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Assassinated by Moslem fanatic A Rastegar, Teheran; career; per; Pres Truman, US State Dept tributes
com cites Carroll for contempt in test of right to televise proceedings; also cites S Cohen; com recommends Internal Revenue Bur study Samish accts
Dewey special message to Legis proposes continued private ownership and operation; urges Legis aid reorgn by granting tax and other concessions; offers 3 changes in Authority bill; plan seen meeting upstate Repubs opposition; Nassau County officials reaction; Dewey Comm members refuse comment
Sees mil stalemate unless curbs on counter-offensive action are lifted
US 25th Div crosses Han 15 mi SE of Seoul and at Han-Pukhan junction; carves out beachhead 2-3 mi deep on N bank; drive spear-headed by 27th Rgt; heavy fighting reptd near Yangpyong; enemy gains 2-6 mi near Habinju; Commonwealth spearheads gain, Yongdu area; US Marines gain, Hoengsong-Hongchon valley; SKs withdraw, Hajinbu and Soksa
1951Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer[†]
Philippe-Henri Edmonds is a former cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level. After retiring he became a successful, albeit controversial, corporate executive. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
1951Dianne Walker, American tap dancer[†]
Dianne Walker, also known as Lady Di, is an American tap dancer. Her thirty-year career spans Broadway, television, film, and international dance concerts. Walker is the artistic director of TapDancin, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]