on Communists REPORT ASKS DEATH FOR SPIES IN PEACE

North Koreans Grasp Democracy Enthusiastically in a Freed Area; NORTH KOREA AREA LEARNS FREE WAYS

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