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confirmed; sworn in
Loan from IBRD and 8 US banks to expand facilities; terms; Govt gratified
Asian-Arab bloc drafts plan calling for preliminary conf on Korea cease-fire and clarification of Peiping plan; holds some Western powers privately back plan; seeks to bar action on US resolution branding Peiping aggressor
Backs condemning Communist China aggression in Korea but sees sanctions ruling out possibility of peaceful settlement, s, Commons
UN forces thrust 5 mil N of Wonju; reoccupy city and airstrip; reptdly withdraw to SE; reinforced bn reptdly re-occupies Wonju and airstrip for 7th time in 8 days; other UN forces enter Yongwol; patrol action reptd, Chechon-Tanyang area; UN patrol destroys 13 small boats in Asan Bay, apparently thwarts landing attempt
1951Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor[†]
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis, better known as Yakov Smirnoff, is a Soviet-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]