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May 20, 1951

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Headlines from May 20, 1951

Utility Financing Approved

By Unknown Author

The $4,700,000 financing program of The New England Electric System and nine of its subsidiaries has been approved by the Securities Exchange Commission, it was announced yesterday. The subsidiaries will use the money to pay off bank notes and to finance construction.

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STATUS IS CHANGED FOR SAVINGS BONDS; investors, Now 'Unprotected,' Find No Advantage in Switch From Government Issues 'DOUBLETALK' IS REFUTED Nearly Half of Public Debt Is Represented by Securities Unknown 20 Years Ago

By Paul Heffernan

NonmarketableGovernmentbonds, which did not exist less than two decades ago, have come to represent nearly half of the $254,000,000,000 public debt, largely because of the expedient thinking which sufficed for the war emergency and which has carried over to the post-war period.

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Notable Births

Thomas Akers

1951Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut[†]

Thomas Dale Akers is a former American astronaut in NASA's Space Shuttle program.

Christie Blatchford

1951Christie Blatchford, Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (died 2020)[†]

Christie Marie Blatchford was a Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster. She published four non-fiction books.

Mike Crapo

1951Mike Crapo, American lawyer and politician[†]

Michael Dean Crapo is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo served from 1993 to 1999 as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district.

Historical Context for May 20, 1951

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