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Leibowtiz orders jury to probe Investigation Dept activities under Murtagh
UN troops make small gains on western and central fronts; 400 enemy supply trains bombed; resistance heavy near Yongong, Yanggu and S of Hwachon Reservoir; new enemy groups reptd massing
Taft, Dr Tsiang silent
import curbs eased
Sec Morrison says GB reserves right to act to protect Brit lives and property; repts Brit casualties at 2 dead and 8 injured; Iranian Parliament meets on crisis; walkout of Natl Front members blocks action; 7,000 demonstrate, Teheran, demanding end of Brit control; led by Communists
1951Milija Aleksic, English footballer (died 2012)[†]
Milija Anthony Aleksic was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, making 138 appearances in the Football League.
1951José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician[†]
José Eduardo González Navas known as Pepe Gonzalez is a Spanish politician, established in Catalonia since 1965. In 1972 he won the poetry prize of Olot City. He graduated in economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and now is socialist councilor at Castellar del Vallès.
1951Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator[†]
Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme.
1951Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician[†]
Elizabeth Conway Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean is a British politician and trade unionist. A member of the Labour Party, she was Minister of State for the Middle East from 2001 to 2005. She is former General Secretary of the FDA Trade Union and has served as the Chair of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) since 2010.
1951Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1881)[†]
Charles Herbert Christie and Alfred Ernest Christie were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]