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Amb Soheily warns GB against intervention; repts situation under control; scores US-GB talks on issue; talks to continue; he pledges Iran oil for GB; Brit evacuees reach GB; Abadan refinery at standstill; apprentices end strike, Abadan
Yugoslavia asks Switzerland to represent its interests in event of break with Hungary; Deputy Min Vlahovic comments
Truman authorizes Washington reception; names Maj Gen Vaughan his repr at ceremonies
WASHINGTON, April 16--The future of the Wage Stabilization Board will be thrust back into President Truman's hands tomorrow when his National Advisory Board on Mobilization Policy meets.
NYC proclaims Apr 20 MacArthur Day; plans; map of proposed motorcade route
1951Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (died 2024)[†]
Olivia Hussey was a British-Argentine actress. Her awards included a Golden Globe Award and a David di Donatello Award. The daughter of Argentine tango singer Osvaldo Ribó, Hussey was born in Buenos Aires but spent most of her early life in her mother's native England. She aspired to become an actress at a young age and studied drama for five years at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London.
1951Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman (died 2022)[†]
Anders Börje Salming was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. He spent 16 seasons with the Maple Leafs, who retired his number 21 in 2016. Salming holds several Maple Leafs records, including the most assists.
1951The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.[†]
The Peak District is an upland area in central-northern England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivided into the Dark Peak, moorland dominated by gritstone, and the White Peak, a limestone area with valleys and gorges. The Dark Peak forms an arc on the north, east and west of the district, and the White Peak covers central and southern areas. The highest point is Kinder Scout. Most of the area is within the Peak District National Park, a protected landscape designated in 1951.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]