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May 13, 1953

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Headlines from May 13, 1953

NEW U.N. TRUCE BID SHARPLY MODIFIES FOE'S CAPTIVE PLAN; Allies Accept 5-Nation Neutral Unit but Would Give It Custody Only of Reluctant Chinese INDIA'S ROLE IS STRESSED Would Head Body, Supply Its Troops -- Decision by a Parley After Truce Is Barred NEW U. N. TRUCE BID ALTERS FOE'S PLAN

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

TOKYO, Wednesday. May 13 -- The United Nations delegation at Panmunjom handed the Communists today a new plan for the disposal of prisoners of the Korean war unwilling to return behind the Iron Curtain after an armistice. The proposal sharply modified the Chinese-North Korean plan for the establishment of a neutral nations repatriation commission and an international political conference.

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Historical Context for May 13, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[โ€ ]