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March 31, 1952

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Historical Context for March 31, 1952

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

Notable Deaths

Wallace H. White

1952Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1877)[†]

Wallace Humphrey White Jr. was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he was Senate Minority Leader and later Majority Leader before his retirement.

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Headlines from March 31, 1952

REDS ASK NEW TALK ON TRUCE DEADLOCK; Staff Officers Call for Session of Subcommittee to Take Up Soviet Role in Korea REDS ASK NEW TALK ON TRUCE DEADLOCK

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

UN and Communist liaison officers meet, Panmunjom; UN charges Communists make inadequate provision for security of POWs in NK; charges several camps are located near mil targets or main supply routes in violation of Geneva Conv; holds 7 camps improperly identified; charges camp supposedly at Changsong proved to be at Changni, 14 mi SE of Changsong; Communists claim camp was shifted because of Yalu River flood; say UN was informed of move; agree to mark location on map; charge UN with wanton bombing; hold camps cannot be moved

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DEMOCRATS CONFER; View Illinois Governor and Senator Russell as Possible Ticket PRESIDENT GETS OVATION Moved by Acclaim of Party Leaders at Reception -- McMahon Enters Race TRUMAN DECISION STARTS SCRAMBLE

By W. H. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- An enlivened but still confused and divided Democratic party was confronted today with a burgeoning list of Presidential possibilities in the wake of President Truman's refusal to seek another term.

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