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March 8, 1952

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TRUMAN BARS DATA OF JUSTICE AGENCY TO HOUSE INQUIRY; Tells All Bureau Heads Not to Supply Requested List of Declined Prosecutions DRAGNET APPROACH' HIT Head of Group Says Directive Will Hinder Investigation, but It Will Be Pushed Truman Tells Bureaus to Bar Data To House Justice Agency Inquiry

By Luther A. Hustonspecial To the New York Times

Truman instructs depts and agencies not to comply with subcom request; includes lr to Chelf in order; calls request so sweeping as to disrupt Govt business; Chelf statement; says subcom will proceed regardless of Truman move; Keating comments

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President in Florida for 'Work-Rest'; TRUMAN STARTS FLORIDA VACATION

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

Pres arrives, Key West, on 'work-rest' vacation; aides listed; illus

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New Sex Prediction Clue Reported; Tests Show Almost 100% Accuracy; NEW CLUE IS FOUND FOR SEX PREDICTION

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Drs G W Rapp and G C Richardson rept chem test of expectant mother's saliva almost 100% accurate for predicting sex of unborn child; presence of chem, believed related to male hormone, indicates boy; absence indicates girl

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EISENHOWER PLAN DISAPPOINTS ITALY; General Seeks to Placate Rome on His Placing of Greeks and Turks Under Carney Eisenhower Disappoints the Italians By His Ruling on Greeks and Turks

By Arnaldo Cortesispecial To the New York Times

in Naples; conf with Ital Min Pacciardi and Gen Marras; reptdly told them he would place Greek and Turkish land forces directly under Carney instead of Castiglione; Itals disappointed; Eisenhower returns to Paris

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Historical Context for March 8, 1952

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