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February 10, 1951

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Headlines from February 10, 1951

PROSECUTOR TO ASK P.R.R. INDICTMENT IN RAIL DISASTER; County Investigator Accuses Road of 'Whitewash' Tactics --Guard at Engineer's Bed ROW LIVENS HEARING HERE Jersey Attorney General Won't Be 'Shut Up' by I.C.C. Man on Trestle Speed Order Police at Bedsides of Crew PROSECUTOR TO ASK P.R.R. INDICTMENT Road Attacked at Hearing Seeks to Place Derailment Says Tender Fell First Eber Charges "Runaround"

By Unknown Author

Eber to seek indictment of co for criminal negligence; puts injured crewmen under police guard; alleges co seeks to seal employes' mouths and make Fitzsimmons a scapegoat; NJ Deputy Atty Gen Van Tine, at hearing, protests ICC Comr Patterson interruption of his cross-exam of rr witness on putting special orders in work book; other developments

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5 of 'Peace' Group Here Indicted; All Sponsors of Stockholm Plea; 'PEACE' GROUP HERE IS INDICTED BY U. S.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Peace Information Center and officers W E DuBois, E Moos, K Elkin, A Simon and S Soloff indicted by Fed grand jury, Washington, for failing to register; charged with being publicity agent for Com of World Cong of Defenders of Peace, orgn formed by Cominform to publicize Stockholm Peace Appeal; Atty Gen McGrath announcement; Mrs Moos reptd abroad; Center reptd dissolved; Du Bois statement; denies foreign links; Center moved from address but phone transferred to NY Labor Conf for Peace, headed by M Sherer, which disavows link to Center

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Notable Births

Bob Iger

1951Bob Iger, American media executive[†]

Robert Alan Iger is an American media executive who is chief executive officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company. He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996. Iger was named president of Disney in 2000 and succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, until his contract expired in 2020. He then was executive chairman until his formal retirement from the company on December 31, 2021. At the request of Disney's board of directors, Iger returned to Disney as CEO on November 20, 2022, following the dismissal of his appointed successor, Bob Chapek. In July 2023, Disney renewed Iger's contract until 2026.

Historical Context for February 10, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]