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NYC Health Dept halts diptheria??? and whooping cough immunization from June 15-Oct 1, except for infants under 6 mos, as result of preliminary studies indicating increased frequency of paralysis in injected limb; Comrs Muckenfuss and Mahoney comment
Judge H R Medina apptd to 2d Circuit; apptmt seen move to free Adm of charges of Communist ties
OPS reprs say prices must be set under gen mfrs regulation, permitting more increases than rollbacks
Gets Yale hon degree
1951Brad Delp, American musician and singer (died 2007)[†]
Bradley Edward Delp was an American singer and musician who was the original lead vocalist and frontman of the American rock band Boston. A Massachusetts native, Delp began collaborating with leader Tom Scholz in 1970, and was the band's longtime lead singer across various stints from 1975 until his suicide in 2007. Delp is best known for his lead vocals on the albums Boston (1976), Don't Look Back (1978) and Third Stage (1986). He performed in every Boston concert tour prior to his death. Delp was known for his "unique and soulful singing and the vocal range of his 'golden' voice". ILoveClassicRock.com described Delp's tenor voice as "flawless" and "effortless", and ranked Delp third on its list of the Top 10 male classic rock vocalists.
1951Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (died 2007)[†]
Andranik Nahapeti Margaryan was an Armenian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 12 May 2000, when the President appointed him, until his death on 25 March 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party of Armenia. He succeeded the Sargsyan brothers: Vazgen Sargsyan, who was murdered during the Armenian parliament shooting on 27 October 1999 and Aram Sargsyan, whom the President appointed a week later, but fired on 2 May 2000.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]